As Barack Obama arrives home from his weeklong tour of East Asia, he confronts a growing list of ever more urgent problems in the Greater Middle East that he inherited from George W. Bush's "global war on terror." From Palestine to Pakistan, Obama, who also...
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Friday: 1 US Sailor, 7 Iraqis Killed; 13 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 9:30 p.m. EST, Nov. 20, 2009
At least seven Iraqis were killed and 13 more were wounded in light violence. A U.S. sailor was killed in a vehicle rollover in Kuwait. The elections law deadlock continues to be the source of most news coming from Iraq.
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US Credibility as Peace Broker Eroding by the Day
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, movement in the standoff between the two sides can be as often backward as it is forward. The past couple of weeks have seen moves from both sides that have garnered the attention of the world, but forward progress remains elusive....
More Sanctions, More Insanity
Overdue Process
The Gitmo Trial: Why Now?
The Conventional Arms Control Challenge
Massive ordnance penetrator. Sounds powerful, right? This bomb is also known by its initials: MOP. About a month ago, Congress gave $68 million to the Boeing Corporation to accelerate the purchase and development of 10-12 "massive ordnance penetrators." The...
Thursday: 4 Iraqis, 1 Egyptian Killed; 5 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 8:05 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 2009
At least four Iraqis were killed and five more wounded. Also, a man believed to be Egyptian was also killed. These attacks all occurred in Mosul. Two attacks on U.S. targets also took place, but no casualties were reported in those.
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