Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category

Noel Brinkerhoff Allgov.com July 28, 2010 U.S. government contractors may be engaging in sex trafficking in Iraq and Afghanistan, but officials in Washington appear to be taking no action despite a law created to discourage the illicit behavior. According to the law approved eight years ago by President George W. Bush, the government is supposed [...]

WASHINGTON – A Senate committee on Thursday approved another $33.5 billion for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq this year, although some members said they did so reluctantly. The action by the Senate Appropriations Committee is the first step toward congressional approval of the extra war spending that President Barack Obama requested in February to [...]