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  May 3, 2012, 4:49 pm

Australia delays JSF purchases by two years

By Carlo Munoz

Australia's decision to push back planned purchases of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is only the latest crack in the increasingly fragile JSF international coalition. 

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  May 3, 2012, 3:51 pm

Karzai: US bowed to many Afghan demands in strategic partnership deal

By Jeremy Herb

Karzai’s remarks highlight the combative streak he’s had toward Washington.

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  May 3, 2012, 3:39 pm

Concerns mount over Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles

By Carlo Munoz


As the United States and NATO begin to explore the fallout of a Syria without President Bashir al-Assad, the country's potent chemical weapons stockpiles are drawing grave concern from America's allies.


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  May 3, 2012, 1:32 pm

US to brief Taiwan on upcoming Chinese military talks

By Carlo Munoz

The Pentagon will debrief top Taiwanese officials on the details of upcoming talks between Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie set for next Monday.

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  May 3, 2012, 12:04 pm

US boosts military support to Philippines

By Carlo Munoz

The Obama administration has tripled the amount of military funding to the Philippines as U.S. forces look to expand their foothold in the country. 

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  May 3, 2012, 11:55 am

Drone strikes in Pakistan could continue under US-Afghan agreement

By Jeremy Herb

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker acknowledged Wednesday that the new strategic partnership agreement signed by the United States and Afghanistan does not lead to an end to drone strikes in countries like Pakistan.

The 10-page agreement signed by President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday says that the United States “pledges not to use Afghan territory or facilities as a launching point for attacks against other countries.”

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  May 3, 2012, 11:54 am

Dem lawmakers raise concerns over US, Afghan security deal

By Pete Kasperowicz

Two Democrats blasted the "Strategic Partnership Agreement," saying it would lead to a permanent U.S. presence in Afghanistan.

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  May 3, 2012, 10:53 am

Official: US-Russia missile defense talks 'close to a dead end'

By Julian Pecquet

The breakdown could embolden the Obama administration's foreign-policy critics

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  May 3, 2012, 10:14 am

Bin Laden letters made public online

By Jeremy Herb

Osama bin Laden was frustrated with the regional groups associated with al Qaeda and was growing concerned with attacks that took Muslim civilian casualties, according to newly released letters taken from bin Laden’s Abbottabad, Pakistan, home.

The letters come from 17 declassified documents released Thursday by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, the latest information to come out as part of the one-year anniversary of bin Laden’s death.

The documents are just a small fraction of the thousands collected by Navy SEALs during the 2011 raid of bin Laden’s compound, but they shine some new light on the terrorist who plotted the Sept. 11 attacks.

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  May 3, 2012, 9:33 am

Bill Clinton: Hillary 'never said a word to me' about bin Laden raid

By Geneva Sands

A year after the killing of Osama bin Laden, Bill Clinton revealed that despite being a former president and the husband of the secretary of State, he had no prior knowledge of the Pakistan raid.

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