World News

China May Sanction U.S. Arms Sellers

VOA News reported on February 2 that the Chinese government has expressed anger over a nearly $6.5 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan...

February 3, 2010

Anwar al-Awlaki Admits Meeting with Abdulmutallab

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 2, 2010

The Nigerian suspected of attempting to bring down Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit on Christmas Day reportedly met with the expatriate radical cleric...

Clinton Pressures China to Toughen Iran Sanctions

February 1, 2010

VOA News reported on January 29 that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — who was in Paris meeting with senior French officials —...

Iraq’s “Chemical Ali” Executed

January 29, 2010

One of Saddam Hussein's most notorious henchmen, Ali Hassan al-Majid — known as "Chemical Ali" for masterminding the poison-gas killing of some 5,000...

British Inquiry Into Iraq War

January 29, 2010

Reuters news reports that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will make a long-awaited appearance before an inquiry into the Iraq War on...

Defense Secretary Gates Visits India, Pakistan

January 21, 2010

During a news conference held in New Delhi, India, on January 20, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that al-Qaeda, and what he...

Yemen Jets Strike al-Qaeda Target

January 20, 2010

The Middle East-based al Jazeera news network reported on January 20 that Yemeni fighter jets have conducted an attack against the home of...

Taliban Continue Attacks in Kabul

January 19, 2010

The Middle East-based al Jazeera news network reported on January 20 that Yemeni fighter jets have conducted an attack against the home of...

Obama Backs Mexico’s Failed ‘War on Drugs’

Alex Newman January 18, 2010

The Obama administration has continued the expansion of unconstitutional U.S.-government support for the military-led “War on Drugs” in Mexico under the Merida Initiative....

What Haiti Needs

Steven Yates January 15, 2010

Haiti has long been one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Even though it was the first Latin American nation to...

Obama: Both Right and Wrong on Haiti Earthquake Relief

Thomas R. Eddlem January 15, 2010

President Obama has two initiatives to help victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake, a private initiative that deserves lavish praise and a new government...