Clinton on surprise visit to Iraq after wave of attacks
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday
arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit which came as a wave of
violence engulfed the country just weeks before US troops leave
Iraqi cities.
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Despite smiles, US empire is still ‘alive’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday
that despite his warm, smiling greetings with US President Barack
Obama at the Americas summit, the US empire is still “alive and
kicking.”
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Taliban withdraw from Pakistan’s Buner
Taliban militants who moved into a northwest
Pakistan district seeking to widen their control have withdrawn and
the government deployed extra forces in the area, officials said
Saturday.
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