US plots 'new liberation of Baghdad'
Posted on: Sun Apr 16th, 2006 | timesonline.co.uk

THE American military is planning a "second liberation of Baghdad" to be carried out with the Iraqi army when a new government is installed.

Crackdown on Iran could be exactly the wrong thing
Posted on: Sun Apr 16th, 2006 | sptimes.com

Although it has enriched uranium, Iran is probably seven to eight years away from producing a workable bomb. And if it does develop one, it is unlikely to use it for offensive purposes, but rather as a deterrent against what it sees as two hostile nuclear powers, Israel and the United States.

China, not terrorism, drives up US military spending
Posted on: Sun Apr 16th, 2006 | today.reuters.com

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. fears of a rising China are spurring billions of dollars worth of weapons projects, from nuclear-fueled attack submarines to fighter jets to destroyers.

Jet fighter costs set to skyrocket
Posted on: Sun Apr 16th, 2006 | theage.com.au

A "SIGNIFICANT cost blow-out" is expected to hit Australia's multibillion-dollar plans to buy 100 Joint Strike Fighters from the US.