Nuclear Bombs Mistakenly Flown Over US

"A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several states last week, prompting an Air Force investigation and the firing of one commander, Pentagon...

George Bush, 4 years after Iraq War: Iraq is Free

US President George Bush is speaking at the moment about the war in Iraq."At this point in the war, our most important mission is to secure the Iraq capital...until Baghdad is safe, it will be difficult for the...

Pentagon deploys more troops to Baghdad

"The US defence secretary has approved a request by the new commander in Iraq for an extra 2,200 military policemen to help deal with an expected increase in detainees during the Baghdad security crackdown."

Bush on New Iraq Plan: My dog ate it

"President Bush emerged from his ranch in Crawford, Texas to give reporters an update on his new plan for Iraq. Bush, who plans to unveil his plan next month, gathered with Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense...

Bush vows new course in Iraq

"President Bush pledged on Wednesday to chart "a new way forward" in Iraq and said he would only consider boosting U.S. troop numbers there if he was sure it would help to curb rampant sectarian violence."

Rumsfield, Gonzales and Tenet to Face Charges?

"Just days after his resignation, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is about to face more repercussions for his involvement in the troubled wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. New legal documents, to be filed next week with Germany's top prosecutor, will seek a criminal...

Neocons on the run

It is truly astonishing to watch the people who were literally untouchable a week ago reduced to nothing.  Now John Bolton is heading for the exit:"WASHINGTON - Prospects for extending John Bolton's job as U.N. ambassador essentially died Thursday as Democrats and a...

GOP officials: Rumsfeld stepping down

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, architect of an unpopular war in Iraq, intends to resign after six stormy years at the Pentagon, Republican officials said Wednesday. Officials said...

Editorial Released in the Army Times Says Rumsfeld Must Go

With the Midterm elections only hours away this is a large blow to those politicans who support Rumsfeld. Active military leaders have joined the call for the Secretary to step down. This editorial has been...

Rumsfeld Banned Post War Planning in Iraq

"Months before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld forbade military strategists from developing plans for securing a post-war Iraq, the retiring commander of the Army Transportation Corps said Thursday. In fact, said Brig. Gen. Mark...

Pipe Down, Rummy

"TWO REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS ago, the mantra of conservatives was "Let Reagan be Reagan." Apparently President Bush has decided to let Rumsfeld be Rumsfeld — even when Bush himself is no longer the Bush who...

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