The Syrian government and the rebels fighting to overthrow it have committed war crimes, according to a United Nations investigative report, Reuters reports. "We have identified both parties as guilty of war crimes and of course a greater number and of bigger variety...
According to Israel's Channel 10 news, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon meet so that Obama can reassure Netanyahu that the US “will attack Iran by June 2013″ if diplomacy fails by then. The report said that the meeting...
The United States on Tuesday arrogantly accused Iran of surreptitiously meddling in Syria by setting up a pro-regime militia, forgetting to mention that the US and its allies face the very same accusations and are aiding rebel militias to oust the Assad regime. "It is...
A growing number of Syrians in the embattled city of Aleppo harbor bitter resentment towards the violence brought by the Free Syrian Army, prompting many in the opposition to suspect they miscalculated in their campaign to win hearts and minds. Until recently, most...
Militiamen from the rebel forces who ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi in a NATO-backed war last year are fighting alongside the Syrian rebels fighting to oust the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Reuters reports. "Veteran fighters of last year's civil war in Libya...
While the al-Qaeda presence fighting alongside US-backed rebels in Syria has been known for some time now, US intelligence officials are increasingly concerned about the terrorist group's dramatic growth within Syria's opposition. "Al-Qaeda has advanced beyond...
Oil prices are climbing to new highs in recent weeks, spurred on by Israel's incessant threats to attack Iran and the US's acquiescence on that invented threat. Last week brought a tense diplomatic kerfuffle when Israeli officials allegedly leaked information about a...
Russia sharply criticized the US-led international sanctions on Iran's economy on Monday, calling them "overt blackmail" and a "crude contradiction of international law," and warning that they could harm bilateral relations with Moscow. "We are talking about...
Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has chosen Rep. Paul Ryan to run for his Vice President slot and although Ryan has built an unearned reputation as a deficit hawk, the pick has also pleased foreign policy hawks. Rep. Paul Ryan made a name for...
Tensions between various Asian countries have been on the rise over territorial disputes and Washington keeps sticking its nose in where it doesn't belong in an attempt to undercut its global competitor, China. Late last year, President Obama announced a strategic...
