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End the war on terror and save billions Washington Post As we debate whether the two parties can ever come together and get things done, here's something President Obama could probably do by himself that would be a signal accomplishment of his presidency: End the war on terror. Or, more realistically, start ... See all stories on this topic »

US, Russia join in talks on Syrian war Boston Globe DUBLIN — Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the UN peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks that suggested ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Human rights group: Israel violated laws of war in fatal house bombing in Gaza ... Washington Post JERUSALEM — A leading human rights group on Friday accused Israel of violating the laws of war when it killed 12 civilians in an airstrike during its recent conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. Israel's army countered that Palestinian ... See all stories on this topic »

A permanent war on terror Los Angeles Times When it comes to homeland security, we've been seduced for more than a decade by a "preemptive" mandate that directs us to catch terrorists before they strike next. Where law enforcement once investigated crimes to determine who was responsible and ... See all stories on this topic »

WWII vet's grandson seeks to return Japanese war memento Chicago Tribune It was a mere World War II token to the veteran who, like many of his generation, never quite released his animosity toward the nation whose bombs pummeled Pearl Harbor 71 years ago Friday. But the flag would stir so many questions in his grandson. See all stories on this topic » Chicago Tribune

US 'trying to start new Cold War', says Russia Telegraph.co.uk "Apparently, Washington has forgotten what year this is and still thinks the Cold War is going on," the Russian foreign ministry said on its official Twitter account. It added that the move would "adversely affect the prospects of bilateral cooperation ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

War on drugs a trillion-dollar failure CNN Editor's note: Richard Branson is the founder of Virgin Group, with global branded revenues of $21 billion, and a member of the Global Drug Commission. Sir Richard was knighted in 1999 for his services to entrepreneurship. Watch today for Branson's ... See all stories on this topic »

Metrics for Winning The War on Christmas Huffington Post (satire) And that's the point. Sometimes with wars, it's hard to tell when a conflict is won or lost. See Iraq and Afghanistan for examples. The War on Christmas, as with any other war, needs a set of metrics to guide policymakers on the severity of the ... See all stories on this topic »

'God of War: Ascension': Director touts game's combat feel Los Angeles Times By favoring Ares, "God of War: Ascension" players can deal a bevy of quick sword attacks and swift aerial moves. As a player progresses through multiplayer, armor can be unlocked to personalize the look and upgrade the abilities of a character. (Sony ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Syria Civil War: Fears of Chemical Weapon Use ABC News Transcript for Syria Civil War: Fears of Chemical Weapon Use. frightening headline out of syria. New concerns as the u.S. May have to intervene in the bloody civil war in that country. This morning, we're learning that syrian dictator, bashar al assad ... See all stories on this topic »

Let's call a truce in the war on men Fox News In "The War on Men," I said women are angry.And they are. After the piece appeared, I was inundated with emails from women telling me I should be ashamed of myself for suggesting women have a role to play in the decline of marriage and battle of the ... See all stories on this topic »

'War Horse' brings enthralling work of stage magic to Wharton Lansing State Journal In the case of "War Horse," playing at Wharton Center through Sunday, you can certainly see more realism and spectacle than in the award-winning Steven Spielberg 2011 movie. Seeing "War Horse" come alive on stage, in person, is a magical experience ... See all stories on this topic »

'Restless': World War II spying, 1970s reprise Boston Globe For just a second, it's jarring to see Michelle Dockery of "Downton Abbey" as a single mother in "Restless," wearing bell-bottomed jeans and smoking pot in 1976 England. You can hear Maggie Smith exclaiming, "Mary Josephine Crawley, put your hair up ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Europe through War and Peace: A Nobel Prize and an Uncertain Future Brookings Institution On December 10, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will award its 2012 Peace Prize to the European Union (EU) for its contributions in transforming Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace." After centuries of generating internal and external ... See all stories on this topic »

Guest Commentary: When the war started in 1941 ... Denver Post Sometimes, I believe it could be yesterday, and I could walk right back into that time. The one phone in our Buffalo, N.Y., home was a rotary dial on a four-party line. Out-of-town calls were extremely expensive, so we wrote letters instead. Our ... See all stories on this topic »

Roundtable finds midstate's interest in World War II remains strong PennLive.com Despite the passage of time, interest in that war and its dramatic stories remains strong, as evidenced by the more than 100 people who attended the Capital Area World War II Roundtable Thursday. WWII roundtable Jack Thomas of Hershey talks with John ... See all stories on this topic » PennLive.com

War historians: British drones put our country's image at risk Telegraph.co.uk "Above all, the drone strikes are in violation of international law because there is no state of war with the communities involved and insufficient care has been taken to ensure that there is no negligent harm to civilians, there services and amenities ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Afghanistan war deserves more press Albany Times Union It has been almost a month since Veterans Day. And the David Petraeus scandal has finally fizzled out. So it seems we can go back to not talking about the fact that there is a war in Afghanistan. On Monday, the news that there is still a war raging ... See all stories on this topic »

Blacks, Latinos Join White House In 'Fiscal Cliff' PR War NPR (blog) The White House is warning African-Americans and Hispanics that they face disproportionate harm from tax hikes, spending cuts and an end to extended unemployment benefits if a deal isn't struck to avoid the fiscal cliff. At a closed White House meeting ... See all stories on this topic »

War Veteran's Fund Losses Explain Glass-Steagall Bloomberg One of the great debates to emerge from the financial crisis is whether the U.S. Congress should resurrect some form of the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act and bring back the separation of commercial and investment banking. It should, but not for the ... See all stories on this topic »

How the US Civil War changed journalism Futurity: Research News "The people were clamoring for news about the war. Almost everyone knew someone who was fighting, whether it was a family member, or a friend, or a neighbor," says Ford Risley, a professor of journalism at Penn State. (Credit: Rennett Stowe/Flickr) ... See all stories on this topic »

Premier conveys concerns to Olson about drone war DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Richard Olson was briefed on Thursday on how counter-productive the drone war was during his first meeting with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. The 'courtesy call' turned out to be Mr Olson's tryst with protests over drone ... See all stories on this topic » DAWN.com

USA Orders World War II Sci-Fi Pilot From 'Walking Dead's' Gale Anne Hurd Hollywood Reporter Set during the height of World War II, Horizon centers on a secretary at the FBI who discovers that her husband might have been killed in a battle with a spaceship in the South Pacific. Obsessed with learning the truth, she becomes the only person ... See all stories on this topic »

A War on Terror, or a War for Terror? Truth-Out The boy is in his bed crying because there's a monster in the room. Dad walks in, snaps on the light . . . This is the setup for Joe Dator's macabre, punch-in-the-nose-funny cartoon in a recent New Yorker. "See," says Dad as he points to the wall ... See all stories on this topic »

God of War: Ascension, Power Stone, and paying allegiance to the gods Joystiq When asked about how he and the team at Sony Santa Monica are bringing multiplayer into the God of War series with God of War: Ascension, game director Todd Papy digs deep for inspiration. The single-player side of the game is obviously an influence, ... See all stories on this topic »

Home From War: CASA Builds Ramps for Veterans WHNT War is hell. Those three words are attributed to union General William T. Sherman during the civil war. Our servicemen and women of today would probably agree. Many of them are changed forever, not just mentally, but physically. You can help some ... See all stories on this topic » WHNT

Total War developer gets Warhammer video game license Ars Technica The Creative Assembly, developers of the popular Total War simulation series, have announced a partnership with Sega to make a series of games based on Games Workshops' popular Warhammer license. An entirely new team is being set up at the UK ... See all stories on this topic »

God of War: Ascension Multiplayer Thoughts from IGN, Devs IGN In the first part of 2012, PlayStation caught the world off guard when it announced a new God of War game. Well, it wasn't the fact that God of War: Ascension was coming that surprised; it was that the next console game in the series would focus on ... See all stories on this topic »

Wis. World War II vets featured in documentary The Oshkosh Northwestern Joe Demler (l) and Julian Plaster hold copy of Life Magazine that carried photo of Demler's frail frame after his release from a prisoner-of-war camp. The two Wisconsin World War II veterans have become ambassadors for the Stars and Stripes Honor ... See all stories on this topic »

Suspected World War I Mortar Round Found In River Raisin CBS Local MONROE (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say a mortar round believed to be from World War I that at first was thought to be a car part turned up in a Monroe County river during a construction project. Police cordoned off a section of C.D. Cappuccilli Park on E ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local

Drought revives old water war among river states Chattanooga Times Free Press Bich Nguyen catches a smallmouth bass at Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River near Yankton, S.D. North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, which in the past have brought suits to reduce water being released from dams to boost recreation, are once ... See all stories on this topic » Chattanooga Times Free Press

The last Plains Indian war chief still fights for his home, his people and ... Deseret News Several small herds of horses, whose ancestors may have carried war chiefs into battle, graze on the golden October grass. And Lodge Grass, Mont., is the home of Joe Medicine Crow, the last Plains Indian war chief. And in his 99 years he has fought ... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News

Judge calls for "global peace" in Apple-Samsung war Economic Times SAN JOSE/CALIFORNIA: A judge mulling whether to trim or overturn Apple's billion-dollar damages award against Samsung on Thursday called for a ceasefire in the ongoing patent war between the smartphone titans. "I think it's time for global peace," US ... See all stories on this topic » Economic Times

Proof That Android Is Losing The Smartphone War With The iPhone Business Insider For years, T-Mobile has wanted the iPhone, but Apple refused to make iPhones that ran on T-Mobile's network. It probably wanted more money to do that than T-Mobile was willing to pay. Rather than cave to T-Mobile, the reverse happened, and T-Mobile ... See all stories on this topic » Business Insider

Sudanese writers on life beyond war The Guardian In the past decade, not many places have been as over-represented or as under-understood as Sudan and the newly formed South Sudan. From a barrage of news articles to a flurry of op-eds, from millions of dollars spent on advertising and ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

War on the Shore at Wicomico Youth & Civic Center starting today Delmarva Daily Times SALISBURY — Local wrestling fans will get an early holiday treat this weekend, as the 11th annual War on the Shore wrestling tournament kicks off today inside of the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. Hundreds of wrestlers from 29 schools are expected to ... See all stories on this topic »

US ramps up threats in 'psychological' war on Assad RT American media are reporting extensively that the Syrian president is getting ready to use chemical weapons on his own people, raising concerns that Washington could be planning a strike on Damascus with the chemical threat as a pretext. Reports that ... See all stories on this topic » RT

SOCOM leads propaganda fight in war on terror NavyTimes.com WASHINGTON — The military's Special Operations Command has become an emerging player in the Pentagon's propaganda efforts to confront violent extremists around the world, according to documents and a new report from a non-partisan think tank. See all stories on this topic »

War touched every family in 'the Greatest Generation' OregonLive.com His father, a prominent businessman in Portland's Old Town -- then known as Japantown -- was arrested and interned. The rest of the family followed him to a internment camp a few years later. After the war, they returned, and Matsushima and his brother ... See all stories on this topic » OregonLive.com

Mobile price war torches Spain as iPhone 5 drops to free on contract Yahoo! News (blog) As Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) continue their slow dance of stealth price raises like new activation charges and mandatory unlimited texting, the rest of the world is being gripped by extreme price-cut fever. From South Africa to Israel to New Zealand ... See all stories on this topic »

Re-enactors to celebrate Civil War Battle of Pocotaligo this weekend Hilton Head Island Packet A year after historians, military scholars and re-enactors celebrated a milestone that proved a turning point in the Civil War for the Union Army, it's now the Confederates' turn. About 250 Civil War re-enactors will gather this weekend in Jasper ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran captures spy drone, Chicago anti-war leader denounces US war moves Fight Back! Newspaper Joe Iosbaker of the Anti War Committee of Chicago expressed opposition to the U.S. intervening in Iran. "The U.S. government points fingers at Iran as a country that wants a war. But the Iranians don't have spy drones 12 miles off Long Island, New York ... See all stories on this topic » Fight Back! Newspaper

Political clubs engage in war of words Binghamton University Pipe Dream The College Democrats and College Republicans clashed in a fierce battle of words during their annual debate Thursday night. The debate was split into three main parts: domestic, foreign and economic policy. Three representatives from each group took ... See all stories on this topic » Binghamton University Pipe Dream

Muslim Brotherhood inherits U.S. war gear Washington Times For Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government, more battle tanks and jet fighters are on their way from the United States. Cairo's military link to Washington has remained intact, meaning the U.S. will continue to modernize the biggest military ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

Jane Alexiadis: A Civil War veteran's ribbon, and a novelty doll from Kobe, Japan San Jose Mercury News Q A box of military memorabilia from an estate includes a ribbon with the inscriptions "Grand Army of the Republic" and "Post No. 45, Honolulu, H.I." Since Hawaii was an independent kingdom during the Civil War, how could that be? A The Grand Army of ... See all stories on this topic »

'India, China war games begin with countries like Maldives' Firstpost The GMR case is only the beginning of the growing competition among Asian superpowers at the resource-rich Indian Ocean island. Buzz that China is at work in the Indian Ocean nation to prompt the Maldives government to oust Indian infra major GMR, has ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

U.S. Senate Votes to Drop Cold War-Era Rules on Russia Trade Bloomberg The U.S. Senate repealed Cold War-era trade restrictions with Russia by a 92-4 vote today, sending the measure to President Barack Obama who has said he would sign it. The House approved it last month. Industry groups including the U.S. Chamber of ... See all stories on this topic »

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