Nick O Malley on Military

Chuck Hagel (L) and US President Barack Obama (C) listen to John Brennan speak during an event in the East Room of the White House January 7, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama announced his nominations of White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense.

Nick O'Malley

Mud is already flying in defence policy war

Nick O'Malley BY THE time the President formally introduced Chuck Hagel as his pick for defence secretary on Monday in Washington, the former Republican senator's enemies on the right had been busy for weeks...

Weighing the price of gun freedom

Nick O'Malley It is easy to get lost in the numbers. In Connecticut on Friday, 20 primary schoolchildren and six adults were shot dead by a man with a military-style rifle.