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Excerpt: The first crisis over North Korea's nuclear program arose in late 1994. It was obvious there was not much the United States could do to step in unilaterally and disarm the North Korean regime.

Excerpt: In 2005, Col. Lawrence Franklin was indicted alongside two executives of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for allegedly violating the 1917 Espionage Act. Franklin later pled guilty to passing AIPAC a classified presidential directive and other secrets concerning America's Iran policy.

Excerpt: The United States is in a huge foreign policy muddle in the Middle East.

Excerpt: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation Monday brings to an end an extraordinarily close relationship between Musharraf and the george W. bush administration, in which Musharraf was lavished with political and economic benefits from the United States despite policies that were in sharp conflict with U.S. security interests.

Excerpt: The degeneration of journalism into "infotainment" has been bemoaned by the mandarins of the profession ever since the cable news revolution knocked the networks off their pedestal.

Summary: From July 21 – 31, Joint Task Force (mostly US, but also UK, france, brazil and Italy) “Operation Brimstone” large scale war games were conducted off the US East coast in the North Atlantic. Its purpose may have been to prepare for a naval blockade of Iran. From what’s known a naval deployment may be planned, and a blockade may ensue. The situation remains tense and worrisome. source: Global Researchread more

Summary: Turkish analysts and commentators say the likelihood of a U.S. attack on Iran before President george W. Bush leaves office has increased as the issue continues to top the country’s agenda with the Iranian leader’s visit last week. source: Hurriyetread more

There's an almost forgotten sound in the air of Baghdad these days. It's not bomb blasts, police sirens or the whir of helicopters. It's a train whistle — a signal of some normalcy returning to the Iraqi capital. NPR Baghdad staffer Isra al-Rubei'i sent a reporter's notebook.

Salisbury UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2008 - Hunting down modern day security threats including a sniper, an armed vehicle, an improvised explosive device and a cell of armed terrorists are the focus of a new project involving BAE Systems, automotive design, development and certification consultancy MIRA and other partners from UK industry and academia.

Warsaw (AFP) Aug 19, 2008 - In a clear swipe at Russia, Poland's President Lech Kaczynski on Tuesday said his country would not give in to threats over its deal with Washington to deploy US missile silos on Polish soil.