Asia
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 believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine...
Iraqi Secret Prisons: Taking a Cue from the United States?
The Iraqi government has run a secret prison where minority Sunni Muslims were kept outside of the ordinary Iraqi system of justice and...
Read moreContinued Human Rights’ Violations in China — Where’s Michael Moore?
China never fails to top itself when it comes to human rights violations. Even as Michael Moore attempts to defend communist regimes, world-wide...
Read moreG8 Pushes Iran Sanctions, Meets Resistance
As the world’s leading economies gathered this week for a “Group of Eight” summit, government leaders urged the international community to increase pressure...
Read moreBeing Realistic About the China Threat
Item: In an article entitled “China’s military bluster camouflages toothless bite,” Reuters reported on March 8, "China’s military has far to...
Read moreOpposition 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 March 7 parliamentary elections in a fractured vote, but...
Read moreAfghanistan’s Karzai Meets With Insurgents
The Washington Post has reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with representatives of Hizb-i-Islami — a major Taliban-linked insurgent group —...
Read more“Quartet” Meets For Middle East Talks
The quartet — a group comprised of the United States, Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations that focuses on Middle East...
Read morePakistan Indicts Five Americans for Terrorism
Major news sources reported on March 17 that five U.S. men who were arrested in Pakistan in December were charged this day with...
Read moreIndia-Pakistan ‘Proxy War’ Complicates Afghanistan
After several attacks on Indian targets by militants in Afghanistan, officials and analysts claim that the governments of Pakistan and India are waging...
Read moreU.S. Steps Up Military Aid to Yemen
The Pentagon has approved more than $150 million in military assistance to the government of Yemen, more than doubling last year’s budget of...
Read moreJapan Offers to Enrich Uranium for Iran
Citing a February 24 report from the the Nikkei Business Daily, AFP news reported that Japan has offered to enrich uranium for Iran...
Read moreU.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, the United State military intends to invest more than...
Read moreObama “Wouldn’t Rule Out” War Against Iran, Spokesman Says
Americans received yet another confirmation on February 16 that President Obama has taken on the mantle of his war-mongering predecessor with a statement...
Read moreChina Reacts to U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan
Last month’s decision by the United States to sell $6.4 billion worth of arms and military supplies to Taiwan “will not affect steadily...
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