From Popular Mechanics:
News of cost overruns roil the debate over the world’s two most advanced warplanes, the costly F-22 Raptor and the too-big-to-fail F-35 Lightning II.
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Budget Wars Spell Grim Future For F-22 And F-35 Planes
Posted by Bookyards on March 6th, 2010
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Tags: Air Force, Bad News, Budget, Debate, F 22 Raptor, Fleet, Force Staff, Grim Future, Horizon, Joint Strike Fighter, Joint Strike Fighter Program, Lightning, Money, Overruns, Planes, Popular Mechanics, Procurement Program, Strike Fighter Program, World News 
Comments OffHave 300+ Terrorists Been Convicted In The U.S.?
Posted by Bookyards on February 9th, 2010
Why Does DOJ Say 300+ Terrorists Convicted?
Posted in World News Tags: Attorney General, Blogosphere, Bush Administration, Christmas, Christmas Day, Civilian Courts, Conspirators, Daily Basis, Day Bomber, Debate, Eric Holder, Fact Of The Matter, Federal Courts, Federal Prisons, Fox News, Passing The Buck, Prisoners, Statistic, Terrorists, World News Comments OffHigh Costs Weigh On Troop Debate For Afghan War
Posted by Bookyards on November 14th, 2009
From New York Times:
While President Obama’s decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan is primarily a military one, it also has substantial budget implications that are adding pressure to limit the commitment, senior administration officials say.
The latest internal government estimates place the cost of adding 40,000 American troops and sharply expanding the Afghan security forces, as favored by Gen.
Posted in World News Tags: 1 Million, Administration Officials, Afghan War, Afghanistan, Allied Commander, American Troops, Amount Of Money, Beginning Of Time, Billion Dollars, Debate, Defense Budget, Government Estimates, Governments, Hawk, New York Times, Obama, Senior Administration, Soldier, Stanley, White House, World News Comments OffDoes Torture Work?
Posted by Bookyards on September 23rd, 2009
Coercive interrogation techniques used to extract information from terrorist suspects are likely to have been unsuccessful, new research shows. Battle Looms Over The Patriot Act
Posted by Bookyards on September 20th, 2009
From The New York Times:
WASHINGTON — As Congress prepares to consider extending crucial provisions of the USA Patriot Act, civil liberties groups and some Democratic lawmakers are gearing up to press for sweeping changes to surveillance laws.
Both the House and the Senate are set to hold their first committee hearings this week on whether to reauthorize three sections of the Patriot Act that expire at the end of this year.
Posted in World News Tags: Civil Liberties Groups, Committee Hearings, Congress, Counterterrorism, Debate, Democrat, Democratic Lawmakers, First Committee, New York Times, Patriot Groups, Perception, Phone Calls, Provisions, Senate, Surveillance Laws, Sweeping Changes, Usa Patriot Act, World News Comments Off
