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The Case for Leaving Iraq -- NowWhy even some U.S. officials are arguing that there's no point staying because Washington has lost its ability to influence events on the ground
Time Saturday, August 08, 2009Typhoon Morakot kills 10 in PhilippinesThe fringes of Typhoon Morakot killed 10 people and injured 18 others in the Philippines, a spokeswoman for the National Disaster Coordinating Council told CNN.
CNN Saturday, August 08, 2009Beijing air 'cleaner' since GamesBeijing is enjoying the best air quality this decade because of measures taken during last year's Olympic Games, officials say.
BBC Saturday, August 08, 2009U.S. and Britain Again Target Afghan PoppiesThe U.S. and British governments plan to spend millions of dollars over the next two months to try to persuade Afghan farmers not to plant opium poppy, by far the
country's most profitable cash crop and a major source of Taliban funding and official corruption.
Washington Post Saturday, August 08, 2009U.S. Plan Raises Ire in Latin AmericaBOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. 7 -- A U.S. plan to deploy troops and station aircraft at several Colombian military bases has generated controversy across Latin America, with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez warning that it could lead to war and the president of Brazil saying that he did not like the idea...
Washington Post Saturday, August 08, 2009U.S., Pakistan Say Apparent Killing of Mehsud Is Huge Setback for TalibanWithout ever firing a shot at Americans, Baitullah Mehsud had managed to become something of an obsession for the CIA. Over 18 months, the agency tried three times to kill the stout, 5-foot-2-inch commander of the Pakistani Taliban, while spreading word of a $5 million bounty for his death or...
Washington Post Saturday, August 08, 2009Sources: Suspected terrorist Top killedNoordin M. Top, one of Asia's most wanted terrorism suspects and believed to have been behind the twin hotel bombings in Indonesia's capital last month, was killed Saturday, ending a six-year manhunt, law enforcement sources tell CNN.
CNN Saturday, August 08, 2009Pakistani Taliban head's death a blow to militantsISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Taliban chief was killed by a CIA missile strike, a militant commander confirmed Friday - a severe blow to extremists threatening the stability of this nuclear-armed nation and a possible boost to U.S.-Pakistani cooperation in fighting insurgents who wreak havoc along the Afghan border.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Saturday, August 08, 2009Venezuela's Chavez returns envoy to ColombiaCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Saturday ordered his ambassador back to Colombia a few days after withdrawing him amid a crisis over plans to increase the number of U.S. troops in the neighboring
country.
Reuters Saturday, August 08, 2009Indonesian cops storm suspected militant hide-outBEJI, Indonesia (AP) -- Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspect was reportedly killed during a 16-hour siege on a suspected militant hide-out that ended Saturday when police stormed the house....
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