Israel Preparing to Attack Iran Without US Assistance
Last week the United States was reported to have warned Israel against launching any attacks against Iran until after President-elect Barack Obama takes office in...
War With India Would Unite Taliban, Pakistan
The Pakistani military has engaged in a long, bitter conflict with the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), but has made it clear since last week's Mumbai...
NATO Backs Missile Shield Over Russian Protest
NATO foreign ministers today praised America's planned missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic as making a "substantial contribution" to protecting Europe from...
India Leaves Options Open as Pakistan Refuses to Hand Over Suspects
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has ruled out handing over the 20 people the Indian government has demanded in the wake of last week's Mumbai...
Military Subcontractor in Iraq Confining 1,000 Foreign Workers in Warehouses
A Kuwaiti subcontractor to major US military contractor KBR has been holding around 1,000 men from South Asia in windowless warehouses near the Baghdad airport...
Maliki, Talabani Escalate Row Over Militias
Two weeks ago, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and both Vice Presidents Tareq al-Hashemi and Adel Abdel Mahdi issued a statement demanding that Prime Minister Nouri...
German General: Afghan Police Training a ‘Miserable Failure’
Germany's military commitment to the NATO mission in Afghanistan is focused almost exclusively on training Afghanistan's floundering police force, but is having very little success....
At Least 30 Reported Killed in Mohmand Strikes
Pakistani fighter planes and helicopter gunships attacked multiple locations suspected of being militant hideouts in Mohmand Agency today, with military officials saying "25 to 30...
Retired Generals Press Obama to End Torture
A group of retired US Generals and Admirals, led by former CENTCOM commander General Joseph Hoar, met with Vice President-elect Joe Biden and other senior...
US Won’t Participate as Cluster Bomb Ban Signed
Most of the world's nations met today in Oslo, Norway to sign a treaty banning the use, stockpile, transfer, and manufacture of cluster munitions. Among...
Over US Objections, NATO Resumes Contacts with Russia
NATO foreign ministers led by Germany managed to forestall fast-track membership for Georgia and Ukraine, and likewise reached an agreement to resume limited ties with...
Obama Appointee Adds to Mixed Signals on Gitmo
President-elect Barack Obama has added to growing discomfort about the seriousness with which he is approaching his pledge to close the detainee facility at Guantanamo...
