A senior administration official traveling with Vice President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that “There is no discussion, no contemplation, no thought of returning U.S. troops to Iraq.” The claim comes after contradictory statements from Obama administration...
NATO ‘Deeply Concerned’ as Kosovar Serbs Don’t Remove Roadblocks
NATO ‘Deeply Concerned’ as Kosovar Serbs Don’t Remove Roadblocks | EU split on whether or not to punish Serbia for ethnic Serb protests
UN: 4,000 Killed in Syria, Civil War in Progress
UN: 4,000 Killed in Syria, Civil War in Progress At least 23 civilians killed today
Obama Won’t Offer Condolences for Pakistan Killings
Obama Won’t Offer Condolences for Pakistan Killings | State Dept officials urge apology as relations continue to sour
Israel: Will Not Attack Iran, For Now
At present, Israel does not want to launch a military strike against Iran, but it will hold that option as a last resort, according to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Reiterating longstanding military propaganda, Barak explained that "all options are on the...
Obama Lawyers: Killing U.S. Citizens Allied With Al Qaeda is an Executive Decision
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...
Congress Tries to Avoid Mandated Budget Cuts, Especially for Defense
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 Releases Documents on Government Surveillance Tactics
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...
East Jerusalem Palestinians Being Evicted From Homes
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
Pakistan FM: Sorry Not Enough After Friday Attack | Pentagon insists attacks ‘not deliberate’