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War & Conflict

• Rape as a weapon of war
  Rape reached epidemic proportions in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the war. The UN recently passed a resolution not only condemning sexual violence used as a weapon but to send experts to countries to tell them how prosecute the offenders. That's difficult to do when the governments' armies and police forces are the rapists.Midmorning, October 2, 2009
• President of Somalia making rare visit to Twin Cities
  Minnesota's Somali community is rolling out the red carpet for newly-elected Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed (seen above speaking at the U.N.), who is visiting the Twin Cities as part of a stateside tour of cities with large Somali-American populations.October 1, 2009
• Vets in college get emergency checks from VA
  The Veterans Administration will provide student veterans with emergency payments of up to $3,000 beginning Friday, to help them pay for college. The VA is responding to the fact that many vets are still waiting for GI Bill checks, even though their college classes have been in session for a month.October 1, 2009
• Family, friends holding vigil in Minneapolis for hikers held in Iran
  Families and friends of the three American hikers detained in Iran will mark the two-month anniversary of their detention at a candlelight vigil in Minneapolis on Wednesday night.September 30, 2009
• Old fears follow their familiar path
  The Boogie Man walks again, popping up in unexpected places.September 30, 2009
• Rep. Walz encourages public discourse on Afghanistan
  First District DFL Congressman Tim Walz said Americans should be as engaged in the discussion about the war in Afghanistan as they are in health care reform.September 29, 2009
• America faces difficult choice in Afghanistan
  The U.S. has been in Afghanistan nearly eight years, and yet the situtation there is increasingly unstable. Both civilian and U.S. casualties are up significantly from a year ago. Now America must decide whether to commit more troops to the conflict.Midday, September 29, 2009
• 8 Minnesota Army reservists gear up for Iraq
  Eight Army reservists from Minnesota about to ship off for Iraq are getting a send-off at Fort Snelling.September 28, 2009
• Iran tests long-range missiles
  Tehran capped off two days of war games Monday by firing off missiles capable of carrying warheads and reaching Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East. The testing comes just days after the disclosure that Iran is building a uranium enrichment facility.Midday, September 28, 2009
• Former Sen. Chuck Hagel discusses challenges facing the U.S.
  Former Republican U.S. Senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel speaks about the challenges the U.S. is facing both domestically and internationally. Hagel was in Minnesota this week to give the third annual Eugene McCarthy Lecture at St. John's University in Collegeville.Midday, September 25, 2009
• Afghanistan: Send more troops soon or wait?
  Gen. Stanley McChrystal will submit a troop request for Afghanistan next week to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The request was said to be delayed because of McChrystal's leaked predictions that violence would continue to escalate in Afghanistan unless more troops were sent.Midmorning, September 24, 2009
• President Obama gives first address to United Nations
  President Obama called for global decisions based on "four pillars"-- nuclear disarmament, promotion of peace and security, preservation of the planet, and global economic opportunity for all people. A former US AID chief analyzes the speech.Midday, September 23, 2009
• Ahmadinejad says he will seek leniency for hikers
  Family members of three American hikers detained in Iran remained hopeful Tuesday, as the Iranian president said in an Associated Press interview that he would request leniency for their loved ones.September 23, 2009
• Reza Aslan discusses Muslim identity
  Scholar, best-selling author, and Iranian native Reza Aslan speaks at the Commonwealth Club of California about his new book, "How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror."Midday, September 22, 2009
• Report: More troops needed for Afghan war success
  President Barack Obama's top commander in Afghanistan has told him that without more troops the United States could lose the war that Obama has described as the nation's foremost military priority.September 21, 2009

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