Iraq boosts security along Syrian border

Terrorist Attack on US Mall Thwarted

By: Just_Playin_Dumb

With the issue of an ongoing war against the Taliban taking the main attention of US armed forces, it seems as if the threat of an attack within the US borders could be just on the horizon.  However, despite these looming threats, FBI agents as well as local Massachusetts’s police thwarted Tarek Mehanna, attempt to provide material ...

about 1 month ago

Saudi Arabian air force hits rebels in Yemen

By: arboofti

November 06, 2009 RIYADH (Reuters/AFP) - Saudi Arabia has launched heavy airstrikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the insurgents, a Saudi government adviser said on Thursday.Saudi government officials said only that the air force had bombed Yemeni rebels who had seized ...

28 days ago

AFGHANISTAN: Confessions of a Peace Activist

By: BorderExplorer

    By Rabia Elizabeth Roberts, Ed.D.  October 2009 Kabul: armed guards, machine guns and sand bags at every intersection and at the door to my guest house - open sewers and fecal dust - traffic jams of SUVs, military convoys, bicycles and pedestrians - six-story buildings amidst crumbling houses and filthy refugee encampments -

about 1 month ago

Obama Speech As Delivered By White House

By: robertweller

  Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan – the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my Administration will pursue to bring this war to a ...

2 days ago