Arrests, Diplomacy by Israel Keep Aid Out of Gaza
The Israeli government has a long list of goods which it doesn't allow into the Gaza Strip for security reasons. Things like shoes and clothing....
Blackwater Attorneys Hit Out at Justice Dept.
Attorneys for the five Blackwater contractors indicted Thursday for a September, 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead hit out at the Justice Department...
Obama Sends Mixed Signals on Iran
Appearing on this morning's Meet the Press, President-elect Barack Obama attempting to clarify his position on Iran, but in many ways sparked more questions than...
Militants Torch Over 160 Vehicles Bound for Afghanistan
Early this morning, an estimated 300 militants used a rocket-propelled grenade to flatten the gates of the Port World Logistic Terminal compound outside of Peshawar,...
New Orders for US Troops in Iraq After Pact
Top US military commander in Iraq General Raymond Odierno has issued new orders to troops in anticipation of the new Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)...
Bush Defends Iraq Invasion: Surprised At Expense and Length
In a speech this evening President Bush defended the 2003 invasion of Iraq, citing 9/11. Though he conceded that Saddam Hussein wasn't connected to 9/11...
US Drone Strike Kills Six in North Waziristan
A US drone fired missiles at what was described by local officials as "the houses of a suspected Taliban militant" near Mir Ali, in North...
Obama Brings Mix of Hope, Skepticism to Iran
President Bush once again lashed out at Iran today, declaring their civilian uranium enrichment program a "major threat to peace" and vowing that "for the...
US Accuses Retired ISI Officials in Mumbai Attack
The United States has reportedly submitted a list of four former high-ranking officials in Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency to the United Nations to be...
US Touts International Forces Leaving Iraq as “Progress”
As the final month of the UN Mandate for Iraq begins, more and more nations are pulling their forces from the nation. The latest is...
Pakistan Again Snubs India Demands for Suspects
After failing to get the Pakistani government to hand over 20 people in connection with last week's Mumbai attacks, the Indian government has tried a...
Pakistan Considers Shooting Down US Drones
It seems unlikely that President-elect Barack Obama as a long-time advocate of strikes into Pakistan's tribal areas would consider reversing the Bush Administration's relatively recent...
