As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to chart a much more escalatory tone to America's war in Afghanistan, NATO Supreme Commander General John Craddock warned that unless European allies like Britain send much larger forces of their own to the war-torn nation, the...
Shoe Journalist “Sorry,” Prime Minister’s Office Claims
Maliki’s office claims Zeidi is sorry, insists Maliki isn’t plotting revenge.
Angry Karzai Submits List of Demands Ahead of US Surge
As high profile incidents of US and NATO forces killing Afghan civilians continue to rise, a furious Afghan President Hamid Karzai has submitted a list of demands to the United States meant to reduce unilateral actions by the international forces against Afghan...
Iraq Ministry Says US Troops Kill Employees, Burn Office
Iraq's Trade Ministry issued a statement condemned a pre-dawn raid by US forces on a flour mill belong to the Iraqi Grain Board, and demanding an apology. During the raid, the ministry says US forces killed at least three of the mill's security guards in their sleep,...
Unceremonious End to Six Month Gaza Ceasefire
analysis of the end of the Gaza ceasefire
35 Key Iraqi Officials Arrested Over Rumored Coup Plot
Updated 12/18 11:30 AM EST 35 high ranking members of Iraq's Interior Ministry have been arrested over the past three days, including Director of Internal Affairs General Ahmed Abu Raqeef and three others generals. The arrests were coordinated through Prime Minister...
Iran Might Nuke US, Israeli DM Guesses
Ehud Barak guesses Iran might somehow, if they got a nuke, stick it on a ship and sneak it into some east coast port city.
US Somalia Peacekeeping Idea Bombs at UN
US Presses for UN invasion of Somalia, but gets cold response.
Panel Urges State Department to Dump Blackwater in Iraq
President-elect Barack Obama will face the decision of whether or not to renew Blackwater Worldwide's contract to provide security for the State Department in Iraq when it expires in the spring, but if a State Department advisory panel has anything to say about it,...
US Kills Family of Three in Khost Raid
US attacks house, kills three “suspects,” including a woman and a 15-year old boy.