Andrew Tully

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• February 13, 2007

  Russia: Washington Reacts To Putin's Munich Speech

  Putin (left) with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Munich on February 10 (epa) WASHINGTON, February 13, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The United States has been cautious in its reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin's criticisms of its policies. At a conference in Munich on February 10, Putin accused the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush of what he called an "almost uncontained use of military force" that has led other countries to seek nuclear weapons.

• February 08, 2007

  World: U.S. Military Creates Separate 'Africa Command'

  Admiral William Fallon endorsed the new command in Senate testimony last month (epa) WASHINGTON, February 8, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The United States is establishing a new foreign military command to focus on Africa. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the creation of the Africa Command during testimony before the U.S. Congress on February 6.

• February 07, 2007

  World | CPJ reports on media freedom

  WASHINGTON, February 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Activists with the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have given a bleak assessment of the state of the media in most of the former Soviet Union. But they added there are reasons for optimism.

• February 06, 2007

  Pakistan: U.S. Program Seeks To Reform Madrasahs

  (AFP) WASHINGTON, February 6, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A major irritant in relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been the charge that many of Pakistan's Muslim religious schools, madrasahs, teach intolerance and help recruit young men to the Taliban, which has become a resurgent threat in Afghanistan.

• January 24, 2007

  Bush Seeks Support For New Iraq Strategy

  January 24, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. President George W. Bush used his annual State of the Union address to urge Congress to show a bipartisan spirit and give his new Iraq strategy a chance.

• January 11, 2007

  U.S. Officials Restate Bush's New Iraq Strategy

  WASHINGTON, January 11, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The morning after President George W. Bush announced plans to increase U.S. troop strength in Iraq, his secretaries of state and defense reinforced his determination to keep the country from collapsing under insurgent and sectarian violence.

• January 11, 2007

  Bush's Speech | Calls for a surge

  WASHINGTON, January 11, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said he intends to end the bloody civil strife in Iraq by sending 21,500 more troops to the country. <p></p>

• December 27, 2006

  Former U.S. President Gerald Ford Dead At 93

  Gerald Ford in 2003 (epa) WASHINGTON, December 27, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States, has died at the age of 93.

• December 22, 2006

  Afghanistan: Former NATO Commander Urges Political Focus

  General James Jones, speaking in Washington in August (epa) WASHINGTON, December 22, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A former supreme commander of NATO said today that pacifying Afghanistan can best be done by shifting the focus away from a military solution and toward a political one.

• December 20, 2006

  Bush Says U.S. Military May Need Bolstering

  December 20, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. President George W. Bush says he tends to believe that the United States may need to boost the size of its military, in part because of the war in Iraq.

• December 20, 2006

  Iraq.: Key U.S. Democratic Leader Outlines His Strategy On Iraq

  Mourners at the funeral of victim of the fighting in Iraq parade in Baghdad on December 18 (epa) WASHINGTON, December 20, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The November 7 legislative elections gave the U.S. Democratic Party majorities in both houses of Congress. When the Senate and House of Representatives convene on January 4, party leaders plan to help shape President George W. Bush's strategy in Iraq.

• December 13, 2006

  Former U.S. Diplomat Urges Cautious Diplomacy

  Former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross backs strong diplomatic offensive, but warns against hopes of quick results.

• December 12, 2006

  U.S. President Hears More Proposals On Iraq Policy

  Bush delivers a major policy speech on Iraq before a veterans group on January 10 (epa) WASHINGTON, December 12, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. President George W. Bush has begun three days of strategy briefings on the war in Iraq.

• December 06, 2006

  Iraq Study Group | 'Grave and deteriorating'

  WASHINGTON, December 6, 2006 (RFE/RL) --  A top-level commission established by the U.S. Congress concluded today that President George W. Bush's current approach to the war in Iraq isn't working.

• December 04, 2006

  Bush Discusses Iraqi Security With Shi’ite Leader

  The U.S.president and the leader of the largest bloc in Iraq's parliament agree U.S forces must remain until the situation is stable.

• December 04, 2006

  U.S.: Bush Unlikely To Ignore Iraq Panel's Recommendations

  Bush (right) and al-Maliki pledged to keep U.S. troops in Iraq for as long as they are needed (epa) WASHINGTON, December 4, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- After meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamil al-Maliki in Jordan on November 30, U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated his policy of keeping U.S. forces in Iraq until the Iraqis are capable of taking on the country's security responsibilities.

• November 28, 2006

  Iraq: Do Amman Talks Signal A New Regional Approach?

  Bush (left) meeting with al-Maliki in Baghdad in June (epa) WASHINGTON, November 28, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is due to meet for two days on November 29 and 30 with U.S. President George W. Bush in Amman, Jordan.

• November 01, 2006

  U.S.: Defense Department Said To Plan Campaign To Counter Media

  Donald Rumsfeld says U.S. media focus on the negative in Iraq (file photo) (epa) WASHINGTON, October 31, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The U.S. Pentagon is intensifying its public relations campaign to counter unfavorable media accounts about the war in Iraq, according to the Associated Press.

• October 25, 2006

  Bush Steadfast On Iraq Despite Criticism

  WASHINGTON, October 25, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. President George W. Bush today expressed dissatisfaction with developments in the Iraq war, citing the heavy casualties suffered by both Iraqis and Americans.

• October 24, 2006

  CIS: Post-Soviet Press No Freer This Year

  Russian President Vladimir Putin at the World Editors Forum in Moscow in June 2006 (ITAR-TASS) WASHINGTON, October 24, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Turkmenistan remains among the six countries with the worst records on press freedom, according to the Worldwide Press Freedom Index published on October 24 by the international advocacy group Reporters Without Borders.

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