No safe way for U.S. to leave Iraq, experts warn (News) 5 discussions Pulling U.S. forces from Iraq could trigger catastrophe, CNN analysts and other observers warn, affecting not just Iraq but its neighbors in the Middle East, with far-reaching global implications. Tags: Iraq Iran Cable News Network (CNN) Saudi Arabia United States Middle East Turkey Syria Afghanistan Military Bases Military Disarmament Arms Control Bioterrorism Nuclear Policies Acts terror Unrest, Conflicts War Civil
	U.K. terror alert level 'critical' (News) 4 discussions The United Kingdom raised its terrorism threat level to critical, the highest level possible, Saturday after a vehicle plowed into the terminal building at Scotland's busiest airport and burst into fl.. Tags: Great Britain London Cable News Network (CNN) Gordon Brown Police Disarmament Wireless Phones Bioterrorism Acts terror Guerrilla Activities Financial Business Services Iraq Tony Blair Robin Oakley Peter Clarke Europe
	Cheney: Talk of blunders in Iraq is 'hogwash' (News) 3 discussions Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday dismissed as "hogwash" the suggestion that blunders may have hurt the administration's credibility on Iraq and led members of Congress on both sides o.. Tags: Iraq George W. Bush Baghdad Disarmament Arms Control Unrest, Conflicts and War Acts of terror Senate Saddam Hussein Wolf Blitzer Dick Cheney Cable News Network (CNN) Iran Chuck Hagel Nebraska Government
	Tentative 'deal struck' over N. Korean nukes (News) 2 discussions North Korea has tentatively agreed to close down its nuclear weapons program in exchange for energy aid, U.S. and Chinese officials said Tuesday. Tags: North Korea Washington Beijing (China) China Secretary State South Korea Nuclear Policies Disarmament Organized Crime Diplomacy Condoleezza Rice Japan Germany United States Russia
	Rice calls North Korean deal 'important first step' (News) 2 discussions U.S. officials on Tuesday defended the Bush administration's policy shift on North Korea, which coincided with an agreement by Pyongyang to begin to close down its nuclear program. Tags: North Korea Washington Beijing (China) China Secretary State South Korea Nuclear Policies Disarmament Organized Crime Diplomacy Condoleezza Rice Japan Germany United States Russia
	Russian smuggled nuclear-bomb uranium, officials say (News) 1 discussions Republic of Georgia authorities, aided by the CIA, set up a sting operation last summer that led to the arrest of a Russian man who tried to sell a small amount of nuclear-bomb grade uranium in a plas.. Tags: Russia Georgia Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Washington Theft Disarmament Justice and Rights Bioterrorism Acts of terror Harvard University State D
	Cheney: Talk of blunders in Iraq is 'hogwash' (News) 1 discussions Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday dismissed as "hogwash" the suggestion that blunders may have hurt the administration's credibility on Iraq. Tags: Iraq George W. Bush Baghdad Disarmament Arms Control Unrest, Conflicts and War Acts of terror Senate Saddam Hussein Wolf Blitzer Dick Cheney Cable News Network (CNN) Iran Chuck Hagel Nebraska Government
	NK talks resume on positive note (News) 1 discussions South Korea's nuclear envoy said on Friday that a Chinese draft agreement -- with North Korea accepting in principle the initial steps for its disarmament -- offered a good start for discussion. But t.. Tags: North Korea Washington Beijing (China) China Secretary State South Korea Nuclear Policies Disarmament Organized Crime Diplomacy Condoleezza Rice Japan Germany United States Russia
	Coalition copter crashes in Afghanistan; search launched (News) 1 discussions A coalition helicopter went down in southeastern Afghanistan early Sunday after reporting an engine failure, according to a statement issued by the coalition headquarters in Bagram. Tags: Afghanistan North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Taliban Disarmament Acts terror George W. Bush Pakistan
	Richardson: Tour of captured warship 'unpleasant' (News) 1 discussions New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Monday toured a U.S. warship captured by North Korea in the 1960s that is now used to inspire anti-American sentiment in the reclusive communist regime. Tags: North Korea Disarmament Unrest, Conflicts War Kim Jong Il Bill Richardson South Korea New Mexico
	Nuclear pact not reached; S. Korea still to give North food (News) 1 discussions South Korea agreed Sunday to send 400,000 tons of rice to impoverished North Korea despite the communist government's failure to meet a deadline to shut down its nuclear reactor. Tags: North Korea United States South Korea Seoul (South Korea) Macau Asia Disarmament Disasters (General) Treaties International Organizations Washington
	Military uses slot machines to fund overseas recreation (News) 1 discussions Carrie Walsh's husband was a decorated Apache helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army. But years ago, Aaron Walsh started playing slot machines on military bases. He became a gambling addict. It eventually.. Tags: Maine Military Bases Defense Equipment Military Disarmament Arms Control Casinos Gambling Bioterrorism Entertainment (general) Financial Business Services Illinois Marines Department Defense Germany Cable News Network (CN
	Top general: Turkey ready for PKK strike in Iraq (News) 1 discussions Turkey's top general said Thursday the military was ready to stage a cross-border offensive to fight Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq and that he already had sought government approval to mount military act.. Tags: Iraq Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan United States Disarmament Bioterrorism Tank Warfare Conflicts (general) Military Intelligence Guerrilla Activities Television Media Istanbul (Turkey) U.S. State Department Europe Massoud Barza
	China anger over Taiwan Lee's shrine visit (News) 1 discussions Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui visited a Tokyo war shrine Thursday to pay respects to his late brother, drawing a quick rebuke from China and complicating already delicate relations between B.. Tags: Japan Taiwan Beijing (China) Tokyo (Japan) China Asia Disarmament Military Diplomacy Media Hideki Tojo Junichiro Koizumi Government
	N. Korea: We'll move on nuke deal (News) 1 discussions North Korea said on Monday that the standoff over frozen funds had been resolved and it would now start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February. Tags: North Korea International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Disarmament Nuclear Warfare Bioterrorism Nuclear Policies Media Macau Washington China United States Tokyo (Japan) Russia Asia Layoffs Downsizing Newspaper Magazines
	Five arrested in connection with airport attack, London car bombs (News) 1 discussions Five people were in custody Sunday in connection with at least two failed attacks that put the country on its highest state of alert. Tags: Great Britain London Cable News Network (CNN) Gordon Brown Police Disarmament Wireless Phones Bioterrorism Acts terror Guerrilla Activities Financial Business Services Iraq Tony Blair Robin Oakley Peter Clarke Europe