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DOD Weapons Buyer Talks Budget, Targets F-35 Alternate Engine and C-17
The Obama administration Department of Defense made a splash last year by either cutting or heavily restructuring several big ticket...
Feb 18, 20102 min read
Civilian Deaths Grow as Taliban Use Human Shields
A senior Afghan commander has reported, and Associated Press correspondents confirm Taliban insurgents are using women and children as...
Feb 18, 20101 min read
Five More Gitmo Detainees to Spain
In a positive gesture towards the Obama administration, Spanish Foreign Minster Miguel Angel Moratinos has announced Spain will accept...
Feb 18, 20102 min read
Secretary Clinton Asserts that Iran Becoming a Military Dictatorship
Earlier this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asserted that Iran is turning into a military dictatorship under the Islamic...
Feb 17, 20101 min read


Fake Passports Used in Dubai Assassination
Eleven suspects wanted in connection with the death of a senior Hamas leader used fake passports, according to British officals. Mahmoud...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Viktor Bout Denied Bail in Thailand
Viktor Bout, the international arms dealer dubbed “The Merchant of Death” has been denied bail in Thailand. Bout is awaiting the outcome...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
On the Afghan Amnesty Law, Baradar, and Marjah
The timing of the high profile capture of Abdul Ghani Baradar, the low profile passage of Afghanistan’s Amnesty Law, and the highly...
Feb 17, 20102 min read
New Offensive in Helmand Showcases McChrystal's Strategy, Highlights Obama's Priorities
Last week, NATO and Afghan forces launched the largest offensive since the 2001 invasion into Marja, a city in Afghanistan’s Helmand...
Feb 17, 20103 min read
New Offensive in Helmand Showcases McChrystal’s Strategy, Highlights Obama’s Priorities
Last week, NATO and Afghan forces launched the largest offensive since the 2001 invasion into Marja, a city in Afghanistan’s Helmand...
Feb 17, 20103 min read
Texas Woman Arrested for Possession of Explosives
The peculiar case of Kimberly “Asma” Al-Homsi continued to intrigue investigators after she was arrested on Saturday near Arlington,...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
An Offshore Trial Everyone Could Agree On
On November 13, 2009, Eric Holder’s Justice Department announced that the United States would try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed...
Feb 17, 20104 min read
North Korea Resumes Nuclear Disarmament Talks
A senior United Nations envoy travelled to Pyongyang last week in order to spur talks aimed at achieving a nuclear-free Korean peninsula....
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Russia to Build Military Base in Disputed Abkhazia Region
On Wednesday, February 17, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Abkhazia’s de facto leader Sergei Bagapsh signed a formal agreement...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Russia to Build Military Base in Disputed Abkhazia Region
On Wednesday, February 17, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Abkhazia’s de facto leader Sergei Bagapsh signed a formal agreement...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Justices Deliver Order for New Kiyemba Briefs: Possible Dismissal?
On Friday, February 12 the Supreme Court Justices issued an order requesting the parties in the Kiyemba case to file new briefs by this...
Feb 17, 20102 min read
Killing Ignites Fear of Sectarian Violence
The killing of a Sunni man in the predominately Shiite neighborhood of Hurriyah, Baghdad has sparked new fears of sectarian violence....
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Toe the Line: 9/11 Trial Moved from Court to Tribunal?
President Obama relinquished plans to try alleged 9/11 plotter Khalid Skikh Mohammed and four others in a Manhatten civilian court. See...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Dubai Names Suspects Wanted for Killing Hamas Leader
Authorities in Dubai are seeking international assistance in the search for the 11 suspects who are thought to be responsible for the...
Feb 16, 20101 min read
Taliban's Second in Command Captured in Secret Mission
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s top military commander, was captured several days ago in Pakistan according to U.S. government...
Feb 16, 20101 min read
Simulated Cyber Attack To Hit United States in First, Public Cyber War-Game
This morning at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC, the Bipartisan Policy Center will launch a strategic, simulated cyber...
Feb 16, 20101 min read
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