President George Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Friday to work out differences and forge a closer relationship in the War on Terror. Speaking to reporters at a White House news conference, the duo talked about closer cooperation in fighting terror networks and keeping a lid on nuclear proliferation (particularly with regard to Iran and North Korea) amidst concerns about the weapons falling into the wrong hands. “People who kill in cold blood, if they have weapons of mass destruction, will kill in cold blood on a massive scale,” Bush said. He also thanked Russia for its aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Senator to DOD: Redo Study on Suicide by Job Specialty
Sept. 26, 2024
About two months after the Pentagon released a congressionally mandated study on military suicide rates broken down by career field, the senator who led the charge for the study is telling Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III that the released data falls short of what was required by the law.