Looks like Turkey is now involved, and not by our invitation: Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq early Wednesday to chase Kurdish guerrillas who operate from bases there, Turkish security officials told The Associated Press. Two senior security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the […]
This shows how bad things really are: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday that the Afghan war against Taliban guerrillas can never be won militarily and called for efforts to bring the Islamic militia and its supporters into the Afghan government. The Tennessee Republican said he learned from briefings that Taliban fighters were […]
This is a very scary scenario and could result in the neo-cons getting their dream of World War 3: Turkish officials signaled Tuesday they are prepared to send the army into northern Iraq if U.S. and Iraqi forces do not take steps to combat Turkish Kurdish guerrillas there – a move that could put Turkey […]
Yesterday was a picnic in the Middle East in contrast to the situation today: Israeli forces struck Beirut’s international airport for the second time Thursday, hitting fuel tanks that exploded into fireballs. The attack came soon after two rockets struck the northern Israeli port of Haifa on a day of spiraling violence and deepening crisis. […]
With news like this coming out it makes you wonder how much longer the few Iraqi’s that like is will keep doing so: U.S. Airstrikes Take Toll on Civilians Eyewitnesses Cite Scores Killed in Marine Offensive in Western Iraq By Ellen Knickmeyer Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, December 24, 2005; Page A01 RAMADI, Iraq — […]
Seems like Rumsfeld is pretty upset about the new allegations that have come out regarding our troops burning Taliban bodies according to Reuters. VILNIUS (Reuters) – Accusations that U.S. soldiers burned the corpses of two Afghan guerrillas to taunt the Taliban have damaged the American military, whether or not they are true, Secretary of Defense […]