Obama: US Officially Recognizes ‘Syrian Opposition Coalition’ The Coalition is a US-orchestrated exile group with no legitimacy among the real Syrian opposition
Syrian Rebels Pledge Allegiance to al-Qaeda-Linked Group Following US decision to designate al-Nusra a terrorist organization, over 100 rebel groups pledge allegiance
US Dutifully Offers to Replace Israeli Munitions Spent on Gaza US to sell Israel $647 million worth of bombs and munitions to renew stock after Operation Pillar of Defense
Panetta: Syrian Chemical Weapons Threat Subsides "We haven't seen anything new indicating any aggressive steps to move forward in that way," Panetta said.
US Defense Contractors Training Syrian Rebels to Handle Chemical Weapons The US-funded training supposedly aimed at teaching rebels to secure chemical weapons stockpiles
US Sending 20 More F-16s to Egypt, Despite Dictatorial Morsi The US is desperate to retain as much influence over Egypt as possible
US Designates Syrian Rebel Faction as Terrorist Group Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria's rebellion, used to fight US troops in Iraq
UN Nuclear Chief: Alleged Iranian Weapons Testing Site May Not Contain Any Evidence Yukiya Amano claims Iran may have cleaned up alleged evidence of weapons development at Parchin
Manning’s Pretrial Hearing Focuses on Abusive Treatment Manning's defenders claim the abusive treatment he was subjected to was meant to break, not protect, him
NATO Attacked Afghan Health Clinic in Serious War Crime NATO forces raided a health clinic, detained people inside and used the building to house detained Afghan insurgents in breach of Geneva Conventions
