Taliban Incite Violent Afghanistan Protest
The town of Garmsir in southern Afghanistan exploded in violent protest on January 12, fueled by rumors spread by the Taliban that members...
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China Tests Missile Defense System
Mainland Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters on January 12 that China has successfully carried out a test of military technology...
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U.S.Intelligence with Former Saddam Hussein’s Ba’athist Chieftains in Yemen
The CIA has forged an alliance with Ba'athist exiles from Saddam Hussein's Iraq for intelligence in Yemen, according to the London Daily Telegraph...
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U.S. Reaction to al-Qaeda in Yemen
Following the failed attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253 by Nigerian Umar Abdulmutallab — a man with ties to al-Qaeda in Yemen —...
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Sounding a False Alarm on Yemen?
The Times of London reported December 29 that in the wake of the botched airplane Christmas day bombing Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr...
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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...
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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...
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NATO 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...
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Iran 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...
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Al-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...
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Japan 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...
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Dubai 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...
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Donald 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...
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Climate 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...
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