by Taylor Hall & Noor Wazwaz | May 2, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden’s death at the hands of U.S. special forces in Pakistan may signal a more independent U.S. attitude toward Pakistan, some foreign policy experts said Monday, but it also could make the contentious and complicated relationship...
by Taylor Hall & Noor Wazwaz | Apr 28, 2011 | Science + Technology
Wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center aren’t shy about hitting the hardwood. Typically that means wheelchair basketball, but that changed this week. For the first time in three years, a stand-up amputee basketball clinic came to Walter Reed....
by Taylor Hall & Noor Wazwaz | Apr 21, 2011 | National Security, Topics
Lance Cpl. James W. Clark Capt. Ryan Sparks during an offensive last February to root out Taliban from their stronghold in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The offensive was the largest in the Afghan war. WASHINGTON – A company commander from last year’s...
by Taylor Hall & Noor Wazwaz | Apr 19, 2011 | National Security
Dan ShakalFreelance journalist James Foley reads a magazine while riding a U.S. C-17 cargo plane from Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan on the way back to Ramstein Air Base, Germany last fall. WASHINGTON – After more than two weeks with zero communication from captured...
by Taylor Hall & Noor Wazwaz | Apr 14, 2011 | National Security, Topics
Diplomats and leaders from around the world converged on Washington this week to talk about the relationship between the U.S. and Islamic nations. The context of the so-called “Arab spring” provided a unique backdrop, but no consensus is reached other than...
