NATO special forces rescued two foreign women and killed five kidnappers in a “breath-taking” pre-dawn raid on Saturday on a cave in Afghanistan’s remote and mountainous Badakhshan province. The women, who worked for Swiss-based charity Medair, were named as Briton
Chris Hayes is now a household name. He committed a grave sin in today’s society. He spoke his convictions and did so seriously. Hayes claimed he felt “uncomfortable” calling fallen military men and women “heroes.” Hayes later apologized for his comment.
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed Sunday not to let the United States be “gouged” by Pakistan on the price it charges for overland deliveries of American military supplies to Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the land route to US supplies in
(AP) Biden says end to wars gives US new flexibilityBy MICHAEL HILLAssociated PressWEST POINT, N.Y.Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year
It appears our troops have finally reached a point of success against the IED warfare of insurgents and radicals throughout Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Middle East. And while this accomplishment comes as no credit to uncommitted politicians like Senator
By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National WriterMost people run marathons to challenge themselves. Maj. George Kraehe runs them to challenge others. As a member of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors’ “run & remember team,” the New Mexico Army National Guard
(AP) AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plotBy ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated PressWACO, TexasA federal jury on Thursday convicted a Muslim soldier on six charges in connection with a failed plot to blow up a Texas restaurant full of
Obama’s decision to abandon the War on Terror, which his administration intimates we’ve won, and pull our troops out of Afghanistan, continues to prove detrimental to innocent lives in that country. In fact, it has given rise to a war
Ryan Crocker, who was the top U.S. envoy in Iraq, Pakistan, and Syria before going to Afghanistan, is expected to step down in a few months. Erica Hill reports this news that comes from chief White House correspondent Norah O’Donnell.
The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, is to leave his post this summer, the embassy in Kabul confirmed Tuesday. The veteran diplomat, who was appointed to Kabul 10 months ago, previously served as the US envoy to Iraq, Pakistan
President Obama and other NATO leaders have wrapped up a two-day summit in Chicago that affirmed plans for a two-year pullout from Afghanistan, and fleshed out support for that country after the combat mission ends.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria’s violence spills over into Lebanon Nationalist parties gain strength in Israel Pakistan and U.S. haggle over supply routes to Afghanistan Syria’s violence spills over into Lebanon Lebanon’s government has been officially neutral about
For the country, the Afghanistan war was a security necessity. For President Barack Obama and the Democrats, it was a political necessity–a fig leaf to cover their radical anti-war policies. That much is made clear by a sympathetic article in
One of the most emotional films showing at this year’s G.I. Film Festival is less than 10 minutes long. Director Mike Allen’s short “He’s My Best Friend: The Crystal Nicely Story” recalls the marital bond between a devoted wife and
Camp David, US, May 20 (QNA) – The Group of Eight (G8) leaders called on the Syrian government and all parties in the country to immediately and fully adhere to a six-point peace plan brokered by United Nations-Arab League joint
This week Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the United States will provide $70 million dollars to Israel for the Iron Dome missile defense system. The Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system designed to intercept short-range rockets and
France’s President Francois Hollande used his White House debut Friday to restate his intention to get French combat troops home from Afghanistan this year — breaking with NATO’s 2014 schedule.
France’s freshly inaugurated Socialist president, Francois Hollande, visits the White House Friday and plans to announce an early pullout of all French troops from Afghanistan by year’s end.
What I would do is quit institutionalizing failure. — John Wolfe In a poll of Arkansas Democrats released earlier this week [added: in Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District], a relatively unknown attorney named John Wolfe, who is on the ballot in that
Two years after the worst marine oil spill in history, former WhiteHouse adviser Van Jones now admits that he and other progressives satquietly on the sidelines to avoid making President Obama look bad, as The Blaze notes: You’ve never seen
(AP) Obama keeps up with Kardashians, Avengers, moreWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama can hold his own when it comes to pop culture: He’s up on “The Avengers” superheroes, has a handle on the Kardashians and says he catches up with TV hits
My dad is a man who could care less about politics, but in the days just before the launch of the war in Afghanistan, we were watching “Hardball” together and Chris Matthews (who was just beginning his career implosion) was
The Pentagon defended a program Monday that recruits local police forces in Afghan villages despite the findings of a US-funded report that found the project has failed to weaken the insurgency and is riddled with corruption and abuse. Top officers,
It is believed that Anderson, who is a former Marine and served in Iraq and Afghanistan, pulled Luce out of the plane and the two were able to make it to a nearby road where they flagged down some help.
Since the conclusion of Operation Iraqi Freedom in December of last year, there have been many calls to honor OIF veterans with a “welcome home” parade either in Washington, D.C. or New York City. The administration along with the Pentagon
