Maliki tested in wake of security deal

Obama promises to keep deadline of troop withdrawal from Iraq

By: azhar12

U.S. President Barack ObamaBarack Obama met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-MalikiNuri al-Maliki here on Tuesday, saying that his administration will keep its promise to withdraw troops from Iraq by August 2010. "I re-emphasized my commitment to Prime Minister Maliki that we will have our combat troops out of Iraq b

about 1 month 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

Time capsule: 21 days to Baghdad and how we won the war in Iraq

By: DelilahStarling

Have we won the war in Iraq? The other day I was cleaning out some old book shelves and came across a Time Magazine War Commemorative Edition, entitled “21 Days to Baghdad, The Inside Story of How America Won the War Against Iraq”. I was struck by the absolutism of the words “won the war against Iraq”.  Especially, ...

17 days ago

Obama Approves 13,000 Support Troops to Afghanistan

By: dustgeer

A major U.S. newspaper says President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of at least 13,000 additional support troops to Afghanistan.The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the Pentagon is deploying the 13,000 new troops in addition to the 21,000 extra combat soldiers approved by Mr. Obama in March. Officials stress that the latest ...

about 1 month ago