Sadr’s Office Confirms Major Saturday Speech

Sadr’s Office Confirms Major Saturday Speech | Popularity soaring, anti-US cleric set for major public address

NATO Estimate: Taliban Just as Strong Today as a Year Ago

NATO Estimate: Taliban Just as Strong Today as a Year Ago | Massive escalation has done nothing to size of insurgency

Gates Announces New Afghanistan Escalation

Gates Announces New Afghanistan Escalation | 1,400 Marines part of ‘leeway’ forces approved in Obama’s last escalation

CA Supreme Court Approves Warrantless Cell Phone Searches

CA Supreme Court Approves Warrantless Cell Phone Searches | Experts warn ruling could be basis for other data searches

Israel Demands Palestinians Restart Direct Talks

Israel Demands Palestinians Restart Direct Talks | Officials mock Palestinian efforts to seek recognition of independence

US Pushes Karzai to Double Private Security Contractors

US Pushes Karzai to Double Private Security Contractors | With attempted ban in tatters, US looks to grow armed contractors

Blockade Goal to Keep Gaza on ‘Brink of Collapse,’ Israel Told US

Blockade Goal to Keep Gaza on ‘Brink of Collapse,’ Israel Told US | ‘Secret’ cable confirms Israel deliberately targeted civilian population with blockade

Gates Aims to Preempt Calls for Pentagon Budget Cuts

Gates Aims to Preempt Calls for Pentagon Budget Cuts | Announces minor cuts to weapons projects

Israel Announces Probe of Antiwar NGOs

Israel Announces Probe of Antiwar NGOs | Yisrael Beiteinu insists groups be probed for ‘terror’ links

US May Replace Libya Envoy Over WikiLeaks Tension

US May Replace Libya Envoy Over WikiLeaks Tension | Comments in cables damaged ambassador’s standing with Libya