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US Withdraws More Staff from Tripoli Embassy

US Withdraws More Staff from Tripoli Embassy

The United States is withdrawing more staff from its embassy in Tripoli, some two weeks after cutting personnel to emergency levels following an attack on its consulate, officials said Thursday. Most American diplomatic staff had already been withdrawn from the

Republicans Assail Obama on 9/11 Attack in Libya

Republicans Assail Obama on 9/11 Attack in Libya

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans lashed out at President Barack Obama and senior administration officials over their evolving description of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, a late campaign-season broadside challenging the veracity and leadership of

Dem House Candidate: We Should Have Had Marines in Benghazi

Dem House Candidate: We Should Have Had Marines in Benghazi

Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War veteran and Democratic nominee for Congress in the 8th district of Illinois, said today that U.S. Marines should have guarded the consulate in Benghazi, Libya–not private military contractors. Duckworth was asked about the issue while greeting

Netanyahu Draws 'Red Line' for Obama

Netanyahu Draws 'Red Line' for Obama

This afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the podium at the General Assembly of the United Nations – and once again, he gave an impassioned speech outlining the history and values of the Jewish State, and explaining in

Netanyahu: Iran Will Have Nuclear Weapon by Next Summer

Netanyahu: Iran Will Have Nuclear Weapon by Next Summer

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says nothing could imperil the world more than a nuclear armed Iran. Speaking Thursday before the United nations, Netanyahu warned of the danger posed by Iran going nuclear. Netanyahu has repeatedly

Spanish Magazine Publishes Mohammad Cartoon

Spanish Magazine Publishes Mohammad Cartoon

(Reuters) – Spanish political satire magazine El Jueves has published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad on its cover, soon after violent protests rocked the Muslim world over a U.S. film and French caricatures deemed insulting to Islam. El Jueves’

Clinton to 'Expand' Egypt Aid After Embassy Attack

Clinton to 'Expand' Egypt Aid After Embassy Attack

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi the U.S. would “expand economic assistance” to Egypt on Monday. Clinton and Morsi sat down together while both were in New York for meetings at the UN. An official privy

Israeli Report Says Sanctions Hitting Iran Hard

Israeli Report Says Sanctions Hitting Iran Hard

(AP) Israeli report says sanctions hitting Iran hardBy DANIEL ESTRINAssociated PressJERUSALEMA new Israeli government report finds that recent international sanctions are hitting Iran hard, undercutting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s key claim as he heads to the United Nations to argue

World View: Massive Anti-Austerity Riots Hit Athens

World View: Massive Anti-Austerity Riots Hit Athens

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Police fire teargas at massive anti-austerity riots in Athens Greece Eurozone agreement forged in June appears near collapse Greece accuses Turkey of ramming in the Aegean Sea Japan vows no compromise on Senkaku Islands