Russian Military Chief: NATO Expansion Raises Risk of Nuclear War | NATO’s move east brings powers into close proximity
Russian Military Chief: NATO Expansion Raises Risk of Nuclear War
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Crocker Downplays 2014 ‘Deadline’ in Afghanistan
Crocker Downplays 2014 ‘Deadline’ in Afghanistan | Negotiations on occupation through 2024 continue at Loya Jirga
Pentagon’s Warnings Against Defense Cuts Are Overblown
For months the Obama administration has warned that any serious cuts to the defense budget would be harmful to national security, but any viable cuts would be minuscule. The Pentagon expected to receive roughly $7 trillion over the next decade. Of that, it has already...
More Deserter Attacks Raise Fear of Syrian Civil War
More Deserter Attacks Raise Fear of Syrian Civil War | Muslim Brotherhood leader suggests Turkish invasion
Palestinians Deny ‘Deal’ With Israel to End Statehood Bid
Palestinians Deny ‘Deal’ With Israel to End Statehood Bid | Reports had PA trading statehood for return of seized tax funds
Israeli Attack on Iran Would Include Targeting Civilian Infrastructure
Any preemptive Israeli attack on Iran for its alleged nuclear weapons program would target civilian infrastructure as well as its nuclear facilities, according to a report in The Daily Beast. Anonymous U.S. intelligence officials told The Daily Beast that and Israeli...
Israel’s Barak Steps Back From ‘Iran Gaffe’
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has had to back down from statements he made on U.S. television on Tuesday that made him seem to empathize with Iran's alleged quest for nuclear weapons. On PBS's Charlie Rose show, when asked if he would "want a nuclear weapon"...
Senator Proposes New Sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank
Senator Mark Kirk (R., Ill.) proposed additional economic sanctions on Iran on Thursday aimed at crippling the country’s central bank and stifling the Iranian economy. One of the bill’s top supporters, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), said, “Critics [of the sanctions] argued...
Pakistan Recalls US Envoy: Claims Grow that Zardari Sought to Move Against Military
Pakistan Recalls US Envoy: Claims Grow that Zardari Sought to Move Against Military | Ambassador Haqqani offered to resign
US Seeks to Maintain Hegemony in Asia-Pacific
The United States is seeking to counter China as a rising military and economic power in Asia-Pacific, as President Obama promised to “make our presence and missions in the Asia-Pacific a top priority.” After the announcement on Wednesday that up to 2,500 U.S. troops...
