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President Bush in a speech in Charleston, S.C., defended the Iraq war, saying that it's linked to the broader battle against al-Qaida. The President cited newly declassified intelligence in his response to criticism of the war.

In a speech at the Coast Guard Academy this morning, President Bush unveiled new information about al-Qaida plans for attacks on the U.S. and other targets outside Iraq.

Reporting from the military's Guantanamo Bay base can be a challenge. The amenities aren't great and security is tighter than at United States military installations in Iraq.

The danger of terrorist or insurgent groups acquiring nuclear materials on the black market could be a looming threat. FARC rebels in Colombia reportedly tried to acquire enriched uranium. They may have been more interested in trading it to a terrorist group than in developing it for their own purposes.

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In a speech Tuesday night, the president will announce he will boost the total number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to about 100,000. He also will try to convince a skeptical public that the U.S. still has the time — and the capability — to reverse the deterioration in Afghanistan.

President Obama will announce plans to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan when he gives a nationally televised address Tuesday night, administration officials told NPR.

After an exhaustive three-month strategic review, President Obama is launching his second significant strategic escalation of the U.S. military's involvement in Afghanistan.

Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo to discuss the crisis in Gaza as the Israeli military operation there, as well as Palestinian rocket fire into Israel, continued for a fifth day. But as often happens at Arab League meetings, while the rhetoric was strong, the unity of purpose was scarce.

U.S. officials say the security situation is deteriorating. More than 17,000 additional U.S. troops are headed to Afghanistan to try to quash insurgent attacks. But military commanders concede they're facing a complex and increasingly proficient insurgency — and it's not always easy to tell who the enemy is.