Syrian Minister Defects From Assad Regime in Video Western officials play up the defection, but Syrians view it as unimportant
Stratfor Emails: Covert Special Ops Inside Syria Since December A private conversation with Pentagon officials suggested US and allied troops were on the ground in Syria
Obama Admin. Decides to Aid Syrian Opposition The administration's decision is bound to cause the Syrian conflict to get much worse
Western Powers Agree to Resume Talks With Iran Meanwhile, hawks continue to call for unnecessary, preventive war on Iran
Libya Militias Use Captured Weapons as ‘Leverage’ Sought after by terrorists, war criminal militias are holding onto weapons until the fledgling government does what they say
Retired Generals to Obama: No War of Choice With Iran There is a broad consensus that a military strike is both unnecessary and dangerous
Clerical Hardliners Expected to Gain in Iran’s Elections Meanwhile, President Ahmadinejad's partisans suffer losses
Opposition Claims 44 Syrian Soldiers Executed for Trying to Defect The violence in the besieged city of Baba Amr has not subsided
