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Report: Russia Boosting Military Shipments to Assad in Syria

Report: Russia Boosting Military Shipments to Assad in Syria

As the violence escalates in the increasingly volatile Syrian civil war, Reuters is reporting that Russia is sending more ammunition to aid Bashar al Assad’s forces in combating rebels, including “armored vehicles, drones and guided bombs.” Prominent among global supporters of Assad,

Lieberman: Obama Lacks Coherent Anti-Terror Plan

Lieberman: Obama Lacks Coherent Anti-Terror Plan

(AP) Lieberman: Obama lacks coherent anti-terror planBy LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONFormer Sen. Joe Lieberman told a House panel Wednesday that President Barack Obama has “no coherent” anti-terrorism strategy in embattled countries where al-Qaida is gaining new influence, and that’s endangering the

The Effects of Mass Muslim Immigration

The Effects of Mass Muslim Immigration

It was reported Monday that “almost 10 per cent of children under five years old in England and Wales come from a Muslim family, according to 2011 UK Government census information.” The report continued, “Of the 3.5 million children aged

Kerry Passes Out Idaho Potatoes in Paris

Kerry Passes Out Idaho Potatoes in Paris

RT: US Secretary of State John Kerry presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with potatoes from Idaho before the beginning of talks in Paris. Kerry said that Lavrov and he had spoken to one another several weeks ago and planned

World View: Al-Qaeda Captures Multiple Syrian Cities

World View: Al-Qaeda Captures Multiple Syrian Cities

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Thailand army coup feared in face of massive anti-government protests Chechen terrorist Omar Shishani leads al-Qaeda to victories in Syria Thailand army coup feared in face of massive anti-government protests The racial split in

Kirsten Powers: The New Age of Christian Martyrdom

Kirsten Powers: The New Age of Christian Martyrdom

From The Daily Beast: Lions have been replaced by firing squads and concentration camps as record numbers of Jesus’ worshipers are persecuted from Syria to North Korea. The concept of Christian martyrdom may seem like something from a bygone, uncivilized era

Pope Says Abortion Evidence of 'Throwaway Culture'

Pope Says Abortion Evidence of 'Throwaway Culture'

(AP) Pope says abortion evidence of ‘throwaway culture’By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis on Monday criticized abortion as evidence of a “throwaway culture” that wastes people as well as food, saying such a mentality is a threat to world peace.

Activists: Nearly 700 dead in Syrian rebel clashes

Activists: Nearly 700 dead in Syrian rebel clashes

(AP) Activists: Nearly 700 dead in Syrian rebel clashesBEIRUTRebel-on-rebel clashes have killed nearly 700 people over the past nine days in northern Syria in the worst bout of infighting among the opponents of President Bashar Assad since the country’s civil

Iraq: At Least 60 Killed in 2 Weeks Anbar Violence

Iraq: At Least 60 Killed in 2 Weeks Anbar Violence

(AP) Iraq: At least 60 killed in 2 weeks Anbar violenceBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADFighting between security forces and al-Qaida-linked militants in Iraq’s Sunni-dominated Anbar province has killed at least 60 people over the past two weeks, an official said

World View: Uganda, China Intervene in South Sudan Conflict

World View: Uganda, China Intervene in South Sudan Conflict

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Uganda and China intervene in South Sudan conflict China violates its lofty ‘non-interference’ policy in South Sudan China demands approval of fishing in South China Sea Uganda and China intervene in South Sudan conflict

Bombing Kills at Least 21 at Iraq Army Recruiting Center

Bombing Kills at Least 21 at Iraq Army Recruiting Center

(AP) Bombing kills 21 at Iraq army recruiting centerBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressBAGHDADA suicide bomber blew himself up at a military recruiting center in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 21 people in an attack likely meant to

First Batch of Chemical Weapons Taken out of Syria

First Batch of Chemical Weapons Taken out of Syria

(AP) First batch of chemical weapons taken out of SyriaBy DIAA HADID and MIKE CORDERAssociated PressBEIRUTThe first batch of the most dangerous chemicals in Syria’s arsenal was loaded onto a Danish ship and taken out of the country Tuesday under

UN Decides to Stop Updating Syria Death Toll

UN Decides to Stop Updating Syria Death Toll

(AP) UN decides to stop updating Syria death tollBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAThe U.N.’s human rights office has stopped updating the death toll from Syria’s civil war, confirming Tuesday that it can no longer verify the sources of information that led