What appears to be going on regarding Iran is a struggle within the administration over how to approach the Shi'ite mullah-dominated country that looms so large not only in the American imagination but as a regional power that is bound to have considerable influence...
Dec. 7, 1941, and Aug. 6, 1945 – and what happened on those dates – are fading from the world's memory as the generations who experienced those events die off. Those two dates mark the beginning and the beginning of the end of World War II in the Pacific....
Updated at 6:15 p.m EDT, Aug. 10, 2007At least 58 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 66 more were wounded as violence returns to the country. A car curfew is still in effect until tomorrow in Baghdad. Also, a U.S. helicopter had to make an emergency landing after...
In hailing what he has called an "almost breathtaking" turnaround in Anbar Province that has weakened al-Qaeda as a triumph for his new military strategy in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus has put a favorable spin on a development which actually challenges the...
Korea has joined the first rank of nations. You wouldn't know it, however, listening to the Korean public's reaction to the kidnapping and murder of Korean aid workers in Afghanistan. It is America's fault. Christian missionaries long have been active in...
The United States has rarely lost any conventional military battle since at least 1950. Nor has it, at the same time, ever won a war. It has successfully overthrown governments through interventions or subversion but the political results of all its efforts – as...
Updated at 10:49 p.m. EDT, Aug. 9, 2007The tens of thousands of pilgrims converging on Baghdad today were not met with any attacks. Violence elsewhere was also light. Overall, at least 46 Iraqis were killed or found dead and another 21 were wounded. Also, three...
DUBAI - The new United States plan to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and other allies in the Middle East to counter growing Iranian influence could trigger an arms race and worsen instability in an already volatile region, say experts. The arms deal, which still requires...
On August 1, the Imperial capital’s conservative daily, the Washington Times, carried an interesting opinion piece. Paul Belien, author of A Throne in Brussels, warned against the peril of "liberal politicians, like Hillary Clinton" seeking to transform...
This week the Russian and Chinese militaries are conducting a joint military exercise involving large numbers of troops and combat vehicles. The former Soviet Republics of Tajikistan, Kyrgkyzstan, and Kazakstan are participating. Other countries appear ready to join...
