Russia's victorious military blitz into the former Soviet republic of Georgia brought something old and something new - but none of it was impromptu, despite appearances that a long-frozen conflict had suddenly turned hot. ...more

August 17, 2008

President Bush sent American troops to Georgia on Wednesday to oversee a "vigorous and ongoing" humanitarian mission, in a direct challenge to Russia's display of military dominance over the region. ...more

August 14, 2008

U.S. military prosecutors Monday charged a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison with murder and other crimes for allegedly planning the attack on the USS Cole warship that killed 17 U.S. service members and injured nearly 50 others. ...more

July 1, 2008

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates took action Monday to reorient the leadership of the Air Force, dramatically calling for the nomination of the first nonfighter or bomber pilot to lead the service since its inception after World War II. ...more

June 10, 2008

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and some of President Bush's top foreign policy advisers must testify about their conversations with pro-Israel lobbyists, a federal judge ruled Friday in a trial over the misuse of classified information. ...more

November 3, 2007