The United States has indirectly informed Iran that it will not back an Israeli strike against the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities, as long as Tehran refrains from attacking American interests in the Persian Gulf, Israeli news source Yedioth Ahronoth reported...
Israeli Official: Obama ‘Will Make Netanyahu Pay’ If Reelected
Some Israeli security officials are trying to downplay the Pentagon's decision to significantly scale back its participation in a US-Israeli military exercise, even though it was pretty clearly meant as a signal that Washington doesn't support Israel's march to war...
Israelis Puzzled by Dempsey Comments Opposing Strike on Iran
A senior Israeli official on Saturday told the Jerusalem Post he was confused by recent statements from US military chief Gen. Martin Dempsey the US would not support an Israeli strike on Iran. “Dempsey’s comments are strange in that they would seem to contradict the...
Two Car Bombs Explode in Syria, Rebels Suspected
Two car bombs exploded in Syria on Saturday, one in the capital Damascus and another in the eastern Deir al-Zour province, killing at least two people, as weapons and aid from the US and its allies continues to flow. Syrian opposition activists gave account to the...
Two Suicide Near NATO Base in Afghanistan Kill Over a Dozen
Two suicide bombings in central Afghanistan carried out by the Taliban have killed at least nine civilians and four Afghan policemen, in the latest illustration of an unhindered insurgency and burgeoning chaos in America's near-forgotten war zone. The first attack...
US-Supported Warlord Group in Afghanistan Faces Mounting Allegations of Abuse
Allegations of abuse, including rape and murder, by the US-supported Afghan Local Police (ALP) are mounting, as overall news of the failed war in Afghanistan overshadows Obama administration propaganda about accomplishments and coming withdrawal of US troops. The...
Obama DOJ Closes Probe into Detainee Homicides
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that the Justice Department has closed an investigation into the deaths of two detainees held, interrogated, and allegedly tortured by the CIA, sealing the Obama administration's legacy of impunity for Bush-era torture...
Dempsey: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Complicit’ in Israeli Strike on Iran
The United States will not be 'complicit' in an Israeli military strike on Iran, America's top military general warned on Thursday, adding that such an attack would not only fail to destroy Iran's nuclear program, but could prompt Iran to reconstitute its weapons...
Dempsey Backs Away from Obama’s Threat to Intervene in Syria
The top general of America's military on Thursday backed away from President Obama's threats to intervene militarily in Syria against the Assad regime, warning that the worst-case scenario would be some kind of failed state in the embattled country. Chairman of the...
IAEA Warns of Increased Iranian Enrichment, But Weapons Program Still Non-Existent
A United Nations nuclear watchdog has issued new warnings that Iran may be preparing for "a possible major expansion of uranium enrichment in a fortified underground facility," according to Reuters. The report is being touted in the media as some fast dash by the...