The Obama administration Monday released nine previously secret internal Justice Department memos and opinions defining the legal limits of government power in combating terrorism. The Bush administration had refused to make the documents public, rejecting demands from congressional Democrats
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Alleged terrorist charged with conspiracy
A Qatari man held for years in military custody in the United States was charged Friday in federal court with conspiracy "to provide material support and resources" to al Qaeda, prosecutors announced.
Obama: U.S. to withdraw most Iraq troops by August 2010
President Obama said Friday he plans to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010.
Warm welcome in Phoenix after jungles, wire fences
"Always you have to run for your life," says Boo Htoo, who grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand just across the border from Myanmar. Ethnic minorities still flee the repressive military regime in Myanmar, formerly Burma
Shifting Alliances Complicate U.S.-Pakistan War Against Militants
The Obama Administration may be pressing Pakistan to intensify its efforts against Islamic militants on its soil, but Islamabad has its own ways of tackling the issue — most recently in the form of truces with local Taliban forces, a development that has raised eyebrows in Washington.
Clinton promises team effort on Afghanistan, Pakistan
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged Thursday to work closely with Afghanistan and Pakistan as a team to root out extremism within their borders. Clinton met this week with Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin D
Obama’s Iraq Pullout Plan: A Thumbs-Up from Anbar
As President Barack Obama prepares to green-light a plan to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 18 months, he’ll face skepticism from some military commanders who fear the withdrawal may be too hasty to maintain the country’s recent security gains. But the President ought to be reassured by the assessment of Marine Major General John Kelly, who just completed a 13-month tour as the top U.S.
U.S. losing war in Afghanistan, McCain says
Former GOP presidential nominee John McCain warned Wednesday that the United States is losing the war in Afghanistan.
Three British troops killed in Afghanistan blast
Three British troops under NATO command were killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the British Defense Ministry said.
Combat troops could be out of Iraq within 19 months
President Obama is expected to approve a proposal to withdraw most combat troops from Iraq within 19 months, Pentagon officials told CNN Wednesday. Although no decision has been announced by the White House, “That’s the way the wind is blowing,” a Pentagon official said.