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In the spring of 2001, long before Sept. 11 and the American focus on Iraq, the CIA asked its Paris station about rumors that 200 tons of nuclear material had vanished from two French-owned mines in the West African nation of Niger.
Iran's foreign minister called on Britain to pull its troops out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra, saying their presence was destabilizing the city. "The Islamic Republic of Iran demands the immediate withdrawal of British forces from Bas
Right up to the hot August night his apartment exploded, Louai Sakka's neighbors took him for a newlywed. The lanky Syrian was not seen much in the corridors of the high-rise residential complex where he lived in this sunny resort city, but he sp
How the quiet kingdom of Jordan could produce a man who has become known as the Sheik of the Slaughterers is a question at the heart of contemporary jihad. Zarqawi is exceptionally cruel, but he is otherwise not such an exception.
CAIRO, Egypt Feb 20, 2006 (AP)— Osama bin Laden vowed never to be captured alive and said the U.S. military had become as "barbaric" as Saddam Hussein in an audiotape reposted on a militant Islamic Web site after first being broadcast last
Whether the U.S. will use nuclear weapons against Iran if a military confrontation erupts is in the hands of a single person, President Bush, as stated in NSC 30 from 1948: "the decision as to the employment of atomic weapons in the event of war
Leaders of the party associated with Shiite Muslim cleric Sadr threatened to break from the dominant alliance if the UIA did not make more overtures to Sunni Arabs, restrain Shiite paramilitary groups and rule in a more collaborative style.
Documents show al-Qaeda leaders discussing strategy, facing challenges by subordinates, issuing guidelines listing minimum qualifications for terrorism training camp supervisors, ideology, tactics, potential operations or training,
Amid persistent warnings about China's growing military clout, the US military said it would hold one of its biggest naval exercises in the Asia Pacific. Involve 4 carrier strike groups, each with at least 3 warships, an attack submarine and a su
A US judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Canadian citizen who was kidnapped by US authorities at a NY airport and rendered to Syria for interrogation, saying that the courts could not interfere with national security or foreign relations matters.
Citing a mountain of unpaid bills, the governments of Turkey and Saudi Arabia have shut off gasoline exports to Iraq. With options dwindling and Iraqis demanding fuel, Baghdad has begun to negotiate with its former arch-rival, Iran.
UN atomic watchdog chief ElBaradei has warned in quiet diplomacy that it will be hard to strike a compromise on Iran's nuclear program without letting it do small-scale enrichment work—something the West firmly rejects, diplomats told AFP.
The Army’s first and only battlefield laser system is back. In 2003, the Army sent ZEUS, a Humvee armed with a 10kw solid-state laser, to Afghanistan, to blast mines and other explosives left over from years of war. Now ZEUS is in Iraq as part of a 3
Russia's top military chief warned the US against launching a military strike against Iran and a top diplomat voiced hope that close cooperation with China could help resolve the Tehran nuclear crisis. With tension mounting over Iran's nuclea
Salon.com has obtained files and other electronic documents from an internal Army investigation into the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal. Includes more than 1,000 photographs, videos and supporting documents from the Army's probe, may represent
On Wednesday night, Australia's SBS Dateline aired the following report containing new graphic images and videos of abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The report, which contains full motion video documenting mistreatment of prisoners, is mo
The Iraq war was a gift for al-Qaeda, providing them with training against American troops in urban environments. The consequences of creating such a theatre for terrorists to hone their skills will haunt us over the next 20 to 30 years by taking the
Saddam Hussein told aides in the mid-1990s that he warned the US it could be hit by a terrorist attack, ABC News reported, citing 12 hours of tapes the network obtained of the former Iraqi dictator's talks with his Cabinet.
Iraq's Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into claims that a police death squad has been operating in the country, after 10 more men were shot execution-style and dumped. US soldiers had detained 22 Iraqi men wearing police uniforms
Last week US defence chiefs unveiled their plan for battling global Islamist extremism. They envisage a conflict fought in dozens of countries and for decades to come. We look in detail at this seismic shift in strategic thinking, and what it will me
Despite reports of growing tensions and even occasional clashes between Islamists and nationalists, the predominantly Sunni insurgency in Iraq appears increasingly united and confident of victory. "Over time, the insurgency appears to have becom
Mistakes in U.S. Middle East policy have made America less safe and aided the militant group Hamas's victory in Palestinian elections, Democratic and Republican lawmakers told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday.
The US should launch a major covert information campaign to promote the nation's image in the Middle East and sow division among radical Muslim groups. The US should rely on "proxies" for military action in the Middle East, if force is
Grim phrases are on the lips of diplomats, government officials, and aid workers in Kabul when describing Afghanistan these days. Narco state, political disillusionment, military stalemate, donor fatigue, American military pullout.
MORE photographs have been leaked of Iraqi citizens tortured by US soldiers at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison on the outskirts of Baghdad.
BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The story of three friends who said they set off from Britain for a wedding overseas and ended up as terrorist suspects in Guantanamo Bay is the theme of a provocative and disturbing new film by Michael Winterbottom.
Struggling to boost it ranks in wartime, the Army has increased the number of recruits who would normally be barred because of criminal misconduct or alcohol and illegal drug problems. 1 in 6 recruits had a problem that disqualified them from militar
Pre-Sept. 11 intelligence conducted by a secret military unit identified terrorist ringleader Mohamed Atta 13 different times. Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA), said the unit—code-named "Able Danger"—also identified "a problem" in Yemen 2
Christian Bailey and Paige Craig were living in a half-renovated Washington group house, with a string of failed startup companies behind them until they began winning multimillion-dollar contracts to produce propaganda in Iraq.
An Iowa sheriff said he is concerned over how the US military is using restraint chairs he invented and manufactures out of Denison. The chairs are being used to force-feed prisoners of the US who are on hunger strikes at Gitmo.
