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Former Employees Say Blackwater Defrauded Government
Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security contractor of defrauding the US government. The false...
Feb 11, 20102 min read
White House: We Are Not Soft on Terrorism
The Obama administration has started a public relations campaign to answer critics who claim it has been weak on terrorism. After the...
Feb 11, 20101 min read
Yemen Announced Cease-Fire with Houthi
Fighting between the Houthi and Yemen forces started back in full force in July of 2009, a year after Yemeni President Saleh declared the...
Feb 11, 20101 min read
Iran Declares It Is a Nuclear State, US Voices Doubts
On the 31st anniversary of the revolution that created the Islamic Republic of Iran, President Ahmadinejad announced that Iran had the...
Feb 11, 20101 min read
Military Leaders Support Ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy
Top leaders of the U.S. military appeared in front of Congress this week expressing their support for an end to the military’s Don’t Ask,...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
More Accountability for U.S. Commanders in Afghanistan
In the past few weeks, reprimands have been issued for military commanders in Afghanistan for mistakes on the battlefield. The effort to...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Munich Security Conference Opens, With China Making Debut
Today was the opening day of the annual Munich Security Conference. The conference opened with an address by China’s Foreign Minister...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Google's Alleged Tie-Up with NSA Raises Concerns
Civil rights groups are concerned about recent indications that Google may be teaming up with the NSA to counter the cyber attacks...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Pakistani Protests Over Siddiqui Verdict
Aafia Siddiqui was convicted Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for Manhattan of attempting to kill U.S. Army and FBI officers in July...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Two Bomb Blasts in Karachi Kill Worshipers Then Wounded
On Friday, a motorcycle bomb on a main street in Karachi exploded as a bus carrying Shia celebrating Arbaeen passed, killing at least 12...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Tony Blair Says He Would "Do It Again" in Iraq
Tony Blair wanted to clarify his view with regard to Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war. Before a panel of British officials leading...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Tony Blair Says He Would “Do It Again” in Iraq
Tony Blair wanted to clarify his view with regard to Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war. Before a panel of British officials leading...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Bin Laden Threatens More Attacks On U.S.
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has warned of further terrorist attacks against the United States, unless U.S. officials pledge to...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Location of 9/11 Suspect’s Trial Not Settled
Opposition is growing toward plans to hold the civilian trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed in Lower Manhattan. “My...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Karzai’s Plan to Court Taliban
In London, Afghan President Hamdi Karzai unveiled his proposal to lure the Taliban leadership away from the insurgency. His strategy goes...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Arms Export Big Business For Russia, Still on Hold for Iranian Air Defense Contract
Rosoboronexport, the monopoly exporter for Russian finished military hardware, set a new sales record—$34 bn—for 2009, despite the global...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Georgian Route For NATO Supplies Not Likely
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili offered NATO an alternate supplies route to Afghanistan. Currently, supplies go through either...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Mixed Fates for Gitmo Detainees
The Obama administration failed to close Guantanamo Bay by its January 2010 deadline. Now the administration has announced that it will...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
Secretary Gates Visits Pakistan
US Defense Secretary Gates visited Pakistan this week to help end a “trust deficit” between the two countries. Gates, speaking at a...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
Discipline Possible for Army Doctors in Fort Hood Shooting
The army is investigating the supervisors of Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan. Hasan is an army psychiatrist who is believed to be...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
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