Updated at 7:23 p.m. EST, Feb. 26, 2009President Obama will address the nation tomorrow in what is expected to be a speech outlining his war plans. Back in Iraq, violence left at least three Iraqis killed and another 21 wounded. No Coalition deaths were reported....
In Afghanistan, Pakistan, and throughout the Middle East [.pdf], America's name is mud, thanks to the Bush administration and its predecessors. During the Bush era, our international standing took a huge hit, with millions wondering what crazed act of aggression was...
A leading human rights organization charges that, contrary to recent U.S. government reports that found prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, being treated humanely, they are in fact "deteriorating at a rapid rate" due to "harsh conditions that continue to this day,...
Update at 7:45 p.m. EST, Feb. 25, 2009A jet plane carrying a Sunni legislator accused of sectarian violence was forced to return to Baghdad when the lawmaker's immunity was lifted. Meanwhile, two Iraqis were killed and another nine were wounded in an unusually quiet...
"If you know neither your enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." - Sun Tzu Sun Tzu maintained that proper planning secures victory before the battle begins. Carl von Clausewitz insisted that war must focus on the political aim. How is it,...
As British resident Binyam Mohamed stepped off a plane at RAF Northolt on Monday Feb. 23, six years and 10 months since he was first abducted by the Pakistani authorities at Karachi airport, it was impossible not to sympathize with the words written in a statement by...
Monday's call by Sen. Richard Lugar for a major reassessment of Washington's nearly half-century effort to isolate Cuba increases the likelihood that U.S. President Barack Obama will make substantial changes in policy toward Havana beyond those he promised during his...
Updated at 6:45 p.m. EST, Feb. 24, 2009One U.S. soldier was killed and three others were injured during an armed attack in Mosul. At least five Iraqis were killed and 15 others were wounded across the country. Meanwhile, a Sunni lawmaker is demanding parliament form a...
Updated at 4:25 p.m. EST, Feb. 23, 2009Three U.S. soldiers were killed in combat along with their interpreter. At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 23 more were wounded across Iraq today. Three U.S. soldiers were killed in combat in Diyala province today. Their Iraqi...
On Feb. 17, Judge T.S. Ellis added a new twist in the case of two former American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) executives indicted under the 1917 Espionage Act. In what the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Secrecy News describe as a major blow to the...
