Sources: Bush advised to delay troop cuts in Iraq

"President Bush's top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year contrary to expectations that the improved security in Iraq would allow for quicker cuts, The Associated Press has learned. Military leaders told the AP...

Let's get hypocritical: Cheney criticizes China's arms buildup

It seems hard to get any more hypocritical than Cheney. The Neocons redifine defensive weapons as aggressive while fostering plans to go offensive worldwide. The US's recent response to the Chinese charm offensive with opened check books in Africa was to set up the Africom...

In rare public display, troops collect signatures against buildup in Iraq

"President Bush's plan to send additional troops to Iraq is facing public opposition from a slice of the American population that rarely speaks out: the military rank and file. A group of service members came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday armed with signatures from more than...

Fiji interim government plan offered

PRAGMATISM: The leader of the opposition argues that accepting the military coup and moving on is better than the instability that would otherwise reign "Fiji's opposition leader said yesterday he has offered to form an interim government that would grant immunity to...

A Malaria Drug for Obesity?

"Preliminary research in mice suggests that small doses of an old anti-malaria drug may help limit many of the damaging side effects of obesity. The study, conducted by scientists from Washington University in St. Louis, showed that chloroquine lowers blood pressure, improves...