The Pentagon Tuesday released a report on the progress of the war in Afghanistan that acknowledged a “resilient” Taliban and pointed to “long-term and acute challenges" as the military prepares for a considerable drawdown of forces in 2014. Like all such Pentagon...
Osama bin Laden often disapproved of what so-called "affiliate" organizations were doing and in fact had very little, if any, control over their actions, according to declassified documents obtained by the U.S. during the raid on his residence a year ago. Bin Laden...
Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike if Washington goes ahead with its plan to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. The Obama administration has been pushing for a deal to build missile defense facilities in...
Report: Media Freedom in Iraq Continues to Worsen | Growing attacks on media workers
Britain: Germany Needs to ‘Get Over WW2,’ Fight in More Wars | ‘Huge potential’ for Germany to fight massive wars
The deal Washington and Kabul recently signed will allow Washington to continue launch drone attacks into Pakistan beyond 2014, U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker indicated Wednesday. In response to a question about drones strikes past the so-called withdrawal date in 2014,...
Israeli DM: Early Elections Won’t Stall Iran War | Netanyahu moves to dissolve Knesset
Unidentified men armed with guns and batons and suspected of being hired by the military rulers attacked peaceful protesters in Egypt on Wednesday, killing 11 and wounding several more. The protesters were demonstrating in Cairo against the ongoing military rule in...
22 Syrian Troops Killed in Rebel Attacks | Clashes reported in Damascus, Aleppo
Top U.S. and NATO military leaders have been exploring possible scenarios in Syria if Western powers decide to attack and eliminate the the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The deliberations were revealed by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin...
