President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton today called for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to step down after months of bloody crackdowns on peaceful protesters that have killed as many as 2,000 people. Clinton also announced even harsher sanctions on Syria. Many other countries joined the US in condemnation of the Assad regime and removed [...]
A minibus filled with Afghan civilians on their way to shop at a local market in western Herat province ran over a roadside bomb Thursday morning, killing 22 and wounding many. About half the victims were children under five years old. The incident underscores the danger civilians face every day in Afghanistan, caught in fighting [...]
Seven are dead and dozens wounded in a seemingly coordinated series of attacks on soft military targets in southern Israel, a normally quiet area of the country. Israeli politicians were quick to blame Egypt’s lax authority. They also pinned the attacks on militants from Gaza, and later bombed the strip. In the first attack, men [...]
US Hires Blackwater Subsidiary for Afghan Drug War | Years of infamy don’t keep Xe out of contracting
One month before what may be an historic United Nations showdown over Palestinian statehood, both Palestinian and Israeli authorities are bracing for the possibility of mass street protests that some fear could spiral into a violent uprising. Palestinian leaders are rallying West Bank residents on Facebook and activists prepare campaigns against Jewish settlements and military checkpoints, while Israel’s Defense Ministry, fearing another intifada, [...]
Attack on NATO Fuel Depot Kills Four in Afghanistan | Drone collision raises concerns about unmanned warplanes
Claims: Palestinians May ‘Soften’ Statehood Bid at UN | Secret EU talks aim at compromise short of independence
Report: FBI Investigates Threats to Syrians in US | Regime critics report death threats
The moral standing of the United States of America has deteriorated in the decade since 9/11. Ten years of unnecessary and calamitous war, torture, indefinite detention, warrantless surveillance, and hubris has degraded its standing as a steadfast defender of liberty and fierce protector of the rule of law. The lack of improvement under Obama lends [...]
Panetta Vows ‘Long-Term’ Iraq Relationship | ‘We’ve invested a lot of blood in that country’
