“Great Britain” on The Daily Caller

In 2006, I was serving as a Marine infantryman in Ramadi, Iraq during some of the most intense combat of the Iraq War. Local relations were at a low point, and violence was at a high. Early in 2007, we witnessed the “Sunni Awakening.” The attitude around us changed overnight, and we were suddenly welcomed with tea and food by local leaders who in previous months had engaged our patrols with violence. This turn of events did not immediately end the conflict, but it did remove our Marines from the lead in the fighting. Local Iraqis now bore the brunt of the combat. The insurgency could no longer blame Americans for the absence of peace. It was now primarily an Iraqi problem. (more)

British Finance Minister George Osborne aims to capitalize on low interest rates in hopes of floating Britain through the current economic crisis — with gold bonds redeemable only after 100 years have passed. (more)

LONDON (AP) — The British government on Tuesday rejected a warning by the Olympic team’s top doctor that athletes should avoid shaking hands at the London Games. (more)

WASHINGTON — The United Kingdom’s former secretary of state for defence, Dr. Liam Fox, gave warning Tuesday morning at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., saying that Great Britain’s “national security is inextricably linked to the health of our national economy,” and that the United States is no different. (more)