The American military confirmed Monday that it shot down an Iranian remotely piloted aircraft over Iraqi territory, in what is thought to be the first incident of its type during the war. ...more

March 17, 2009

In the past week, I've twice been close enough to Dick Cheney to kick him in the shins. ...more

January 13, 2009

The situation in Afghanistan is the worst it has been since the U.S.-led invasion of 2001 and the country is in danger of a "downward spiral" into violence and chaos, according to an intelligence report draft. ...more

October 10, 2008

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Wednesday that he is unlikely to call for another troop buildup in Iraq, even if security deteriorates after the extra American troops return home this summer. ...more

April 10, 2008

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Saturday that violent attacks in the country had fallen by 60 percent since June, but cautioned that security gains are "tenuous" and "fragile," requiring political and economic progress to cement them. ...more

December 30, 2007

The U.S. Navy prepared Friday to deliver much-needed food and medical supplies to hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis stricken by Cyclone Sidr, a top U.S. military commander said. ...more

November 24, 2007

For more than five months, the United States has been trying to orchestrate a political transition in Pakistan that would manage to somehow keep Gen. Pervez Musharraf in power without making a mockery of President Bush's promotion of democracy in the Muslim world. ...more

November 4, 2007

A penny for your thoughts will have extra meaning in 2009, the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth and the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Lincoln penny. ...more

September 28, 2007