West African Alliance Mobilizes, Threatens Mali and Guinea-Bissau | Bloc chief: won’t tolerate ‘defiance’ of juntas
West African Alliance Mobilizes, Threatens Mali and Guinea-Bissau
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Obama’s 2024 Afghan ‘Transition’ Deal Not Convincing Everyone
Obama’s 2024 Afghan ‘Transition’ Deal Not Convincing Everyone | Hawks are pleased as deal to ‘end the war’ extends it
White House: UN Ceasefire in Syria ‘Not Working’
White House: UN Ceasefire in Syria ‘Not Working’ | Blames regime as rebel attacks grow
Israeli DM Accuses Olmert, Other War Critics of ‘Serving Iran’
Israeli DM Accuses Olmert, Other War Critics of ‘Serving Iran’ | Says former PM traveling the world helping Iran
Bin Laden Documents Disprove Claims of Iran-Qaeda Connection
Al-Qaeda's relationship with the government of Iran was openly hostile as revealed by recently declassified documents, contrary to hysterical and baseless American claims of an Iran-Qaeda connection. In an attempt to incriminate the Iranian regime and rally support...
US Fumbles With Chinese Activist Seeking Asylum as China Condemns ‘Interference’
The State Department has bungled and mismanaged the situation of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng seeking asylum in the U.S., now having apparently abandoned him for a worse fate than if they never got involved. After escaping from captivity of Chinese authorities who...
Pentagon Describes ‘Long-Term and Acute’ Problems in Afghanistan
The Pentagon Tuesday released a report on the progress of the war in Afghanistan that acknowledged a “resilient” Taliban and pointed to “long-term and acute challenges" as the military prepares for a considerable drawdown of forces in 2014. Like all such Pentagon...
Bin Laden Disapproved of, Had Little Control Over ‘Affiliates,’ Documents Reveal
Osama bin Laden often disapproved of what so-called "affiliate" organizations were doing and in fact had very little, if any, control over their actions, according to declassified documents obtained by the U.S. during the raid on his residence a year ago. Bin Laden...
Russia Threatens Preemptive Strike if NATO Builds Missile Defense Shield
Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike if Washington goes ahead with its plan to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. The Obama administration has been pushing for a deal to build missile defense facilities in...
Report: Media Freedom in Iraq Continues to Worsen
Report: Media Freedom in Iraq Continues to Worsen | Growing attacks on media workers
