Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari lashed out at the hundreds of thousands of people taking part in the Long March protests across the nation, saying they were behaving in a manner contrary to "democratic norms" in taking to the streets to protest the decisions of...
Media Bans and Reconciliation Talks: Which Way Is Pakistan Going?
The international community is expressing considerable disquiet as the Pakistani government continues its crackdown against the growing protest movement. There has been some indication, however, that the Zardari Administration is offering a deal to end the protests....
Obama Administration Abandons Enemy Combatant Label, Invents New Rationale
A memorandum filed by the Justice Department today reveals that the Obama Administration is abandoning the "enemy combatant" label for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, while maintaining that they can continue to hold them on the basis of executive authority. Obama is...
Obama Vows US Military Will Remain World’s Strongest
President Barack Obama declared today that the United States "will maintain our military dominance. We will have the strongest armed forces in the history of the world. And we will do whatever it takes to sustain our technological advantage and to invest in the...
China Slams Disproportionate US Naval Response in South China Sea
The Aegis Destroyer USS Chung-Hoon has been dispatched to the South China Sea in the wake of a Sunday incident involving the USNS Impeccable, an unarmed surveillance ship, and five vessels in the Chinese Navy. Chinese military officials condemned the move, saying "the...
Pakistan Orders TV News Channel Silenced
GEO News, the most popular television news network in Pakistan, was ordered blocked today by government regulators. Officials have yet to comment on the exact reason for the blocking, but most see it as retaliation for its harsh criticism of the actions of the...
Pakistani Aides Say Govt Seeking Deal With Opposition to End Crisis
Aides to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari say they are making progress toward a resolution of the political crisis which has lead to the imposition of emergency rule across much of the nation and has brought hundreds of thousands into the streets to protest....
Gates: Future Presidents Will Likely Be More Cautious of Preemptive Wars After Iraq
Speaking in an interview on PBS, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believes that in the wake of the disastrous 2003 invasion of Iraq, future US presidents will be "very, very cautious" about attacking other nations, and that the "hurdle is much higher today than...
Obama Extends Iran Sanctions
President Barack Obama followed in the footsteps of his predecessors today, renewing the annual sanctions that ban US companies from trading or investing in Iran. Obama cited the "continuing and unusual and extraordinary threat" posed by the Iranian government, which...
Afghan Ambassador Lashes Out at Defeatist, Racist Allies
Said T. Jawad, Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States, launched a tirade against the government's western backers today, condemning them for pointing to the failing effort to pacify the ever growing insurgency in the nation. Jawad lashed out at the "total...