{mosimage}Operation Barbarossa was a strategic move by the Nazis in order to end shortages of man power as well as oil and other requirements like cultivable land for the Germans. The policy of the Nazis in this war was to kill, enslave or to deport Russians from their space which would give the Nazis more living space. This war was started by leaving the war with Great Britian half way and suddenly attacking the Russians. This war was planned by Hitler himself; ... Read More

Although fighting currently continues in Iraq, there is increasing debate over how to end the conflict together with demands from political factions in the United States and Great Britain to Phase the war out and allow the troops to return to civilian life. It is getting more difficult to justify the costs of continued hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just what are the cost totals? Current figures are ever changing, and of course since the conflicts are ongoing, ... Read More

{mosimage}There was hope of the capital city of Iraq, Baghdad, there were several reports regarding improvement of situation in the city. The police were also thinking of removing roadblocks from certain parts of Baghdad to allow smooth movement from one place to another for people. However, this has changed suddenly when there has been another incident of car bomb explosion in the city. There are reports that there was one car bomb that exploded in the Shia dominated part of the market killing ... Read More

Gates announces longer tours in Iraq WASHINGTON - Beginning immediately, all active-duty Army soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan will serve 15-month tours — three months longer than the usual standard, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday. It was the latest move by the Pentagon to cope with the strains of fighting two wars simultaneously and maintaining a higher troop level in Iraq as part of President Bush's revised strategy for stabilizing Baghdad. "This policy is a difficult but necessary interim step," Gates ... Read More

Iraqis rally, call for U.S. forces to leave NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people waving Iraqi flags staged a peaceful rally in the southern city of Najaf on Monday to demand the withdrawal of U.S. forces, four years to the day since Baghdad fell to invading American troops. The streets of the Iraqi capital itself were largely empty after authorities clamped a 24-hour ban on vehicles to prevent any insurgent attacks, especially car bombings. The anniversary comes as Iraq's Shi'ite-led ... Read More