US Drone Kills Two in North Waziristan

With widespread reports of US drones looming in the skies over Waziristani villages, sewing panic, it comes as little surprise that tonight one of the drones fired on a house in just outside of Miramshah, in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency, killing two and injuring...

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US to Propose UN Authorize Ground Raids into Somalia

When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wraps up her final visit to the United Nations tomorrow, it is reported that she will urge the Security Council to authorize "all necessary measures" to combat piracy in Somalia, including allowing foreign militaries to launch...

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Federal Report Spotlights Iraq Reconstruction Fiasco

A 500+ page draft of a federal report by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has been obtained and made publicly available by the New York Times. The report details the history of the American-led reconstruction of Iraq and highlights...

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Growing Evidence US Won’t Honor Iraq Pact

Yesterday, top US military commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno said that, though the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) explicitly requires all US forces to be out of Iraqi cities by June 30, he expects troops will remain in the cities past that date. The Sadr bloc's...

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Floundering Somali Govt Nears Collapse

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi declared "mission accomplished" in their two-year military effort to prop up the self-appointed transitional national government of Somalia,  and told parliament that Ethiopian forces would withdraw from the nation within weeks....

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