President Obama Visits Afghanistan
Voice of America reported on March 29 that President Barack Obama had returned to Washington from a brief, unannounced trip to Afghanistan, during...
Foreign Policy
United States, Russia Reach Nuclear Arms Deal
VOA News reported on March 25 that the United States and Russia have announced that a new strategic arms agreement will be formally...
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New Sanctions Against Iran?
VOA News reported on March 4 that the United States, Great Britain, and France are increasing their pressure for additional sanctions against Iran...
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New U.S. Nuclear Policy in the Works
Citing White House aides and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the New York Times reported on February 28 that President Obama is...
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Gates Complains About NATO Allies
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates complained in his February 23 speech at the National Defense University that our European NATO allies are not...
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U.S.-UK Relations Strained Over Torture of Innocents
U.S. torture tactics have endangered relations with Great Britain in the wake of a decision by a British court to release a summary...
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Yemen: Intervention, Nation-building, and the Constitution
When Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) vented his frustration at further involvement by the United States in foreign countries despite constitutional limitations against such...
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Foreign Handouts: More Harm Than Good
Item: Writing in his blog for the New York Times on January 6, Nicolas Kristof discussed Clinton’s remarks: “She talked about partnerships with...
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U.S. and Afghans Seek to Befriend Taliban
A Los Angeles Times report on January 27 noted that the Afghan government, U.S. officials, and NATO are working to prepare a new...
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Ambassador Eikenberry Warned About Afghan Surge
In a January 26 report, the New York Times revealed newly obtained additional details from transcripts of diplomatic cables sent by U.S. Ambassador...
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U.S. and U.K. to Strengthen Yemeni Security and the UN
In the wake of a nearly fatal display of U.S. security and intelligence agencies inability to protect the United States from airborne terrorists,...
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Suicide Bomb Attack at Afghan CIA Base
A suicide bomber somehow managed to gain entry to a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan on December 30 and detonated explosives that killed...
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U.S. Navy Attempted-Suicide Rate Near 3 Percent
The Navy Times website reported on December 28 that a Defense Department survey of service members for 2008 showed a higher attempted-suicide rate...
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U.S. Troops Increasingly Unwelcome in Japan
As reported by TheNewAmerican.com several months ago, the United States is presently shifting tens of thousands of military personal and family members from...
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Veterans Group Calls for Refusal to Deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq
In what is sure to be a controversial call to action or inaction, the organization March Forward, a group of patriotic retired and...
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