Pakistani troops mass along India’s border… is it a prelude to war or a ploy to silence international criticism?
Pakistan Shifts Troops From Afghan Border to Indian Border
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Iraq Prison Revolt Leaves 16 Dead, Three al-Qaeda Escape
A daring prison break at Forsan police station in the city of Ramadi has left 10 police and six prisoners dead, and some 20 prisoners still on the run. Early this morning, prisoners killed a police captain with a makeshift knife to get out of their cell, then killed...
Germany’s Police, Military Bicker Over Whose Fault Afghan Mission Failure Is
Less than a month ago, German General Hans-Cristoph Ammon declared the effort to train Afghanistan's police, Germany's whole raison d'etre in the seemingly endless war, "a miserable failure," and said that at the current rate of progress "it would take 82 years to...
Report Predicts Terrorism in US Coming From Hezbollah
The Associated Press announced today that it had obtained the "Homeland Security Threat Assessment" for the years 2008-2013. Though it was unclear who the intended audience for the "official use only" document was, it predicts virtually every disaster imaginable in...
US Forces Will Have to Get Iraqi Court Approval for Raids
In less than a week, the United Nations Mandate for Iraq will expire, and US forces in the nation will be bound by the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) agreed to by the Iraqi government and the Bush Administration earlier this year. The new rules will be a major...
Dejected Egypt Concedes Gaza Truce Unlikely to Return
Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit says his nation will not stop its efforts to broker a new truce between Hamas and the Israeli government, but admits "I cannot imagine that we can convince the two sides to go back to the calm." Indeed, the escalation of both...
Israel Wraps Up Preparations for Gaza Invasion
Israeli military waiting for a sunny day to start invasion of the Gaza Strip
A Very Ahmadinejad Christmas
Ahmadinejad wishes Britain a Merry Christmas. Israel outraged
Somali President Yusuf Resigns Under US Pressure
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf announced the he intends to formally resign as of Saturday in a move praised by the African Union as a way to strengthen the mandate (such as it is) of the floudering Somali government and allow Yusuf to "go with some sort of dignity."...
NATO Commanders Reluctant to Launch Anti-Drug Operations
Getting NATO to agree to the US plan to dramatically escalate the war on drugs in Afghanistan was no small task. Tired of trying to persuade the nations of the necessity of the operation, perpetually exasperated General John Craddock lashed out at NATO allies in...
