With the Gaza toll rising, nowhere is popular outrage at the Israeli attacks more apparent than in the Arab world. As it rallies its public relations team to placate concerns about the carnage, it is only natural that attention should be given to the Arabic language...
As Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continue, so do the protests worldwide. While polls show most Israelis firmly behind the air strikes, and police have done their best to shut down protests in Arab towns in the north, a small but vocal minority of Israelis in...
Only a few hours after the United Nations Mandate for Iraq expired and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) went into effect, US forces have sparked an incident which may prove to be the first major test of the SOFA's power and the Iraqi government's authority....
Israel ratcheted up diplomatic activities across the world today, as its attacks on the Gaza Strip continue to net a growing death toll of both militants and civilians. As its ground forces prepare for an invasion of the strip, the diplomats hope to win international...
It was far from a happy New Year for the resident of South Waziristan's Karikot region, after US drones fired three missiles, killing five people and sewing panic in the streets. All five killed were in a vehicle struck by one of the missiles, and another inside the...
Admiral Mullen's prediction that 2009 is going to be even worse in Afghanistan than the record-level violence of 2008 is off to a strong start, after one of the worst single attacks in months left 20 Afghan policemen and two insurgents dead. The apparent target was...
As 2008 draws to a close, the rising Taliban force in Afghanistan is taken a backseat to more immediate concerns in the region and elsewhere. But the crisis in Afghanistan remains, indeed 2008 was the deadliest year of the seven year long war. The US death toll was a...
As clocks around the world hit 12:00, the United Nations Mandate under which American military personnel in Iraq have operated for years, expired. In its place is the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the Iraqi government, which restricts American operations and...
As the war in the Gaza Strip rages on, protests continue all across the world. In the United States alone, over 100 protests have already been organized against the attacks, from a small rally in Salt Lake City to much larger rallies along the east coast. Among the...
After five days of aerial bombardment against the Gaza Strip, the death toll has finally surpassed 400 while nearly 2,000 are reportedly wounded. The situation in the strip is increasingly dire, and the civilian populace has gone for days without electricity and...
