US throwing defence dollars into new Cold War Can Americans still spend wildly on costly weapons superiority over countries such as Russia and China? Updated 15 Jan, 2015 09:06am
Waterboarding has long history in US interrogations “HE is simply held down and then water is poured onto his face down his throat and nose from a jar; and that is... Updated 03 May, 2014 11:12am
Afghanistan has plenty of cash for infrastructure WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s “Fix-It-First” programme to repair bridges, proposed in his State of the Union address on Feb 12, may be getting a test run in Afghanistan Published 28 Feb, 2013 09:05pm
The CIA will pay the price “We knew that, like almost everything else in Washington, the programme would eventually be leaked and our Agency ... Published 28 Apr, 2009 12:00am
US defence contracts foretell build-up in Afghanistan WASHINGTON The Defence Department is seeking private contractors to carry out a variety of tasks —- such as clearing... Published 15 Sep, 2008 12:00am
