Just one day after reports came out regarding the Obama Administration's 19 month withdrawal plan from Iraq, the Pentagon was detailing the enormous number of troops that would remain on the ground after Obama ostensibly fulfills his promise to remove all combat...
Pakistani Forces Promise to Observe Four Day Ceasefire in Bajaur
Just one day after the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) declared a unilateral ceasefire in the Bajaur Agency, the Pakistani security forces have now said that at the request of tribal elders they will observe a four day ceasefire in the area as well as "a goodwill...
Plenty of Money, But Blockade Keeps Gaza Reconstruction Stalled
Over a month since hostilities halted, much of the Gaza Strip remains in ruins, untouched since it was obliterated by the Israeli invasion. The issue isn't money: Saudi Arabia's pledge of $1 billion soon after the war ended has been followed up by major pledges from...
British Justice Secretary Vetoes FOIA Release of Iraq War Discussions
For the first time in history, a British minister has vetoed the decision made by Britain's Information Tribunal regarding the release of documents relating to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In this case, Justice Secretary Jack Straw blocked the impending...
Senior PA Official Declares Peace Process Dead
Citing the likely far-right nature of the next Israeli government, a senior Palestinian Authority official has declared the peace process between the two parties dead. The unnamed official declared that the next Israeli government would be "an extremist government...
Officials: ‘Most’ US troops to Leave Iraq by August 2010
Officials say that the Obama Administration intends to have most troops out of Iraq by August 2010, replacing the president's 16 month timetable from the campaign with a 19 month one that would end with a considerable "residual force" beyond that date. President Obama...
Mosul Police Attack US Soldiers, Killing One
The details of a 2 PM incident at a police station in the Iraqi city of Mosul remained elusive for several hours, with quotes from media outlets putting the number of soldiers killed at four (citing an unnamed official from the Iraqi Interior Ministry), while the US...
Amnesty Calls for Arms Embargo on Israel, Hamas
Citing war crimes committed against civilians by both sides in last month's war in the Gaza Strip, Amnesty International urged in a report today that the international community impose an arms embargo on both the Israeli government and the Hamas government, as well as...
Pakistani Taliban Declares Unilateral Bajaur Ceasefire
The Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has once again declared a unilateral ceasefire in the Bajaur Agency, with deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Mohammad saying it was "in the interest of Pakistan and our region." The TTP declared a unilateral ceasefire on August 24, and the...
Pakistani Cleric Offers Plan for Swat Valley Peace
Sufi Muhammad, the influential cleric that is the head of the Tehreek-e Nafaz-e Shariat-e Mohammadi (TNSM) as well as a major force behind the Swat Valley truce, held a press conference today to outline a 10-point plan to ensure that the peace holds. Muhammad made...