War_Conflict

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Simon & Schuster “Heroes Proved,” the second military thriller novel from Oliver North, paints an America in 2032 that is supposedly “safe” from terror and Iranian weaponry because of United Nations treaties and innovative technology.

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Malians opposed to foreign military intervention to retake Mali’s terrorist-held north clash with police as they march in the streets of Bamako, the capital, on Sunday. West African nations have agreed to send 3,300 troops to help Mali’s imperiled government recover the north. (Associated Press)

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Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 22, is escorted from the federal courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, after being sentenced to life in prison on a federal charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in a Lubbock, Texas-based bomb-making plot. (Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News via Associated Press)

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Riot police wield tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a throng of protesters in the Kuwait City suburb of Mishrefs. Strong-armed regimes in the oil-rich Persian Gulf have faced little resistance from Western governments that depend on the region as an energy supplier and as a military deterrent against Iran. (Associated Press)

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Thousands march on a highway in Kuwait this month to protest a decree by the emir that amends election law. Widening clampdowns on an Islamist-led opposition ahead of parliamentary elections include bans on public gatherings of more than 20 people. The U.S. has about 15,000 ground forces in Kuwait. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks Oct. 1, 2008, at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

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This image downloaded from the internet on Nov. 13, 2012, shows the main page of the sabahionline.com website, featuring an image made from video showing al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri. At first glance it appears to be a sleek Horn of Africa news site, but in fact the website is run by the U.S. military as part of a propaganda operation aimed at countering extremists in Africa. (Associated Press/Internet)