By Al Pessin Pentagon 20 September 2007 The Pentagon says an Iranian operative captured in Iraq on Thursday and accused of helping Iraqi insurgents was acting under orders from the elite Quds Force. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. The U.S....
By Robert Raffaele Washington 10 September 2007 As the sixth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States approaches, a memorial is rising on the grounds of the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. Family members of those aboard...
By Al Pessin Washington 06 August 2007 A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office says tens of thousands of rifles, pistols and other items sent to Iraq are unaccounted for. As VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon, officials are pro...
By Al Pessin Washington 02 August 2007 Investigators from the U.S. Congress say earlier this year the Defense Department sold nearly 1,400 collections of surplus parts that can be used in aging fighter jets now only flown by Iran, in spite of a ban o...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 10 July 2007 The U.S. Defense Department says it would be premature to judge the new Iraq strategy now, as some members of Congress have done, and a spokesman is appealing for more time for the military operation implementing th...
By Meredith Buel Washington 16 May 2007 A U.S. military commander used an appropriate level of force and demonstrated sound judgment during a battle last month in Afghanistan that Afghan officials say killed dozens of civilians. That is the conclusio...
By Al Pessin Washington 20 March 2007 A senior U.S. military officer says he expects Afghan Taleban insurgents to launch a new series of attacks starting Wednesday to mark the Afghan New Year. The officer spoke at a news conference at the Pentagon, a...
By Al Pessin Washington 06 February 2007 Senior U.S. defense officials say they are not planning any military intervention to end the killing and suffering in Sudan's Darfur region. The comments came at a U.S. Senate committee hearing Tuesday, and in...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 20 December 2006 watch report on Iraqi Attacks The U.S. Defense Department says insurgent and sectarian attacks in Iraq have soared to record highs over the last three months, to about 1,000 incidents each week. The Pe...
By Jeff Swicord Washington, D.C. 18 December 2006 watch Religion report Separation of religion and state is one of the founding principles of American democracy. Recently that constitutional principle has been tested by several high profile events i...