Tag: Syria

Developments in Syria are unfolding quickly, as the country’s civil war takes new twists and turns every week, and the impact of the conflict on the Middle East (and beyond) is growing. After two years of fighting and at least 80,000

At a closed-door event in New York City with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Tuesday evening, former President Bill Clinton suggested that President Barack Obama should ignore public opposition to U.S. intervention in Syria and give rebel groups “a decent

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran seeks to avoid repeat of humiliating 2009 election Reform candidate Rouhani advances in Iran’s presidential polls Prism revelation is already damaging national security Syrian rebels changing strategy after disastrous Qusair loss Iran seeks

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Déjà vu in Turkey as riots threaten Erdogan regime Greece’s disaster du jour: Privatization of natural gas firm collapses Greece’s citizens shocked when state broadcaster is shut down Déjà vu in Turkey as riots

Obama administration officials are meeting this week to decide if its time for the U.S. to arm rebels in Syria with lethal weapons.  According to a Fox News report, part and parcel to this is a parallel question of whether

While superficially similar, the protests in Istanbul’s Taksim Square are quite different from those in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which brought down Hosni Mubarak’s regime in 2011. In Turkey, the Islamist party is already in power; in Cairo it had been

The Obama administration is considering resettling thousands of refugees who left Syria during the country’s ongoing civil war to multiple towns and cities across the United States, the L.A. Times reports. A resettlement plan under discussion in Washington and other

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com After years of hesitation, U.S. discussing arming Syria’s rebels Sunni Arab anger grows over Hezbollah’s support for al-Assad Russia considers putting troops on Israel-Syria border After years of hesitation, U.S. discussing arming Syria’s rebels

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com The deafening silence following the Xi Jinping / Barack Obama summit George W. Obama The deafening silence following the Xi Jinping / Barack Obama summit President Xi to meet Obama (Global Times) Prior to

What do Samantha Power, Obama’s nominee for UN Ambassador, and Richard Falk, UN Human Rights Council “expert” and Boston terror apologist, have in common? They both champion the United Nations’ human rights credentials and denigrate those of the United States.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. snubs Pakistan with new drone strikes in Waziristan U.N. rejects Russian troops to replace Austrian peacekeepers Greece’s economy continues its collapse, as the IMF blames the EU U.S. snubs Pakistan with new drone

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia’s president Vladimir Putin is getting a divorce Austria quits U.N. peacekeeping force on Syria-Israel border North Korea goes on a charm offensive Russia’s president Vladimir Putin is getting a divorce Alina Kabaeva relaxes

Saudi Arabia on Thursday urged Lebanon’s people to act “wisely” and end their fighting in the city of Tripoli, wracked by a wave of bloody violence linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Riyadh was following “with deep concern the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria and Hezbollah gloat over victory in town of Qusair Assad’s Qusair victory renews debate about military intervention Thousands of American troops to Jordan for ‘Eager Lion’ Syria and Hezbollah gloat over victory in

Numerous news agencies report that the White House confirmed early Wednesday that longtime Obama adviser Samantha Power will be nominated as UN Ambassador, replacing Susan Rice, who will be National Security Advisor, replacing current NSA Advisor Tom Donilon. The move

Fresh clashes erupted in Turkey early Wednesday as protesters defied a government plea to end days of unrest, the biggest challenge yet to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decade-long rule. Police used tear gas and water cannon on demonstrators who

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hong Kong commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre France says there’s ‘no doubt’ that Syria regime used sarin gas Hezbollah may be planning new war with Israel Hong Kong commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square

Our victory in this global conflict will only be assured when the majority of Americans (and all free people) truly understand the nature of the conflict. The common man is being willfully misled by the political and media elites about

On June 2, thousands of Hezbollah fighters were gathered around the Syrian city of Aleppo, preparing to attack. Syrian rebels have held Aleppo since the summer of 2012, but Hezbollah fighters, standing beside Syrian forces, seemed prepared to take it

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China’s premier visits India, fails to solve any problems China’s Depsang Plain incursion The results of Li Keqiang’s visit to India Syria’s opposition fighters clash with Hezbollah in Lebanon China’s premier visits India, fails