Russia will “over the next few days” be sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria, the Interfax news agency said on Thursday.
(AP) Obama: US action would send Assad ‘strong signal’By JULIE PACE and DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is vowing that American retaliation for Syrian chemical weapons use would send a “strong signal,” as U.S. intelligence officials readied briefings for Congress
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported that a US official briefed on the Obama administration’s prospective response to Syria would be “just muscular enough not to get mocked” but not strong enough to provoke action from Iran or Russia.
MOSCOW (AP) – According to the director of St. Petersburg’s Museum of Power, the artist whose paintings depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in women’s undergarments has fled the country en route to France where he is
On Wednesday, The New York Times ran an op-ed that surely would have brought scorn and rage from the left had it been written during the Bush years. Its title: “Bomb Syria, Even if It Is Illegal.” Written by Professor
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Israel prepares for counter-attack from Hezbollah U.S. attack on Syria could come as early as Thursday Russia evacuates its citizens from Syria Monday’s Mideast peace process meeting was held after all Israel prepares for
A Harvard Study titled “Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide?” looks at figures for “intentional deaths” throughout continental Europe and juxtaposes them with the U.S. to show that more gun control does not necessarily lead to lower death rates
(AP) Russia evacuates citizens from SyriaMOSCOWRussia has evacuated dozens of its citizens from Syria as the country’s foreign minister warns that a military intervention by the U.S. and its allies would destabilize the region. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry says
I’m officially on vacation, but keeping an eye on U.S. reaction to events in Syria, which call to mind Marx’s observation that history repeats itself “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.” It is impossible to take
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Aug. 27 (UPI) — A painting portraying Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in women’s underwear was seized from a gallery in St. Petersburg, police said Tuesday. Police said they also confiscated paintings depicting arch-conservative lawmakers
On Tuesday, internet guru Matt Drudge tweeted a controversial question about America’s vague foreign policy in the Middle East: The al-Qaeda-backed opposition in Syria may receive open Obama administration support in the form of military strikes this week. Meanwhile, the
There has been much speculation about just how much involvement the Russians had with NSA leaker Edward Snowden before he arrived at Moscow’s airport. Now a new report claims he took refuge in the Russian consulate in Hong Kong before
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. promises ‘accountability’ for chemical weapons attack Military intervention in Syria raises many issues United Nations chemical weapons inspectors reach attack site Syria versus Iraq Mideast peace process meeting canceled after 3 Palestinians killed
(AP) UN at site of alleged chemical attack in SyriaBy LEE KEATH and ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaU.N. experts collected samples and testimony from Syrian doctors and victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack Monday following a treacherous journey through government
MOSCOW (AFP) – (AFP) – Russia on Monday warned the West against intervening militarily in the Syrian conflict without the approval of the UN Security Council, saying such action would violate international law.
An IDF communications intercept shows that a “bombardment with poison gas missiles was made by Syrian government forces” last week. Moreover, Israeli intelligence findings show “Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is responsible for the gas attack.” Hotair.com reports that this information
Omran Al-Zoabi: The theory of foreign [military] intervention has failed for many well-known reasons. First of all, Syria is still a viable state, with its institutions, its army, and its own resources. Syria has friends and allies, as well as
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned US Secretary of State John Kerry over the “extremely dangerous consequences” of launching military action against the Syrian regime, the foreign ministry said Monday. Lavrov told Kerry in a telephone call Sunday that
(AP) Syria’s Assad: We did not use chemical weaponsMOSCOWSyrian President Bashar Assad says his troops did not use chemical weapons in an attack on rebel-held suburb in a Damascus suburb last week where hundreds of people died. Assad told Russia’s
(AP) Blatter awaits Russian answer on anti-gay lawBy GRAHAM DUNBARAP Sports WriterULRICHEN, SwitzerlandFIFA President Sepp Blatter says that within days he expects Russia, the 2018 World Cup host, to clarify its law prohibiting gay “propaganda.” Blatter tells The Associated Press
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama may use NATO to justify missile attack on Syria Further retaliation feared in Lebanon after Friday’s bombings Muslim Brotherhood appears to be weakening in Egypt Obama may use NATO to justify missile attack
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey’s Erdogan adopts Muslim Brotherhood’s four-fingered salute Syria chemical weapons attack generates international controversy U.S. hints at cruise missile strikes against Syria Turkey’s Erdogan adopts Muslim Brotherhood’s four-fingered salute R4BIA symbol, and Erdogan’s four-fingered
The British government declared on Friday that the Syrian government forces had used chemical weapons in Damascus. “I know that some people in the world would like to say that this is some kind of conspiracy brought about by the
On the heels of reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people on August 21, it appears Russia and China have effectively “neutered” a strong U.S. response to the incident. According to Foreign Policy, the
Despite reports that the US strongly suspected Syria had used chemical weapons in an attack that may have killed as many as 1800 people, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said today the administration was still “nailing down the facts.” Meanwhile,
