US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta revealed that it may be possible for the United States to offer intelligence and logistical support for French operations in Mali as part of its global efforts against al Qaeda. Panetta said the United States went after al Qaeda in Yemen, Somalia, and in Pakistan. He added that they […]
With French led international efforts to prevent the capturing of the capital Bamako and to recapture a strategic city and halt the advance of northern Islamist terrorists, Mali, a country that was beginning to show signs of a functional democracy in the past 20 years has been transformed into a safe place and breeding ground for terrorism. […]
Twenty-two hostages have yet to be accounted for following the storming of the Sahara gas complex by Algerian forces in an effort to free the hostages from Islamist gunmen. The assault was launched without the knowledge of Western leaders and resulted to the death of thirty hostages that included a number of Westerners. The Islamists […]
An order to arrest the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Raja Perez Ashraf, was given by Pakistan’s Supreme Court this week on charges of corruption. Pakistan’s Supreme judges have issued out an order for the arrest of no less than 16 people one of which is Prime Minister Raja Perez Ashraf. The suspects are expected to […]
The U.S. government may face a new downgrade if they don’t manage to raise the debt ceiling. The rating agency Fitch has said that it is “very likely” that the U.S. would lose its AAAcredit rating if they fail to raise the debt ceiling in time. Fitch Ratings, also said that the debt ceiling should […]
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve stressed the importance of increasing the borrowing limit of the nation as Republican lawmakers are considering maintaining the debt ceiling. According to Ben Bernanke, increasing the debt limit will allow the country to pay current bills. The statement reiterated the statement of President Barack Obama against the […]
As the end of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s visit in the U.S. approached he addressed the issue of immunity for U.S. troops in the only interview he granted during his stay. Hamid Karzai said that the Afghan people will most likely agree to the idea of immunity for any U.S. troops that remain in Afghanistan […]
The deadline for the Afghan forces to take charge of the security of their country was moved earlier by President Barack Obama, which will accelerate the return of US forces in Afghanistan from the country. Following his meeting with Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, Obama indicated that US forces in Afghanistan will give the […]
With the same al-Qaeda affiliated Islamist rebels that have taken the northern part of the Western African country and instated a harsh sharia law threatening the southern part of the country, and capturing Konna, a key city just 375 miles outside of the capital Bamako, plans for a Western intervention were hastened. With the help […]
The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile system will reportedly be part of the arms sales to Taiwan by the United States in 2015, according to Senator James Inhofe in a recent visit to the Taiwan. Inhofe also indicated that additional arms sales to Taiwan for this year will include thirty Apache attack choppers while sixty Black […]
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