Military training of Afghan National Police mired in contract dispute

By Christine Spolar

Plan to switch control from state to Pentagon delayed until August

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"… enforcement skills. But as the Taliban stepped up its attacks on recruits, U.S. military leaders pushed to include more counterinsurgency and tactical training.Law …"

"… uccessfully fight the insurgency and therefore hampers the ability of [the U.S. military] to fulfill its role in the emerging national strategy.”State Department …"

To speed recruits, U.S. cuts Afghan police training to six weeks

By Christine Spolar

Decision prompted by shortages of training camps and instructors

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"… s, suffering a disproportionate number of deadly attacks by the insurgents.U.S. military officials in Kabul confirmed that the change took effect Saturday. They sa …"

"… liban, officials familiar with the program told the Investigative Fund.The U.S. military and NATO commanders hope to double the number of Afghan police and troops …"

"… Wartime Contracting established by Congress, trainers from DynCorp and the U.S. military indicated they would not recommend shortening police training in Afghanist …"

Counterfeit chips plague Pentagon weapons systems

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Florida case reveals that counterfeit chips can still find their way into weapons systems

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"… ederal effort to stop the trafficking of counterfeit computer chips to the U.S. military – flourished for years because the Defense Department has largely failed …"

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FACT CHECK: Foreign policy themed GOP debate full of falsehoods

By FactCheck.Org

Republican presidential candidates stretch the truth on international issues in South Carolina debate

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"… Similarly, the State Department also says on its website that “U.S. military aid to Egypt totals over $1.3 billion annually.”However, the CRS says in …"

"… bring an ironic end to years of legal wrangling over prisoners held by the U.S. military. The ruling, unless overturned by the Supreme Court, appears to the give t …"

Kerry carries water for top donor

By M. Asif Ismail

Sen. Kerry's largest campaign contributor lobbies on behalf of telecommunication interests

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"… ortions of the spectrum then used by the federal government, including the U.S. military, available for a "third generation" wireless system—which would allow us …"

FACT CHECK: Final four GOP candidates face off in South Carolina

By FactCheck.Org

Republican candidates face off on health care, abortion, history and jobs

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"… tten about the president’s plans to reduce the size and cost of the U.S. military, but what about veterans’ benefits? The president’s deficit reduc …"

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Puncturing the hot air balloons on defense spending

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Rhetoric confuses reality, as Obama's defense budget proposal would shift planned spending by less than one percent

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"… rom his anticipated budget over the same period. By modestly tweaking U.S. military strategy to accommodate these reductions, he said the country would still …"

"… 9/11 budget increases, followed by an end to the intervention in Iraq, the U.S. military has suddenly lost its political immunity from the austerity pressures affl …"

"… ompared to others?Obama said on January 5 that after his proposed changes, U.S. military spending will still be “larger than roughly the next 10 nations combined …"

"… defense spending will continue to dwarf the rest of the world’s. The new U.S. military strategy was concocted to accommodate proposed spending trims, not vice ve …"

Costly work ahead for F-22

By Aaron Mehta

America's newest fighter jet needs years of upgrades and repairs, but pilots are not keen to fly them.

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"… off the assembly line in 2003 and supposed to be the premiere jet for the U.S. military, a stealth-enabled, hyper-maneuverable air craft capable of dominating the …"

U.S. military admits major war mistakes

By R. Jeffrey Smith

An internal report prepared by the Joint Staff describes failures of leadership and planning in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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"… the decade, “strategic leadership repeatedly failed,” and as a result, U.S. military training, policies, doctrine and equipment were ill-suited to the tasks th …"

"… nflict. When completed, “it will be used by senior leaders” to develop U.S. military forces for the future, according to Navy Lt. Cmdr. Cindy Fields, a Joint S …"

"… r who read author Thomas Ricks’ seminal, bestselling 2006 account of the U.S. military’s early failings in Iraq, bluntly titled “Fiasco.” An internal Army …"

"… nor resourced to accept these responsibilities,” the chronicle explains.U.S. military forces were also not equipped “to combat adaptive insurgencies” in bot …"

Army's mishandling of Afghanistan police contract boosted costs

By Zach Toombs

The cost of a billion-dollar program jumps 14 percent in just the first four months.

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"… them. The 19 contracts were valued at approximately $45.4 million. …"

"… ice having “been largely neglected” in the last 10 or 11 years, as the U.S. military worked exclusively with the Afghan National Army. Seara said, during that …"

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