The Associated Press is reporting that a man who lived in the United States for more than 15 years is now chief of al-Qaida's global operations.

Many military strategists have said the Northern Green Zone in Sangin could not be penetrated, but time and again, Marines have proven their worth and accomplished the impossible.

International Security Assistance Force Commander, Gen. David Petraeus has issued his updated Tactical Directive to all units within Afghanistan.

The updated directive provides guidance and intent for the “disciplined use of force” in support of ISAF and USFOR-A operations. The new directive emphasizes that the central feature of the struggle in Afghanistan is the Afghan people. The directive firmly places the presence of civilians at the center of every decision involving the use of force.

Arizona is a state that has seen an invasion of illegal immigrants continue unabated for years. Illegal immigration has taken its toll on Arizona in the form of billions of dollars spent on social services, education and prison costs.

Much more devastating, though, has been the human toll it has taken. Human and drug smuggling, kidnappings, drop houses and the murder of immigrants and American citizens are just some of the byproducts of our porous border.

Below is a trailer for a must see new video by Curtis Bowers, Agenda: Grinding America Down. It includes the perspective of many well-known policy experts, including Reagan Attorney General Edwin Meese, III, Trevor Loudon, Phyllis Schafly, Brannon Howse, M. Stanton Evans, Dr. Robert Chandler, and many others. This documentary DVD is well worth the modest price.

If Kagan is confirmed to the high court, as is predicted thanks to at least five Senate Republicans, citizens interested in protecting their firearm civil rights may want to pay closer attention to who sits on their state’s supreme court. Thanks to the authors of Washington’s constitution, the individual right to bear arms is well protected, but that does not guarantee that it will not be eroded.

The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.

The Mexican government says a top member of the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel has been killed.

Late Thursday, authorities confirmed reports in the Mexican media that Inacio "Nacho" Coronel, a senior member of the cartel, was killed in a military raid near the western city of Guadalajara.

A public trial for two-accused Afghan kidnappers was held in the Khost Provincial Court, marking a significant step forward in Afghanistan’s progression toward implementing the Rule-of-Law and solidifying a legal process for the accused.