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.
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Blaze erupts at Marriott Hotel in Pakistan
A fire broke out at a major international hotel in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad Thursday, five months after it was hit by a deadly suicide bombing. Smoke could be seen pouring from the upscale Marriott Hotel, close to the country’s presidential palace
Marriott Hotel ablaze in Pakistan
A fire has broken out at a major international hotel in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, five months after it was hit by a deadly suicide bombing. Smoke could be seen pouring from the upscale Marriott Hotel, close to the country’s presidential palace. There was no immediate word on the cause of the blaze.
Obama seeks $200 billion for war spending
President Barack Obama will ask Congress for more than $200 billion to fund U.S.
China accuses U.S. of interference
China accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs and those of other nations on Thursday after the State Department issued a report sharply critical of Beijing’s human rights record, state-run media reported.
Is the Economic Crisis a Security Threat Too?
Could the deepening global recession boost the flagging efforts of Osama bin Laden to challenge the established global order?
Venezuela freezes Stanford Bank board’s assets
Venezuela’s government on Wednesday froze bank accounts belonging to board members of Stanford Bank Venezuela, the Venezuelan News Agency said. The bank’s founder, Texas businessman R
State Department scolds China on human rights
The State Department issued a report Wednesday sharply critical of China’s human rights record, despite the Obama administration’s decision to take a different approach to the Asian country. “The government of China’s human rights record remained poor and worsened in some areas,” the report said in reviewing the last year, finding Chinese authorities “committed extrajudicial killings and torture, coerced confessions of prisoners and used forced labor.” The “2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,” the annual report of human rights around the world, also accused China of “severe cultural and religious repression” of minorities in Tibet and other regions and increasing harassment and detention of dissidents and activists who signed a petition calling for respect of human rights. China limits the rights of citizens to privacy and freedom of speech, assembly, movement and association, the report said.
White senator discovers family’s African-American roots
It’s often said that a real Southerner can "claim kin" with anyone. Tony Rand realized the same could be true for him
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.