By Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom, Tue May 12, 2015, Reuters The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter requested options that include sending U.S. military … [Read more...] about Pentagon mulls sending planes, ships near disputed South China Sea islands