Fugitive hides from arrest warrant by working at t
- ~Fugitive hides from arrest warrant by working at the DHS~ Tahaya Buchanan, an American fugitive who'd been on the run for more than two years, dodging a national arrest warrant for insurance fraud, has spent her years underground gainfully employed by the Department of Homeland Security. Buchanan had been indicted in New Jersey for insurance fraud in 2007, and a warrant for her arrest was issued that December and was posted to the National Crime Information Center in January 2008. New Jersey prosecutor Michael Morris said they believed Buchanan had been working for Homeland Security in New Jersey in 2007, and might have been transferred to the department's immigration office in Georgia at some point during the investigation. That's where authorities lost track of her....    Continue

U.S. Senate approves $165 billion in new war money
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved an additional $165 billion to wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan for another year after lawmakers blocked proposed timetables for withdrawing American...    Continue

Spending On Iraq Poorly Tracked
Washington - Spending On Iraq Poorly Tracked Audit Faults Accounting for $15 Billion in Work The inspector general for the Defense Department said yesterday that the Pentagon cannot account for a...    Continue

Navy Helicopter Crash Kills 3 in Texas
Texas - A Navy helicopter's crash during a training mission killed three crew members and injured a fourth, a Navy spokesman said Jan. 17. The injured crew member was taken to Christus Spohn Hospit...    Continue

Casey Sees Return to 12-Month Tours
Washington, DC - The top U.S. Army officer says the Army may begin moving to 12-month battlefield tours this summer, which is seen as critical to reducing the strain on a force that has been enduring ...    Continue

Afghan army to take lead in Combat Ops
Afghanistan - The Afghan army will take the lead in nearly all military operations in eastern Afghanistan this year, with U.S. troops in a support role, a top American general said. Since the first...    Continue

JCS Chairman Wants Gitmo Shut Down
US - The chief of the U.S. military said Jan. 13 he favors shutting down the prison at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base as soon as possible because negative publicity worldwide about treatment of terrorist s...    Continue

TAX BREAKS FOR DAV
IR-2007-198 - Please pass this liberally ***************************************************************************** Certain Payments to Disabled Veterans Ruled Tax-Free; Some May Be Due Refunds ...    Continue

House Committee Slams VA On Veteran Suicides
US - "This is going to be an emotional hearing." With that statement, Rep. Bob Filner (D., Calif.), chair of the House Veterans Affairs (VA) Committee, opened a Dec. 12 hearing on what he and other...    Continue

Turkey praises US help as jets bomb northern Iraq
Turkey - Turkey praised the United States on Wednesday for providing intelligence in support of attacks against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, as it confirmed its third such air strike in 10 days. ...    Continue