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Admiral Mullen: 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan

Thirty thousand more will be  enough to secure cities and roads, mostly,   but will not be nearly enough to defeat the Taliban.  This looks much  like Iraq 5 years ago." Mullen's comments...

Obama's Iraq--Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan

Obama is making the samemistake as Bush made in Iraq.Not willing to pull out and notwilling to send enough troopsto win. " Think Iraq was hard? Afghanistan, former Secretary of State Colin Powell argues, will be...

Hamas Again Threatens Israel

"Gaza resistance fighters have been firing deeper into the occupied territories in recent days and a spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas vowed on Tuesday rockets would be fired even further if Israel doesn't...

40,000 troops told of fall deployment

Though many of them have now served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon has alerted 40,000 US troops that they will be deployed in the war zones in the fall. Some of them have been home less than...

Army Combat Tours Expected to Be Cut From 15 to 12 Months in Iraq and Afghani...

" WASHINGTON  —  President Bush is expected to announce next week that Army tours in Iraq and Afghanistan will be reduced from 15 to 12 months, FOX News has confirmed. A senior U.S. official told...

IDF kills mastermind of Jerusalem Yeshiva terror attack

From the Israeli Press, March 12, 2008 (21.50 PM) " Muhammad Shahade, an Islamic Jihad operative who Palestinian sources say was behind the terror attack in Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem last week, has been...

Disappointed Democrats Map Withdrawal Strategy

Are Democrats so upset progress is being made in Iraq that they are trying to come up with another way to speed up surrender to the enemy? After Failing to discredit a respectable career military officer with the...

Sens. Warner and Levin Travel to Iraq, Praise Surge Results

"WASHINGTON — After a brief trip to Iraq, Sen. Carl Levin said Monday that the Iraqi Parliament should vote no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki because of its sectarian nature and...

Abbas dissolves Palestinian government

This commentary was originally published in IntelligentaIndigena Novajoservo: Blissful Arrogance: The exploitation of the legacy of the European Holocaust and what it means for Jews as well as Arabs in Occupied Palestine 6.15.2007 "Israel, like South Africa, is an...

Nothing like biting the hand that feeds you

"DEBKAfile Exclusive: Egypt braces for a round of Palestinian terrorist strikes in Sinai"Won't the Palestinians ever learn that attacking those who are trying to help you never works?

Iraq army recruitment to hit mark

"The general in charge of training the much-needed Iraq army and police said yesterday that the final target of 325,000 personnel will be met before the end of this month, with "dramatic improvement" in...

Israeli Military Attacks A Foreign Country

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Fire Brigades Oppose Review

" November 2, 2006 Brigades in the Harvey shire will tell the Fire and Emergency Services Authority they do not want to colocate in response to the authoritys review of emergency services in Bunbury and surrounding areas. The review called for the colocation of the...

U.S. Army weighs more combat units for Iraq: report

Bad timing for US President George Bush. With  midterm election campaigners deployed in full battle gear, the specter of calling up more troops to Iraq cannot be welcome for most Republicans seeking reelection."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army is considering whether...

Israel sends 10,000 troops into Lebanon

"Six Israeli army brigades - up to 10,000 troops - were in southern Lebanon last night as the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the army was "winning the battle" in its 21-day offensive against Hizbollah. Mr Olmert's assertion, which appeared to be preparing Israelis...

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