On AlterNet: department of defense
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "department of defense"
Nir Rosen, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. September 1, 2009.
"A public affairs officer told me it was the most alarming report about a journalist that he had ever seen."
Agence France Presse August 2, 2009.
U.S. officials are considering a plan to move Guantanamo detainees to a special prison camp that would also contain courtrooms and long-term living quarters.
Nahal Zamani, Blog of Rights. July 28, 2009.
The harsh force-feeding of hunger strikers is a form of cruelty and mistreatment that continues to this day at Guantanamo.
Agence France Presse July 16, 2009.
"The situation [soldiers] are confronting is stressful enough as it is," said a Pentagon press official.
Jon Soltz, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. June 22, 2009.
Hey lawmakers: The military doesn't want them. Troops can't use them. So don't tie this pork to troops or veterans.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. June 1, 2009.
Newly released Pentagon statistics show that in both Iraq and Afghanistan the number of armed contractors is rising.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. April 20, 2009.
A federal court has ruled that four men who were tortured and released without charge can sue CACI, the U.S. contractor hired to do interrogations.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. April 15, 2009.
The Pentagon is offering $39,407 to $130,211 a year for lawyers to respond to habeas corpus petitions filed by detainees in federal courts.
Daniel Luban, Ali Gharib, IPS News. April 9, 2009.
The new budget proposed by Defense Secretary Gates is higher than any of the Bush budgets that preceded it.
Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. April 3, 2009.
"Two months in, everyone was coughing up black stuff. Three months, in my black stuff started to include blood."
Comment Is FreeApril 2, 2009.
Clive Stafford Smith is accused of 'unprofessional conduct' by Pentagon officials who monitor communication between Gitmo prisoners and their lawyers.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. March 30, 2009.
Why you'll be paying for the occupation for years to come, withdrawal or not.
Phil Wilayto, AlterNet. March 28, 2009.
The real story behind the U.S. media's 'told-you-so' response to President Obama's New Years message to Iran.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 26, 2009.
Now under the banner of "overseas contingency operations," the mission formerly known as the "war on terror" isn't going anywhere.
Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. March 18, 2009.
Six years into the war, many U.S. bases in Iraq are still without incinerators, leaving open pits spewing toxic plumes over soldiers and civilians.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 25, 2009.
The claim that Gitmo guards are getting "their kicks in" follows a Pentagon report boasting humane conditions at Gitmo.
Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: Media and Technology. February 10, 2009.
CNN's Ed Henry asked President Obama a hard-hitting question yesterday.
Carol Burke, AlterNet. February 3, 2009.
U.S. contractors want to hand over their Iraqi translators' personal data to Iraqi officials. The results could be deadly.
Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. January 29, 2009.
In a wide-ranging interview, veteran Paul Sullivan discusses Bush, Obama and the legacies of the Gulf War.
Simon Maxwell Apter, The Nation. January 28, 2009.
The "band of brothers" within the armed forces is taking a decidedly unbrotherly view of the debate over the Purple Heart.
Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet. January 24, 2009.
With the Army Field Manual likely to become the new standard for interrogation, the truth behind it is more crucial than ever.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 24, 2008.
The delay has created a rare speed bump in an otherwise historically fast-paced transition effort.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. December 3, 2008.
The repatriation of Salim Hamdan to Yemen should hasten the demise of the U.S. prison camp.
Ian Welsh, Firedoglake AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 25, 2008.
What this means is simple enough, a continued draw down in Iraq and a surge in Afghanistan.
Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. November 20, 2008.
There hasn't been a Democratic Defense Secretary since 1996. Why wouldn't Obama choose one now?
