Despite Claims of Victory, Somalia Pushes AU for More Troops | President predicts imminent defeat of al-Shabaab nationwide, but calls for escalation
Despite Claims of Victory, Somalia Pushes AU for More Troops
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Thousands of Faulty Stealth Fighters Grounded
The U.S. Air Force has wasted hundreds of billions of dollars on research and development for three fleets of stealth fighter jets, all of which are faulty or have been put on hold for complications. But defense corporations keep convincing Congress to commit more...
Somali Govt Offers Amnesty to Mogadishu Fighters
Somali Govt Offers Amnesty to Mogadishu Fighters | Clashes continue despite leadership’s claims of victory
Gadhafi Officials: NATO Bombs Kill 85 Civilians
In what could be the single deadliest NATO attack since the Western war on Libya's Gadhafi regime began in May, 85 civilians were killed in a cluster of farmhouses in Majar, according to Libyan officials. The village is about 90 miles east of the capital, Tripoli. A...
Taliban Shootdown Forces Chinook Rethink
Three days after the Taliban used a grenade launcher to shoot down a Chinook military helicopter in Afghanistan, the Pentagon is now reconsidering landing the crafts in battle zones, McClatchy reports. The Chinook is vulnerable and slow during landings, exposing...
UAE Would Occupy Tripoli in Post-Gadhafi Libya
UAE Would Occupy Tripoli in Post-Gadhafi Libya | West prepares new state radio, mass arrest of regime opponents
Syria Replaces Defense Minister as Condemnation Grows
Syria Replaces Defense Minister as Condemnation Grows | More ambassadors withdrawn as regime faces isolation
Pentagon Bans Coverage of Slain US Soldiers
The Pentagon announced on Monday they will not allow any media coverage of the arrival of the remains of the 30 dead soldiers killed in this Saturday’s helicopter shootdown in Afghanistan. In 2009, President Barack Obama lifted an 18-year ban on media access to the...
Bahrain’s Shi’ites Report Worsening Crackdowns
Bahrain’s Shi’ites Report Worsening Crackdowns | Protests smaller, but detentions and beatings continue
NATO Attack on Libyan TV Station Condemned
The head of the U.N. agency that oversees press freedom sharply criticized NATO on Monday for its criminal July 30 airstrikes against Libyan state television that killed several people and wounded nearly a dozen. "I deplore the NATO strike on Al-Jamahiriya and its...
