The Syrian rebel militias have learned how to make improvised explosive devices and plan to make them a primary tool in the increasingly guerrilla-style war against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. "Presents for Bashar al-Assad, we are holding a party for him here and...
Romney: Obama Doesn’t Love Israel Enough
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in an address on Tuesday that President Obama has not been enough of an ally to Israel, and Israelis deserve a more loyal US president. Speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Reno, Nevada on...
In Syria’s Rebels, US Doesn’t Know Whom It’s Aiding
Despite the Obama administration's claims, the US has very poor intelligence on exactly who it is supporting within the rebel militias in Syria, according to anonymous US officials. The Obama administration has been sending lethal and non-lethal aid to the Syrian...
US Military On Call to Use Force at 2012 Political Conventions
The US military will be on call to respond and use force in case of unrest at this year's Democratic and Republican Party National Conventions in Tampa, Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina. In a disturbing illustration of the creeping militarization of the day, US...
Iranians Protest Sanctions’ Impoverishing Effects
Iranians protested in the streets in Nishabur on Monday, about 600 miles east of Tehran, in a rally against the steep hike in food prices which has intensified since new US-led economic sanctions took hold months ago. Protestors poured into the streets blaming...
Syrian Rebels Burn, Loot Dozens of Turkish Trucks
Syrian rebels burned and looted dozens of Turkish trucks transporting goods into Syria, according to the drivers, after they captured another border post from government troops "We barely escaped when the rebel fighters took full control of the Bab al-Hawa border post...
CIA, Rebels on the Hunt for Assad’s Chemical Weapons
After days of increased violence and strategic gains on the part of the Syrian rebel militias, the CIA is now sifting through intelligence and satellite imagery to find Bashar al-Assad's chemical and biological weapons. Various groups of rebels are trying to find and...
Islamic Fighters Swarm into Syria
Islamic fighters from across the region are flocking to Syria to help fight against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, emulating previous mujahedeen-type guerrilla wars like in Afghanisatn. And this time may have similar blowback potential. The Sunni fighters...
Egypt’s SCAF Avoids Court Challenge to Usurped Powers
An Egyptian court ruled on Thursday that it would not review the ruling military council's moves to strip the presidency of some of its authorities, in a sign that the usurped powers by the junta will not be easily challenged. The case is now likely to be referred to...
US Blames Hezbollah for Bulgaria Bomb Attack on Israelis
A senior American official confirmed to the New York Times Israel’s assertions on Thursday that the suicide bomber who killed five Israelis in an attack in Bulgaria on Wednesday was a member of a Hezbollah cell. The first reported identity of the suspected bomber was...