Rival Militias in Libya Wage Turf Battles, Defy Interim Government Widespread criminality and defiant armed gangs destabilize the newly-formed post-Gadhafi country
Egypt’s Military Council, Israel Concerned Over Election Results The huge turnout for conservative-religious parties in Egyptian election has the power structure in Egypt and Israel worried
Casualties in Afghanistan Soar in Last Two Years Most of the American and Afghan killed wounded have occurred after Obama's surge strategy, with little to show for it
Congress Issues Report Urging More Action Against Boko Haram Despite admitting a total lack of evidence for any real threat posed by the Nigerian militant group, Washington is getting more involved
Mixed Messages on Whether U.S. Troops Will Re-Occupy Iraq Obama administration officials and Congress have been contradictory over whether future forces will return after December pullout
Israel: Will Not Attack Iran, For Now Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel has no plans to attack, but will leave it as a last resort
Obama Lawyers: Killing U.S. Citizens Allied With Al Qaeda is an Executive Decision The two government lawyers would not comment on the drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki
Congress Tries to Avoid Mandated Budget Cuts, Especially for Defense President Obama has vowed to veto any attempts by Congress to undo the automatic cuts after super-committee's failure
WikiLeaks Releases Documents on Government Surveillance Tactics For an ongoing project called Spy files, hundreds of documents on dozens of governments and contractors have been released
