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American-born Cleric Associated With Abdulmutallab
As has been widely reported, al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch is proudly claiming responsibility for the attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day...
Ft. Hood Shooter’s Spiritual Leader Targeted in Yemen Air Strike
In the twilight of the pre-dawn on Thursday, bombs dropped on the home of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born, Yemeni-based cleric. Yemeni Air Forces...
Read moreNATO Head Says No Deadline for Afghan Troop Pullout
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, upon completing a two-day visit to Afghanistan on December 22, pledged that the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force...
Read moreIran Test Fires Upgraded Long-Range Missile
Iran test fired an improved version of its Sejil 2 medium-range missile on December 16, increasing tensions between Iran and Western powers. The...
Read moreAl-Qaeda Claims the Blame for Baghdad Blasts
The Islamic State of Iraq, a militant umbrella group linked to al-Qaeda, claimed the blame on December 10 for a series of coordinated...
Read moreKarzai Says Afghans Need Help Until 2024
Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared on December 8 that his country would not be capable of paying for the armed forces necessary to...
Read moreJapan Hesitates on U.S. Bases in Okinawa
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada announced on December 8 that his nation was suspending talks with the United States regarding the status of...
Read moreDubai Debt Debacle Rattles Markets, Confidence
In Dubai, massive banners advertising available space adorn the sides of nearly every building. Hundreds of cranes that just last year were working...
Read moreDonald Rumsfeld Let bin Laden Escape into Pakistan
Donald Rumsfeld could have given the order to kill or capture Osama bin Laden, but he let him escape to Pakistan because he...
Read moreClimate Change Driving Poor Women to Prostitution?
Of all the head-shaking, unsubstantiated, scientifically preposterous, globalist gratifying gobbledygook ever claimed by the United Nations or its fanatical water-carriers (water undoubtedly saved...
Read moreSix Nations Urge Iran to Accept IAEA Deal
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — the United States, Britain, France, Russia, and China — were joined by...
Read moreKarzai Begins 2nd Term as Afghan President
Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term as the president of Afghanistan on November 19, and in his inaugural address he...
Read moreCorruption Rampant in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is seen as the second most corrupt country in the world according to Transparency International, trailing behind only Somalia. Iraq did not...
Read moreAnglo-American Strategy in Afghanistan: Pay off Insurgents with “Bags of Gold”
The London Times reported that official British documents have revealed that the new Anglo-American strategy in Afghanistan is to buy off insurgents with bribes of...
Read moreChinese Disrespect for Obama Grows
Just prior to the November 15 Obama visit to China, a front-page article in the New York Times began with the following sobering...
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