AP – Militants staged two deadly suicide attacks to mark the first full day of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to Afghanistan AFP – KABUL — A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed nine people outside the defence ministry in
Secretary of Defense, Chuck (Chauncy) Hagel is not inspiring confidence in the face of an increasingly bellicose North Korea. Army Gen. Kang Pyo Yong has reportedly threatened to shell Washington, “the stronghold of evils” with nuclear missiles, engulfing it in
(AP) – Militants staged two suicide attacks that killed at least 19 people on Saturday, the first full day of U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to Afghanistan. They were a fresh reminder of the challenges posed by insurgents to
(AP) Bin Laden spokesman due in NY court on plot chargeBy LARA JAKES and TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORK A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden’s inner circle was due in court to face a charge he plotted
In the first hour of his filibuster over the nomination of John Brennan, Sen. Paul spoke 9,024 words, enough to fill 15 pages as a standard Word document. A transcript of the first hour was provided by Sen. Paul’s office
As the scheduled 2014 draw-down of U.S. troops in Afghanistan draws closer, a report of how Obama leaned on a select group of political operatives for foreign policy decisions–including decisions relating to Afghanistan–has been released. This report seems to confirm
Heavy clashes in northern Mali have left at least 50 rebel fighters and a French soldier dead, officials said Sunday, following reports that two top Islamist militants were killed in recent days. The reports from Chad that its soldiers killed
I’ll be speaking on a panel at CPAC 2013 about “Benghazi and Its Aftermath: U.S. Middle East and Southwest Asia Policy.” My focus will be the great strategic mistake of June 2009, when we could have sealed victory the War
Barack Obama, eager to use the sequester and its attendant budget cuts as a weapon against the GOP, and his Defense Department have asserted that the cuts would threaten vital national security interests, but there is evidence to suggest that neither
A new speech by former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has emerged–a 2011 address at Cameron University in which the Secretary of Defense nominee accused India of using Afghanistan to fight a proxy war against Pakistan by sponsoring terror attacks against
Speaking on Feb. 22, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said a portion of the 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn this spring, leaving 32,000 through April of 2014 and an unknown number who will remain beyond 2014. The
By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants
(AP) Taliban vow to keep targeting Afghan officialsBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe Taliban vowed Thursday to target government employees and other Afghan civilians they consider linked to the U.S.-led coalition despite a warning from the United Nations that such killings
Less than a month after the investigation into Marine General John Allen’s alleged “inappropriate communications” with Jill Kelley ended, he has resigned from the U.S. military to “address health issues within his family.” The emails between Allen and Kelley were alleged
(AP) NATO kills insurgent behind US soldier’s deathBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAn Afghan soldier-turned-insurgent who was feted by the Taliban for killing an American soldier during an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan last year has been killed in a raid,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Another horrific bomb attack targets Shias in Quetta, Pakistan Bombing targets the Hazara ethnic group in Quetta, Pakistan Federal Communications Commission warns of a zombie attack Administration moves to expand drone use within America
(AP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that he will issue a decree banning Afghan security forces from asking international troops to carry out airstrikes under “any circumstances.” The announcement came amid anger over a joint Afghan-NATO operation this
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressABOARD AIR FORCE ONEThe White House says President Barack Obama wants to give Marine Gen. John Allen time to consider his next assignment before deciding whether to proceed with his nomination to lead U.S. and NATO forces
(Reuters) – The U.S. general nominated to oversee a vast region that includes Afghanistan on Thursday backed keeping Afghan forces at a peak strength of 352,000, contrary to current plans to shrink them after NATO declares the war over next
On Feb. 11, VP Joe Biden wrapped up a round table discussion on gun violence by reflecting on recent conversations with world leaders whom he claims didn’t want to discuss drones, Afghanistan, or terrorist attacks in Mali–rather, they “importunely” asked him
During Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Barack Obama boasted that he and NATO are planning to leave Afghanistan at the end of 2014 and leave the security of the country to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). There’s
President Barack Obama announced that 34,000 troops would be pulled out of Afghanistan in the next year, and vowed that by the end of 2014 the US war in the country would be over. The long-awaited move effectively halves the
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will bring home within a year about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan, shrinking the force to the size he found it when he entered the White House vowing to reinvigorate
Esquire magazine lied about a Navy Seal who helped kill Osama Bin Laden being ineligible for health benefits from the Veteran’s Administration–and they won’t fess up. In a story written by Phil Bronstein, who runs the so-called Center for Investigative
An undocumented immigrant, a gay federal employee, victims of gun violence and Apple’s chief executive will sit Tuesday with the first lady when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech. Michelle Obama will also be joined by
