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U.S. Steps Up Military Aid to Yemen
The Pentagon has approved more than $150 million in military assistance to the government of Yemen, more than doubling last year’s budget of...
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Japan Offers to Enrich Uranium for Iran
Citing a February 24 report from the the Nikkei Business Daily, AFP news reported that Japan has offered to enrich uranium for Iran...
Read moreU.S. to Spend $600 million on Afghan Police Stations, but How?
In an attempt to increase the size of the Afghan police force to 160,000, the United State military intends to invest more than...
Read moreObama “Wouldn’t Rule Out” War Against Iran, Spokesman Says
Americans received yet another confirmation on February 16 that President Obama has taken on the mantle of his war-mongering predecessor with a statement...
Read moreChina Reacts to U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan
Last month’s decision by the United States to sell $6.4 billion worth of arms and military supplies to Taiwan “will not affect steadily...
Read moreU.S. War in Pakistan Takes Casualties: 3 U.S. Soldiers Dead
The deaths of three American soldiers in Pakistan February 3 has exposed “Obama’s secret war inside Pakistan," according to theLondon Times February 7....
Read moreChina May Sanction U.S. Arms Sellers
VOA News reported on February 2 that the Chinese government has expressed anger over a nearly $6.5 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan...
Read moreAnwar al-Awlaki Admits Meeting with Abdulmutallab
The Nigerian suspected of attempting to bring down Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit on Christmas Day reportedly met with the expatriate radical cleric...
Read moreClinton Pressures China to Toughen Iran Sanctions
VOA News reported on January 29 that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — who was in Paris meeting with senior French officials —...
Read moreIraq’s “Chemical Ali” Executed
One of Saddam Hussein's most notorious henchmen, Ali Hassan al-Majid — known as "Chemical Ali" for masterminding the poison-gas killing of some 5,000...
Read moreDefense Secretary Gates Visits India, Pakistan
During a news conference held in New Delhi, India, on January 20, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that al-Qaeda, and what he...
Read moreYemen Jets Strike al-Qaeda Target
The Middle East-based al Jazeera news network reported on January 20 that Yemeni fighter jets have conducted an attack against the home of...
Read moreTaliban Continue Attacks in Kabul
The Middle East-based al Jazeera news network reported on January 20 that Yemeni fighter jets have conducted an attack against the home of...
Read moreU.S. Drone Strike Targets Pakistan Taliban
Missiles fired from U.S. drone aircraft struck a militant training camp in the Pakisani village of Pasalkot in a remote area of North...
Read moreChina’s Under-population Crisis
China is facing a population crisis — a tremendous gender imbalance in its population of young people. A report by the Chinese Academy of...
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