Blair Seeks U.S. Missile Site in Britain

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2007 For months, Tony Blair has been secretly lobbying the U.S. to locate a missile defense site in Britain. Poland and the Czech Republic are also in the running. The $90-billion "son of star wars" program has performed poorly in the past, and is still under development as it's deployed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Administration Lengthens Tours of Duty in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2007 The Bush administration has pledged $10.6 billion in aid to Afghanistan and said it will maintain troop levels there. But because soldiers are in short supply these days, the commitment will have to be met by troops already deployed, 3,200 of whom will have their tours extended by four months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Than 200 Taliban Fighters Die in Afghan Clash

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2006 Two thousand NATO and Afghan soldiers are involved in the largest military operation to occur in southern Afghanistan since NATO took over the area in early July. The explosion of violence in the area has taken the lives of over 200 Taliban fighters and of four Canadian soldiers. A UK reconnaissance plane also crashed, killing 14 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )