Tag Archives : Admiral Mike Mullen

An official report recommends for the U.S. military to review the conditions of detention in the U.S. prison at Bagram in Afghanistan so as to prevent abuses. Bagram prison, located in the air base of the same name, north of Kabul, houses some 600 detainees suspected of terrorism. Regarded as enemy combatants by the US, these prisoners can be held [...]

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, admits to the US Senate’s foreign relations committee the worse and further risk of US troop success in Afghanistan. He sums up his misgiving when he said, “We can’t deny that our success may only push them [the Taliban] deeper into Pakistan.” He also evaluates as apt the [...]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will soon present a plan to allow the partners of homosexuals deployed on United States diplomatic missions to receive financial and other benefits. Until now, these benefits are accorded and reserved only for the spouses of married diplomats. The many benefits planned to cover even partners in gay relationships [...]