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Israeli Military Chief: Attacking Syria May Lead to War

by Jason Ditz | Jul 24, 2012

Israeli Military Chief: Attacking Syria May Lead to War | Syria bolstering defenses ahead of threatened attack

In Syria’s Rebels, US Doesn’t Know Whom It’s Aiding

by John Glaser | Jul 24, 2012

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...

Peres: Iran in ‘Open War’ With Israel

by Jason Ditz | Jul 23, 2012

Peres: Iran in ‘Open War’ With Israel | Israeli president ducks question of assassinations

US Military On Call to Use Force at 2012 Political Conventions

by John Glaser | Jul 23, 2012

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...

Afghan Soldier Shoots Two US Soldiers in Faryab Province

by Jason Ditz | Jul 23, 2012

Afghan Soldier Shoots Two US Soldiers in Faryab Province | Second ‘green-on-blue’ attack in two days

Iranians Protest Sanctions’ Impoverishing Effects

by John Glaser | Jul 23, 2012

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...