" Reports link Karzai's brother to Afghan heroin trade ""WASHINGTON: When Afghan security forces found an enormous cache of heroin hidden beneath concrete...
" Mr. Obama, who noted that General Petraeus wanted “maximum flexibility” in setting withdrawal schedules, said he “pushed back” when he met with the commander in July by making the case for sending more...
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"RAWALPINDI: An extraordinary meeting held Wednesday between Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and top US military commander Admiral Mike Mullen in Rawalpindi.Army chief General Kayani lodged a protest with the top US military commander over the recent violations of its...
The old cliche, "Never judge a book by its cover," should be changed to, "Never judge a candidate by his rhetoric." Political rhetoric is nothing more than a PC term for hogwash. Senator McCain's campaign showcases...
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"CAMDEN, S.C. — While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor. The occasion was a celebration of four of the state’s living recipients of the Medal of Honor—Charles...
The notion of US "victory" in Iraq has frequently been tossed around during the electoral campaign with McCain telling Couric in July "We Will Come Home In Victory" and Obama answering the question by Stephanopoulos...
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"WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush is expected to keep U.S. troop levels in Iraq near their current level through the end of the year, then pull home up to 8,000 combat and support troops by mid-January, The Associated Press has learned. ...
An article from Reuters says that United States drones fired at three people on Monday and killed them all. The villege is located in Pakistan near the Afghan border, where a friend of Osama Bin Laden had previously...
After clashes overnight in which one person died, Thai PM Samak Sundaravej has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok.The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) took to the streets overnight and forced access...
This is starting to sound like the line about having to destroy the town to save the town..."Accusations and denials are swirling in Kabul as the Afghan government and the international military forces try to unravel the facts surrounding an August 21 air strike in the...
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I just heard George Stephanopoulos quote this poll :"The focus on foreign policy crises over the past month, including the Russian invasion of Georgia, has played to McCain's perceived strengths among the...
This was a huge seizure and will doubtless have an impact on whatever group of criminals was counting on receiving it!"The Dutch Navy and a squad of U.S. Coast Guard raiders seized 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of...
Under developmentWhen the politics of America (or your part of the world) start getting on your nerves, just remember this story.Warning, Parts of this story are graphic." The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has pardoned three men who had been found guilty of gang raping a...
"DAVAO CITY -- Thirty-one followers of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Abdullah Saber Macapaar alias Kumander Bravo surrendered to the military Wednesday night. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has stepped up its operations against rogue MILF rebels...
After a roadside bomb destroyed an air force truck in northwest Pakistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack claiming that it was an "open war". A Taliban spokesman said that the attack on the air...