Another Reason On Why Israelis And Palestinians Hate Each Other

Not Guilty. The Israeli Captain Who Emptied His Rifle Into A Palestinian Schoolgirl -- The Guardian · Officer ignored warnings that teenager...

Former British PM Tony Blair Tells All In His Memoirs

Crocodile Tears - And STILL No Apology: Tony Blair's Memoirs Go On Sale Pushing His Self-Serving Justification Of The Iraq War -- The Da...

Preemptive Strikes Will Be A Part Of U.S. Cyber-Defense Strategy

Pentagon Considers Preemptive Strikes As Part Of Cyber-Defense Strategy -- Washington Post The Pentagon is contemplating an aggressive appro...

With U.S. Combat Forces Leaving Iraq, Major Iraqi Arms Purchases Are Now In The Pipeline

Iraq To Spend $13B On U.S. Arms, Equipment -- USA Today BAGHDAD — Iraq is preparing to buy as much as $13 billion in U.S. arms and military ...

President Obama Declares An End To U.S. Iraq Combat

Obama Declares End to U.S. Iraq Combat -- New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama formally declared an end to the combat mission in Iraq...

China Now Has More Warships Than The U.S.: IISS Report

IISS Says China Now Has More Warships Than U.S. -- Defense Tech In a must read article on rising weapons costs and defense spending, the Eco...

How Is The Financial Crisis And Budget Deficits Impacting Defense Spending?

Defence Spending In A Time Of Austerity -- The Economist The chronic problem of exorbitantly expensive weapons is becoming acute. THERE were...

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 31, 2010

PRESIDENTIAL 'BLISS' - President Barack Obama shakes hands with soldiers on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Aug, 31, 2010. Obama visit...

World News Briefs -- August 31, 2010 (Evening Edition)

Obama Administration Marks End Of Combat Mission In Iraq -- USA Today The administration spent Tuesday drawing attention to the formal end o...

Major Arrest In Mexico's Drug Cartel Wars

Edgar Valdez, a US citizen also known as Barbie, was arrested in central Mexico after police tracked his movements for more than a year. Pho...

GRE Round Up for August 31

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs : Sean McClanahan/Des Moines: Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg Liston Matthews/Knoxville: Tennessee F...

Authorities Skeptical That 2 Men Arrested In Amsterdam Were Planning A Terror Attack

Authorities Were on High Alert for Possible Hijack Attempt -- ABC News Air Marshals On Board Suspects' Flight to Amsterdam The arrests o...

U.S. Secretary Of Defense Gates Comments On Iraq Drawdown

Gates: All Is Not Well As Combat Role Ends -- Washington Post MILWAUKEE -- All is not well in Iraq as the United States formally closes down...

Obama Administration Sued By The ACLU Over Policy To Assassinate US Citizens Involved In Terrorist Actions Against The U.S.

Anwar al-Aulaqi, New Mexico-born and linked to al-Qaeda. The Obama administration is continuing a policy begun under the Bush administration...

Soldiers Protect The Remains Of A Fallen Hero For 3 Days Because Of A Shortage Of Helicopters In Afghanistan

Brave: Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe died as he led his men from the front. His troops were then forced to look after some of his remains for thre...

Eyes From Above Are Now Watching The Entire U.S. - Mexico Border

Former U.S. president George W. Bush (R) is shown a Predator Drone used in patrolling the Mexican border in Yuma, Arizona, April 9, 2007. Ja...

We're the Only Ones Serial Enough

Police Sergeant Had Secret Life as Serial Rapist Decorated Cop and Devoted Husband, Jeffrey Pelo , Sentenced to Over 400 Years in Prison [ M...

The Pledge of Polyphemus

Because you have pleased me, I will eat you last. But eat you I will ...

When Only Ones Collide

An NYPD cop whose wife called 911 for help against a gang of thugs says he was brutally beaten by baton-wielding fellow officers who storme...

Why won't NRA give proper credit in McDonald case?

...

Iraq News Updates -- August 31, 2010

Why Gloom Looms Over Obama's Iraq Address -- Time Magazine When he speaks from the Oval Office tonight, Barack Obama will deliver one of...

We're the Only Ones "For the Children" Enough

She is charged with firing a gun in her home in January. The shot went through a window toward children who were playing in the front yard...

We're the Only Ones Having Seizures Enough

According to an order filed by Judge Robert Foster Jr. in court last week, there is no evidence that the money seized was related to any ...

This Day in History: August 31

This skirmish was later known as the action at Indian Field or Indian Bridge. [ More ]

All Sides Are Getting Ready For The Start Of Middle East Peace Talks

Netanyahu, Negotiating Team Take Off For Peace Talks In US -- Jerusalem Post PM to meet with Obama, Abbas, Mubarak, Abdullah and Blair ahead...

Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 31, 2010

Members of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team and U.S. Army soldiers meet with Afghan elders in a village near Combat Outpost Mizan in...

World News Briefs -- August 31, 2010

ODIERNO WELCOME - U.S. Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, commander of U.S. Forces Iraq, and James Jeffrey, center, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, greet U...