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Reports indicate Iran has “launched a public campaign” for fighters to come alongside “Hezbollah men” and Assad’s forces in Syria. The majority of the recruiting effort is coming from “a site belonging to supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini.”
Associated Press reporter Matt Lee pointed out to State Department Deputy Spokesman Patrick Ventrell that the U.S. has not been moving quickly on their threats to Bashir Al-Assad’s regime in Syria. “We’ve long said that the Assad regime’s days are
White House Secretary Jay Carney would not give a timeline on when the United States would intervene in the Syrian civil war. When asked when the United States would take action, Carney said that he could not give an estimate
On Sunday the Huffington Post ran a blaring headline at the top of its page blaming Israel, without context, for attacking Syria. The headline read: “ISRAEL STRIKES AGAIN.” A picture of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, clapping and smirking, ran
(AP) China hosting both Palestinian, Israeli leadersBEIJING China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by his
China on Monday implicitly criticised Israel’s air strikes in Syria as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas both visited the country to meet top leaders. The raids on military sites outside Damascus a day earlier raised fears
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com World View will be suspended until Thursday or Friday Orthodox Christians celebrate Holy Fire ‘miracle’ on Easter Major defense contractor QinetiQ hacked for years by China Israeli air strike on Damascus escalates Syria crisis
On May 5, Syria claimed Israel’s reported military strike on a Damascus research facility is a “declaration of war,” and that retaliation will be necessary. Moreover, Iranian Revolutionary Guard General Masoud Jazayeri says that Iran will retaliate through Syria. The Iranian regime
Highlights of the week ahead. The top 3 on my mind. What’s on yours? Benghazi Whistleblower testimony – They knew it was a terrorist attack from the beginning and Democrats run away from Susan Rice and for cover. What happened to the
Democrats on Sunday morning’s news shows appeared to back away from President Barack Obama on his administration’s response to the Benghazi terror attack and his blurry “red line” on Syria’s chemical weapons. On Fox News Sunday, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Former ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee Jane Harman: “Well, the U.S. doesn’t want boots on the ground. I think there’s no chance we will have boots on the ground. I have been for some time for arming the
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., on Benghazi and the crisis in Syria.
The Washington Post: Israeli warplanes bombed the outskirts of Damascus early Sunday for the second time in recent days, according to Syrian state media and reports from activists, signaling a sharp escalation in tensions between the neighboring countries that had
Update: A friend on Twitter suggested Power was already “back in Cambridge.” A piece at Foreign Policy’s blog in February announced that she was leaving the administration–but only temporarily, and with a strong suggestion that she would return shortly. It is
(AP) Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalationBy BASSEM MROUE and IAN DEITCHAssociated PressBEIRUT Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided
(AP) Iran condemns Israeli airstrike in SyriaTEHRAN, Iran Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman is condemning an Israeli airstrike in Syria on a shipment of Iranian-made missiles, but gives no other hints of a possible stronger response from Tehran or its allies.
The New York Times attempted to help President Barack Obama out of a national security mess of his own making Sunday, with an article claiming that his “red line” warning to Syria on chemical weapons last August was an “off-the-cuff” remark
Retired U.S. General Lawrence Wilkerson, who was once Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, says either Israel or the rebels “could have very well” been the ones behind chemical weapons in Syria. He believes the use of
Reports in Syrian and international media indicate that early Sunday, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck a military research facility on the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, shaking the city. The airstrike was the second in three days, after
Iran is ready to help “train” the Syrian army if Damascus seeks such assistance, the commander of the Islamic republic’s army ground forces, General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, was quoted as saying on Sunday.
(AP) Syria news agency: Israel strikes near DamascusBy KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANBEIRUT Israeli missiles struck a research center near the Syrian capital Damascus, setting off explosions and causing casualties, Syria’s state news agency reported early Sunday, citing initial reports.
The names of the witnesses who will be at the House Oversight Committee Hearing next Wednesday relating to last September’s attack on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi on have reportedly surfaced. Gregory N. Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy
(AP) Israeli strike on Syria targeted weapons shipmentBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and RYAN LUCASAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn Israeli airstrike against Syria was targeting a shipment of advanced missiles believed to be bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli officials confirmed Saturday.
(AP) Sunnis flee Syrian city after reports of killingsBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTThousands of Sunni Muslims fled a Syrian coastal town Saturday, a day after reports circulated that nearly a dozen people including children were killed by pro-government gunmen in the
