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NATO Commanders Endorse McChrystal Plan
NATO’s defense ministers have collectively and publicly expressed wide support for General Stanley McChrystal’s revised Afghanistan...
Oct 23, 20092 min read
AFRICOM Visits ACOTA Training Sites in Burundi and Rwanda
A U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) command team recently visited Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) sites in...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
UN Report Concludes that Worldwide Anti-Narcotics Efforts are Flawed
A report released by the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports that about 900 tons of opium and 375 tons flow out of...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Azerbaijan Angry over Turkey/Armenia Normalization
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported today that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev threatened Turkey with a cutoff of low priced...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
AP Reports on Renewal, Expiration of Patriot Act Provisions
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported on three Patriot Act provisions which are set to expire later this year, two of which will be...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Victims of Tamil Tiger's Terror Attacks Suing Main Fundraiser
A group of victims of Tamil Tiger’s terror attacks filed suit in New Jersey against Raj Rajaratnam. Mr. Rajaratnam is said to have...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Tighter Links Between Pakistani Militant Groups
Punjabi militant groups, including Laskar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad, once thought by many Pakistanis as allies against India, the...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Senior Military Leader Assassinated in Islamabad
Pakistani army brigadier Moinudin Ahmed, who helped plan military operations in Swat and Bajaur, was assassinated in Islamabad today. At...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Belgian warship battles Pirates who overtook Cargo ship
There were no causalities in this attack which took place off the coast of the Seychelles. A majority of recent pirate attacks have been...
Oct 22, 20091 min read


Multi-National Troop Surge To Afghanistan
Times online (UK) reported back in May of 2008, that the US number of troops range from 10,000 to 40,000 and the 3,000 to 7,000 NATO...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Poland in favor of Missile Defense Plan
Despite the Obama administrations decision to scrap the Bush administrations plan for a Missile Defense system, Poland is in favor of...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Defense Secretary Gate plans to speak with NATO about Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to meet with NATO and push for support for training of Afghani security forces. Secretary Gate flew...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Drug Raids Targeting Mexican Cartel Nab 300-Plus
The Associated Press reports that the U.S. announced the arrest of more than 300 members of the La Familia drug cartel in the largest...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
18 dead in Somali insurgent attack on Airport
Somalia has suffered a string of insurgent attacks recently. The Islamist group responsible for the attacks is called Shabab. Despite the...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Radovan Karadzic refuses to attend trial where he is charged with Genocide
Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader has been charged with genocide and crimes against humanity for his actions during the war in...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Iran, Israel Attend secret Nuclear Meeting in Cairo
Israeli and Iranian atomic energy officials met at a meeting in Cairo last month according to the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission. The...
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Victims of Tamil Tiger’s Terror Attacks Suing Main Fundraiser
A group of victims of Tamil Tiger’s terror attacks filed suit in New Jersey against Raj Rajaratnam. Mr. Rajaratnam is said to have...
Oct 21, 20091 min read
U.S. Pressures Japan on Military Package
For more than 50 years Japan has been the United States’ closest and most constant military ally. But since the Democratic Party of Japan...
Oct 21, 20091 min read
Pakistani soldiers emersed in fight against Taliban and Al Qaeda
The Mehsud tribal territory of Pakistan is known as one of the regions most difficult to deal with. Pakistani soldiers have been immersed...
Oct 21, 20091 min read
Israel Wants to Change the Laws of War
The UN Human Rights Counsel endorced the Goldstone report last Friday, which alleges that war crimes were committed in Gaza last...
Oct 21, 20091 min read
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