June

Bush faces coalition of the dwindling

It’s a coalition of the dwindling. The U.S.-led multinational occupying force in Iraq is losing troops from two of its most important allies -Italy and South Korea -and up to a half dozen other members could draw down their forces or pull out entirely by year’s end

EDITORIAL: Honoring all the war dead

Two grim reminders of war’s toll on innocent civilians marked Memorial Day weekend this year.

UN panel condemns U.S. torture

The United Nations Committee Against Torture has asked the U.S. to shut down the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility where prisoners are being held in hellish conditions without recourse to legal counsel or trial.