Advisers Call for Afghanistan Troop Buildup
Voice of America (VOA) News reported on July 29 that Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) — a...
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Mexico Shuts Down Cancun Beach Over Alleged Theft of Sand
It sounds like something that can only happen in a third world country — police and navy personnel wrapping a beach in crime scene...
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Iranian Police Clash With Mourners
Hundreds of mourners gathered at Tehran's Behesht-e Zahra cemetery on July 27 to honor those killed in the unrest that followed the June...
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Nigerian Forces Oppose Militant Islamic Sect
Nigerian troops raided the primary base of operations of the militant Islamic sect known as Boko Haram on July 29, in an operation...
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Gates Indicates Faster Iraq Pullout
Voice of America (VOA) News reported on July 29 that Defense Secretary Robert Gates — speaking after a two-day visit to Iraq —...
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Obama Presses Israel on West Bank Settlements
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell wrapped up three days of talks in the Middle East on July 28, telling...
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Don’t Call Us Pirates, We Are Protectors
In an economy where there are no guarantees, why not invest in cargo-ship hijacking? In a recent interview with Scott Carney from Wired,...
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Poll: Britons Turn Against Afghan War
A poll carried out by ComRes for the British tabloid newspaper The Independent on July 28 has found that 58 percent of Britons...
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Obama Welcomes “Strong, Prosperous and Successful ” China
On the morning of July 27, President Barack Obama addressed the opening session of the first U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the...
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“Art” Exhibition Features Desecration of the Bible
Even in an age in which it seems that any obscene scribbling may be passed off as art, an exhibit at the Gallery...
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Ousted President Zelaya Plans Return to Honduras
Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was ordered to step down by his nation's Supreme Court and Congress and forcibly exiled from the...
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UN: Violate Sovereignty to “Protect” Citizens
The UN seems to be ready to move from its usual conceptual philosophy to actions concerning its pledge to undertake a “responsibility to...
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The Vice President’s Trip to Ukraine and Georgia
Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Tblisi, the capital of Georgia, on July 22, his second stop on a trip that included a...
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Clinton Statements from ASEAN Forum Revealing
While in Thailand to attend the 16th regional forum of the Association of Southeast Nations, or ASEAN, to be held at the nation's...
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Decades of Suicidal Policies Vis-à-vis Russia and China
Two critically important (and crucially intertwined) events that concern our national security — and our survival — occurred during the week of July...
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