In the News: Dec-17

Iraq sees need for foreign troops for 10 years - 17 Dec 2007 at 8:30am - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will need foreign troops to help defend it for another 10 years, but will not accept U.S. bases indefinitely, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.

Judge: White House logs are public - 17 Dec 2007 at 1:11pm - WASHINGTON -- White House visitor logs are public documents, a federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a legal strategy that the Bush administration had hoped would get around public records laws.

Iraq Angered by Turkish Bombing - 17 Dec 2007 at 12:42pm - The Turkish attacks on Sunday ? involving dozens of war planes and artillery ? were the largest known cross-border attack since 2003.

Thought for the day:
Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar. -Edward R. Murrow (1908 - 1965)