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Pentagon: Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Designed for Offensive Purposes

A few hours after Iran unveiled a long-range missile, United States Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said its ballistic missile program is designed for offensive purposes. “They (Iranians) are advancing a ballistic missile program that is designed for offensive purposes to inflict harm and damage potentially lethal so on other…

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U.S. approves $13.9 billion potential sale of F-15ID aircraft to Indonesia

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-15ID aircraft and related equipment to Indonesia in a deal valued at up to $13.9 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Reuters

Michael Hiltzik: The government could force a price cut for this prostate cancer drug by as much as 80%. Why hasn't it acted?

Xtandi, a wonder drug for prostate cancer, was developed at UCLA with substantial funding from the taxpayers through the Pentagon and the National Institutes of Health.

Los Angeles Times

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Pentagon chief discusses North Korean threat with Japan, South Korea

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke on Wednesday with the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan about the threats posed by North Korea after a series of missile launches by Pyongyang, the Pentagon said.

Reuters

Pentagon says Russia deploying more troops to Ukrainian border

The Pentagon says Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent more soldiers to the Ukranian border, warning "every day he adds to his capabilities".

ABC News

Reporters: US military blocking access to troops in Europe

Reporters covering the Pentagon and U.S. military are protesting what they say is a refusal to allow access to the thousands of U.S. troops being deployed in Europe in response to rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine

The Independent UK

U.S. State Dept OKs possible missile sale to Jordan -Pentagon

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Jordan of guided multiple launch rocket systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $70 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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U.S. approves $100 million sale for Taiwan missile upgrades

The United States has approved a possible $100 million sale of equipment and services to Taiwan to "sustain, maintain, and improve" its Patriot missile defense system, the Pentagon said on Monday, drawing an angry threat of retaliation from Beijing.

Reuters

The budget impasse is squeezing the Pentagon, despite its riches - Roll Call

Congress' inability, thus far, to pass fiscal 2022 spending bills is causing budget problems for the Defense Department.

Roll Call

Henny Penny infiltrates the Pentagon

Topics: Henny Penny at the Pentagon; and emus and roos spotted together.

Newcastle Herald

Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper drops lawsuit over memoir

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has dropped a lawsuit against the Defense Department

The Independent UK

‘Something’s coming’: is America finally ready to take UFOs seriously?

UFO-watchers say 2022 could prove a bumper year, as clamor for details grows in the wake of a highly anticipated report

The Guardian - US

Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventable

The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable

The Independent UK

US Claims Evidence of Moscow Plan for 'False Flag' Ukrainian Attack

The Pentagon said Thursday it had evidence of a plan by Moscow to film a fake Ukrainian attack on Russians to justify a real assault on its pro-West neighbor. "We do have information that the Russians are likely to want to fabricate a pretext for an invasion," said Pentagon spokesperson…

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Chicken Sneaks into Pentagon

An animal welfare association rushed to pick up a chicken “caught sneaking around the security area at the Pentagon," one of the world’s most secured buildings ever, according to Agence France Press (AFP). “Our officers were called to come pick her up,” said the Animal Welfare League of Arlington in…

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Inside US Raid on ISIS Leader: Months of Preparation, Then a Deadly Blast

US forces rehearsed the helicopter raid over and over, hoping to capture ISIS's leader on the third floor of a residential building in a Syrian town on the Turkish border, where he was holed up with his family. But before they could reach him, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi detonated a…

Bangkok Post

Islamic State leader dead after US commandos raid house in Syria

NEW YORK: A risky predawn raid by US special operations forces that resulted in the death of the Islamic State group’s leader on Thursday was set in motion months ago with a tip that the top terrorist was hiding out on the top floor of a house in northwest Syria.

Al Jazeera

US officials share details of raid that killed ISIL leader

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi lived in a three-storey building above an ‘unwitting family’, US official says.

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Biden Defends the Military's 'Preparation and Precision' in a Counterterrorism Operation That Killed Syrian Kids

Multiple children died in the raid, but so did the leader of ISIS—which makes the operation “successful” in the Pentagon’s book.

Reuters

Inside U.S. raid on ISIS leader: Months of preparation, then a deadly blast

U.S. forces rehearsed the helicopter raid over and over, hoping to capture Islamic State's leader on the third floor of a residential building in a Syrian town on the Turkish border, where he was holed up with his family.

Roll Call

Spending negotiations appear headed for another stopgap bill

Congress is on course to pass a third government funding stopgap, as negotiations on a 12-bill omnibus package continue at a snail’s pace.

The Guardian - US

‘Nervous’ wandering chicken caught at US Pentagon security checkpoint

Hen was found running loose near the US Department of Defense headquarters on the outskirts of Washington DC

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden on crime: ‘The answer is not to defund the police’ – as it happened

President meets New York City mayor Eric Adams two weeks after fatal shooting of two NYPD officers – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - UK

Pentagon willing to review Syrian raid after reports of civilian deaths; Biden says IS leader blew himself up – as it happened

Unicef confirms that at least six children were killed and one girl badly injured in Atme; Joe Biden says Islamic State leader blew himself up

ABC News

The Loop: New Zealand's timeline for reopening, the ship that may be Captain Cook's Endeavor and a hen wanders into the Pentagon

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