THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES (CAAB)


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Bush to greet seven new NATO members in historic ceremony Mar 29,2004
Mongolia tightens U.S. ties Mar 29,2004
Kuwaiti minister leaves for US to attend non-NATO ally ceremony Mar 28,2004
Young: Alaska military bases safe from next closures Mar 28,2004
Black Demon targets computer hackers Mar 27,2004
Lott: Look abroad for any military bases to cut Mar 26,2004
It's Lonely (and Potentially Dangerous) at the Top Mar 26,2004
Halt to Makua exercise cuts off 'realistic training,' Army says Mar 21,2004
After 9/11, U.S. policy built on world bases Mar 21,2004
US rewards Pakistan with elite military status, gets new data on nukes Mar 18,2004
Missouri guardsman convicted on possessing child pornography Mar 16,2004
USAFE to activate 712th Air Base Group at Morón Mar 16,2004
Top secret US base plans fibre-optic line, but locals balk at the bill Mar 15,2004
Rota ready to help in Madrid bombings, but not asked Mar 13,2004
Budget request only seeks funds for 'enduring' bases Mar 13,2004
EUCOM wraps up annual conference Mar 12,2004
ESG 2 Participates in Bilateral Exercise Mar 09,2004
Reports of Rape in Pacific Spur Air Force Steps Mar 08,2004
SPY GAMES Mar 07,2004
Huge Greek-US military drill Mar 06,2004
Pentagon angles for military base on Cyprus Mar 06,2004
Two Marines charged in Australia bar stabbing Mar 06,2004
Incirlik Air Base group redesignated as wing Mar 05,2004
Navy commander gets 27 years for child molestation Mar 05,2004
Jones: Search for new EUCOM bases progressing Mar 05,2004
National Security Agency names CIO Mar 05,2004
USAF Ramps Up Pursuit Of New Long-Range Bomber Mar 04,2004
CIA invests in start-ups. The dividend? Mar 03,2004
Navy commander at Naples to be tried on sexual assault charges Mar 03,2004
Romania signs accord on providing airbases for US Mar 03,2004
NATO test skills during exercise    Mar 02,2004
U.S. training Algeria to fight desert rebels Mar 02,2004
Will The End of Oil Mean The End of America? Mar 01,2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Yoda levitates the Pentagon; national security goes green. 		Mar 01,2004
$200 billion: one estimate of what DOD must spend to go net-centric Mar 02,2004
Marine captain sentenced on larceny, adultery, porn charges Mar 03,2004
Number of U.S. Marines in Haiti could reach 2,000, Pentagon says Mar 02,2004
PRESIDENT ARISTIDE SAYS 'I WAS KIDNAPPED' Mar 01,2004
Dolphins, Navy click in fighting terrorism Mar 01,2004
Command receives honor for excellence in communications Mar 01,2004
US Marines land in Haiti Mar 01,2004
Springboard for Airpower Mar 01,2004
Pakistan proliferation unpunished so US troops could hunt bin Laden: report Feb 29,2004
U.S. seeks access to Africa bases amid terror fears Feb 29,2004
Is the flag 'backwards' on soldiers' sleeves? Feb 28,2004
U.S. to Stop Using 'Persistent' Landmines After 2010 Feb 27,2004
Metal Storm To Weaponize UAVs For DoD Demonstration Feb 27,2004
Lockheed Martin Introduces New Paveway Dual Mode Guided Bomb Feb 27,2004
Keep spotlight on rapes Feb 27,2004
Questions, more questions - By M B Naqvi Feb 27,2004
US ready to help SA's forces Feb 27,2004
How a US bugging operation was exposed by one lone whistleblower Feb 26,2004
Spy case casts fresh doubt on war legality Feb 26,2004
Senator to Pentagon: Sexual assault rate in military 'cannot continue' Feb 26,2004
Australia announces upgrade of its over-horizon radar system Feb 24,2004
Case dropped against British translator Feb 25,2004
Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us Feb 22,2004
Panel assembled to review DOD policy on sexual assault Feb 19,2004
Pledge activists arrested at NSA go to trial on May 27 Feb 20,2004
Strengthening America's Southern Flank Requires a Better Effort Feb 20,2004
Study Renews Focus on Possible US Military Interest in Sao Tome Feb 19,2004
Biggest ever Indo-US air exercise begins Feb 16,2004
Investigators will question ex-GIs about killing spree Feb 15,2004
Taiwan-U.S. military ties evolving positively: report Feb 14,2004
Air Guard, Air Force units may join in '05 Feb 14,2004
Inside the Ring Feb 13,2004
Pentagon Regularly Shortcuts Operational Testing of Weapons, Report Says Feb 12,2004
UB software to give military clearer picture of "theater of war" Feb 12,2004
U.S. could store weapons in Australia Feb 12,2004
Part 1 - Starting with a solid base Feb 12,2004
Defense Leaders Urge Proper Funding to Face Threats Feb 12,2004
Experts check Eastern Europe sites as EUCOM readies transformation plan Feb 11,2004
Flying Old Glory for a grateful nation Feb 9,2004
Halliburton in Pentagon payback Feb 04,2004
Accused firm given £350m MoD contract Feb 04,2004
WPI-ATRC Frida Berrigan: Bush administration policies; oil and democracy don’t mix Feb 04,2004
Old munitions litter U.S. bases Feb 04,2004
Air Force Will Send B-52 Bombers to Guam Feb 03,2004
Iraq: Still in the dark Feb 02,2004

Big changes planned for Pacific military forces

 Feb 01,2004
At 50,  cog in U.S. military testing Jan 31,2004
Marshall Islanders urge US to face up to nuclear test legacy Jan 29,2004
US Navy Awards Raytheon $138M AEGIS Weapon System Contract Jan 29,2004
Fire Scout UAV officially joins US Army Jan 28,2004
Base at Schinnen, Netherlands, in midst of minor building boom Jan 28,2004
Navy to shut down Rota engine repair shop in ‘05 Jan 27,2004
EUCOM blocks out plan to ambassadors Jan 23,2004
US military chief calls for “staging post” base in Australia Jan 22,2004
US military will stay in Georgia Jan 18,2004
U.S. Not Seeking Bases in Australia, Myers Says Jan 17,2004
US proposes joint training base Jan 17,2004
Georgia refuses to host US military bases Jan 12,2004
Feds file porn charges against 2nd ID worker Jan 12,2004
EUCOM slated to step up role in Africa Jan 11,2004
Sea Basing Isn't Just about the Sea Jan 9,2004
Gov't denies US putting up bases in Sarangani Jan 9,2004
Second round of talks on EUCOM’s transformation plans to begin soon Jan 7,2004
Foglesong: USAFE reorganization doesn't mean cutting personnel Jan 7,2004
Rumsfeld Outlines DoD Priorities, Goals for 2004 Jan 6,2004
Returning troops ordered to leave flag on fatigues Jan 6,2004
Wilson pledges support for military bases Jan 3,2004
 U.S. Mulled Seizing Oil Fields In '73 Jan 1,2004
Transforming the U.S. Global Defense Posture Dec 3,2003
Qwest wins a portion of $400 million U.S. contract Dec 31,2003
Some gas prices headed down again Dec 30,2003
Boeing wins 9.6 billion dollar contract for US Navy jets Dec 30,2003
‘Sleepy Hollow’ air base awakens with a roar Dec 29,2003
New Bosnia base provides more options for SFOR Dec 28,2003
BY THE NUMBERS Dec 28,2003
The Rise of U.S. Military Bases Dec 25,2003
Pentagon releases criteria for stateside base changes Dec 24,2003
Judge's ruling voids Pentagon's mandatory anthrax shot for troops Dec 23,2003
More drug allegations made by USAF in Italy Dec 23,2003
U.S. to realign military Dec 22,2003
EUCOM takes $377M cut on construction Dec 22,2003
Bulgarian parliament votes in favour of US military bases Dec 19,2003
Central Asia's great base race Dec 19,2003
UN powers to examine US proposal on weapons proliferation Dec 18,2003
E-10A Battle Management "Flight" Tests Cruise-Missile Defense Dec 17,2003
Harris Selected By Boeing For Small Diameter Bomb Anti-Jam GPS Electronics Dec 17,2003
“Free-Speech Zone”   ---  The administration quarantines dissent. Dec 15,2003
U.S. SEEKS BASES IN MOROCCO, TUNISIA Dec 15,2003
Russia cautions Azerbaijan against allowing U.S. military troops Dec 11,2003
Exiled islanders protest outside British embassy Dec 10,2003
US tells Russia of plans for eastward military expansion Dec 10,2003
Nobel winner Ebadi takes swipe at US in accepting Peace Prize Dec 10,2003
Poland to consult public on possible US military deployment Dec 8,2003
US wants to continue using key Turkish base Dec 9,2003
UAE military air flight center could become regional force Dec 9,2003
US seeks new bases in Pakistan, India Dec 9,2003
Russian envoy sternly rebuffs US 'meddling' in Caspian area Dec 8,2003
Rumsfeld, in Tbilisi visit, says US will continue arms aid to Georgia Dec 8,2003
Pentagon officials brief NATO on possible shift in U-S military strategy Dec 8,2003
Russian envoy sternly rebuffs US 'meddling' in Caspian area Dec 8,2003
Rumsfeld, in Tbilisi visit, says US will continue arms aid to Georgia Dec 8,2003
Textron Systems To Develop UGS Systems Dec 8,2003
Technology allows land bombing tests to be done at sea Dec 8,2003
U.S. military seeks global-reach bomber Dec 8,2003
Europe and US clash on satellite system Dec 8,2003
Plans slow for base closures in Europe Dec 8,2003
US child bombing account challenged Dec 7,2003
AF training to build bases from scratch Dec 6,2003
Poland ready to consider US bases on its territory: defense minister Dec 5,2003
Three 2ID soldiers sentenced Dec 5,2003
Pentagon and Bogus News: All Is Denied Dec 5,2003
US defense chief to visit strategic south Caucasus region Dec 3,2003
Andrews Space Wins Two DARPA FALCON Contracts Dec 3,2003
US fears loss of control on European security front Dec 2,2003
U.S. assesses global troop deployment Dec 1,2003
Middle East Peace: Europe Strategizes To Counter U.S. Hegemony Dec 1,2003
Fact Sheet: President Bush Calls for a "forward Strategy of Freedom" to Promote Democracy in the Middle East Nov 6,2003
Navy's presence in Europe to change says Navy Secretary England Dec 1,2003
Greenlanders lose battle over airbase Nov 29,2003
US looking for small flexible troop bases in Europe: US official Nov 28,2003
Ex-GCHQ official accused of spy leak says she was trying to prevent war Nov 28,2003
Bombing Anywhere On Earth In Less Than Two Hours Nov 27,2003
US signals rethink on bases overseas Nov 27,2003
Unique role, projects keep missile range vital Nov 23,2003
US general pledges military aid for oil-rich Azerbaijan Nov 21,2003
The Bubble Nov 21,2003
US begins hypersonic weapons program Nov 21,2003
Air Force scrubs MOAB test because of a malfunction Nov 20,2003
How to protect a president abroad Nov 17,2003
Palace limits US security changes Nov 17,2003
Bush security swings into action Nov 17,2003
GAO finds gaps in EUCOM terror defenses Nov 16,2003
Elmendorf first to field new AIM-9X Nov 14,2003
Rumsfeld scheduled to visit bases Nov 14,2003
Rumsfeld opens Asia troops visit Nov 14,2003
Rumsfeld: Word on changes in overseas forces may come soon Nov 14,2003
Congress approves 401 billion dollars for US military spending Nov 12,2003
Security tension over Bush visit Nov 11,2003
Amid NATO row, Blair says Europe must have own defence Oct 23,2003
Stealthy, All-Weather Cruise Missile Deployed To B-52 Squadrons Oct 22,2003
Laser Weapons In U.S. Sights Oct 20,2003
US shuns Vietnam war crimes probe Oct 20,2003
Former U.S. military base in Vietnam to become resort areas Oct 19,2003
US to make Thailand major non-NATO security ally Oct 19,2003
Environmentalists upset over sonar plans Oct 18,2003
Demonstrators burn U.S. flags in protest of Bush's visit to Manila Oct 18,2003
NATO expects... Bulgaria to do its duty Oct 17,2003
Eagle Flag's importance stressed Oct 16,2003
Falconer will control Red Flag sky Oct 16,2003
General Casts War in Religious Terms Oct 16,2003
Analyst: A quarter of U.S. military bases may be on the chopping block Oct 15,2003
Managing The Warfighters Access To The Communications Network Oct 14,2003
Saving Pvt. Ryan ... From Pain  Oct 10,2003
Jones Discusses Changing Troop 'Footprint' in Europe Oct 10,2003
New supercomputer doubles capacity Oct 10,2003
Former residents of Diego Garcia lose compensation claim Oct 9,2003
Titan Awarded $36M SPAWAR Contract For UAV Support Oct 7,2003
Software helps put bombs on target Oct 7,2003
Bush's visit to London could be damaging -- to Blair Oct 5,2003 
 Rota airfield to get $10.5M repair job Oct 5,2003 
NSA DIRECTOR HAS FIVE MEMBERS OF PLEDGE OF RESISTANCE ARRESTED Oct 4,2003
SAIC Wins Space-Based Radar System Integration Contract Oct 3,2003
US pilots train shooting civilian planes Oct 3,2003
Air Force will test Eagle Flag Oct 3,2003
Frustration rises with AAFES gas price Oct 3,2003
B-2 Bomber's Ability To Deliver "Smart" Weapons Enhanced Oct 2,2003 
US and Turkey to hit PKK Oct 2,2003
NASA Signs Mission Assurance Agreement with Missile Defense Agency Oct 2,2003
US awards 500 million dollar contract for commercial satellite imagery Oct 2,2003
Terror watch quietly begins Oct 1,2003
New Battle Stations Oct 1,2003
US holds out strongly against EU military HQ Sept 30,2003
NATO eyes Mideast, Africa as new 'center of activity' Sept 29,2003
Moussaoui case tests US justice Sept 29,2003
Adapting to Europe deployment Sept 23,2003
US military short of chem-bio protective suits, congressional report warns Sept 23,2003
Typhoon Maemi costly to bases Sept 23,2003
US Air Force B-2 Bomber Drops 80 JDAMS in Historic Test Sept 22,2003
COLUMBIA BOWS TO U.S. AID THREAT Sept 18,2003
Libya demands compenstions for its victims of US 1986 bombing Sept 18,2003
Document extends secrecy on Area 51 in southern Nevada Sept 18,2003
Syria, Libya Listed as 'Rogue States' Sept 17,2003
Marine gets 3½ years for rape Sept 14,2003
Medceur begins relief exercises Sept 13,2003
The Military's Bloated Budget Sept 12,2003
Myers sends AF birthday message Sept 12,2003
Disarmament Diplomacy Sept 11,2003
Rumsfeld Says Terror Suspects Will Be Held Sept 10,2003
September Eleventh Families For Peaceful Tomorrows Sept 9,2003
AFSPC Looks At Next Generation Of Strategic Deterrence Sept 09,2003
Summit squabble Sept 07,2003
This war on terrorism is bogus  Michael Meacher Sept 06,2003
Military Update: Myers: Global war will force shifts Sept 06,2003
Airmen arrive in Poland for air meet Sept 05,2003
'Smugglers' target US forces' alcohol Sept 05,2003
US to miss key deadline for chemical weapons destruction Sept 04,2003
Scavenger: The small base with a big heart    Sept 04,2003
Satellite launches in Florida Sept 03,2003
MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH Aug 28,2003
Northern Exposure - Alaska - mysterious drums leaking a toxic solvent Aug 25,2003
US forces to target enemy mobiles with P2P WLANs Aug 15,2003
Air Force IT leader steps down Aug 14,2003
New Modified F-5E For Sonic Boom Demonstration Completes First Flight Aug 1,2003
War HQ in Kuwait to move from Camp Doha to Arifjan Aug 1,2003

Are you a spy ... and didn’t know it?   

 Aug 1,2003
31 DUI-free days equals one day off Aug 1,2003
'Outstanding' officer punished, fined for child porn, allowed to stay in Army Aug 1,2003
Poindexter to resign: defense official July 31, 2003
Reported SOFA proposal would allow accused to have interpreter present July 31, 2003
14th Fighter Squadron earns 20 decorations for exploits over Iraq July 31, 2003
Robotics to play major role in future warfighting July 29, 2003
Bulldogs' sweat equity puts desolate airfield back in business July 28, 2003
LAWMAKERS DEMAND MEETING WITH SECNAV ON COMPENSATING VIEQUEANS July 28, 2003
Uzbekistan's president steps up repression of opponents May26,1995
Statement of Rear Admiral Philip S. Anselmo May2,1995
Air Force to cut 297 positions in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam July 26, 2003
Leon T. (Tim) Hunt: Now the piper is being paid July 26, 2003
Nuns sentenced to prison for anti-war protest July 25, 2003
Going Hypersonic: Flying FALCON for Defense July 23,2003
Pentagon Seeking New Access Pacts for Africa Bases July 4, 2003

Secretary Rumsfeld's July 4th Message to the Troops

 July 1, 2003
Guam will be key steppingstone for PACAF June29,2003
New group to handle USAFE communications June29,2003
Wanted: Bulgaria's military properties June16,2003
A tragedy that touched off turmoil June13,2003
Defense Department embraces new Internet protocol June13,2003
Commercial ships begin using Army's Pusan pier this weekend June12,2003
Navy won't comment on reports that Kamiseya facility will close  June11,2003
USS Providence's periscope snags fishing net in Mediterranean June10,2003
The Pentagon's paradigm shift in Asia June10,2003
The ever-growing US military footprint June10,2003
The secret cabal which spun for Blair June8,2003
Stratotankers to add communications to fuel duty June7,2003
Revise and Conquer June6,2003
URANIUM MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE June6,2003
We want to be feared not loved, say US Marines June5,2003
In first use of jurisdiction act, USAF spouse to be tried in husband's death June5,2003
Troops head to Poland for civilian evacuation exercise June4,2003
Key Milestones Met on Advanced EHF Military Comsat Program June4,2003
Pentagon's diary could track each word, step June3,2003
Mobile firing range on target June3,2003
COMUSAFE honored with Order of the Sword June2,2003
New DOD team to hunt for intel as well as weapons June1,2003
Air forces arriving for Cope Thunder May31,2003
Save Our Spooks May30,2003
Pentagon denies Los Angeles Times report that U.S. troops 
moving to Vietnam and Malaysia		 May30,2003
Seminar trains workers in helping servicemembers with gambling problems May28,2003
No More Nukes May26,2003
Military dog honored for 12 years of service May25,2003
Daily 'Matrix' determines U.S. terrorism threat level May25,2003
Red Cross denied access to PoWs May25,2003
Four Catholic Workers Disarm Ship During Fleet Week May25,2003
Pentagon moving on deal for Boeing 767s May25,2003
US admiral to oversee NATO military transformation May23,2003
At Cobra Gold exercise, Marines practice nonlethal crowd control May23,2003
Both Houses Back More Military Spending May22,2003
USAFE change of command announced  May22,2003
Secretary of Defense Memorial Day Message May22,2003
1,500 evacuated after massive B-52 bomb is found in Vietnam May22,2003
US eyes boosting military presence in Australia to fight terror: report May22,2003
Russian air force officials visit USAFE May21,2003
1st Battalion trying out new training area in Czech Republic May21,2003
An attempt to try Tommy Franks for war crimes in a Belgian court has outraged the US May20,2003
Registration for Installation Access Control gets slow start May19,2003
Chavez puppet sparks protests May19,2003
Who is the U.S. trying to fool? May17,2003
Bombings Bring U.S. 'Executive Mercenaries' Into the Light May16,2003
Bill would tighten cloak of NSA secrecy, critics say May16,2003
BUSH LOOKING AT OTHER NUKES May16,2003
WMD in Wrong Hands is "Greatest Security Risk" This Decade, Wolfowitz Says May16,2003
Army leaders meet to map Europe transition May16,2003
Americans want to join the European Convention May15,2003
VAFB trespasser avoids six-month jail term May15,2003
Iceland base to represent Europe in Navy installation contest
Eight Americans among dead in terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia May14,2003
Belgian war lawsuits "very serious": US defense chief May13,2003
Protests against nukes, war greet ships May12,2003
The Colorful World of Warheads May11,2003
US rivals turn on each other as weapons search draws a blank May11,2003
Wandering weapons: America's lax arsenal May11,2003
War's psychological effects monitored May10,2003
USAFE to explore base services consolidation May9,2003
MacDill to Get War Center May9,2003
COMBINED ENDEAVOR - 03 IN FULL SWING May8,2003
US to free a dozen 'terror' detainees May5,2003
U.S. Will Conduct Five-Day Simulated Terrorist Attack Exercise May5,2003
What the American Flag Stands For (12year's essay) May5,2003
Tripartite Liaison Committee discusses wide range of topics May4,2003
Major work on U.S. terror tribunals completed May4,2003
POLICE PROTECTION BUT AT WHAT COST? May3,2003
U.S. Joins Albania, Croatia, Macedonia in Adriatic Charter May3,2003
War Against Terrorism Continues, Bush Tells Americans May3,2003
After six-decade stay, Marines leave Iceland May3,2003
Armed Forces week message "Force for Freedom" May2,2003
"Relax, Celebrate Victory," by Richard Perle May2,2003
State to pay half-costs in Shannon case May2,2003
Army OKs plan to shut Giessen-area bases May2,2003
US views EU defence 'mini-summit' as harmful to Atlantic alliance May2,2003
US reviews possibility of sending to Colombia military materiel from Iraq May2,2003
Nuns out on personal recognizance May1,2003
US Navy exits Vieques after 60 years May1,2003
Call for commission on overseas military facilities  May1,2003
US troop move out of Saudi paves way for more critical relationship May1,2003
Loyalty Day, 2003 Apr30, 2003
DARPA Contracts Raytheon To Develop Next Generation Imagery Technology Apr30, 2003
DARPA Contracts Harris For Some More Innovative Space-Based Radar Antenna Research Apr30, 2003
US Marine investigated for war crimes after newspaper interview Apr30, 2003
Raytheon Developing Morphing Wing Structures for Cruise Missiles Apr30, 2003
Veridian To Study Commercial Satellite Imagery for Military Use Apr30, 2003
Jones summarizes plans to reshape U.S., European forces Apr29, 2003
Local license plates to replace AFI plates Apr29, 2003
Space Coast Congressman Dave Weldon's Speech Has Foundation Apr28, 2003
Boeing Signs Up For Some Major Laser Development Apr28, 2003
US developing superfast missile to deny escape to future Saddams Apr27, 2003
Which War Are You Watching? -- The View from Spain Apr27, 2003
Army shakeups clear path for Rumsfeld's vision Apr27, 2003
Mayor protests military use of airport Apr27, 2003
Two airmen sentenced for drug convictions Apr26, 2003
Soldiers pack up Patriot missile launchers Apr25, 2003
Hardened shelters replace tents in Hodja Village Apr25, 2003

ONW, 39th ASEW shaped the way AF deploys 

 Apr25, 2003
JAG attorney wants to prevent POW identity theft Apr25, 2003
Marines head to Balikatan exercise Apr25, 2003
'Bunker buster' missiles aim at Moon Apr24, 2003