May 7

Japan PM faces more local refusal on US base (AP)

AP – Mayors on a small Japanese island refused Friday to lighten the load of neighboring Okinawa by hosting some of the U.S. Marines based there, throwing into doubt a compromise plan for the relocation of an American airfield. Read the rest of this entry »

May 7

Graham prays at Pentagon, says 'Islam got a pass' (AP) Read the rest of this entry »

May 7

'Big ideas' key to US surge success in Iraq: Petraeus (AFP)

AFP – The US troop surge succeeded in Iraq because the army embraced new ideas about waging war against insurgents, focusing on winning the trust of local people, top commander General David Petraeus said. Read the rest of this entry »