Brennan Placates Congress on Torture, Drones in Confirmation Hearings | Brennan refused to call water-boarding torture, saying he’s ‘not a lawyer’
Top Israeli Official Concedes Settlements Hurting International Standing
Top Israeli Official Concedes Settlements Hurting International Standing | Netanyahu vows not to change policy
Pentagon Eyes ‘Quick Strike’ Forces Across the Planet
Pentagon Eyes ‘Quick Strike’ Forces Across the Planet | Panetta downplays lack of troops in Begnhazi, but moves for global capabilities
Afghan Corruption Soars: Bribes Twice as Much as Tax Revenue
Afghan Corruption Soars: Bribes Twice as Much as Tax Revenue | Paying bribes a fact of life for most Afghans
Khamenei Spurns Bilateral US Talks, Citing American Hostility
Khamenei Spurns Bilateral US Talks, Citing American Hostility | No point in diplomacy while US sanctions, threatens Iran, Supreme Leader insists
US Announces Yet More Sanctions in ‘Economic War’ Against Iran
US Announces Yet More Sanctions in ‘Economic War’ Against Iran | Pushes oil trade toward direct barter
Rand Paul Gives Foreign Policy Speech at Heritage
In a packed room at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday gave a speech attempting to differentiate himself on foreign policy from the neoconservative camp that still reigns supreme in the Republican Party. "I...
US Drone Strike Kills Five in North Waziristan
US Drone Strike Kills Five in North Waziristan | Follows up on Pakistan condemnation with another attack
Syria’s Rebels Hype Their Child Soldier Training
Syria’s Rebels Hype Their Child Soldier Training | ‘Children are the best soldiers I know,’ military defector insists
Peace to Take a Back Seat on Obama’s Israel Visit
Peace to Take a Back Seat on Obama’s Israel Visit | Obama’s visit ‘not connected’ to peace talks, White House insists