What to Do About Afghanistan?
On June 7 of this year, our ongoing war in Afghanistan surpassed the Vietnam War as the longest war in American history. In...
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The Mystery of Israel’s “Prisoner X”
Who is Prisoner X? That is the question being asked in Israel following the brief publication of a story about a mysterious prisoner...
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Kyrgyz Fighting Sounds Like the Old World
Ethnic violence is rocking Kyrgyzstan. Uzbek citizens of the central Asian nation are alleging atrocities committed against them by Kyrgyz gangs roaming those...
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Vast Mineral Wealth Found in Afghanistan
The New York Times on June 14 quoted a statement from General David Petraeus, commander of the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) that...
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NATO Offers Mixed Signals on Afghanistan
AP reported statements from NATO leaders on June 11 declaring that the alliance had “regained the initiative” in the Afghan war, along with...
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North Korea: A Grim Warning for the West
The New York Times — the newspaper whose reporter Walter Duranty won a Pulitzer Prize in 1932 while deliberately covering up Joseph Stalin’s...
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Chinese Man Fights Eminent Domain With Fireworks
In 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, ruled that governments in the United States...
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The Truth About the “Peaceful” Flotilla
"There has been a overwhelming criticism, both nationally and internationally, against the alleged “attack” on the so-called Freedom Flotilla by the Israeli Defense...
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Times Square Bomb Plot Suspects Released, Deported
On Monday, May 31, the Los Angeles Times was reporting that officials in Pakistan have released Major Adnan Ahmad, recently taken into custody...
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Lahore, Pakistan: Muslims Killing Muslims
George Washington warned Americans about entangling alliances with the Old World. Perhaps one reason is exemplified by last Friday's attack in Lahore, Pakistan,...
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Pakistan Confirms Shahzad Had Terrorist Training There
According to UPI on Thursday, May 27, Pakisan's Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has made known the results, to date, of his government's investigation...
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Iran Asks Russia, United States to Back Nuclear Deal
Voice of America News reported on May 26 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking during a televised news speech made in the southeastern...
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Crisis in Korea Continues
The crisis that began with the March 26 sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan by a North Korean submarine continued on May...
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Pakistani Major Linked to Times Square Bomber Shahzad
Last Wednesday, May 19, it was announced that investigators in Pakistan had arrested a former Pakistani officer, Major Adnan, in association with the...
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Tensions Rise Between Two Koreas
As tensions increase as a result of the March 26 sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan, presumably by a North Korean submarine,...
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