Obama Announces Troop Surge: More War, More Debt, Less Accountability
Region: United States
It was announced by Barack Obama that in accordance with his campaign statements that he is deploying 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq in order to seek out Osama bin Laden and the members of al Qaeda per the original ... more
Views: 2164Obama Announces Troop Surge: More War, More Debt, Less Accountability
Region: United States
It was announced by Barack Obama that in accordance with his campaign statements that he is deploying 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq in order to seek out Osama bin Laden and the members of al Qaeda per the original ... more
Views: 1646Abortion surges in China
Region: ChinaThe latest government survey shows over 13 million abortions are conducted every year, a jump from 9 million in 2003, reports China Daily. It also shows 62 percent of the women who had abortions are bet... more
Views: 1892China's GDP surges with pain
Region: ChinaThe Chinese government reported its gross domestic product enjoyed a growth of 7.9 percent year on year in the second quarter. And the most importantly, it's bounced from the 17-year-low growth of 6.1 pe... more
Views: 1710Iraqi Women Back In The Driver’s Seat
Region: Iraq
As Baghdad security improves, more women are plucking up the courage to drive around the capital’s once treacherous roads. By Duraed Salman in Baghdad Samira Hussein, 36, walks out of the supermarket and slips behi... more
Views: 2113Al-Qaeda in Iraq Down – But Not Out
Region: Iraq
Extremist group could exploit chaos resulting from a US troop withdrawal to mount a comeback. By Jennifer Koons in London Al-Qaeda suicide bombings and other reprisals against Sunni tribal leaders and their followers who... more
Views: 1200Afghanistan Looking Bleaker for Coalition Forces
Region: Afghanistan
Posted by FindingDulcinea Staff A massive jailbreak and record month for coalition deaths show the Taliban gaining strength in Afghanistan; a U.S. military official says more troops are needed but are unavailable. Taliba... more
Views: 1027Ray Odierno: New US Top General in Iraq
Region: Iraq
General Ray Odierno took the reins from General David Petraeus as the top United States army official in Iraq. General Patraeus had been in the lead for 20 months and General Odierno was his deputy, the second in command, ... more
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