Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said US threats of military options against Iran are not enough, suggesting the Obama administration ought to prepare for war against Iran's imaginary nuclear weapons program. "Right now the Iranian regime...
After seven months of blockade, the US and Pakistan on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding reopening NATO supply routes to Afghanistan. And the Taliban are reportedly happy about it. The reopening of the supply routes means the US can move arms and equipment...
The United States ramped up economic sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, targeting the oil and banking sectors in a move that will further harm the Iranian population. Obama again claimed the purpose of the sanctions was to block Iran from developing the means to make...
Most of Congress is refusing to stand up to the Obama administration's claim of authority on targeted killings, especially of American citizens, despite a few limited attempts to demand transparency. Almost a year after the Obama administration assassinated three...
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta admitted on Monday that increasingly harsh economic sanctions on Iran have not altered Iran's position, but he still argued for more of it. "These sanctions are having a serious impact in terms of the economy in Iran," he said. "And...
The foolish US strategy in Afghanistan of throwing exorbitant sums of money at reconstruction and wasteful infrastructure projects is making that war-torn country's problems worse, according to a new report by the special inspector general for Afghanistan...
The US Treasury Department has issued a waiver to an American group that supports the Free Syrian Army, authorizing it to provide logistical and financial support to Syrian rebel militias, reports Al-Monitor. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control...
Saudi Arabia held a fundraising campaign over the past five days, raising $72.33 million said to help support the Syrian people, although it would seem most of it is going to aid the Syrian rebels. Saudi's King Abdullah himself donated $5.3 million of his own...
A recent report detailing various atrocities committed over the years in Afghanistan is being kept secret because it implicates current political leaders in the US-supported government in Kabul in major crimes and killings on a mass scale. The 800-page report, based...
Turkey this week implied that it would not hesitate to take military action in northern Syria against Kurdish groups that have gained some measure of autonomy amid the instability, but many observers have warned this would be very dangerous for Turkey. Turkish Prime...
