David Petraeus

Afghanistan: what 'victory' looks like

2012-03-20 10:28:12

Where is Afghanistan policy headed at this crucial moment? As the nation's excellent if unsung war commander, Gen. John Allen, testifies on Capitol Hill this week, and as Republican presidential aspirants continue to attack President Barack Obama from...

Aberdeen High graduate Baker receives second star

2012-02-02 17:54:54

In a ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Jan. 6, Brig. Gen. Ralph O. Baker, an Aberdeen High School graduate, was promoted to major general in the U.S. Army. The ceremony was attended by...

Which way in Afghanistan?

2011-06-08 14:48:33

With the first anniversary of the U.S. "surge" in Afghanistan coming up in August, President Barack Obama will soon have to decide whether to maintain the current force levels or begin withdrawing some of the 30,000 additional troops he ordered there last...

Sarbanes: In Afghanistan, challenge and doubt

2011-04-25 03:00:00

On March 25th, I returned with three other members of Congress from a six-day trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. I came away, as all do, tremendously impressed by the commitment of American soldiers and civilians to executing their mission. We were in...

Justice was done

2011-05-03 04:30:00

God bless former President George W. Bush for putting General David Petraeus in charge, and God bless President Obama for being smart enough to keep him. Even though after 10 years Osma bin Laden was old and dying from kidney damage, it is gratifying...

Ex-general voted interim mayor of Mosul; council also is selected

2003-05-06 00:00:00

MOSUL, Iraq - A convention of religious, ethnic and tribal leaders chose a former Iraqi army general as Mosul's mayor yesterday, making it the country's first major city with an elected government. About 150 delegates cast ballots to select an interim...

Hunt for Syrians leads to mosque

2003-04-13 00:00:00

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three dozen soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division raided a mosque here yesterday after an informant said 30 armed fedayeen fighters from Syria were holed up inside. What they found were 15 stunned Iraqi men, a wailing baby and a...

Progress? Open to interpretation

2003-03-29 00:00:00

KUWAIT CITY - The war yesterday: good for American and British forces, who pummeled important military targets in Iraq while sparing civilians, - only it was a bad day, because their claims of success were lies, or so Iraq insisted. Bad day for Saddam...

U.S. escalates clandestine war in Yemen

2012-05-16 21:39:16

Afghan police units tangled in criminal activity

2012-05-14 05:57:00

WASHINGTON — A U.S.-backed program to recruit police in rural Afghanistan has failed to significantly stem the insurgency, with some units becoming deeply entangled in criminal activity, including bribe-taking and extortion, according to a Pentagon-...

The great American guessing game: Who for vice president?

2012-05-07 00:00:00

When it come to the Republicans' choice for president this year, it's all over but the shoutin' in Tampa. . . . The great hall, the red-white-and-blue balloons, the signs proudly proclaiming the name of each state from Alabama to Wyoming, the...

CIA chief to lead city's Memorial Day parade

2012-05-03 01:32:00

CIA director David Petraeus will be the grand marshal for Chicago's Memorial Day Parade. Petraeus is a retired four-star U.S. Army general and former top commander in Afghanistan. He will lead this year's Memorial Day parade and participate in the...

David Petraeus, seen here after being sworn-in as the new CIA Director, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington last year, will be the grand marshal of the Memorial Day Parade.

2012-05-03 00:00:00

During his confirmation process, CIA Director David H. Petraeus told the panel that "a holistic and comprehensive review of the U.S. government's detention and interrogation programs can lead to valuable lessons that might inform future policies."

2012-04-26 17:14:00

Director Robert S. Mueller III, left, Director of National Intelligence James R.

2012-01-31 19:46:00