Gilad says providing Iran with defensive system would help wipe Israel off the map
Israeli Envoy Fears Russian Anti-Aircraft Deal Could Destroy Israel
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Russia to Cut Arms if US Drops Missile Defense
As American and Russian diplomats continue to fruitlessly debate the basic terms of a new arms treaty, the Commander of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces Colonel-General Nikolay Solovtsov offered something of an olive branch, suggesting his nation was willing to...
Iraqi Preachers Call for Journalist’s Release
Both Sunni and Shi’ite clerics call for the release of Zeidi. Iranian Ayatollah praises the start of the “shoe intifada.”
Iraqi Reporter Was Beaten After Throwing Shoes, Judge Admits
The investigating judge for Muntadar al-Zeidi conceded that the journalist was beaten after throwing his shoes at President Bush on Sunday, and said that an investigation was in underway to determine the identities of those who beat him. The judge said his...
Iraqi Interior Minister: Coup Reports “Big Lie,” All Arrested Now Released
Updated 12/19 9:45 PM EST Wednesday night's breaking story about the arrests of high ranking Interior Ministry officials in Iraq continues to unfold in the press, but exactly what happened still isn't clear. Even the initial story's report that General Ahmed Abu...
Pentagon Draws Up Gitmo Closure Plans
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has ordered the Pentagon to draw up plans for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, anticipating that President-elect Barack Obama may wish to address the closure, one of his campaign promises, soon after taking office....
Russia/Georgia Talks Progress, but No Deal
International mediators report that Russia and Georgia have agreed to work out their differences on the status of the region along the border between Georgia and the newly independent enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Still, the sides failed to finalize a text...
NATO Commander: Allies’ Commitments to Afghanistan Not Enough”
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...
