North Korea’s reported nuclear test did not come as a surprise to the United States, the top-ranking U.S.
North Korea’s reported nuclear test no surprise, Mullen says
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Bodies of servicemen killed by comrade come home
The bodies of five U.S. servicemen fatally shot by a comrade at a stress clinic in Iraq were returned to the United States late Wednesday
Legislation would triple U.S. non-military aid to Pakistan
As Pakistani forces continue to battle an advancing Taliban, the leading senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation Monday tripling aid to the country. The Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009, introduced by Sens. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, and Dick Lugar, R-Indiana, authorizes $7.5 billion in non-military aid to Pakistan over the next five years to foster economic growth and development, and another $7.5 billion for the following five years.
Top U.S. military official ‘alarmed’ over Pakistan
Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is "very alarmed by the growing extremist threat in Pakistan and remains frustrated particularly by the political leadership’s inability to confront that threat," his spokesman said Monday.
Pentagon: No specific request to deploy troops to Mexican border
While the president has said states asked to deploy troops to the U.S. border with Mexico, the Pentagon has not received specific requests to do so, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.
Admiral: Mexico can learn from U.S. work fighting terrorists
The U.S. military feels its experience fighting terrorists overseas can help Mexico in its fight against the drug cartels.