Obama urges Europeans, Americans to defeat terror
BERLIN - Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.
Nations:Germany Afghanistan U.S. People:Angela Merkel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 U.S.-Europe Source:(AP)
2008-07-24
First U.S. war crimes trial starts at Guantanamo
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver went on trial at Guantanamo on Monday in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two, nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks prompted U.S. President George W. Bush to declare war on terrorism.
Nations:Afghanistan People:George W. Bush Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-21
Obama in Iraq: Withdrawal support but no timetable
BAGHDAD - Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw American troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
Obama begins firsthand look at Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Jalal Talabani Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
Obama expected to meet with commanders of Iraq war
BAGHDAD - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Iraq for talks with commanders of a war he long opposed follows the prime minister's apparent endorsement of his troop withdrawal plan and a shift by the White House away from refusing to discuss that option.
Nations:Kuwait Pakistan Afghanistan Iraq U.S. People:David Petraeus Barack Obama Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-20
Obama meets with Karzai, a leader he's criticized
KABUL, Afghanistan - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan U.S. People:David Petraeus Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Afghan Terror War
2008-07-20
More US troops may go to Afghanistan this year
WASHINGTON - Pentagon leader on Wednesday signaled a surge in U.S. forces in Afghanistan "sooner rather than later," a shift that could send some units there within weeks, as officials prepare to cut troop levels in Iraq.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:David Petraeus Robert Gates Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-07-16
Military surge in Iraq ends; 150,000 troops remain
WASHINGTON - The military surge into Iraq that began more than 18 months ago has ended. But 150,000 U.S. troops remain, as many as 15,000 more than before the buildup began.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan People:David Petraeus Robert Gates Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-16
Obama, McCain Sharpen their dispute over Iraq war
WASHINGTON - The two major presidential rivals sharpened their long-standing dispute over the Iraq War on Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama calling it a costly distraction that must end while Republican Sen. John McCain insisted it is a conflict the United States has to win.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan U.S. People:David Petraeus Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-15
Video of interrogation of Gitmo prisoner released
TORONTO - Lawyers for a Canadian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay released excerpts of videotaped interrogations Tuesday, providing a first-ever glimpse into the secretive world of questioning enemy combatants at the isolated U.S. prison in Cuba.
Nations:Afghanistan Canada People:Stephen Harper Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-07-15
Officials: 9 US troops killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-07-13
Suicide blast kills over 20 Afghans, many children
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a bazaar killed at least 17 civilians, most of them children, and four police on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, police said.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-13
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