This week Turkey continued to mass troops along the border.

ECONOMIST: Turks fret about Syria, but few of them really want a fight

As American troops mass outside Baghdad, a battle of ideas is taking place inside Washington's corridors of power that could fashion a new Middle East.

CNN: Clash of the administration titans

Many faith-based groups which charter scout troops have warned of a mass exodus if the rules are changed.

BBC: Gay brothers call for end to Boy Scouts ban

U.S. troops have found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

CNN: Bush might announce end to Iraqi combat, sources say

Officials said the defectors provided limited information, and there was no indication they could lead troops to potential stashes of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

CNN: marines.bunker

After it was revealed that the editor of the mass-market Daily Mirror had published faked photos purporting to show British troops abusing Iraqi prisoners, shareholders took the view that this was bad for the product and got him sacked.

ECONOMIST: Why top universities are getting interested in journalism

Bush told the troops that coalition forces will "reveal the truth" in their search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

CNN: Bush to troops in Qatar: 'Mission accomplished'