David Petraeus is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Future of Iraq's Citizen Guards in Balance
SAMARA, Iraq -- Tens of thousands of Iraqis who joined U.S.-backed citizen guard groups and helped quell insurgent and terrorist violence could be left high and dry and to their own devices for earning a living come Jan. 1 if the United States and Iraq fail to reach agreement on a Status of Forces Agreement, or SOFA.
A Brave New World
A whole new world began Tuesday when Sen. Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election: Expect some big changes in the Middle East, but expect some things to remain remarkably unchanged too.
Intriguing Questions and Troubling Answers over U.S. Raid into Syria
The U.S. helicopter commando raid into Syria Sunday raises a host of questions? The answers are troubling.
Make Peace, Not War!
Saudi Arabia is involved in a very welcome diplomatic initiative aiding Pakistan at the moment. The George W. Bush administration, predictably, is furious that Riyadh has taken the lead in hosting peace talks between the embattled, U.S.-supported Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai and the resurgent Taliban.
A Silver Lining on the Big Black Cloud
Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain both phoned in lackluster performances in the second of their three presidential debates Tuesday.
The Meltdown of Wall Street
The meltdown of Wall Street can come as no surprise to major Arab governments throughout the region; we have been watching the George W. Bush administrations Middle East policies – equally reckless and ruinous to its financial strategies – melt down for years.
Lessons From Sanaa
Wednesdays terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, reflects al-Qaidas weakness more than its strength, but it also serves sober notice to Middle Eastern and Western leaders alike of the complicated and subtle nature of the continuing struggle against extremist terror.
The Anwar Handover: A Self-Defeating Exercise
Handing Anwar province over to the Iraqi army may work, more or less, in the short-term, but in the long-term, it is a sure recipe for a renewed Shiite-Sunni civil war in Iraq.
More Iraqi Detainees Gain Freedom
BAGHDAD -- Tarik Azziz Fahad was fidgeting as he sat on a bench in a U.S. military detention cell. One minute he was twisting and turning his hands as if to escape the plastic strips that bound his wrists, the next he was pushing up his blindfold. A U.S. guard would order him to stop and hed comply, but only for a few minutes before starting again.
Headlines From the Arab Press
What the Arab papers said on Aug. 7:
