Syria’s WMDs: The Scaremongering Begins Anew
Syria’s WMDs: The Scaremongering Begins Anew | A combination of unrelated facts prepare to lie America into another war
Syria Faces Isolation as Regime Loses Key Allies
Syria’s Bashar al Assad is losing his allies and becoming even more isolated after months of violent crackdowns on pro-reform protesters. Unexpectedly, a warning from Syria’s staunchest ally came Sunday when Iran urged President Bashar al-Assad to heed the “legitimate demands” of civilians protesting against his 40-year rule. Tehran had only just recently resisted criticism [...]
Nonviolence or NATO? Syria’s Protest Movement Starts to Split
Nonviolence or NATO? Syria’s Protest Movement Starts to Split | Some activists see NATO as key to Libya-style regime change
Cheney: Bush Leaked Iraq Strategy Debate
Cheney: Bush Leaked Iraq Strategy Debate | Slams Bush for doing ‘disservice’ to troops
Rights Group: Evidence Emerges of Revenge Killings Across Tripoli
Rights Group: Evidence Emerges of Revenge Killings Across Tripoli | Arbitrary regime killings give way to arbitrary rebel killings
Rebels Converge on Gadhafi Hometown of Sirte
Libyan rebels continued their search for the fugitive former leader Muammar Gadhafi on Sunday, converging on his hometown of Sirte. NATO war planes struck at the town, 300 miles east of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast, for a third day on Sunday. The rebel leadership plans to take the town by force if “negotiations” fail. The [...]
Iraq’s Sectarian War Seen Flaring Up Again
Iraq’s Sectarian War Seen Flaring Up Again
Dying Lockerbie Bomber Will Not Be Extradited, Rebels Say
Libya’s rebel government said Sunday it will not extradite the Libyan man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a U.S.-bound jetliner which killed 270 people when it exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. Abdel Basset al-Megrahi is dying of prostate cancer at his home in Libya, near comatose and has stopped eating. He was released from a [...]
Iraq-Kuwait Tensions Rise Over Rocket Strikes
Iraq-Kuwait Tensions Rise Over Rocket Strikes | Shi’ite militia accused of firing rockets against Kuwait
Official: One Israeli Attack on Iran Not Enough
Official: One Israeli Attack on Iran Not Enough | Insists US needs to provide ‘credible military threat’
