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Despite a growing and virtually universal consensus both in America and abroad that the United States must engage Syria and Iran if it hopes to stabilize Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush appears determined to ignore Baghdad's two key neighbors
Those of us who for decades have watched Gates make career after career out of trimming his sails to the prevailing winds. No one should expect Gates to depart one iota from the position of the president, who said "I'm not going to pull the
It was a solemn pledge, repeated by Democratic leaders and candidates over and over: If elected to the majority in Congress, Democrats would implement all of the recommendations of the bipartisan commission that examined the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq but stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal, according to people familiar w
Scientists have now levitated small live animals using sounds that are, well, uplifting. 'What will happen if a living animal is put into the acoustic field?' Will it also be stably levitated?"
Despite the Democratic congressional victory and James Baker's independent commission, President Bush seems unwilling to make major policy changes on Iraq.
Noble Americans, Were we not faced with the activities of the US administration in this part of the world and the negative ramifications of those activities on the daily lives of our peoples, coupled with the many wars and calamities caused by the
A German who says he was kidnapped three years ago, held by the CIA and tortured for months in Afghanistan sought an apology from the U.S. government and an explanation for his arrest. "I want to know why this was done to me," Khaled el-
A short legislative calendar might sink any hopes for legislation this year to reform mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the incoming leader of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee said
An Oregon Muslim arrested after he was erroneously linked to the 2004 train bombings in Madrid, Spain will receive a $2 million settlement from the U.S. government, officials said. Brandon Mayfield, an American-born Muslim convert, was arrested in 20
The Bush administration must immediately resume housing payments for thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, a federal judge said Wednesday, heaping more criticism on the government for its handling of the 2005 disaster.
A Mexican court ordered former president Luis Echeverria to face trial for his part in a 1968 massacre of leftist students just days before the Olympic Games in the capital, his lawyer said.
Africa, a continent usually synonymous with hunger, is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo, a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight, but like man
Scientists have finally demystified the incredible workings of a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator built by ancient Greeks. More advanced than previously thought—so much so that nothing comparable was built for another thousand years.
The Supreme Court took up its first-ever case on global warming, hearing arguments from states and environmentalists seeking federal regulation of motor-vehicle emissions. A lawyer for 12 states and 13 environmental groups pressed the justices to mak
Six Cabinet ministers and 30 legislators loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr decided Wednesday to boycott Parliament and the government to protest the Iraqi prime minister's summit with President Bush.
President Bush's high-profile meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday was canceled in a stunning turn of events after disclosure of U.S. doubts about the Iraqi leader's capabilities and a political boycott in Baghdad protesti
A senior American official has spoken of "the myth of the special relationship" between the United States and Britain, arguing that Tony Blair got "nothing, no payback" for supporting President George W Bush in Iraq.
A U.S. border security program that photographs and fingerprints visitors from most foreign countries has apprehended just one terrorism-related suspect since its 2004 inception, officials said. [If it only catches just 1 terrorist it's worth it;
The U.S. Department of Defense is investigating at least two video clips that appear to show American soldiers in an unfavorable light during contacts with Iraqi children. "Iraqi Kid Runs For Water" appears to show U.S. soldiers amusing the
Five girls and a baby have been killed in a US raid on a house in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the US military has told Al Jazeera. The US military said two armed men had opened fire from the roof of a house on a US patrol disarming a roadside bomb,
A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward. As if by magic, the wheelchair follows her mental commands. "She was controlling the chair with her im
Former US president Jimmy Carter said the Iraq war was one of the "greatest blunders" ever made by a US leader. Asked whether the Iraq war would prove to be a bigger mistake in the annals of US foreign policy than the war in Vietnam,
While ethnic cleansing plagues "liberated Iraq," Moqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the powerful Shi'ite Mahdi militia, has issued an ultimatum to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Sadr warned that if Maliki met President Bush in Jordan this
The number of no-knock raids has increased from 3,000 in 1981 to more than 50,000 last year, according to Peter Kraska, a crimiologist at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. Botched raids are relatively rare, but since the early 80's
A veteran Republican lawmaker is accusing President Bush of pushing a behind-the-scenes agenda that will result in the United States being merged with Mexico and Canada.
The US Supreme Court will allow federal prosecutors to begin reviewing the phone records of New York Times reporter Judith Miller and Philip Shenon, even though the newspaper has said the review may compromise the confidentiality of its reporters
Iran's president urged the American people in an open letter Wednesday to demand the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and reject what he called the Bush adminstration's "blind support" for Israel and its "illegal and immoral**
The Bush adminstration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader buy ipods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters. (Like that will make a differe
It used to be the three branches - congress, the executive, and the courts - that we considered the make-up of our nation's federal government. And some would point to the press as a possible fourth branch, due to the virture of its influence in
