Karzai Demands US Cede Control of Notorious Bagram Prison | NATO dismisses claims of detainee abuse
Karzai Demands US Cede Control of Notorious Bagram Prison
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Cairo’s Dividing Walls Resemble Militarized Zone
Egyptian security forces have erected four massive concrete walls in the streets connecting Tahrir Square to government buildings since renewed crackdowns on protesters in November and December. The barriers in the middle of Cairo are an indication of the continuing...
Israel Temporarily Banishes Jewish Militants from West Bank
Israel has temporarily expelled from the West Bank a group of Jewish extremists suspected of carrying out violence, vandalism, and harassment on Palestinians. An army statement on Thursday said that an Israeli military commander in the West Bank signed “administrative...
No EU Deal on Iran Oil Embargo Yet
No EU Deal on Iran Oil Embargo Yet | Diplomats deny French FM’s claims of agreement
Obama Spins ‘New’ Global Military Strategy as Massive Change
Obama Spins ‘New’ Global Military Strategy as Massive Change | ‘Leaner’ military will keep costing more
Top Pakistani Taliban Leaders Reported on Verge of Fighting
Top Pakistani Taliban Leaders Reported on Verge of Fighting
Prosecution: Mubarak Clearly Authorized Shoot-to-Kill Policy on Protesters
Prosecutors in the Hosni Mubarak trial claim Egypt's ousted president, his security chief and six top police officers were the "actual instigators" of the killing of more than 800 protesters during Arab Spring protests last year. Mubarak and his seven co-defendants...
Oil Nears 8-Month High as EU Nears Ban on Iran Trade
Oil Nears 8-Month High as EU Nears Ban on Iran Trade | EU move forces nations to seek alternative supplies
US Approves of Maliki’s Consolidating Dictatorial Power in Iraq
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq has expressed approval of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's quest to detain Iraq's vice president on terrorism charges, despite almost everyone else recognizing it as part of a troubling pattern of consolidating dictatorial power. "There is...
Obama’s ‘Realistic Vision’: Less Ground Troops and More Warplanes
Obama’s ‘Realistic Vision’: Less Ground Troops and More Warplanes | Plan would cut tens of thousands of ground troops
