The U.S. may target and kill U.S. citizens when they take up arms with al-Qaeda, top lawyers in the Obama administration said Thursday. CIA counsel Stephen Preston and Pentagon counsel Jeh Johnson were questioned at a national security conference about the drone...
Republicans are hurriedly searching for ways to avoid any cuts to the defense budget after the super-committee's failure to propose overall cuts locked in automatic across the board cuts to defense in 2013. The approximately $1.2 trillion in automatic budget cuts -...
WikiLeaks has released secret files shining light on the mass surveillance practices of dozens of governments and the corporate contractors that provide the technology. The whistle-blowing organization, according to a press release and a new "Spy files" section of the...
In the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan, Mohammed Sumarin and his family may be evicted from their home due to efforts of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), an Israeli charity that claims the house for its own. Silwan is coveted real estate, with the Al Aqsa mosque...
Pakistan FM: Sorry Not Enough After Friday Attack | Pentagon insists attacks ‘not deliberate’
At Least 19 Killed as Syria Continues Crackdown | Seven troops, 12 civilians among the slain
Now the world's most murderous country, Honduras' Congress voted on Tuesday to deploy the army to fight drug cartels. A majority voted in favor of following the model of Mexican President Felipe Calderon who unleashed the Mexican army on the streets to battle powerful...
Would Israel Tell US Before Attacking Iran? Gen. Dempsey Not Sure | Dempsey sees differences in US, Israeli position
Israeli FM Condemns Decision to Stop Confiscating Palestinian Funds | New eviction looms in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli Govt Pushes Bill to Move Against Human Rights Groups | Controversial ‘talkback’ bill also moves forward in Knesset
