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...create the impression that he was still alive. Auch, who says he has not been questioned in the Army investigation, told TIME a medic confided in him that he was ordered by a military-intelligence officer to participate in the ruse and never to talk about it. The Pentagon refuses to comment while it continues to investigate the abuses...
...knows yet whether the giddiness that accompanied the election will itself prove a trick, an illusory respite from the daily jolts of bombs, mortar rounds and kidnappings. The Pentagon announced that 15,000 troops would leave Iraq, but few believe the Iraqis are yet ready to defend themselves. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Richard Myers admitted last week that of the 136,000 Iraqi security forces that have so far been trained, only 40,000 are fully combat ready, able to "go anywhere in the country and take on any threat." In Washington, an e-mail making the rounds...
...Good Men "Where Are the New Recruits?" had it right: the U.S. National Guard and Army Reserve are strained to the breaking point because of enlistee shortages [Jan. 17]. But there's another reason. Even though the U.S. has been virtually at war since 9/11, the Pentagon's civilian leadership has resisted increasing the number of active-duty Army forces. Why? Because it's cheaper to use Guard and Reserve troops. The Department of Defense does not have to provide housing, medical care and base facilities for the families of reservists as it does with active-duty troops. The shortage...
...Amount the Pentagon has proposed for this "death benefit...
...support. In fiscal 2003, the E.U. estimates, total U.S. government support for Boeing R&D was $2.74 billion, representing 11.9% of the company's profits. That argument has stung Boeing, especially since it is involved in investigations of illegal or unethical behavior in its relationship with the Pentagon. Boeing has already fired two executives and is cooperating with authorities. But Europeans fail to mention that Airbus' majority stakeholders (the Franco-German conglomerate European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co. and BAe Systems, based in Britain) have significant military businesses too. The Europeans also object to state governments' providing tax benefits or other...