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Pakistan criticized for al Qaeda efforts
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a sharp rebuke of Pakistan’s efforts against al Qaeda. Speaking to a group a Pakistani...
Oct 30, 20091 min read
Deposed President Manuel Zelaya Will Return to Honduras
In a deal signed Friday between negotiators for ousted president Manuel Zelaya and the de facto government of Roberto Micheletti, Zelaya...
Oct 30, 20091 min read
Iraqi Police and Soldiers Detained
60 soldiers and police officers, including 13 high-ranking officers, were detained today in regards to the twin bombings this past...
Oct 29, 20091 min read
Iran Withdraws from Nuclear Agreement
Iran told the United Nations that it plans to not accept an agreement that its negotiators agreed to last week. The plan had called for...
Oct 29, 20091 min read
UN Condemns Cuba embargo
The UN General Assembly voted to condemn the US embargo of Cuba on Wednesday. The resolution passed 187-3, with only Israel, Palau, and...
Oct 29, 20091 min read
US Drone Killings Criticized by UN Special Rapporteur
On Tuesday, Philip Alston, a UN Special Rapporteur, voiced concerns about the international legal basis for unmanned drone killings on...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Global Rise in IEDs
Although we hear a lot about IEDs in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, global use of improvised explosive devises (IEDs) is on the rise....
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Former State Department Official Charged with Illegally Representing Sudan
The federal government charged former state department official turned lobbyinst, Robert J. Cabelly, with violating U.S. sanctions by...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Assad: There’s National Support in Syria for Resuming Peace Talks
The Jerusalem Post reports that Syrian President Bashar Assad announced on Wednesday that Syria is ready to resume peace talks with...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Assad: There's National Support in Syria for Resuming Peace Talks
The Jerusalem Post reports that Syrian President Bashar Assad announced on Wednesday that Syria is ready to resume peace talks with...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Brother of Afghan Leader is Said to be on C.I.A. Payroll
Today, the NY Times report that Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, has been receiving payments from the C.I.A....
Oct 28, 20091 min read
UN Workers Killed in Afghanistan
The UN has suffered the dealiest attack on the organization in 50 years. On Wednesday suicide bombers raided a guesthouse in Kabul that...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Car Bomb Explodes in Pakistani Market
A bomb exploded today in a crowded woman’s market in Peshawar, Pakistan. Al Jazeera reported today that almost 90 people were killed...
Oct 28, 20091 min read
CFR’s Dan Markey and the Prioritization of Pakistan
While numerous pundits debate the pros and cons of escalation in Afghanistan, some political leaders, including Vice President Biden,...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
CFR's Dan Markey and the Prioritization of Pakistan
While numerous pundits debate the pros and cons of escalation in Afghanistan, some political leaders, including Vice President Biden,...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
10 populous locations in Afghanistan to be Protected by U.S. Troops
Although President Obama has yet to make a formal decision, sources say that more U.S. troops will be sent to Afghanistan. Increased...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
Rocket Fired from Lebanon Lands in Israel
A Katyusha-like rocket, fired from Lebanon, landed in the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona. No casualties were reported. Israeli forces then...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
Clinton Dispatched to Israel
. She will be arriving this Sunday. Although special envoy George Mitchell had been the lead-person in the diplomatic approach to the...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
State Department Official Steps Down over US Policy in Afghanistan
Matthew Hoh, a senior State Department official in Afghanistan resigned today, stating in a letter that he had “lost understanding of,...
Oct 27, 20091 min read
NYT’s Scathing Criticism of Obama’s Use of Executive Power
Yesterday, the New York Times issued an Op-Ed piece criticizing the Obama Administration for continuing national security practices based...
Oct 26, 20091 min read
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