Petraeus for President? Ask al-Qaeda!
Cerebral and popular, General David Petraeus is being touted as a presidential candidate for 2016, but is America prepared for a leader who has these qualities and a military CV, asks Jon Snow.
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Up to 20 UN staff are killed in Afghanistan, after protests over the burning of a Koran in the US turned violent. The pastor who organised the burning tells Channel 4 News he’s not responsible.
The Foreign Office confirms that one of the most senior figures in Gaddafi’s government, the Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, has quit his post and is now in the UK.
Cerebral and popular, General David Petraeus is being touted as a presidential candidate for 2016, but is America prepared for a leader who has these qualities and a military CV, asks Jon Snow.
As Muammar Gaddafi’s forces claim to have regained control of Misrata from rebels in the western Libya, the US has said it will back a UN resolution to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
Wootton Bassett is to be given the title of “Royal” in recognition of its efforts to honour the UK’s war dead. The British Legion says it is delighted by the decision.
As a Government report suggests victory in Afghanistan is far from secure, Gaby Hinsliff asks whether David Cameron will learn the lessons on military intervention in Libya from his predecessors.
The Taliban claims responsibility for killing the Cabinet’s only Christian Minister Shahbaz Bhatti. An Islamic expert tells Channel 4 News he’s “deeply distressed” at the situation in the country.
Colonel Gaddafi warns of “bloody war” if there is outside interference in Libya, as a Middle East expert tells Channel 4 News the stalemate could continue, leaving Libya a broken country.
Captain Doug Beattie writes from the Afghan frontline on the relentless search for IEDs and recounts the courage of those whose job is to unearth the hidden bombs.
A British security worker is spared the death penalty but jailed for killing two colleagues in Iraq. Campaigners tell Channel 4 News he is at risk from fellow inmates due to his past in the army.
The Commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, is to investigate allegations that military psychological operation teams were deployed against US politicians, reports Sarah Smith.
The Commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, is to investigate allegations that military psychological operation teams were deployed against US politicians, reports Sarah Smith.
As new evidence emerges about bomb disposal expert Olaf Schmid’s death, Sean Rayment, author of Bomb Hunters, writes about his time with the team in “one of the most dangerous places on earth”.
Exclusive: The army’s top bomb disposal expert Olaf Schmid may have been suffering “cumulative tiredness” when he was killed by an IED, according to restricted documents seen by Channel 4 News.
US drones in Pakistan are failing to kill many militant leaders, according to analyst Peter Bergen who tells Channel 4 News only two per cent of deaths are senior Taliban or al-Qaeda figures.