US ‘must suspend’ Iraq withdrawal

US ‘must suspend’ Iraq withdrawal

Petraeus said Iraq was “exceedingly complex and challenging”
Petraeus statement

The top US military leader in Iraq, Gen David [...]

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq War Hits 4,000

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq War Hits 4,000
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ and ANDREW W. LEHREN
By the time Specialist Jerry Ryen King decided to write about his experiences in Iraq, the teen-age paratrooper had more to share than most other soldiers.
In two operations to clear the outskirts of the village of Turki in the [...]

Stocks, Dollar Surge; Treasuries Drop on Fed Cut, Lehman Report

March 18 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rallied the most in five years, the dollar posted its biggest gain against the yen since 1999 and Treasuries tumbled after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said it has more than enough capital to survive.
The Standard [...]

Hezbollah Scolds U.S. for Sending Ships Toward Lebanon

Hezbollah Scolds U.S. for Sending Ships Toward Lebanon
By ROBERT F. WORTH
BEIRUT, Lebanon — As American warships moved toward Lebanon on Friday, Hezbollah accused the United States of threatening regional stability, and the country’s pro-Western prime minister took pains to distance himself from the decision.
American officials said Thursday that they were sending the [...]

Ban Worried About Hizbullah Rearming, Holds Syria, Iran Responsible

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the rearming of Hizbullah and held both Syria and Iran responsible for breaches of the arms embargo.
“Reports of Hizbullah rearming are a cause of great concern, posing serious challenges to the sovereignty, stability and independence of Lebanon and the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006),” Ban saidi in [...]