The No. 2 U.S. commander in Afghanistan agrees with his superior officers that 68,000 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan going into next year. Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti says the U.S. should maintain that 68,000 troops into next year to continue combat operations...
US Still Runs Afghan Torture Prison | Military retains effective control over detainees
British Supreme Court Okays Assange Extradition, Leaves Open Appeal | Decision could set state for transfer to Sweden
Former US Envoy: Saudi King Vowed to Obtain Nukes to ‘Counter Iran’ | First public confirmation of April 2009 pledge
Israel Charges Haaretz Reporter Over ‘State Secrets’ | Military censor okayed articles, but Blau still faces prison
US Strikes Fueling al-Qaeda Sympathy in Yemen | As US drones pound towns, tribesmen switch sides
Pakistani Warplanes Pound Tribal Areas, Killing 21 | Locals say many of the dead were civilians
UN: After Single-Candidate Vote, Yemen’s Democracy ‘Largely on Track’ | Ban terms vote a ‘model to achieve peace’
Two US reports published today provide significant insights into President Obama’s personal and controversial role in the escalating covert US drone war in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. In a major extract from Daniel Klaidman’s forthcoming book Kill Or Capture, the...
Israel Hints at Role in New ‘Super Virus’ Spreading Across Mideast | Surveillance virus ‘Flame’ already cropping up region-wide
