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Yet the region 3 years on is experiencing heightened sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, expanding Islamic militancy, high levels of anti-Western hostility, and authoritarian regimes still clinging to power, analysts say.
Stung by President Bush's refusal to grant access to American nuclear know-how, Pakistan accused the US of discriminating against it and of upsetting the balance of power in South Asia. India and Pakistan almost went to war for a fourth time in 2
[rotsa ruk!] 2 US lawmakers leading congressional efforts to pressure China into revaluing its currency have begun talks by warning they remain worried over the lack of progress on the yuan. Could impose a hefty tariff of 27.5% on its US-bound export
"Is the surface of a planet the best place for an expanding technological civilization?" As long as we live in a world where limited resources must be allocated among a growing population, we are ultimately doomed.
President Bush said he hoped to resolve the nuclear dispute with Iran with diplomacy, but warned Tehran he would "use military might" if necessary to defend Israel. [Even if Israel starts the fight?]
Rebels stormed an Iraqi police station in a pre-dawn raid to free inmates, triggering the deadliest firefight this year that left at least 18 police and 10 insurgents dead. The fighting also left 13 members of the government forces wounded and led to
Hundreds of protesters defied Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko for a third day, massing in the capital to protest over his re-election, denounced as flawed by Washington and independent observers.
Pakistan successfully tested a nuclear-capable cruise missile for the second time, the military said. "The stealthy Babur is a low-flying, terrain hugging missile with high maneuverability, pinpoint accuracy and radar avoidance features," i
Microsoft unveiled a global initiative to crack down on cybercriminals who engage in phishing. The company will set in motion more than 100 legal actions against phishers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa by the end of June.
The US military said it was investigating Iraqi police allegations that US soldiers executed a family of 11 in their home last week. Accusations that American soldiers often kill innocent people has fueled anger at the occupation among Iraqis over t
China and Russia are united in pushing for more diplomacy to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue, China said, a day after the 2 deflected Western moves to authorize UN Security Council threats against Iran. Unable to agree on telling Iran to stop enric
With the lid nearly off, the incipient civil war is capsizing the failing Iraq project, complicating the formation of a government, turning the armed forces into just another militia, and transforming Iraq into a bigger, meaner version of Lebanon 197
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology have developed a tiny light detector that could one day boost interplanetary communications to broadband speeds. The work could permit the transmission of color video between astronauts and sa
A 2,500-year-old sarcophagus with vivid color illustrations from Homer's epics has been discovered in western Cyprus. The tomb, which probably belonged to an ancient warrior, had been looted during antiquity. "The style of the decoration is
During the first 2 months of the year, House members logged a total of 47 hours in the Capitol. For both chambers, workweeks have become short in recent years. Roll call votes are seldom scheduled for Mondays or Fridays. In the House, they are often
Rep. Tom DeLay can't rest easy until it becomes clear what Abramoff has told prosecutors about their relationship during extensive debriefing sessions before and since his guilty plea in January.
For a short time the CIA had contact with a secret source at the highest levels within Saddam Hussein's government, who gave them information far more accurate than what they believed. Naji Sabri, Iraq’s foreign minister under Saddam. Although Sa
Controversial Neoconservative scholar and Iran Contra figure Michael Ledeen denounces his reputation as a Neo-Fascist, criticizes the Bush administration's personnel decisions, and calls for the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld.
A number of Middle Eastern central banks said they would seek to switch reserves from the US greenback to euros. The United Arab Emirates said it was considering moving one-tenth of its dollar reserves to the euro, while the governor of the Saudi Ara
Dubai, which agreed this month to sell its interest in U.S. ports, said its $1.2 billion takeover of a U.K. company with U.S. plants that make military equipment is delayed while the authorities investigate security concerns.
Mike Herchenbach was sure he would get a fine. He’d pay a couple hundred dollars, like his roommates, and go on with his life, even though he wasn’t at the party that got out of hand at his rental house. After all, his name was on the lease.
[Teach them to comply early.] Student athletes, musicians and others who participate in after school activities could increasingly be subject to random drug testing under a program promoted by the Bush administration. [Small government?]
Seeking to consolidate time as House Members slogged through dozens of proposed amendments to the $91.9 billion emergency spending bill, Republican leaders resurrected a tactic that hadn't been used in nearly 20 years: speed voting.
The US military consumed 144.8 million barrels of fuel in 2004, spending $6.7 billion, according to Defense. In 2005, it consumed only 128.3 million barrels, but spent $8.8 billion, as the average price/ barrel rose by almost 50% to more than $68.
The Supreme Court turned back an appeal from a photographer who claimed a federal decency law violated free-speech rights to post pictures of sadomasochistic sexual behavior on the Web. "Many more Internet users will likely face the constitution
Gerry Adams and his longtime aide, Richard McAuley, were detained from traveling to Buffalo, N.Y., for a meeting just hours after both Sinn Fein officials were guests of President Bush in the White House for St. Patrick's Day. They missed the fli
[Orange Alert anyone?] Bush administration officials said it was "increasingly likely" that bird flu could be detected in the US this year, but added it may not mean the start of a human pandemic. The plan is sampling in Alaska, where scien
An FBI agent testified in the sentencing trial of 9-11 conspirator that his superiors repeatedly blocked his efforts to warn of a possible terror attack. He arrested Moussaoui 3 weeks before the deadly airliner hijackings that killed 3,000 people, sa
The FBI agent who arrested Zacarias Moussaoui in August 2001 accused headquarters of criminal negligence for its refusal to investigate Moussaoui aggressively after his arrest, according to court testimony.
If it's one thing architects of totalitarian government out in Washington, DC, despise, it's when the states of the Union stand up and say no! New Hampshire voted overwhelmingly to forbid any state agency from any national ID requirement.
