Yemeni Opposition Warns of Civil War After Assassination Attempt on Leader
Yemeni Opposition Warns of Civil War After Assassination Attempt on Leader | Violence escalates in Northern Yemen while continuing in south
Panic as US Warplanes Attack Southern Iraq
Panic as US Warplanes Attack Southern Iraq | Two days of live ammo raids have locals scared, puzzled
Symbolic Afghanistan ‘Transition’ Met With Violence
As part of a scheduled transition to hand over seven Afghan cities or provinces to Afghan security forces, NATO troops drew down from the relatively peaceful province of Bamiyan and the eastern town of Mehtar Lam in recent days. Yesterday, British troops in Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province handed over control of the city of Lashkar Gah, said to [...]
US Aid May be Fueling Afghan Insurgency
The billions of dollars of American aid flowing into Afghanistan every year may be inadvertently fueling the insurgency and the corruption rampant within the government and financial sectors, according to a new report. The audit by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction concluded that lack of oversight or control of where money is disbursed has left [...]
Worries Grow About Libya Rebels’ Brutality
As Libya’s rebels increasingly reveal themselves to be anything but liberal democrats and the Western stomach for war sours, pressure on Gadhafi could be waning. Bernard-Henri Lévy and others with no stake or chance of injury in the Libyan civil war continue to stoke the fires of conflict in op-eds, but the philosopher’s government, in [...]
Rep. King Calls More Anti-Muslim Hearings
Rep. King Calls More Anti-Muslim Hearings | Latest round to focus on Somali-Americans as ‘threat to homeland security’
Secret US Talks With Libya Over Weekend: No Deal Reached
Secret US Talks With Libya Over Weekend: No Deal Reached | US demanded Gadhafi leave, Gadhafi refused
Yemen Claims ‘Dozens of Terrorists’ Killed in Attack on Zinjibar
Yemen Claims ‘Dozens of Terrorists’ Killed in Attack on Zinjibar | Efforts to reclaim Abyan Province continue
House Threatens Pakistan Aid Over Osama’s Wives
House Threatens Pakistan Aid Over Osama’s Wives | Foreign Affairs Committee draft issues several demands
Petraeus Credited With Ramping Up Afghan Killing
Petraeus Credited With Ramping Up Afghan Killing | Legacy of escalated killings spun as success
