Hot on the heels of last night's declaration of a unilateral ceasefire by the Israeli government, Hamas has declared a unilateral ceasefire of their very own. Neither side is willing to talk to the other about it, but so far calm has prevailed in the roughly 16 hours...
Though both sides continued fighting right up until the official start of the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect at 7:00 PM Eastern, calm has prevailed in the first few hours, neither side his reportedly attacked the other, and there is hope, however fleeting, that the...
Dr. Ezzeldeen Abu al-Aish, an Israeli-trained Palestinian doctor who is also known as a peace activist and promoter of joint Israeli-Palestinian projects, sobbed during a press conference given by phone at the Sheba medical center as he spoke of losing three of his...
After today's lengthy cabinet meeting, the Israeli government has decided on a unilateral ceasefire which will begin at 2 A.M. Sunday morning (7 PM this evening EST). At that time, Israeli forces will stop their nearly month-long attack that has killed over 1,100...
The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States and Iraq requires all American forces to withdraw from Iraq's cities and villages by the end of June. According to US Major General Jeffery Hammond, they may just keep their promise, if things go well....
Ethiopia's two year military occupation of Somalia, intended to prop up the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the self-appointed government of Somalia, ended in failure. The troops left, much of the TFG's security forces deserted, and the TFG was left on the...
Investigating the persistent, evidence-free assumptions that the Iranian government is involved in some untoward effort to produce something nuclear weapons related, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) revealed today that Iran has purchased tungsten copper, and has been...
As mediators try to put the finishing touches on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, both sides continue to press for last minute changes to get everything they want out of the deal. Responding to yesterday's Hamas proposal for a year-long, renewable ceasefire, the...
With over 1,100 Palestinians killed and over 5,000 wounded in the first three weeks of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, the fourth week began with a glimmer of hope, for while the fighting continued it was reported to be somewhat less fierce than in previous...
As the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, many are holding out hope that President-elect Barack Obama's long promised surge will somehow magically turn the floundering seven year long war around. But both at home and abroad the Obama plan is meeting...
