Pakistan Court Battle Looms: Advisers Push for Early Elections | PM rules out early vote, says he answers to no one
Pakistan Court Battle Looms: Advisers Push for Early Elections
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Qatari Emir Pushes for Attack on Syria
Qatari Emir Pushes for Attack on Syria | Former Arab League chief says league should discuss attack
26 Reported Killed in Syria as Assad Declares Amnesty
26 Reported Killed in Syria as Assad Declares Amnesty | Amnesty for all protesters who surrender by end of January
Gov. Perry: Urinating on Dead Afghans Not a Crime
Gov. Perry: Urinating on Dead Afghans Not a Crime | Says Obama criticism proves ‘disdain for military’
Report: US, Israel to Postpone ‘Defense Drill’ as Tensions Rise With Iran
Report: US, Israel to Postpone ‘Defense Drill’ as Tensions Rise With Iran | Israeli officials say drill will take place in summer
Is Eight Enough? US Reports Killing Hakimullah Mehsud Yet Again
Is Eight Enough? US Reports Killing Hakimullah Mehsud Yet Again | Pakistani Taliban again denies leader’s slaying
Court Cases on Bush Torture and Rendition Policies Shift to Europe
While the Obama administration has stuck to its promise of immunizing Bush administration officials who condoned and conducted torture, other countries have not signed on to that sort of intransigence. A Spanish judge in Madrid, Judge Pablo Rafael Ruz Gutierrez,...
US Military Officials Complain of Iranian Vessels Harassing US Navy in Persian Gulf
U.S. military officials have told CNN that Navy and Coast Guard vessels in the Persian Gulf have recently been "harassed" by Iranian vessels twice earlier this month. The incidents occurred on January 6, according to an anonymous senior U.S. military official. In the...
Gitmo Prison Holding Back Settlement Deal in Afghanistan
The Obama administration's failure to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is part of what's preventing substantive negotiations with the Afghan Taliban. The leaders of the insurgency against the U.S. war in Afghanistan have pushed a Gitmo prisoner...
US Quietly Surges Troops and Weapons in the Middle East
The Pentagon has quietly surged combat troops and warships in U.S. bases throughout the Middle East after the top American commander in the region warned that he needed additional forces to counter rising potential threats, including Iran. Marine Corps Gen. James...
