E3 2012: Splinter Cell Blacklist announced
Sam is back in a darker, more intense Splinter Cell experience
Interview: Rachel McNeill, Iraq War veteran arrested with Occupy Boston
Rachel McNeill is one of 141 people arrested on October 11 when Occupy Boston briefly expand its encampment. This soft-spoken Wisconsin native is a veteran of the Iraq War who joined the Army Reserve short...
The Embassy Cables: Our friend Iran (in 1972)
Well, we knew this already, but a Wikileaks-posted cable from the US Embassy in Tehran in 1972 shows how the United States rushed to arm the Shah's Iran, concerned over Soviet interests in the area.
The...
VA reaches out to families of vets with mental illness
Veteran advocate Tammy Duckworth served in Iraq as an Army helicopter pilot and received combat injuries that cost her both legs. She ran for an Illinois congressional seat in 2006, spoke at the 2008 Democrati...
Ryan Reynolds is superb in unremarkable “Buried”
A 94-minute exercise in claustrophobia
Poll shows Americans think Iraq is safer after U.S. invasion
The Iraq war, is more abstract, there is no definition to it. To keep America safe, yes, to control the spread of Islamic extremists, yes. But how?
Full text of President Barack Obama’s address on the end of combat operations in Iraq
Source: White House Media Affairs Office
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to re...
Your World in Focus 9: An interview about women’s rights
Veteran Canadian foreign reporter talks about women's issues in Africa and the Middle East.
Fort Hood Soldier dies in Iraq
Private Jhanner Tello, 29, died in Baghdad on Dec. 10 as a result of injuries sustained during non-combat incident.
One click reveals 6,000 years of history
The online Virtual Museum of Iraq is an Italian gem
Iraq shoe thrower sentenced
Do you remember that Iraqi guy who threw his shoes at President Bush? Remember how he was lauded as a national hero? Well, now he's going to prison.
Bush, you got shoe-ed
This Iraqi journalist takes off both his shoes and whips them right at Bush during a press conference in Iraq. Before he hurled them, he yelled "this is a farewell kiss, you dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."
A Foreign Affairs reporter talks women’s rights
Today I had the chance to interview Olivia Ward, a foreign affairs reporter for the Toronto Star. The interview was absolutely enlightening.
The World is Watching
The world is indeed watching today.
Despite the United States recent economic woes, there is no doubt amongst serious observers that the country is still, by far the most powerful nation in the world. The Unit...
