Just a day after agreeing to a pullout from Georgian territory, Russia has presented a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for an arms embargo against the Caucasus nation. Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin conceded that the move would...
“Return on Success”? President Bush Accepts Pentagon’s Recommendation on Iraq Troop Levels
Following up on Friday's story, President Bush has accepted the Pentagon's recommendation to hold off on any further troop cuts in Iraq until after the new year. The move, announced in a speech this morning at the National Defense University, was reportedly condemned...
The War in Afghanistan: Unpopular Among Afghans, Unpopular Among Allies
Besides provoking a series of anti-US protests, last month's Herat airstrike brought harsh condemnation from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Not long after, Karzai blamed the British government for the upsurge in Taliban activity in Helmand Province. These were just...
Russia Agrees to Georgia Pullout After Deal on EU Monitors
Russian troops will leave Georgian territory and return to Abkhazia and South Ossetia by October 11, in a deal that came after hours of negotiations with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Under the terms of the agreement, the European Union would deploy 200 monitors...
At Least 23 Killed as US Drones Attack School in North Waziristan
Last Updated 9/8 3:05 PM EST This morning two US Predator Drones attacked a small village two miles north of Miramshah in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency, killing at least 23 and wounding 20 others. Ten of those killed were said by officials to be militants,...
Saakashvili Vows to Reclaim Abkhazia, South Ossetia
With a NATO delegation scheduled to arrive in Georgia tomorrow to examine the damage done to the Caucasus nation's military infrastructure, President Mikheil Saakashvili reiterated his vow to reclaim the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which were...
Film Backs Afghans’ Claims of US Killings
Updated 9/7 9:35 PM EST On August 22, the US military reported that an airstrike in Herat province killed 30 militants and no civilians. It didn't take long for locals and Afghan officials to dispute this report, claiming that the toll included scores of civilians....
US Trained Georgian Commandos Just Prior to War
As Dick Cheney's four nation tour comes to an end, he once again took the opportunity to slam Russia over the recent war in Georgia, describing it as both "troublesome" and "unhelpful". This comes at the same time Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the US...
Bajaur’s Misery: The Ceasefire That Never Came
The Pakistani military has been engaged in a major offensive in the tiny Bajaur Agency since early August. On August 24, at the behest of Bajauri tribal elders, the Tehreek-e Taliban announced a unilateral ceasefire. At the time, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman...
At Least 64 Killed in Pakistan’s Northwest
Updated 9/7 9:35 AM EST With newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari's victory barely in the books, a surge of violence across Pakistan's North West Frontier Province emerged as the first pressing task for him to attempt to tackle. A massive suicide bombing and...