Washington D.C. – Il Dipartimento della Difesa americano ha confessato un ritardo di ben cinque mesi nel pagamento di bonus fino a cinquencento dollari mensili dovuti a circa 13.000 soldati statunitensi che sono stati obbligati a rimanere in servizio oltre il termine stabilito del proprio arruolamento.
Il primo ottobre scorso il Congresso americano aveva approvato un’aggiunta [...]
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Dal NYTimes- Obama Mourns Victims of Fort Hood Shootings 11 Novembre 2009President Obama spoke at a public service and met privately with the families of those killed in the attack.
- At Army Base, Some Violence Is Too Familiar 10 Novembre 2009For many, last week’s carnage was another blow in an area that has been beset by violence since the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began.
- U.S. Knew of Suspect’s Tie to Radical Cleric 10 Novembre 2009Authorities intercepted communications between Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and a radical cleric but took no action, officials said.
- Former Astronaut Makes Plea Deal 11 Novembre 2009Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony burglary of a car and misdemeanor battery as part of a plea bargain.
- Virginia Governor Will Not Stay Sniper Execution 11 Novembre 2009Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday that he would not stay tonight’s scheduled execution of John Allen Muhammad.
- Obama Mourns Victims of Fort Hood Shootings 11 Novembre 2009
- Notizie e commenti da Slate
- Slate V: Pictures of a Vanished Country 9 Novembre 2009On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification, Slate V presents a photo essay about East Berlin, drawn from the Magnum archives.
- A taxonomy of left-liberal opposition to the health care reform bill. 11 Novembre 2009Conservative arguments against health care reform tend to be monochrome: too many pages, too costly, too much government interference in our lives. But while the right supplies nearly all opposition to the health care bill, it does not have a monopoly. There is also an emerging opposition from liberals and the left. Thus far, it remains small, but its argume […]
- President Obama's small masterpiece of a speech at Fort Hood. 11 Novembre 2009President Obama's speech at Fort Hood was a small masterpiece—less than 15 minutes—in part because it was so modest. The president had great material and he knew not to get in its way.[more ...] Barack Obama - United States - Fort Hood - Politics - Society and Culture
- Can a prisoner request anything for his last meal? 11 Novembre 2009John Allen Muhammad, the "Beltway sniper" who went on a two-week shooting spree in the Washington, D.C., area in 2003, is scheduled for execution in Greensville, Va., Tuesday night. In death row tradition, Muhammad requested a special last meal, but he asked the Virginia Department of Corrections not to announce the menu. Can a death row inmate req […]
- Advertisement: 11 Novembre 2009
- Slate V: Pictures of a Vanished Country 9 Novembre 2009
- Gli editoriali del New Yorker
- George Packer: November 9th 9 Novembre 2009
- Hendrik Hertzberg: Biggus Buckus 2 Novembre 2009
- Louis Menand: Chin Music 26 Ottobre 2009
- Steve Coll: War and Politics 19 Ottobre 2009
