Two US reports published today provide significant insights into President Obama’s personal and controversial role in the escalating covert US drone war in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. In a major extract from Daniel Klaidman’s forthcoming book Kill Or Capture, the...
Israel Hints at Role in New ‘Super Virus’ Spreading Across Mideast
Israel Hints at Role in New ‘Super Virus’ Spreading Across Mideast | Surveillance virus ‘Flame’ already cropping up region-wide
US Completes Massive Military Exercise in Jordan
The United States completed a massive military exercise called Operation Eager Lion in Jordan that included 18 other nations and served as a very provocative show of force in a very unstable region. Major General Ken Tovo of the U.S. Special Operations Command was in...
UN Report on Houla Massacre Conflicts With Rebel Accounts
UN Report on Houla Massacre Conflicts With Rebel Accounts | Fewer than 20 killed by regime artillery
Officials Confirm: Obama Decides Who Lives and Who Dies
Officials Confirm: Obama Decides Who Lives and Who Dies | President has personally ordered every single drone strike
Netanyahu Condemns P5+1 For Not Demanding Iran Halt All Enrichment
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday condemned world powers engaged in nuclear talks with Iran for allegedly softening the demands on the Islamic Republic, as he pushed through additional economic sanctions. "After a few rounds of talks - I am sorry to...
Mitt’s Dilemma: Memorial Day Speech Claims ‘Two Paths Forward’
Mitt’s Dilemma: Memorial Day Speech Claims ‘Two Paths Forward’ | Vows to keep military overwhelmingly huge and expensive
White House: Military Action in Syria Would Worsen the Conflict
The White House said on Tuesday it opposes military intervention in Syria because it would lead to greater chaos and escalate the humanitarian crisis in the country, but defended providing aid to the opposition. White House spokesman Jay Carney told a press briefing...
Runoff Campaign Starts With Egypt Protesters Burning Candidate Shafiq’s HQ
Runoff Campaign Starts With Egypt Protesters Burning Candidate Shafiq’s HQ | High-stakes campaign has tempers flaring
Dempsey: Atrocities in Syria Make Military Intervention More Likely
The chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that continued atrocities in Syria could make military intervention more likely, as the United Nations envoy Kofi Annan restarted negotiations in the capital, Damascus. In response to the massacre of over...