Outrage as Tunisia’s Likely PM Hopes for New Caliphate
Outrage as Tunisia’s Likely PM Hopes for New Caliphate | Comment seen as potentially slowing coalition government
Russian Military Chief: NATO Expansion Raises Risk of Nuclear War
Russian Military Chief: NATO Expansion Raises Risk of Nuclear War | NATO’s move east brings powers into close proximity
Crocker Downplays 2014 ‘Deadline’ in Afghanistan
Crocker Downplays 2014 ‘Deadline’ in Afghanistan | Negotiations on occupation through 2024 continue at Loya Jirga
Pentagon’s Warnings Against Defense Cuts Are Overblown
For months the Obama administration has warned that any serious cuts to the defense budget would be harmful to national security, but any viable cuts would be minuscule. The Pentagon expected to receive roughly $7 trillion over the next decade. Of that, it has already agreed to cut $450 billion, mostly targeting veterans health care [...]
More Deserter Attacks Raise Fear of Syrian Civil War
More Deserter Attacks Raise Fear of Syrian Civil War | Muslim Brotherhood leader suggests Turkish invasion
Palestinians Deny ‘Deal’ With Israel to End Statehood Bid
Palestinians Deny ‘Deal’ With Israel to End Statehood Bid | Reports had PA trading statehood for return of seized tax funds
Israeli Attack on Iran Would Include Targeting Civilian Infrastructure
Any preemptive Israeli attack on Iran for its alleged nuclear weapons program would target civilian infrastructure as well as its nuclear facilities, according to a report in The Daily Beast. Anonymous U.S. intelligence officials told The Daily Beast that and Israeli attack “would go far beyond airstrikes from F-15 and F-16 fighter planes and likely [...]
Israel’s Barak Steps Back From ‘Iran Gaffe’
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has had to back down from statements he made on U.S. television on Tuesday that made him seem to empathize with Iran’s alleged quest for nuclear weapons. On PBS’s Charlie Rose show, when asked if he would “want a nuclear weapon” were he a member of Iran’s government, Barak said ”Probably, probably. [...]
Senator Proposes New Sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank
Senator Mark Kirk (R., Ill.) proposed additional economic sanctions on Iran on Thursday aimed at crippling the country’s central bank and stifling the Iranian economy. One of the bill’s top supporters, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), said, “Critics [of the sanctions] argued that these measures will hurt the Iranian people. Quite frankly, we need to do just that.” The renewed push for [...]
Pakistan Recalls US Envoy: Claims Grow that Zardari Sought to Move Against Military
Pakistan Recalls US Envoy: Claims Grow that Zardari Sought to Move Against Military | Ambassador Haqqani offered to resign
