Navy orders Va. ships to move out of Irene’s path

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy has ordered ships in southeastern Virginia to head out to safer waters to protect them from Hurricane Irene, which is approaching the East Coast.

 

The Hunt For Gadhafi Intensifies In Libya

Libyans combing the country for Moammar Gadhafi have set a $2 million bounty on the former strongman’s head and amnesty for anyone who kills or captures him as rebels battled to clear the last pockets of resistance from the capital Tripoli.

 

Cost of U.S. Libya ops? About 3 days in Afghanistan
This is Pentagon math, the kind of math in which you “save” money over the long term by spending more now, or you “cut” money over the long term by increasing your spending less, but here goes: According to statistics released Monday by DoD, the total cost for American involvement in Libya was about $896 million through July 31 — that includes military operations and non-lethal support for the rebel alliance. (It will probably end up being higher, especially if Tuesday’s violence in Tripoli means the campaign drags on.)

 

Pentagon: Mil-to-mil ties with China critical

WASHINGTON And TAIPEI — The release of the 2011 annual Pentagon report on Chinese military modernization has become a lightning rod for critics on both sides of the Pacific. Those in Washington say it lacks substance, and those in Beijing complain the report is part of a U.S. conspiracy to contain China.

 

Cheney says he has ‘no regrets’ about waterboarding suspects

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is stirring up controversy as he begins to promote his memoir, telling NBC’s Dateline, for example, “there are gonna be heads exploding all over Washington.”

 

Military atheists seeking the rights and benefits offered to religious groups

WASHINGTON — In early August, a small group of soldiers, airmen and their spouses gathered at a Panera Bread restaurant near Fort Meade, Md., to talk about the meaning of faith and how to share their convictions about life’s deepest questions.

 

Libya’s Deadliest Weapons Not Yet Corralled

WASHINGTON — No one can be sure who controls the Libyan government’s weapons stockpiles, a stew of deadly chemicals, raw nuclear material and some 30,000 shoulder-fired rockets that officials fear could fall into terrorists’ hands in the chaos of Moammar Gadhafi’s downfall or afterward.

 

Billions spent on Afghan police but brutality, corruption prevail

Allegations of police violence and corruption have alienated Afghans and calls into question the estimated $29 billion spent to build up civic institutions in the war-torn nation, according to Reuters.

 

Vt. man gets Purple Heart, 40 years later

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 758 in St. Albans, Vt. hosted a simple ceremony on Monday for a humble man.

“I’d rather have none of it,” said retired U.S. Army Capt. Chris Dermody. “I’d rather have none of it.”