neocons

WASHINGTON

Ten Years After Iraq War, Neo-Cons Struggle to Hold Republicans

By Jim Lobe
Ten years after reaching the height of their influence with the invasion of Iraq, the neo-conservatives and other right-wing hawks are fighting hard to retain their control of the Republican Party.

Obama Nominates Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

By Jim Lobe
Rounding out his second-term foreign policy picks, U.S. President Barack Obama Monday nominated former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon and his top counter-terrorism adviser, John Brennan, to direct the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

U.S. Hawks Aflutter as Clinton Clears China on Iran Oil Sales

By Jim Lobe
The administration of President Barack Obama is waiving tough financial sanctions that would have taken effect Thursday against both China and Singapore because it said the two countries had made "significant reductions" in their crude oil purchases from Iran.