Seen from a tiny village on a recent moonless night, the sprawling U.S. base three miles to the north looks more like a medium-size city than a military facility in a war zone. ...more

December 6, 2009

Three Bay area members of Congress — Reps. Gus Bilirakis, Kathy Castor and Adam Putnam — say they intend to launch new congressional efforts to create a free-mail-to-troops program for service members in combat zones. ...more

December 23, 2008

A mysterious Syrian military facility that was reportedly the target of an attack by Israeli jets last month has been razed, according to a new satellite image that shows only a vacant lot in the place where Syria was recently constructing what some U.S. officials believe was a nuclear reactor. ...more

October 26, 2007

OK, let's face it - times have changed. The United States is in a war against an enemy that can look like you and me. If you're brown-skinned and from any Middle Eastern or Asian country (I was born in Pakistan), and you're planning on visiting or studying in the United States, you're welcome to do so, but you need to obey all of our laws to the 't.' ...more

October 14, 2007