Following up on yesterday's myriad of reports regarding what did or didn't happen to a US Predator Drone near the South Waziristan border, Pakistan's military has officially admitted to recovering the wreckage of a downed US drone near the border which suffered a...
35 Security Forces Killed in Ambush Near Baquba
Iraqi police and members of the Awakening Council fighters conducting a raid in a village south of Baquba in Diyala Province were ambushed by gunmen, and 35 have been reported killed. At least three of the dead were high-ranking officers, according to one report. The...
Gates Pessimistic on Pakistani Support, Insists Strikes Will Continue
When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates spoke to the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday, he claimed that "it is essential for Pakistan to be a willing partner in any strategy" in the troubled border region. However when asked about the prospects for Pakistan...
EU Comments for IAEA Claim Iran Pursuing Nuclear Weapons
With the IAEA set to discuss Iran during today's session of the Board of Governors meeting, the European Union has made available to reporters the comments that it intends to deliver to the IAEA's board members. The comments describe Iran's defiance of the Security...
Reports: US Drone Downed in or Around South Waziristan
Several reports have emerged today that an unmanned US spy drone was downed in Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency. A remarkably diverse set of explanations for the event have emerged, leaving what if anything really happened clouded in mystery. One report has Pashtun...
“Grim” NIE on Afghanistan to Remain Classified
With the Bush Administration reportedly conducting a major review of Afghanistan policy, a soon-to-be-finished National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan will remain classified and unavailable to the general public. Officials say that a draft version of the report...
Georgia Claims to Have Shot Down a Russian Drone
With tensions between the two nations still high after last month's brief war, Georgian Interior Minister Shota Utiashvili claimed today that his nation has shot down a Russian reconnaissance drone. He said the incident occurred near the town of Gori, and speculated...
Palin’s Would-Be Speech Accuses Ahmadinejad of Dreaming of “Final Solution”
Thousands attended Monday's anti-Iran rally in New York City, and while the protesters had all the Israeli flags and comparisons between the Iranian government and Nazi Germany that one might expect of such an event, they had to do it all without two of the meeting's...
Zardari Warns US on Raids as Pressure Mounts Over Bombing
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to pressure President Bush to halt its recent policy of escalating attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas during their upcoming meeting in New York. The recently elected President Zardari is under increasing pressure to...
Heretofore Unheard of Group Claims Credit for Islamabad Blast
A group calling itself Fedayeen Islam has claimed credit for Saturday's attack on the Islamabad Marriott Hotel. Though the authenticity of the claim could not be verified, Al-Arabiya television reported a correspondent received a text message containing a phone...