The elusive Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden is likely to be honored-fittingly-in secret. The Navy has not yet confirmed that the SEALs carried out the mission, but Rear Adm. Edward Winters sent an email congratulating his forces and…
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Navy SEALs to Be Honored in Secret
Whatever else you think of Sarah Palin, she has, since the 2008 presidential campaign, been a clear voice in favor of a robust American presence in the world, a defender of the Afghanistan war, a friend of Israel and a counterweight to neo-isolationist elements on the right. But careful observers of Palin noticed that recently she was sounding more like Obama’s liberal critics than the VP candidate who echoed Sen. John McCain’s forward-leaning foreign policy. She put out a statement on Facebook last week on Libya that can only be described as incoherent. It was hard to tell if she wanted more or less American firepower in Libya. (“At this point, to avoid further mission creep and involvement in a third war — one we certainly can’t afford — you need to step up and justify our Libyan involvement, or Americans are going to demand you pull out. Simply put, what are we doing there?”) Was she for or against a war to remove the Libyan dictator? Read full article > >
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Sarah Palin changes advisers, and her worldview.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said in an opinion piece Monday that his country was not part of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. But Zardari still left some key questions unanswered, although he insisted that his country was neither…
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Pakistan: We Didn’t Help Kill Osama
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said in an opinion piece Monday that his country was not part of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. But Zardari still left some key questions unanswered, although he insisted that his country was neither…
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Pakistan: We Didn’t Help Kill Osama
Tim Ruse’s grandfather survived the grueling Bataan Death March during World War II, only to find himself starving to death in a Japanese prison camp. Ruse knew that a Japanese boy had helped keep his grandfather alive. Now, seven decades later and armed only with a grainy photo, he made it his mission to find him.
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An act of compassion in the dark annals of war
Sunday Take | The president speech will try to clarify the mission in Libya and put to rest questions about his leadership.
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Big stakes for Obama in Monday’s Libya speech
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed Thursday that NATO will take over the allied mission in Libya, relieving the U.S. security forces that have so far commanded the mission to establish a no-fly zone. Clinton confirmed that all 28 countries in…
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Clinton: NATO Will Take Charge
The US chief of staff for the mission in Libya insists there have been no reports of civilian casualties caused by allied action.
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‘Civilians spared’ by Libya raids
Calling the mission Operation Odyssey Dawn, the U.S. launched its first missiles against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Saturday, according to a Defense Department official. The beginning of the U.S. intervention comes just after France jumped in,…
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U.S. Launches First Libya Missiles
The crew of the shuttle Discovery, which is retiring after this mission, have paid tribute to “the most capable vehicle that has ever flown in space”.
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VIDEO: Discovery crew on her retirement
RAF and special forces teams are expected to continue their mission to rescue the remaining British citizens stranded in Libyan desert camps.
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UK forces to resume Libya rescue
KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai had heard enough.
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As U.S. assesses mission, Karzai is a question mark
Last Friday, in a column about economic policy, Paul Krugman focused on “moral collapse” at the White House – “a complete failure of purpose and loss of direction.” Meanwhile, President Obama flew to Afghanistan, where he put on a leather bomber jacket and told US troops: “You’re achieving your objectives. You will succeed in your mission.” For the Obama presidency, moral collapse has taken on the appearance of craven clockwork, establishing a concentric pattern – doing immense damage to economic security at home while read more
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A Hollow Bomber Jacket
Astronauts set to launch into space early next month are focused on their mission, NASA officials said Thursday, blocking out “distractions” over layoffs and changes at the space agency and sentimentality as the shuttle program nears its end.
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End of shuttle program nears
