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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


Still No Venue For 9/11 Matermind's Trial
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, was scheduled to have his trial...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Former Prime Minister Blair To Face Iraq Inquiry
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will face an Iraq war inquiry in London today. In the past the Iraq inquiry has been a non-too...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
"Keep Your Friends Close, Keep Your Enemies Closer"
Or if you are Russia, go live with your enemies. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Russia has had long term agents in...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Summit on Plan for Afghanistan Yields a Strategy for Afghan Forces to Take Control Over Five Years
A summit in London has adjourned with a plan for Afghanistan’s future that envisions Afghan forces taking control of some provinces by...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
UN Experts Release Study on Secret Detention
A 222-page study will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March on the use of secret detention throughout the world, the UN...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
N. Korea Stirs the Pot
North Korea continues to fire artillery shells into disputed waters near the South Korean border and has detained a undisclosed second...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Clinton in London for State of the Union
Considering the State of the Union members from all branches of government, the President appoints one member of his cabinet to remain in...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
National Security not Among Major Issues in Obama Address
In last night’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama highlighted largely domestic issues – health care, job creation, and...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Senators Urge Increased Iran Sanctions, With or Without UN Support
Senators from both sides of the aisle have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to increase the pressure on Iran to slow down its...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Bloomberg Reluctant to have 9/11 trial in NYC
In a news conference, Mayor Bloomberg on Wednesday objected to holding the controversial trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
476 Arrested in Nationwide Drug Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials arrested 476 people last week, targeting those with ties to several international...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Experts Forecast Pentagon Budget Crisis
Although the Department of Defense (DOD) budget is reportedly spared from the spending “freeze” announced by the Obama administration...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
CFR.org and Legal Reforms in Afghanistan
As successful counterinsurgency and governance both rest on the strength of the rule of law, the beleaguered Afghan government can ill...
Jan 27, 20101 min read
Sanctions on Iran supported by Clinton
Hillary Clinton is in London this week supporting new sanctions on Iran in reaction to its noncompliance with its nuclear program....
Jan 27, 20101 min read
New German Troop Commitment to NATO Disappoints
In response to President Obama’s revamped Afghan strategy, NATO is struggling to fill its ranks in Afghanistan. To provide the...
Jan 27, 20101 min read
U.S. Declared Unprepared for Bioterrorism, President Responds
On Tuesday, the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation and Terrorism released a bleak assessment of...
Jan 27, 20101 min read
French Panel Supports Veil Restrictions
In a 200 page report, a French parliamentary panel recommended that the French government ban veils in public facilities, including mass...
Jan 27, 20101 min read
In Shift, Russia to Stop Blocking American Efforts to De-List Former Taliban Officials
The Russian government agreed today to stop blocking a U.S. plan to remove the names of five former Taliban members form a U.N. watch...
Jan 27, 20101 min read
The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism & the US Nuclear Posture Review
As the United States conducts its first Nuclear Posture Review since 2002, the Christian Science Monitor discusses a number of strategic...
Jan 26, 20101 min read
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