Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
In the midst of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime accepting Russia’s proposal to confiscate its chemical weapons and place them under the the control of the international community to prevent a U.S. strike on the middle eastern country, members of Congress
On Tuesday, Politico reported that President Obama will now delay a vote to authorize use of force in Syria until “a diplomatic solution has a chance to play out.” The Russian proposal upon which Obama relies, which would supposedly transition
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained that the Russian proposal agreed to by Syria to turn over Syria’s chemical weapons to international control could not succeed unless the US rejected the use of force. The proposal “can work only
On Tuesday, the Syrian foreign minister mocked the Obama administration’s acceptance of Russia’s proposal on Monday to help handle a Syrian turnover of chemical weapons. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said, “Yesterday we held a round of very fruitful negotiations
On Tuesday, in the aftermath of an announcement by the French that the Russian government would block UN action against Syria’s chemical weapons — just hours after President Obama accepted the basic concept of UN control over UN’s chemical weapons,
***UPDATE: The media is reporting that Putin is demanding America renounces air strikes before Syria will agree to turn over its chemical weapons: BREAKING: Chemical weapons checks in Syria can go ahead if US renounces use of force: Putin —
Monday night, across six television networks, President Obama publicly reversed course in his determination to launch a unilateral war against Syria. Grabbing a lifeline extended by Syria’s best friend Russia, Obama agreed to consider a proposal blundered into by Secretary
Yesterday, President Barack Obama was preparing to gird the nation for war against Syria. Today, he agreed to let the United Nations decide. Yesterday, UN Ambassador Samantha Power was dismissing the UN for its inaction. Today, the Obama administration is
In the run up to President Obama’s rush to unilateral war with Syria, the United Nations took the kind of public relations beating it likely didn’t expect from a Democrat administration. In reference to Syria, various administration officials have described
On Monday, National Security Advisor Susan Rice made the case that the United States needed to intervene in Syria to prevent chemical weapons from being used against Americans at home. Similar to the “mushroom cloud” argument then-National Security Adviser Condoleeza
Monday morning, Secretary of State John Kerry made what an administration official called a “major goof” with a never-going-to-happen hypothetical that suggested Syria could avoid American airstrikes by surrendering their chemical weapons. Even the State Department walked Kerry’s statement back.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on Tuesday said Syria has “already agreed” to an initiative by Russia for Damascus to hand over its chemical weapons stocks to international control.
President Barack Obama switched gears Monday, embracing a Russian-backed proposal to have Syria transfer its chemical weapons stockpile to international control–an idea that emerged from a gaffe earlier in the day by Secretary of State John Kerry. The proposal may
Human rights activists around the world are making plans to travel to Syria and act as “human shields” to forestall a U.S. strike against Syria, according to Britain’s The Telegraph. The “International Human Shields” movement is spearheading a movement to
(AP) Iran: UN gathering chance to revive nuke talksTEHRAN, IranIran’s president says he could reach out to world leaders about resuming nuclear talks during the U.N. General Assembly later this month in New York. Tuesday’s report by the official IRNA
(AP) France: Russia bowed to Western pressure on SyriaPARISFrance’s top diplomat is trumpeting Western pressure for leading to a “turnaround” in Russia’s position about chemical weapons in Syria. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius expressed France’s “interest and caution” about a proposal
(AP) Talking diplomacy in Syria, Obama goes to CongressBy BRADLEY KLAPPER and DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONWith opposition to military action growing among Americans and lawmakers, President Barack Obama is heading to Congress on Tuesday with fresh hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough
Nigeria’s second-highest ranking Anglican archbishop was kidnapped at the weekend outside the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, a police spokeswoman said. A national spokesman of the Anglican Communion in Nigeria, Foluso Taiwo, confirmed the abduction
(AP) Greek high school teachers to strike over job cutsATHENS, GreeceUnions representing high school teachers in Greece have voted to hold “long-term” strikes starting Sept. 16, in protest at public sector staff cuts ordered by the government as part of
(AP) Indian court convicts 4 in fatal gang rape caseBy KATY DAIGLEAssociated PressNEW DELHIAn Indian court convicted four men Tuesday in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, an attack that set off
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New Kerry gaffe leads to further political chaos over Syria An example of the intelligence of today’s college professors New Kerry gaffe leads to further political chaos over Syria John Kerry U.S. Secretary of
On Monday, the Obama administration, overcome by its own frantic confusion over a situation of its own making in Syria, fainted into the arms of Russian President Vladimir Putin – and, in the process, appeased the Syrian regime after Bashar
On Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he was delaying a key procedural vote on the resolution authorizing military action against Syria. Reid had returned to Washington on Friday to begin Senate proceedings on the proposal, with the
Saudi Arabia came out in support of U.S. strikes over the weekend as Secretary of State John Kerry told the international community Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons “at least 11 times or so.” The weekend included meetings in Paris and
