US: Pakistan Must ‘Bite the Bullet’ on Supply Route to Ease Tensions | Officials say this would be ‘important step’ to improving US ties
US: Pakistan Must ‘Bite the Bullet’ on Supply Route to Ease Tensions
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China Is Secondary Target of Sanctions on Iran
The Obama administration has agreed to let numerous countries be exempt from penalties under a harsh new set of economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector, but has refused to grant China - a major importer of Iranian oil - such exemptions. The new round of sanctions are...
US: Russia Sending Syria Attack Helicopters
The Obama administration on Tuesday criticized Russia for sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime as the bloody conflict worsens amid meddling from foreign powers. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. was "concerned...
Syrian Opposition Still Calls For Military Intervention
The Obama administration continues to insist the Syrian rebel fighters are too fractured and disorganized to warrant intervention to overthrow the regime of Bashar al-Assad, although advocates of the opposition still argue otherwise. "Of course you will not get 23...
Navy Drone Crashes and Burns in Maryland Swamp
Navy Drone Crashes and Burns in Maryland Swamp | $176+ million drone lost in Dorchester County
US Threatens Sanctions on Dissidents in Somalia
The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on Somalis who try to obstruct the UN-backed political transition now under way, in a familiar blanket threat to anyone they deem a dissident. "The kind of action we must take against spoilers range from visa...
Syrian Rebel Backers Furious at Lack of Invasion, Insist West ‘Denigrates’ Opposition
Syrian Rebel Backers Furious at Lack of Invasion, Insist West ‘Denigrates’ Opposition | Rebels far greater than officials realize, claim advocates
44 Killed in Yemeni Military’s Attack on Jaar
44 Killed in Yemeni Military’s Attack on Jaar | Key town surrounded, but military gives no timeline for invasion
Syria Deploys Helicopters as Clashes Rage North of Homs
Syria Deploys Helicopters as Clashes Rage North of Homs | US fears ‘massacre’ while Britain talks up war
House Republicans Outraged by Possible Afghan War Spending Cuts
House Republicans Outraged by Possible Afghan War Spending Cuts | Minor cuts in war spending ‘morally unconscionable,’ reps insist
