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In another sign of the pressing demand for officers, the Army is recalling hundreds of officers who had returned to civilian life but who are still subject to call-up, sparking protests from some who have already served in Iraq and now face more than
A major American attack on Iran's nuclear sites would kill up to 10,000 people and lead to war in the Middle East. Hundreds of scientists and technicians would be targets in the opening salvos as the attacks focused on eliminating further nuclear
Strategists at the Pentagon are drawing up plans for devastating bombing raids backed by submarine-launched ballistic missile attacks against Iran's nuclear sites as a "last resort" to block Teheran's efforts to develop an atomic bo
It isn’t just the men beating the teenagers, or the soldier filming the crime who are culpable. The film was shown on a military base in Europe before a whistleblower came forward. Many people witness a crime and take it for entertainment. One person
In the chronicle of abuses that has emerged from America's fight against terror, there may be no story more jarring than that of the 2 young men killed at a US military detention center in Afghanistan in December 2002. They were found dead withi
J. frowned and turned down the radio. “The last time this happened,” she said, “the area was raided.” The room was suddenly silent and we strained our ears. Nothing. I could hear a generator a couple of streets away, and I also heard the distant bark
The US has spent more than a quarter of a trillion dollars during its 3 years in Iraq, and more than $50 billion of it has gone to private contractors hired to guard bases, drive trucks, feed and shelter the troops and rebuild the country.
Laura Berg, a clinical nurse specialist, wrote a letter to a newspaper criticizing how the administration handled Hurricane Katrina and the Iraq War. She urged people to "act forcefully" by bringing criminal charges against top administrati
Strategists at the Pentagon are drawing up plans for devastating bombing raids backed by submarine-launched ballistic missile attacks against Iran's nuclear sites as a "last resort" to block Teheran's efforts to develop an atomic bo
Iran is prepared to launch attacks using long-range missiles, secret commando units, and terrorist allies planted around the globe in retaliation for any strike on the country's nuclear facilities, according to new US intelligence assessments and
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Shiite lawmakers chose incumbent Ibrahim al-Jaafari to be Iraq's new prime minister, endorsing the physician and longtime exile for a second term by a single vote, thanks in large part to support by a radical anti-U.S. faction.
The army was dragged into the new abuse scandal when it emerged yesterday that soldiers had been filmed beating prisoners and kicking a corpse.
Neoconservatives in Washington are urging President Bush to drop diplomacy with Iran in favour of boosting internal dissent and opposition forces within the Islamic regime. The US state department spends roughly $4m a year on the promotion of democra
The recruit, Zaini Zakaria, pulled out of the plot after seeing the carnage at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and was unwilling to die as a martyr for Islam. The plan never appeared close to the stage where it could be put into execution.
The airbase at al-Asad is the biggest marine camp in western Anbar province. It is in the midst of the most rebellious region in Iraq. Get "inside the wire" and it resembles a slice of US suburbia rather than the front line in a war zone.
The American general in charge of training the new Iraqi military says the Bush administration's strategy to use those forces to replace departing US soldiers was hobbled from its belated start by poor pre-war planning and insufficient staff and
All signs point to a major drawdown of US troops in Iraq in 2006—perhaps to fewer than 100,000 by year's end. But it is far from certain when there will be further reductions, or a total pullout, after that. In fact, it now looks as if the US ma
The head of Israel's domestic security agency, Shin Bet, has said his country may come to regret the overthrow of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Yuval Diskin said a strong dictatorship is preferable to the present "chaos" in Ira
A new and statistical report, authored by Seton Hall Law Professor Mark and Joshua Denbeaux, on the background of those held at Guantanamo. Based on data supplied by the Defense Department to provide "a more detailed picture of who the Guantana
What's striking isn't that Conyers is calling on Gonzales to appoint a special prosecutor. He's done it before. But his seeking a Justice Dept. investigation of pre-war policy and manipulation of the press has met resounding silence among
A suspected nerve agent forced the evacuation of a US Senate office building late on Wednesday until tests concluded the vapor that set off the alarm was harmless. Some 200 people, including several senators, were quarantined for 3 hours in a nearby
The U.S. Navy will try to lift some of the burden off U.S. Army troops in Iraq this year by increasing the number of sailors inside that country and taking on duties soldiers have been doing, according to the Navy's top sailor. Designed to ease t
Continued corruption in Iraq could damage efforts to create a democracy there, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said, adding that it is up to the Iraqis to seize control and take more responsibility for their country. "It's true that violence, cor
* Army demands $700 from Soldier for bloody armor. The last time 1st Lt. William “Eddie” Rebrook IV saw his body armor, he was lying on a stretcher in Iraq, his arm shattered and covered in blood. * An Arab-American political activist currently teac
War is hell in any era and a study looking back at the health of US Civil War veterans released shows it is hardest on the youngest and those who witness the most carnage.
China rejected a Pentagon report that singled out Beijing as the major power most likely to challenge Washington's military supremacy and said it posed no threat to the outside world.
Iran's order that U.N. nuclear surveillance gear be removed from key sites by mid-February may prevent U.N. inspectors from discovering whether Tehran's atomic drive has wholly peaceful aims, diplomats said.
Residents of Baghdad's suburbs have been experiencing serious water shortages for a month due to poor infrastructure, leaking pipes and wastage. In some areas, water is available for only a few hours at night and for less than 2 hours during the
In 20 or 25 more years, the US would have an entirely new nuclear arsenal, and a highly automated factory capable of turning out more warheads as needed, as well as new kinds of warheads. "We are on the verge of an exciting time," the natio
