China escalated its dispute with the Philippines over an island in the South China Sea on Thursday, halting Philippine bananas at customs for longer inspections and launching a propaganda campaign calling claims on the island infringement of Chinese sovereignty. Armed...
Western Officials Slam Syria After Deadly Bombing
Western Officials Slam Syria After Deadly Bombing | Diplomats fault Syrian govt for getting itself bombed
Syria, Allies See Foreign Backing Behind Terror Attacks
Syria, Allies See Foreign Backing Behind Terror Attacks | Terror groups increasingly active, but how united are rebels?
British Played Central Role in CIA-Saudi Undercover Underwear Bomb Plot
British intelligence played a central role in the undercover operation involving a supposed new underwear bomb threat from an al-Qaeda off-shoot in Yemen, Reuters reports. The government this week announced it had foiled an attempt to blow up an airliner with an...
Egypt Seizes Heavy Weapons Smuggled From Libya
Egypt Seizes Heavy Weapons Smuggled From Libya | Weapons likely bound for Sinai
US Officials Worried Israel’s Unity Deal Raises Prospect of Iran Strike
Top officials in the Obama administration are worried that Israel's recent deal to form a national unity government between the Likud and Kadima parties raises the prospect of an Israeli strike on Iran prior to U.S. presidential elections in November. According to...
US Drones, Air Strikes Kill 17 in Southern Yemen
US Drones, Air Strikes Kill 17 in Southern Yemen | Rumors: Yemeni govt planning mass offensive against Abyan
New Israeli Deputy PM Mofaz May Betray Earlier Opposition to Iran Strike
Senior Israeli ministers who oppose a strike on Iran said on Wednesday Kadima head Shaul Mofaz may betray his earlier opposition to war now that the hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formed a unity government with Kadima. Mofaz will join the forum of...
Survey: Huge Majority of Americans Support Defense Cuts, Given Budget Data
Americans typically want bigger defense budgets until they are informed about how much is actually spent on defense, at which point they overwhelmingly favor cutting military spending by considerable margins, according to a new opinion poll released Thursday....
Pentagon Propaganda ‘Fiasco’ Gets Scrutiny in House
A member of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday threatened an amendment to block funding for Pentagon propaganda efforts, citing reports critical of their management and others exposing the Pentagon's contractor for tax evasion. Recent reports published by...


