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Israeli and Palestinian Leaders to be Invited to U.S. for Peace Talks
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on August 20 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have been...
Iraq “Withdrawal”: Building Hillary Clinton an Army
The much ballyhooed withdrawal of “combat troops” from Iraq by the Obama administration has revealed another uncomfortable truth: The U.S. Army soldiers and...
Read moreIslam and the Problems of Nation Building
The culture, the religion, and the attitude toward government of people ultimately determine how a particular nation behaves. The Americans of 1789 had...
Read moreIran Threatens “Israel’s Existence” If It Attacks Nuke Plant
Citing an interview with the Iranian National News Agency (IRNA), the Jerusalem Post reported on August 17 that Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar...
Read moreThe Gold Standard in Malaysia
Americans are rightly troubled by much in modern Islam. There is one area, however, in which America might find laudable approaches from Muslims....
Read moreU.S.-South Korea Military Exercise Riles North
The latest round of joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, made up of 86,000 troops from the two nations....
Read morePetraeus: No “Winning,” Firm Withdrawal Date from Afghanistan
U.S. Commander for Afghanistan General David Petraeus told NBC's “Meet the Press” August 15 that he prefers not to talk about “winning” in...
Read moreN. Korea Fires Artillery into Sea Near Tense Border
According to South Korea's Defense Ministry, on August 9, North Korea fired more than 100 rounds of artillery into the Yellow Sea near...
Read moreThe Road to Nagasaki
Like many of America's and the world's tragedies, the chain of events that led to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki goes...
Read moreU.S. Ambassador Attends Hiroshima A-Bomb Ceremony
On the 65th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare against a civilian population, a new precedent was set as...
Read moreU.S. to Send First Delegation to Hiroshima A-Bomb Ceremony
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos will attend the city of Hiroshima’s annual ceremony memorializing the 1945 atomic bombing of the city on...
Read moreWikiLeaks Documents Reveal Extent of Pakistani ISI Activity in Afghanistan
Officials in the United States may be considering Pfc. Bradley Manning as a "person of interest" in their investigation into the leaked Afghan...
Read moreNo Real Justice for the Killing Fields
Reuters reported that a United Nations tribunal has tried and sentenced Kaing Guek Eav, the first Khmer Rouge commander to face charges of...
Read moreUN Command Reprimands North Korea Over Truce Violation
An AP report noted that colonels from the United Nations Command (UNC) — the agency responsible for carrying out the terms and conditions...
Read moreKorea Condemns U.S. Naval Exercises With South
AFP news reported on July 22 that a spokesman for the North Korean delegation at the ASEAN security talks in Hanoi has condemned...
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