This past weekend, Lawrence, Massachusetts welcomed Army Staff Sgt. Alex Jimenez home. Fourteen months ago, the 25-year-old was reported missing after he and two other soldiers were captured during an ambush in Iraq.On Saturday, Sgt. Jimenez’s flag-draped casket, resting atop a horse-drawn carriage, was somberly escorted by members of the 10th Mountain Division through flag-lined […]

Analysis: US now winning Iraq war that seemed lost By ROBERT BURNS and ROBERT H. REID – 2 days ago BAGHDAD (AP) – The United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost. Limited, sometimes sharp fighting and periodic terrorist bombings in Iraq are likely to continue, possibly for years. But […]

Nebraska’s alleged Republican Senator, Chuck Hagel, came back home from his “Hey, Look at me! I’m Barack’s buddy!” tour in Iraq, and he had some advice for both presidential candidates. Senator Hagel — the “Wizard of Smart” — implored both McCain and Obama to “quit talking about, ‘Did the surge work or not work?’ or, […]