The top U.S. commander in Iraq announced Monday he would like to station U.S. troops along disputed areas in northern Iraq to build rapport between Iraqi government troops and those under the command of the autonomous Kurdish government. ...more

August 18, 2009

Rebels and pro-government militia troops executed civilians this week in two waves of terror that the top U.N envoy to Congo said Saturday amount to war crimes - ones that highlight the inability of undermanned U.N. peacekeepers to protect civilians. ...more

November 9, 2008

In the final days of his campaign to bring Iraq under control, Gen. David Petraeus sat in his office at the U.S. Embassy here looking drawn, exhausted, and more than a few years older than when he took command 18 months ago. ...more

August 21, 2008

U.S. forces may be close to unlocking the mystery of who is behind a deadly innovation in Iraqi insurgents' weapons, a "lob bomb" now being used in Baghdad to target U.S. and Iraqi combat outposts, a senior American general said Friday. ...more

July 12, 2008

Pay Attention In Class Regarding "Poor Students Of History" (Letters, July 2): ...more

July 9, 2008

Court's Interpretation Regarding "Individual Gun Rights Affirmed" (front page, June 27): ...more

July 2, 2008

Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength. ...more

July 1, 2008

Until the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, it was unclear if citizens in this country had even a limited right to possess a loaded firearm for hunting or personal self-defense. ...more

June 27, 2008

Anticipating the Supreme Court's expected late June decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which will decide the constitutionality of a D.C. law restricting gun-ownership rights, many analysts have turned to the Founders' writings in an effort to understand the Second Amendment. What analysts need to do - recognizing that language and word usage change over time - is turn to America's first dictionary. ...more

June 9, 2008

Ehud Barak, Israel's defense minister and the leader of the Labor Party, announced Sunday that he would remain in the government, stabilizing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition despite last week's harsh report on the political and military leaders' handling of the Lebanon war in 2006. ...more

February 4, 2008