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At Least 57 Killed in Two Days as Syrian Opposition Express Fear of New Massacre

by Jason Ditz | Dec 10, 2011

At Least 57 Killed in Two Days as Syrian Opposition Express Fear of New Massacre | Troops attack funeral, clash with defectors

Pakistani Forces Take Control of Shamsi Airbase

by John Glaser | Dec 10, 2011

Pakistani military forces have taken control over the Shamsi airbase in the country's southwest after ordering U.S. forces and personnel to leave. In response to the unprovoked U.S. airstrike on a Pakistani military outpost last week, Pakistan ordered the U.S. to...

Congress Presses Forward on New Iran Sanctions

by John Glaser | Dec 10, 2011

Congress is pressing hard for additional harsh sanctions on Iran's central bank and oil sector, rejecting the Obama administration's recent requests to ease them. President Obama opposes Senate proposals to intensify sanctions on Iran supposedly because it would...

What Legacy for Iraq War?

by John Glaser | Dec 10, 2011

For a war Americans were told was absolutely necessary for the security of the United States, an official end has come with nothing to show for it. With well over 100,000 people killed and a list of un-prosecuted war crimes, the object now is to leave while things are...

Pakistani Taliban in Peace Talks With Islamabad

by John Glaser | Dec 10, 2011

The Pakistani Taliban announced Saturday that they were in peace negotiations with the Pakistani government and that at least a tentative deal to end hostilities between the two was close. The announcement seemed to directly exploit the disintegrating Pakistani...

50,000 Protest Election Fraud in Moscow

by John Glaser | Dec 10, 2011

As many as 50,000 people protested in Moscow on Saturday against rampant electoral fraud which benefited Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in recent elections. Protests also took place in 15 other cities from Russia's Pacific coast to its southwest frontier,...