Af-Pak Troubles Coming to a Head
Despite an overhaul of policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, it appears that the U.S. strategy there is running into obstacles as varied as the U.S. Congress and the leaders of those countries, who are both visiting Washington this week. Before their arrival,...
Thursday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Updated 12:10 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2009
At least four Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded in today’s attacks. No Coalition deaths were reported.
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The announcement in mid-March that CIA Director Leon Panetta had picked former Sen. Warren Rudman to act as CIA "liaison" with the Senate Intelligence Committee during its "review" of interrogation and detention practices has drawn virtually no...
Israelis Nervous Over Possible ‘Showdown’ With US
JERUSALEM -- Almost a full fortnight before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is received at the White House, and already political nerves here are all a-jangle. Is a showdown with Israel's staunch ally about to materialize? The country's mainstream media seem...
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Wednesday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 84 Wounded
update at 3:25 p.m. EDT, May 6, 2009
At least 20 Iraqis were killed and 84 others were wounded in the latest violence. A massive bombing at a market in Baghdad was tempered by the failure of a second bomb to detonate. More bombs blasted victims elsewhere in Baghdad and in cities to the north of the capital. No Coalition deaths were reported.
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