Suicide Truck Bomb, Insurgent Gun Fight in Afghanistan Kills 5 Insurgent attacks and overall violence continue to increase, highlighting the failure of the war effort and a frustrated US
Syria’s Military is Divided, as Defectors Wage Attacks With Cover From Turkey Army cohesiveness is fraying and sectarian divides in Syria's forces are increasing the potential for an armed mutiny against Assad
Congress is Trying to Scuttle Committee’s Legal Obligation to Cut Defense Moves are being made in Congress, along with heavy lobbying from defense firms, to avoid a requirement to cut defense budgets
NTC Vows to Prosecute Those Responsible for Gadhafi Killing Backtracking on initial denials that he was even executed, Libya's interim government vowed to find and prosecute the man who shot Gadhafi
Afghan Insurgents Launch Onslaught of Attacks Against US Bases Insurgent attacks have kept up their increased pace and show no signs of abating despite empty talk of "progress"
NATO, UN Formally End Mission in Libya Concerns about the ability of the NTC to establish security and the rule of law are leaving open possibilities of continued involvement
US Maintains Major Lead Over Russia in Nuclear Capacity The US obstinacy on the nuclear issue is perpetuating the problem of proliferation, especially in the Middle East