Presidential candidates Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama held a town-hall style presidential debate this evening in Nashville, TN, and though the bulk of the discussion focused on domestic policy the two did make several noteworthy foreign policy comments late...
With the United States and Pakistan at loggerheads over the escalation of US military strikes in North and South Waziristan, Pakistan's US-friendly ruling coalition is seen as increasingly weak and major opposition figures are clamoring for a complete pullout from the...
After months of declaring the decreased violence in Iraq "fragile and reversible," incoming CENTCOM chief General David Petraeus strayed somewhat off-script in a speech today to the Association of the U.S. Army. He once against reiterated the "fragile and reversible"...
It has now been nearly two weeks since pirates seized a cargo of Ukrainian military equipment off the Somali coast. The cargo, which included 33 T-72 battle tanks, was ostensibly bound for Kenya. Just days after their capture, however, the US navy said it believed...
Thailand's military has dispatched unarmed troops to the streets of Bangkok in an attempt to help police regain control of the city after major clashes with anti-government protesters outside of parliament. Army commander Anupong Paochinda assured that the deployment...
In a surprisingly harsh outburst, NATO Supreme Commander for Europe General John Craddock has condemned those allies who are questioning the wisdom of the US plan to ratchet up raids against Afghan drug lords. Gen. Craddock complained that a "handful" of unnamed...
Speaking in reaction to recent comments from two high profile British officials regarding the situation in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates cautioned against having a "defeatist" outlook or "underestimating the opportunities to be successful in the long...
A suicide bomber attacked a gathering at the home of Pakistani opposition MP Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani in the town of Bhakkar in Punjab Province, killing 20 and leaving over 50 injured. The MP reportedly escaped the blast with only minor bruises. It is so far unclear...
Their lips say "no," but their unnamed sources speaking to CNN say yes. There has been a lot of talk over the past week of a "secret" round of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban sponsored by the Saudis with British backing. And while the Taliban...
The Pakistani government has announced a "crackdown" on the 30,000 plus Afghan refugees it estimates are living in the troubled Bajaur Agency. Pakistan gave the refugees a three day deadline to return to Afghanistan which expired this weekend. The director general...
