US Quietly Slips Funds Into Military Bill to Pay Off Taliban | $1.3 billion authorized for “re-integration” program
US Quietly Slips Funds Into Military Bill to Pay Off Taliban
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Taliban Already Vastly Outnumbered, NATO Making No Progress
Taliban Already Vastly Outnumbered, NATO Making No Progress | McChrystal escalation moves US in line with failed Soviet strategy
Sunni Umbrella Group Claims Credit for Baghdad Bombings
Sunni Umbrella Group Claims Credit for Baghdad Bombings | Group also claimed similar August bombings
Officials Say Zardari Finally Ready to Cede Powers
Officials Say Zardari Finally Ready to Cede Powers | Nearly 18 months after pledge, will Zardari finally make good?
Iraqi Parliament Shoots Down Latest Compromise Election Law
Iraqi Parliament Shoots Down Latest Compromise Election Law | Can Iraq possibly avoid delays to January vote?
Diplomats Detail ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ for Iran
Diplomats Detail ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ for Iran | 18 month “timetable” is misleading, at best
Gates Growing Impatient with Japan on Base
Gates Growing Impatient with Japan on Base | New Japanese govt’s increasing independence irks Defense Secretary
Israel Shells Lebanese Village After Mysterious Rocket Firing
Israel Shells Lebanese Village After Mysterious Rocket Firing | Israel blames Lebanese govt for incident as spy device tensions rise
Civilian Displacements Top 200,000 as Waziristan Offensive Continues
Civilian Displacements Top 200,000 as Waziristan Offensive Continues | Military reports another 42 killed
Worst Month Ever for US in Afghanistan; 8 More Killed
Worst Month Ever for US in Afghanistan; 8 More Killed | Multiple IED attacks across southern Afghanistan
