http://www.newstin.com/us/war Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66503574 As we Americans slink off into a long holiday weekend, let's see if we can tout up the lessons learned from Wesleygate. That was the outcry that erupted when Wesley Clark, the retired U.S. general, suggested that John McCain's... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:14:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66503574 2008-07-04T14:14:08Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66403603 SUPERLATIVES FAIL in describing the Colombian army operation that rescued 15 hostages from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Having painstakingly infiltrated the guerrilla organization's communications... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66403603 2008-07-04T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66495748 Iran's top commander has announced that he would consider any attack on his country's nuclear facilities as an act of war. Over 100 Israeli warplanes practised a strike manoeuvre two weeks ago General Mohammad Ali Jafari's... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:53:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66495748 2008-07-04T13:53:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66488936 GAZA (Reuters) - Israel responded to Thursday's rocket attack by again closing its border crossing with Gaza on Friday, dampening hopes among Gazans that a ceasefire between Hamas and the Jewish state might ease an Israeli-led... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:53:22 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66488936 2008-07-04T12:53:22Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66502781 Barack Obama, who hoped to use U.S. Independence Day holiday campaign stops to woo moderate voters in traditionally Republican territory, found himself instead defending against criticism that he was wavering on his Iraq war... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:23:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66502781 2008-07-04T14:23:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66444974 Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war. A dustup over war policy — one of the main... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:27:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66444974 2008-07-04T08:27:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66436692 The plan was nothing if not audacious: A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 90 miles through Colombia's wilderness. A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:21:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66436692 2008-07-04T08:21:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66461790 New research suggests song was penned in June 1758 ALBANY, N.Y. - Dr. Richard Shuckburgh, a British army physician, is credited with penning the "Yankee Doodle" lyrics to mock the ragtag New England militia serving alongside... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:10:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66461790 2008-07-04T10:10:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66447496 Hamas said on Friday it had suspended negotiations on the release of a captured Israeli soldier because the Jewish state was not respecting the terms of a truce with the Islamist movement. "Hamas has suspended indirect... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:25:16 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66447496 2008-07-04T09:25:16Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66417640 If the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center (NORC) conducted its survey on national pride this year, would the United States still rank No. 1? But considering President Bush's plummeting approval ratings and... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:27:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66417640 2008-07-04T06:27:53Z