By Scott Stearns White House 13 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush is wrapping up a series of meetings aimed at finding what he says will be a new way forward in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is expected t...
By Greg Flakus Houston 09 November 2006 President Bush has chosen a former CIA director Robert Gates to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. Among his numerous previous functions, Gates served on a congressional panel set up to review th...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 31 October 2006 The U.S. Defense Department is taking a new approach in its battle against Islamist militants around the world - it is moving to expand its press operation. Officials say the goals are to counter terrorist propa...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 08 September 2006 watch Pentagon Survivors report Americans will mark the anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks in many ways. Some will attend church services. Others will take part in marches and mem...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 September 2006 The U.S. Defense Department has issued new rules for the treatment of detainees and for conduct by interrogators that officials say are designed to ensure humane treatment and prevent the kind of abuses that h...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 September 2006 A quarterly report by the U.S. Defense Department on the situation in Iraq says sectarian tension and attacks on civilians increased during the summer, in spite of progress toward building the new security for...
By Gary Thomas London 24 August 2006 The British government Thursday announced the creation of a commission to examine issues raised by the explosive growth of ethnic communities in Britain. The study was sparked in large part by revelations that yo...
lieBy Al Pessin Pentagon 05 July 2006 The Defense Department says it detected all seven North Korean missile launches and determined quickly that they were not a threat to the United States or its territories. The Department also says the one long-r...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 May 2006 The U.S. Defense Department has refused to confirm or deny a charge by a senior member of Congress, who says an investigation has concluded that a group of U.S. troop...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 May 2006 In a speech on immigration policy Monday evening, President Bush is expected to announce an expansion in the use of National Guard troops along the U.S.-Mexico border...