Iraq Blocks Turkish Energy Minister’s Visit, Forces Plane to Turn Around Revoked Permits for Flight Into Kurdish Capital
Senate Passes $631 Billion Military Spending Bill 98-0 Bill Includes More Iran Sanctions, Permanent Ban on Gitmo Detainee Transfers
British Troops Accused of Executing Four Afghan Teenagers The Afghans were all young boys, civilians, drinking tea when British troops shot and killed them
Russia Accuses US of Exaggerating Syrian Chemical Weapons Threat Russian FM claimed the huffing about Syria's chemical weapons was used to justify NATO putting Patriot missiles in Turkey
US Denies Drone Capture, But Iran Has Pictures Catapult Drones Had Been Touted by Navy Just Days Before
Netanyahu: Critics of New Settlement Want to Wipe Israel Off the Map Insists No One Really Objects to the Settlements
Israeli Source Claims US is Behind European Protests of E1 Settlement The White House has denied the accusations, as some European countries consider recalling their Israeli ambassadors
Senate Passes NDAA Amendment on Syria No-Fly Zone The amendment requires the President to provide contingency plans for a no-fly zone in Syria, but stops short of actually authorizing the use of force