N. Korea Threatens War Over S. Korean Charges
AP reported a North Korean statement on May 20 asserting that South Korea fabricated evidence implicating the North in a torpedo attack that...
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Afghanistan: Still Getting Worse Before It Gets Better
The United States invaded Afghanistan in October 2001. Six years later then-Senator Barack Obama,...
Israel Still Averse to UN Plan for Nuclear-free Zone
Reuters news reported on May 7 that Israel does not plan to review its...
Iraqi Prison: Torture Was “Routine”
The New York-based Human Rights Watch reported April 27 that a secret Iraqi prison...
The Aftermath of the Sinking of the South Korean Ship Cheonan
Reuters cited an April 22 Yonhap News Agency report that the South Korean military...
Iraqi Secret Prisons: Taking a Cue from the United States?
The Iraqi government has run a secret prison where minority Sunni Muslims were kept...
Continued Human Rights’ Violations in China — Where’s Michael Moore?
China never fails to top itself when it comes to human rights violations. Even...
G8 Pushes Iran Sanctions, Meets Resistance
As the world’s leading economies gathered this week for a “Group of Eight” summit,...
Being Realistic About the China Threat
 Item: In an article entitled “China’s military bluster camouflages toothless bite,” Reuters...
Opposition Candidates Arrested in Iraq After Maliki’s Party Losses
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's party, the State of Law Coalition, lost the...
Afghanistan’s Karzai Meets With Insurgents
The Washington Post has reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with representatives...
“Quartet” Meets For Middle East Talks
The quartet — a group comprised of the United States, Russia, the European Union,...
Pakistan Indicts Five Americans for Terrorism
Major news sources reported on March 17 that five U.S. men who were arrested...
India-Pakistan ‘Proxy War’ Complicates Afghanistan
After several attacks on Indian targets by militants in Afghanistan, officials and analysts claim...
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U.S. Steps Up Military Aid to Yemen
The Pentagon has approved more than $150 million in military assistance to the government...
Japan Offers to Enrich Uranium for Iran
Citing a February 24 report from the the Nikkei Business Daily, AFP news reported...
U.S. to Spend $600 million on Afghan Police Stations, but How?
In an attempt to increase the size of the Afghan police force to 160,000,...
Obama “Wouldn’t Rule Out” War Against Iran, Spokesman Says
Americans received yet another confirmation on February 16 that President Obama has taken on...
China Reacts to U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan
Last month’s decision by the United States to sell $6.4 billion worth of arms...
U.S. War in Pakistan Takes Casualties: 3 U.S. Soldiers Dead
The deaths of three American soldiers in Pakistan February 3 has exposed “Obama’s secret...