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Syria ‘Accepts’ Arab League Demand for Observers, But Violence Continues

by Jason Ditz | Nov 18, 2011

Syria ‘Accepts’ Arab League Demand for Observers, But Violence Continues | At least 16 more reported killed nationwide

Kenya Formally Requests U.S. Help in War on Somalia

by John Glaser | Nov 18, 2011

Kenya's government has urgently requestly that the United States assist them in their war and invasion of southern Somalia. Administration officials are considering providing intelligence and logistical support to Kenya's struggling military. Kenya invaded southern...

Libya’s UN Envoy Accuses Qatar of Aiding Islamists

by John Glaser | Nov 18, 2011

Libya's United Nations envoy Mohammed Abdel Rahman Shalgam criticized Qatar on Friday of providing money and weapons to Islamist groups within the country. "There are facts on the ground, they (Qatar) give money to some parties, the Islamist parties. They give money...

Uganda Mission Will Last Until LRA Leader is Gone, US General Says

by John Glaser | Nov 18, 2011

The approximately 100 U.S. combat soldiers that President Obama sent to Uganda last month are likely to remain deployed until the leader of the guerrilla group the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) is captured or killed, according to the top U.S. commander for Africa. The...

U.S. Army Tests Hypersonic Weapon Prototype

by John Glaser | Nov 18, 2011

In another example of unwarranted military profligacy, the U.S. Army has successfully tested a secret hypersonic weapon prototype, traveling at a relatively flat trajectory at about give times the speed of sound (3,805 mph). The new technological capability to kill...

Russia Sends Warships to Syrian Waters to Stem Intervention

by John Glaser | Nov 18, 2011

Russian warships are on route to Syrian territorial waters in a move that sends a clear message from Moscow that they would not allow any foreign intervention into Syria's civil unrest. Syria's President Bashar al Assad, a close ally of Russia's, has been violently...