Syrian Opposition Claims Massive Deaths in Homs, Clashes Reported in Daraa | Turkish PM aims to press Russia against Syria
Syrian Opposition Claims Massive Deaths in Homs, Clashes Reported in Daraa
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Less Than 1 Percent of Afghan Forces Are Self-Sufficient
Only 1 percent of Afghan police and soldiers are capable of operating independently, a top U.S. commander said on Wednesday, proving further that the nation building effort in Afghanistan has failed. U.S. Lieutenant General Curtis Scaparrotti said aboutust 29 Afghan...
Egypt PM: US Aid Threats Won’t Stop NGO Prosecutions
Egypt PM: US Aid Threats Won’t Stop NGO Prosecutions | Accuses US, Arab nations of withholding aid over dispute
In Iraq, 65 Executions in First 40 Days of 2012
Less than two months into 2012, the Iraqi government has executed at least 65 prisoners, as the country continues to slip into dictatorship with continued support from the U.S. Many aspects of the government in Baghdad have spiraled out of control since the end of the...
Obama Sends Bahrain Arms Despite Continuing Repression
Violence and government repression of reform-minded protesters in Bahrain has escalated ahead of the February anniversary of the uprisings, as the Obama administration moves ahead with arms shipments to the despotic dictatorship. Defiant Bahraini protesters have...
Congress Passes Bill to Proliferate Drone Use in US Airspace
Congress this week has passed a bill that will give commercial, private, and military drone aircraft greater access to U.S. airspace that’s currently reserved only for manned planes. By September 30, 2015, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) like the kind used by the CIA...
Car Bomb Explodes in Somalia Capital, Killing at Least 10
At least 10 people have been killed and more than 20 people injured after a car bomb exploded near a cafe in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Somali authorities have called it a suicide attack, and although no group has officially taken credit for it the vehicle was...
US Drone Kills 8 in Northwest Pakistan
A U.S. drone attack fired missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border Wednesday, killing eight people, according to Pakistani intelligence officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, barred from speaking about foreign...
Inquiry Into Detainee Death Early in Iraq War Reveals Secret Prison Camp
In April 2003, days after the fall of Baghdad, British troops in a pair of RAF CH47 Chinook helicopters were on a mission to transport Iraqi detainees to a prison camp under the cover of darkness. Before the end of the night, one detainee had died on board one of the...
Officials: CIA to Stay in Iraq, Afghanistan for Years After Wars
Officials: CIA to Stay in Iraq, Afghanistan for Years After Wars | Baghdad-based CIA spying on Maliki government
