In a move officials are calling unprecedented, three high profile figures, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, new Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and CIA Director David Petraeus have all arrived in Pakistan today, with major talks on the Haqqani...
Pentagon: IED Use Soaring Worldwide
In comments which likely don't augur well for his organization's future, Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero, the head of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, suggested there was no real way to defeat improvised explosive devices. "If we think its going...
Facing Unrest, Libya’s NTC Raises Specter of Gadhafi
Facing Unrest, Libya’s NTC Raises Specter of Gadhafi
New Drone Can Be Stored in Soldiers’ Backpacks
Drone technology is advancing faster than the public or the legal system has time to catch up to their now ubiquitous use in America's many war zones. US troops in Afghanistan will soon be able to deploy what's called the Switchblade, a miniature drone that can be...
Syrian Troops Kill Eight Defectors Along Lebanon Border
Syrian Troops Kill Eight Defectors Along Lebanon Border
Yemen’s Saleh Slams Calls to Resign
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh angrily rejected calls to resign today, claiming the opposition was not sincere in its calls for free elections and was simply mimicking the pro-democracy protests in other nations. "They don't have a culture of their own," Saleh...
Turkey Sends Commandos Into Iraq After Kurdish Rebels Kill 26 Turkish Soldiers
Suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (P.K.K.) rebels ambushed two military posts in southeastern Turkey today, killing at 26 Turkish soldiers and wounding 18 more. Backed by helicopter gunships, about 600 Turkish commandos then entered several miles into Iraq in response to the attacks. The number of dead rebels is as yet unknown, but it is at least 15 killed, according to reports. Turkey also hinted that outside forces might be supporting the rebels.
Clinton Vows Millions in Funding for New Libyan Regime
Clinton Vows Millions in Funding for New Libyan Regime | Officials put overall figure since February to $135 million
Yemeni Nobel Laureate Demands Saleh Be Prosecuted for War Crimes
Yemeni Nobel peace laureate Tawakul Karman publicly pleaded with the United Nations on Tuesday to reject a Gulf Arab plan that would grant immunity President Ali Abdullah Saleh, whom she called a "war criminal." The United States, Britain, and France introduced a...
Obama Has Awlaki’s 16-Yr-Old Son, Friends Killed at Dinner
Obama Has Awlaki’s 16-Yr-Old Son, Friends Killed at Dinner | 16-year-old US citizen, friends were eating dinner when missile landed