by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 20, 2012 | Monitor
Members of the Afghan Nation Border Police prepare to start a security mission at the Heyratan border crossing in Northern Afghanistan, May 2010. Photo: Flickr/ISAF The Afghanistan troop surge is almost over. But before it ends on October 1, U.S. and NATO military...
by Megan Slack | Sep 11, 2012 | Monitor
President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stand during the playing of Taps during the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2012. (Official...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 20, 2012 | Monitor
Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, January 2012. Photo: Flickr/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv Once again, anonymous Israeli officials are telling local reporters that they’re really, really ready to attack...