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Should the State Dept Outsource Drone Operations to Private Contractors?
The latest call for drones comes from an unlikely source: the U.S. State Department.
January 30, 2012
Marine to Serve No Time in Haditha War-Crimes Case
Marine Lt. Col. David Jones sentenced Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich to demotion in rank to private for negligent dereliction of duty for his role in the killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq in 2005.
January 24, 2012
Syria: "We No Longer Want Arab Solutions to the Crisis"
Calling it a "conspiratorial scheme" hatched against the country, the Syrian government rejected an Arab League peace plan yesterday proposing that embattled President Bashar al-Assad cede power.
January 24, 2012
Inside The Egyptian Military's Brutal Hold on Power
As with so many things in life, you need to follow the money…
January 24, 2012
Marine Pleads Guilty in Haditha War-Crimes Trial
The biggest war-crimes case out of the war in Iraq came to a close this morning when Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich pleaded guilty to one count of dereliction of duty in the November 2005 deaths of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha.
January 23, 2012
Trial Resumes of Marine Accused in Haditha Killings
Following an abrupt two-day break, the trial of Marine Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich resumed today at Camp Pendleton, indicating that Wuterich declined to accept a deal offered by the prosecution.
January 20, 2012
New Reports Say Al Qaeda Leader Killed in Recent Drone Strike
Sources now say the target of resumed U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas was Aslam Awan, an "external operations planner" for Al Qaeda who was planning attacks against the West.
January 20, 2012
Possible Deal for Last Suspect in Haditha Court-Martial?
A deal may be in the works to end the last war crimes trial stemming from the war in Iraq.
January 19, 2012
Drone Strikes Resume, Rumored To Kill Top Pakistani Militant
It's an arresting sight: A Pakistani Taliban commander confidently rolls into a village in an American Humvee his forces have just captured. He turns to the journalists he has come to address and delivers a stark warning.
January 19, 2012
Afghanistan's Opium Profits Soared in 2011
The value of opium produced in Afghanistan increased by 133 percent last year to $1.4 billion, or about 9 percent of the country's GDP...
January 17, 2012
Court-Martial Recommended for WikiLeaks Suspect
Pfc. Bradley Manning should be referred to a general court-martial, Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, the investigating officer assigned to Manning's pre-trial hearing, recommended today.
January 12, 2012