The first and only 2008 Vice President Debate is over, and between Governor Sarah Palin's "shout out" to third-graders from a particular elementary school and imploring "Joe Six-packs" and "Hockey Moms" to band together or Senator Joe Biden's quip about the "ultimate...
Iran May Rethink Uranium Enrichment for Supply Guarantees
Iran has repeatedly vowed to continue its uranium enrichment program, but in a sign that they may be softening on that position, chief delegate to the IAEA Ali Ashgar Soltanleh suggested that Iran would "reconsider the position" if there were a "legally-binding...
State Department Struggles to Keep Iraqi Refugees Out of Michigan
With the United States admitting an increasing number of Iraqi refugees it is only natural that Michigan, with its large Arab-American population (and particularly Iraqi-American Chaldeans), would be a prime destination for those fleeing their war-torn nation. Indeed,...
Considerable Distrust as Iraqi Government Takes Control of Awakening Forces
Iraq's Awakening Council, a Sunni fighting force whose control the US military has just transferred to the Iraqi government, has warned the Shi'ite dominated government against any attempt to abandon the force's membership. The group wants its members to secure...
Gen. McKiernan: More Troops Needed for Afghanistan ‘as Quickly as Possible’
General David McKiernan, the top military commander in Afghanistan, insists that he needs more troops and aid "as quickly as possible." This seems unlikely in the near term, however, as President Bush has already accepted a Pentagon recommendation that keeps troop...
At Least Nine Killed in North Waziristan Drone Strike
Updated 10/1 10:35 PM EST An apparent unmanned US drone attacked a house in North Waziristan last night, killing at least nine and wounding several others. Some reports say that foreign militants are among the dead, and others claim the drone came under fire from the...