A Sunni insurgent who welcomed the Americans at first discusses the complicated motives of those fighting the U.S. occupation.

The detention of journalist Iason Athanasiadis is a legal abomination -- and a breach of Iranian hospitality

Mobile phone technology has revolutionized drone war

More women are turning to sex work in a bad economy. Does it beat working at McDonald's?

The U.S. war with Iraq is interpreted as an attack on Islam and Arabs, as violent protests erupt around the world.

Former U.S. ambassador and diplomat Martin Indyk hails the president's recent engagement, saying he's "becoming -- dare I say it -- like President Clinton."

An Army report found Maj. Gen. Miller did not lie when he told Congress he held no "direct discussions" with top Pentagon officials -- even though he met with Rumsfeld aide Stephen Cambone after visiting Abu Ghraib.

The first daughter's meal with China's president earned her a big gift for her business

The Chicago Tribune says Gen. Geoffrey Miller has contradicted his own sworn testimony as to what he told Rumsfeld's deputies about Abu Ghraib.

D.C. police routinely arrest streetwalkers & raid massage parlors, while leaving high-end independent escorts alone

A bipartisan call by senators to halt the retirement of the major general at the heart of the Abu Ghraib scandal suggests the abuse inquiry finally has a pulse.

Helen Thomas, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the "suckers" in the media who love a good surprise.

We don't know all the details about the opaque world of military contractors. An expert lays out the real story

When was the last time that any serious attention was paid here to the longest war in American history?

Mincing stereotypes, old cliches: How can a franchise created and beloved by gay men be so bad at portraying them?