The number of suicides in the U.S. Army rose by 80 percent after the United States launched the war on Iraq, according to an analysis published in the British journal Injury Prevention by American military doctors. The number of Army suicides began to trend upwards in...
A senior official in Syria's Oil Ministry announced in a video message on Thursday that he was abandoning the regime of Bashar al-Assad, in what appeared to be the highest-level defection of a government official since the start of the violence in Syria. Abdu...
Panetta: International Mandate Trumps Congressional Authorization for Wars | In discussion of potential Syrian War, US following the Libya model
State Dept. Claims ‘Progress’ in Afghan Drug War, But Production Increases | Warns of increasing marijuana farming
Special operations forces from the U.S. and its allies have been on the ground in Syria since at least December, according to confidential emails from the private intelligence firm Stratfor that were released by WikiLeaks. An analyst from Stratfor claimed in December...
McCain Slams Military Brass for Not Intervening in Syria | Military confirms Obama ‘asked for military options’
Six British Soldiers Killed on Nation’s Deadliest Day in Afghanistan | Attack brings UK death toll in occupation over 400
Libyan NTC Ruler Vows to Unite Country ‘By Force’ | Warns Benghazi against trying to establish semi-autonomous region
The Obama administration has retreated from its initial refusal to stay out of the conflict in Syria by agreeing this week to provide direct humanitarian and communications assistance to the Syrian opposition. While the change in policy did not go as far as providing...
US Still Expects Pakistan to Reopen Border ‘Soon’ | Gen. Mattis plans visit to discuss reopening border
