There was a rare direct conversation between representatives of the two antagonistic nations today at a regional conference in Egypt on the Iraq situation.
Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins, the new deputy director for operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Pentagon reporters that Sunni insurgents continue to target Iraqi leaders but that the "surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq is making progress – though, he added, "it's often not flashy."
Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins, the new deputy director for operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Pentagon reporters that Sunni insurgents continue to target Iraqi leaders but that the "surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq is making progress – though, he added, "it's often not flashy."
AP - In a survey of U.S. troops in combat in Iraq, less than half of Marines and a little more than half of Army soldiers said they would report a member of their unit for killing or wounding an innocent civilian.
AP - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Friday that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is paying an eternal and deserved punishment for his brutal life's work.
Condemned killer Philip Workman is scheduled to die by lethal injection next week. He says he feels angry, sorry, depressed and scared. There are shadows hanging over the lethal injection system. Some say it is cruel and unusual punishment, others say it simply doesn't work like it should.
The Dow Jones industrial average squeaked out another record high Friday, making this the longest bull run in 80 years, as investors cheered tame inflation numbers, talk of big mergers and a jobs report that appeared just right.