The 10th Anniversary of the Attack on the USS Cole
Americans remember today the suicide attack by al-Qaeda terrorists on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden, on October 12, 2000....
Foreign Policy
One Year After Obama’s Peace Prize: Where’s the Peace?
In a famous TV commercial from the 1980s, an elderly woman, surveying the minuscule amount of hamburger in the middle of a bun,...
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The Karzai Family Fortune, Courtesy of U.S. Taxpayers
The average Afghan — and, indeed, the average American — may be deriving very little benefit from the United States’ continued occupation of...
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Taliban Claims Responsibility for NATO Supply Truck Attacks
Voice of America and other news sources reported on October 4 that the Pakistani Taliban had claimed responsibility for an attack on about...
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Pentagon Seeks Permanent U.S. Presence in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama may have publicly stated that U.S. troops will begin withdrawing from Afghanistan in July 2011, but according to reporter Bob...
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The Real Costs of the Wars
When the book The $3 Trillion War debuted in 2008, it was roundly criticized by such notables as John Lott, Richard Zerbe and...
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CIA Drones Attack Pakistan to Prevent Terror Attack in Europe
The British Daily Mail reported on September 29 that U.S. CIA-directed forces had launched “a devastating series of missile strikes against militants in...
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U.S. Aid to Southern Sudan Tells a Familiar Story
During his run for the presidency, Barack Obama promised Americans change we could believe in. Little, however, has changed in domestic policy from...
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Afghan, NATO Forces Launch Offensive in Kandahar
Voice of America News reported on September 27 that Afghan and NATO forces engaged in Operation Dragon Strike are conducting a major push...
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Woodward Book Explores Obama Afghanistan Exit Strategy
On September 22, Voice of America and other media outlets cited material from Obama's Wars — a new book by Washington, D.C.-based journalist...
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First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since Vietnam
The White House has announced that a 25-year-old soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue two comrades during a 2007 military operation in...
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Iraq Runs Surplus, but Obama Wants to Send More Money
Suppose you’re the President of the United States at a time when your country is facing a $1.3 trillion annual budget deficit and...
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Obama’s China Trade Solution: Give Them Our Hi-Tech
The China Daily US Edition reported on September 7 that "China will 'vigorously' expand its imports of key products as the nation strives...
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Appeals Court Bars Suits on Government Torture
The September 8 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, often described as the most "liberal"...
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U.S. Bankrolling of Afghan Security Forces
President Barack Obama set a date of July 2011 to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. This does not, however, mean that the...
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