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President Karzai Asks Tribal Leaders for Support
As U.S. and NATO troops plan a massive operation in Kandahar, President Karzai met with approximately 1,000 tribal leaders to garner...
Apr 5, 20101 min read
Part IV: ICRC Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under Inter
This is the fourth part in a series of commentaries on the Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities...
Apr 4, 20106 min read
Who Is Responsible for the South Korean Ship Sinking?
The South Korean government is still having a hard time to find the cause for the sinking of its navy ship in which 46 sailors are...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
FATF Sounds Off On Iran But Does It Mean Anything?
Iran already tops many people’s lists as a problem country when it comes to National Security. Now the financial global...
Apr 4, 20102 min read


Iceland Says "NO" – Implications?
1. Can the government legally shirk its debts by using the “will of the people?” Can the government use a referendum vote, and then cite...
Apr 4, 20102 min read
Extra Screening to Expand from Nationality
The Obama Administration has expanded extra screening at airports for individuals matching intelligence descriptions of potential...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
Obama Administration Delays Confrontation With China Over Currency
The Obama administration has decided to postpone issuing a report to Congress that would likely have labeled China a currency...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
Iran to Host Nuclear Disarmament Conference
Iran announced that it plans to hold a nuclear disarmament conference beginning April 17. The conference is meant to demonstrate Iran’s...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
Navy Sinks Pirate Vessel
A U.S. warship intercepted Somali pirates and sunk their mothership after they attacked an oil tanker off the Seychelles, according to...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
Russia and Venezuela Sign New Energy Deals
The Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin recently signed nuclear power plant and space industry bills with Venezuela. While in...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
Militia members charged in police murder plot
The Justice Department indicted a group of self described Christian militants who were allegedly plotting to kill law enforcement...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Guantanamo Prisoners Get Laptops
The Washington Times reports that the Pentagon allowed five al Qaeda prisoners detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the use of laptop...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Lack of Cooperation Hinders Effort to Combat Piracy
More than 20 countries have joined anti-piracy patrols in the Indian Ocean in an effort to curb the often brazen acts of piracy that have...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
US – Iranian Relations Remain Heated by Rhetoric
Relations between the United States and Iran remain tense as recently leaked US intelligence reports indicate that Iran currently has...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Second Wave of Terror Strikes Russia
At least 12 people were killed, and 23 injured, by a string of suicide bombers in Russia’s North Caucasus region on Wednesday. The...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Federal Judge Rules NSA Wiretaps Illegal
Yesterday, a federal judge in the Northern Distinct of California ruled the program of domestic warrantless wiretapping illegal, as it...
Apr 2, 20102 min read
Implementing Iran Nuclear Sanctions Gains Critical Support
Following several months of diplomatic tensions, President Hu Jintao has announced that he will attend a nuclear security summit in...
Apr 1, 20101 min read
DOD To Extend Tanker Bid Deadline to Accommodate EADS?
The Department of Defense announced yesterday that it would possibly extend the deadline for bidding on the $40B KC-X Tanker program, in...
Apr 1, 20101 min read
Federal Judge finds NSA wiretapping of Oregon Islamic charity illegal
On Wednesday a federal judge ruled that the government illegally wiretapped the phones of the Saudi-based Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation,...
Apr 1, 20101 min read
Arlen Specter to look at Revising Wiretapping Laws
According to Congress Daily, Senator Arlen Specter, D-Pa., suggested he might push for revisions to federal wiretapping laws to prevent...
Mar 30, 20101 min read
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