Netanyahu Tells Panetta US Threats Toward Iran Not Enough The Obama administration is opting for sanctions instead of war as punishment for Iran's non-existent weapons program
Reopened NATO Supply Routes Mean Millions for Taliban Apparently, the US can't do anything right in the lost war in Afghanistan
In Executive Order, Obama Ramps Up Sanctions on Iran For the fifth time in the past year, the US increased economic sanctions on Iran, despite the consensus that they have no weapons program
Congress Drags Feet on Obama’s ‘License to Kill’ The expanded powers of the presidency, coupled with spineless parties, have all but neutered 'checks and balances'
Panetta: Iran Sanctions Not Working, But We’re Sticking With Them The economic warfare on Iran isn't changing the positions of the leadership, which maintains its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes
Report: US Spending Projects in Afghanistan Wasteful, Counterproductive The inspector general's report says reconstruction and infrastructure projects make everything worse
US Authorizes Advocacy Group to Aid Syrian Rebels, Build Up Opposition Army Washington's support for the Syrian rebels is deepening in tandem with al-Qaeda's presence fighting alongside them
Saudi Fundraising Campaign Gets $72 Million to Syrians Saudi Arabia, along with their allies in the Gulf states and Western countries, have supported Syria's opposition from the beginning
Afghan Rights Report Kept Secret to Shield Political Leaders Many in the US-supported Afghan leadership are implicated in mass killings, torture and other crimes
Turkish Attack on Syria’s Northern Kurds Could Prompt Wider War If Turkey follows up on its threats, it could be pulled into a conflict with the Assad regime, Russia, and Iran
