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Barak to tell US time running out Iran
...with President George W. Bush. A week after Barak's visit, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi will head to Washington for his own round of talks with American defense chiefs, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm....
US Senate approves Petraeus' role
In April the administration recommended that he should be succeeded by Gen Petraeus. Imminently qualified'The BBC's Jane O'Brien in Washington says Gen Petraeus is a safe and trusted pair of hands for an administration trying to cope with new...
Iran defiantly test-fires 2nd round of missiles
Gen. On Monday, Anthony Cordesman, a well-connected military analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, reportedly said Mullen went even further, telling Israelis the U.S.would not green-light an attack by the...
Iran's Bold Move: Round 2 of Missile Tests
Missile Defense Agency, Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, said Iran's missile tests have emphasized the urgency of going ahead with plans to place a proposed U.S.missile defense system in Eastern Europe. Among the missiles Iran said it tested Wednesday was...
'Defensive Measures'? Iran Launches Round Two of Missile ...
Missile Defense Agency, Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, said Iran's missile tests have emphasized the urgency of going ahead with plans to place a proposed U.S.missile defense system in Eastern Europe. Among the missiles Iran said it tested Wednesday was...
Rice Warns Iran U.S. Won't Back Down; More Missiles Fired
...Iranian state channel, Press TV, quoted a senior Republican Guard commander Thursday as saying Iran would maintain security in the Strait of Hormuz and the larger Gulf. Gen. Mohammad Hejazi, chief of the Guards' joint staff, called the missile...
Iran Flirts With Engaging the U.S.
The Iranians are signaling that they want talks with the West -- and hinting that they are ready for a serious dialogue with the Great Satan in Washington. Our hands are always on the trigger,' said Revolutionary Guard Gen.
U.S.: Iraqi Forces Nearly Ready
Gen. While U.S.commanders' predictions on Iraqi security forces have proven excessively optimistic in the past, the general's assessment is central to the debates in Washington and Baghdad over a timeline for when Iraqi forces can take charge of...
U.S. demands halt to Iranian missile tests
...U.S.commander noted a decrease in the number of rocket and mortar attacks that can be linked to Iranian-sponsored fighters. Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin attributed the drop-off in recent weeks mainly to efforts by Iraqi forces to choke off radical...
Deadly Attacks Shatter Relative Calm in Iraq
Gen. Abdul Karim al-Izzi, a police commander. Now you can see shops in Baghdad open until late hours at night, unlike before, when they were closing at noon. In Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, a roadside bomb killed a high-ranking member of...