Recently added articles from The Christian Science Monitor:
Should Obama order Afghan war troop surge? Troops say maybe not.(World)
Nov 08, 2009; ... Byline: Tom A. Peter Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor COMBAT OUTPOST PENICH, Afghanistan -- As President Obama and his top advisers make their final decisions on whether to send 40,000 or more troops to Afghanistan, it comes on the heels of the bloodiest month for ...
Afghanistan war decision: how Robert Gates thinks.(Cover Story)(Cover story)
Nov 08, 2009; ... Byline: Gordon Lubold Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor On one of Bob Gates's first trips to the Iraq war theater after accepting the job as Defense secretary in 2006, he walked a dusty "boneyard" in Kuwait filled with row upon row of the remains of military trucks ...
UN General Assembly to take up Goldstone report on Gaza war crimes.(USA)
Nov 04, 2009; ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor United Nations, N.Y. -- The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday takes up a UN human rights report that accuses Israel of committing war crimes in last winter's military offensive into Gaza. ...
On Iran and North Korea, Obama's nuclear-free vision is at stake.(Barack Obama's nuclear plans)(Editorial)
Nov 03, 2009 ... Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board One year after his election, Barack Obama appears no closer to his big hope for a legacy as US president: A determined global effort for a world with zero atomic weapons. Talks with Russia for further mutual reductions in their ...
Iran: A refuge for World War II's refugees.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 03, 2009; ... Byline: Joyce Pisarello Hello. Thank you. Goodbye now. These words are the extent of my Farsi, so when a caretaker answered the bell at the gate of Tehran's Roman Catholic cemetery I froze. Truthfully, I hadn't anticipated that anyone would be watching over this quiet monument ...