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Over the past year and a half, the U.S. has stepped up drone strikes against militants in Pakistan -- killing as many as a thousand people. Press accounts have largely credited the Central Intelligence Agency with running these missions. But the U.S. Air Force also plays an important role in the drone missions over Pakistan. The military supplies the aircraft. It monitors the flights in and out ...
A new Amnesty International report offers the most detailed account of Iranian abuse – and official coversups – during postelection protests.
by William Fisher NEW YOR - Advocates for greater freedom of information are expressing approval of the Obama administration's new 'Open Government Directive' - but some are sounding cautionary notes that executive agencies are still hiding behind "national security" to conceal government misconduct. read more
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - December 9, 2009) - SpaceCurve, a next-generation analytics company, is pleased to announce the establishment of a Federal Government Advisory Board. The Board was formed to provide guidance in building productive relationships that will enable SpaceCurve to support the mission needs of the world's largest customers of advanced analytic, search and database technology ...
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Police in western Japan are investigating a series of vandalism acts against Protestant churches, with more than 50 places of worship damaged over the last year, the Asahi newspaper reported.
The federal government improperly posted an internal guide to its airport passenger screening procedures on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security.
Kabul, Afghanistan (UPI) Dec 8, 2009 - The Afghan strategy announced by U.S. President Barack Obama calling for a troop surge of 30,000 has until July 2011 to run its course before any likely start of a troop drawdown, but its impact on Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan is already perceptible.
Tehran (AFP) Dec 8, 2009 - Tehran Tuesday accused the United States of abducting an Iranian nuclear scientist who went missing in Saudi Arabia during a minor Muslim pilgrimage, and said Riyadh must also be held accountable.
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Islamabad - If Osama bin Laden is still alive, he must be laughing over US officials' confusion about his location and the way media reports have speculated on his possible whereabouts over the years. Since the United States lost the world's most-wan...
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