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Israel May Welcome Regime Change in Syria, Analysts Say
Unlike some of the other uprisings and regime changes in the Middle East, Israel is rather comfortable with the prospect of regime change in Syria. Some Israeli officials reject concerns about an Islamist takeover post-Assad or increased instability close to their...
Secular Iraqi Dissidents Form New Opposition Party
A coalition of political dissidents in Iraq created a new opposition party Saturday, in an attempt to check the power of the central government as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki consolidates dictatorial rule. The Union of Patriotic Figures, as it will be called,...
Guatemalan President to Propose Sweeping Drug Decriminalization
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Saturday he will propose legalizing drugs in all of Central America in an upcoming meeting with the region's leaders. For a region that has been menaced by powerful drug cartels with boosted profits and enlarged...
Iran Helping Syria Overcome Sanctions, Leaked Documents Prove
Iran has been helping Syria evade the international sanctions imposed on it for massacring civilians, according to documents from the Syrian president's office obtained by Haaretz. The hack group known as Anonymous hacked the email servers of the Syrian president's...
Hundreds of Thousands in Europe Protest ACTA Threat to Internet Freedom
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Europeans across the continent protested an international trade agreement which could cripple internet freedom, jeopardize civil liberties and stifle technological innovation. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)...
With Violence in Syria, Some Spillover into Divided Lebanon
The chaos and violence in Syria has created tension in neighboring Lebanon since the start of the uprising 11 months ago, but now actual fighting has broken out. In the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, gunmen exchanged automatic weapons fire and volleys of...
US, Iraqi Officials: Al-Qaeda Behind Syria Bombing, Arming Opposition
Elements of al-Qaeda's affiliates in Iraq have been moving into Syria to distribute weapons to the opposition and to carry out attacks against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials. These terrorists, often described as al-Qaeda in Iraq...
Top Syrian General Assassinated as Violence Continues
Three armed gunmen assassinated a Syrian general in Damascus on Saturday, as deadly violence persisted throughout the country and regional and Western states considered possible interventions. Brig. Gen. Issa al-Kholi was shot to death outside his home. He is...
Whistleblower’s Afghanistan Report Leaked
Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis has received national attention for telling the American people that his experience in Afghanistan leads him to believe it is a lost war. And more than that, U.S. military leaders are systematically lying to the country about the facts on the...
