Syrian Rebels Send Mixed Messages on Aleppo Fighting | Rebel victory or rebel loss will be spun as proof of Assad’s impending ouster
US Kills Seven in North Waziristan Drone Strike
US Kills Seven in North Waziristan Drone Strike | Missiles attacked house, two vehicles
Romney in Israel: Endorses Iran War, Alienates Palestinians
Romney in Israel: Endorses Iran War, Alienates Palestinians | Iran an ‘incomparable’ threat to world
Netanyahu Denies US Gave Him Attack Plan for Iran
Netanyahu Denies US Gave Him Attack Plan for Iran | Donilon dinner attack plan presentation ‘not true’
US Authorizes Advocacy Group to Aid Syrian Rebels, Build Up Opposition Army
The US Treasury Department has issued a waiver to an American group that supports the Free Syrian Army, authorizing it to provide logistical and financial support to Syrian rebel militias, reports Al-Monitor. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control...
Saudi Fundraising Campaign Gets $72 Million to Syrians
Saudi Arabia held a fundraising campaign over the past five days, raising $72.33 million said to help support the Syrian people, although it would seem most of it is going to aid the Syrian rebels. Saudi's King Abdullah himself donated $5.3 million of his own...
Afghan Rights Report Kept Secret to Shield Political Leaders
A recent report detailing various atrocities committed over the years in Afghanistan is being kept secret because it implicates current political leaders in the US-supported government in Kabul in major crimes and killings on a mass scale. The 800-page report, based...
Turkish Attack on Syria’s Northern Kurds Could Prompt Wider War
Turkey this week implied that it would not hesitate to take military action in northern Syria against Kurdish groups that have gained some measure of autonomy amid the instability, but many observers have warned this would be very dangerous for Turkey. Turkish Prime...
Former US Officials: CIA Considers Israel No. 1 Spy Threat in Middle East
Despite the close diplomatic ties between the US and Israel on the surface, the intelligence agencies of both countries are anything but friendly, according to former US officials. "The CIA considers Israel its No. 1 counterintelligence threat in the agency's Near...
US, Pakistan Officials Trade Accusations at Tense Conference
US, Pakistan Officials Trade Accusations at Tense Conference | Obama aide: ‘Unfair’ to complain about Afghan safezones for Taliban