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Russia Reports 2 Missiles Fired In Mediterranean

Russia Reports 2 Missiles Fired In Mediterranean

(AP) Russian reports: 2 missiles fired in MediterraneanBy NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWRussian state-owned news agencies say Russian radar systems have detected two “ballistic objects” fired from the central Mediterranean toward the eastern part of the sea. RIA Novosti and ITAR-Tass on

Obama Greeted as Liberator by Shameless Media

Jen Rubin points out that Obama’s decision to go to Congress about Syria was made Friday afternoon after a long walk with his political chief of staff, Denis McDonough: He went with his political chief of staff, Denis McDonough, on a

McCain, Graham Push Obama for Regime Change in Syria

McCain, Graham Push Obama for Regime Change in Syria

On Monday, Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham met privately with President Obama at the White House over his call for Congressional approval of a military strike on Syria. Obama called for the vote on Saturday, saying that the Syrian

Pushing for Syria Action, Obama Stares Down Putin…On Gays

Pushing for Syria Action, Obama Stares Down Putin…On Gays

In a display of utter political incoherence, President Obama plans to meet with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates in Russia while visiting the Kremlin, even as he attempts to lobby Russian President Vladimir Putin for support on an international

US Aid to Syrian Opposition Tops $1 Billion Mark

US Aid to Syrian Opposition Tops $1 Billion Mark

According to USAID (United States Agency For International Development), the federal agency in charge of distributing the vast majority of foreign aid monies to other countries, United States taxpayers have paid for over one billion dollars in foreign aid packages

Top 10 Differences Between Bush's Iraq & Obama's Syria

Top 10 Differences Between Bush's Iraq & Obama's Syria

Barack Hussein Obama rose to power by attacking–in a somewhat apocryphal 2002 speech–what he called George Walker Bush’s “dumb war” in Iraq. Let us compare Obama’s approach to Syria with Bush’s in Iraq. 1.Bush in Iraq: Attacked an evil regime

Assad Has 1,000 Tons of Chemical Weapons

Assad Has 1,000 Tons of Chemical Weapons

A leaked French intelligence report reveals that President Bashar Assad of Syria has more than 1,000 tons of poison gas stockpiled. Additionally, both U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and British Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the presence of sarin nerve gas in

Rangel: Obama's Syria Reversal 'Embarrassing'

Rangel: Obama's Syria Reversal 'Embarrassing'

On Monday, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) blasted President Obama for dithering on a military strike against Syria. “I love Obama,” he said, continuing that it would be difficult to find “a truer Democrat than me.” But still, he added, “of

PHOTO: Kerrys Have Dinner with Assad in 2009

PHOTO: Kerrys Have Dinner with Assad in 2009

In February 2009, then-Senator John Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz, had a romantic dinner with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and his wife. The picture of the dinner has now come to light. In it, Kerry leans in to talk

Senate to Narrow Syria Resolution

Senate to Narrow Syria Resolution

The Senate will reportedly narrow the draft authorization for military force against Syria that President Barack Obama submitted after announcing on Saturday he would seek congressional approval for military strikes against Syria.  According to The Hill, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT),

Experts Disagree on Syria But Agree Obama Is Wrong

Experts Disagree on Syria But Agree Obama Is Wrong

Legal experts disagree on whether and how President Obama has authority to attack Syria without Congress, but they do agree–along with military experts–that Obama is wrong both on law and on policy. The Federalist Society is America’s premier legal forum