President George W. Bush rejected a plea from Israel last year to help it raid Iran's main nuclear complex, opting instead to authorize a new U.S. covert action aimed at sabotaging Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, The New York Times reported.
Army aviation commanders discussed the importance of continual training and the value of unmanned aerial vehicles in the field at the Association of the United States Army's Aviation Symposium and Exposition.
The walls of the sand-colored structures echoed an off-beat sound through the still Christmas Eve morning at this air base in Southwest Asia. A steady one-two reverberated through the blanket of fog. It is a runner, one would assume, but the sound was not exactly the recurring beat one might expect for an approaching runner.
The Coast Guard continues monitoring the salvage operation as the salvage vessel Redeemer arrived on scene. Beginning a salvage assessment of the 38-foot fishing vessel American Way grounded 50 miles southeast of Chignik, Alaska.