Kurdistan Still Trying to Annex Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Kirkuk Yet Another Obstacle to January Elections
House Foreign Affairs Committee Backs Tighter Iran Sanctions
New Sanctions Face Little Resistance Despite Nearly Finalized P5+1 Deal
US Cedes De Facto Control Over East Afghan Province to Taliban
Handful of Troops Left to Protect Governor
US Escalation to Focus on Controlling Afghan Population Centers
"Compromise" Proposal Largely Follows McChrystal's Existing Formula
At Least 106 Killed in Peshawar Market Bombing
South Waziristan Offensive Quickly Becoming a Defining Moment for Govt
US Quietly Slips Funds Into Military Bill to Pay Off Taliban
$1.3 Billion Authorized for "Re-Integration" Program
Taliban Already Vastly Outnumbered, NATO Making No Progress
McChrystal Escalation Moves US In Line With Failed Soviet Strategy
Sunni Umbrella Group Claims Credit for Baghdad Bombings
Group Also Claimed Similar August Bombings
Officials Say Zardari Finally Ready to Cede Powers
Nearly 18 Months After Pledge, Will Zardari Finally Make Good?
Iraqi Parliament Shoots Down Latest Compromise Election Law
Can Iraq Possibly Avoid Delays to January Vote?
Diplomats Detail ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ for Iran
18 Month Timetable is Misleading, at Best
Gates Growing Impatient with Japan on Base
New Japanese Govt's Increasing Independence Irks Defense Secretary
Israel Shells Lebanese Village After Mysterious Rocket Firing
Israel Blames Lebanese Govt for Incident as Spy Device Tensions Rise
Civilian Displacements Top 200,000 as Waziristan Offensive Continues
Military Reports Another 42 Killed
Worst Month Ever for US in Afghanistan; 8 More Killed
Multiple IED Attacks Across Southern Afghanistan
