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...
Updated 1/16/09 3:29 PM EST As the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip enters its 21st day, Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev suggests a deal to end the attacks which have killed over 1,000 Gazans could be in the offing. "I hope we are entering the end game and that...
Remember Muntadar al-Zeidi? The intrepid Iraqi journalist last month went from obscure reporter to international celebrity after hurling his shoes at visiting US President George Bush. He was arrested, beaten, and charged with assaulting a foreign dignitary, facing...
Last Friday's resolution in the United Nations Security Council urging a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed 14-0, with the abstention of the United States. The abstention came after President Bush sent last minute orders to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says it may take "a few more days" to resolve a handful of "technical issues" standing in the way of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. But conflicting reports emerging...
An attempt by the British government and other members of the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel's attack on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency headquarters in the Gaza Strip was foiled today, after Israel found out about the attempt and...
There was utter panic in one Gaza City neighborhood this evening after an Israeli tank shell hit the crowded al-Quds hospital, setting it ablaze. The area was shelled for most of the day, and desperate patients wounded in the war struggled to get out of their beds and...
