Bob Herbert at his best and most inspiring tying together the activist success of the past with the passivity of today's citizens.

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Yet in Afghanistan as in Iraq, the Pentagon has found that the military has shrunk so much since the Cold War ended that it isn't big enough to sustain operations without using companies to directly support military operations.

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Bombers struck in Baghdad and a northern city Thursday, killing three American soldiers and nearly two dozen Iraqis in a new spasm of violence that has taken at least 66 lives in two days.

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The District Attorney's office says Iran has enough material tomake a nuclear bob. How do we disarm them

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President Barack Obama pledges troop withdrawal by August 2010

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We were told when the Iraqis stand up we would stand down. I would say they've stood up.

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Saddam Hussein-al Qaeda: The Undisputed Links

Here's some information the anti-Bush newsvine members fear. It's the undisputed list of links between Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Ladin's al Qaeda.

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Over the past 8 years there has of course been international hate of the bush administration and its supporters and particularly because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Pretty much what I want to say WOW!!!! It is about time.

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Baghdad: Sources close to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki told Gulf News that he believes the time is right to subject the Kurdistan region, which has enjoyed autonomy headed by Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, to the authority of the central government in Baghdad.

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POWDER SPRINGS, Ga., July 8 -- Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday dismissed criticism that he is abandoning his principles to move toward the political center, saying he has been consistent in embracing moderate views on several issues, especially his belief that pulling U.S.

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Obama gets proactive in fighting against unpatriotic claims

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More troops will be deployed in Irag and Afghanistan in the fall.When will i all in

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Saddam perpetuated a lie. The article revels his confession to FBI interrogator George Piro about his facade of having WMDs. It appears Saddam feared Iran would invade Iraq if he did not continue to give the impression to Iran he had a stockpile of WMDs.

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Video provided to CNN shows an al Qaeda in Iraq firing squad executing one-time allies -- fellow Sunni extremists -- who were not loyal enough to the terror organization, coalition military analysts said. The video shows armed men wearing masks standing behind nine kneeling men.

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Iraqi officials, increasingly unhappy with restrictions on sovereignty because of the presence of 160,000 foreign troops, have said that they won't extend the UN mandate beyond this year. A Washington-Baghdad deal would have to take its place for the troops to stay.

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BAQUBA, Dec 27 (IPS) - The Iraqi government announcement that monthly food rations will be cut by half has left many Iraqis asking how they can survive. The government also wants to reduce the number of people depending on the rationing system by five million by June 2008.

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Very good article that sheds light on the Iraq war and the consequences of pulling out now.

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Iraq's deadly insurgent groups have financed their war against U.S. troops in part with hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. rebuilding funds that they've extorted from Iraqi contractors in Anbar province.

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VIDEO - Giant badgers terrorize Iraqi town Agence France-Presse • Jul. 25, 2007. 05:28 AM EST

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In a little-noticed executive order issued on Tuesday, President Bush directed the Treasury Department to block the U.S.-based financial assets of anyone deemed to have threatened "the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq" or who "undermin(e) efforts to promote ec …

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The United States ambassador in Baghdad said he and his Iranian counterpart agreed broadly on policy toward Iraq during four-hour groundbreaking talks on Monday, but insisted that Iran end its support for militants.

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Today, he stretches his hands and flies. Today, the pain in his back ebbs away. Today, his disability disappears, if only for a little while.

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Probably because of the congressional resolution against Bush's illegal war, the enemy has made today a violent Friday in Iraq. That damn congress.

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