Tag: Syria

A source inside of Russia claims Syrian militants are firing American-made surface-to-air missiles at Bashar al-Assad’s warplanes. Russia has supplied many of those warplanes, so they see the situation as American weapons shooting down Russian planes. Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: A so-called ‘truce’ in Syria lasts only nanoseconds U.N. alarmed as ethnic violence grows in western Burma (Myanmar) A so-called ‘truce’ in Syria lasts only nanoseconds Lakhdar Brahimi, who recently replaced Kofi Annan as

On Oct 21, I had a post based on leads breaking out of the Middle East which indicated Obama may be planning a November surprise. And recent actions in Qatar are shining a light on that possibility once again. As I

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Qatar’s emir visits Gaza as guest of jubilant Hamas Sheik Hamad ostentatiously snubs West Bank (Fatah) Palestinians Qatar’s sponsorship of Hamas effectively ends the Gaza blockade MSNBC’s Chris Matthews spreads filth after Monday’s debate

You know the Obama camp is getting desperate when the left starts searching for gaffes by Republican Mitt Romney where there were none. This morning, Obama fans are yukking it up on social media over “bayonets,” as if it was

(AP) Lebanon launches major security operationBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTLebanese troops launched a major security operation on Monday to open all roads and force gunmen off the streets, trying to contain an outburst of violence set off by the assassination of

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday that Syria was probably involved in a Beirut car bombing that killed a top anti-Damascus security official. He called Assad a “manipulator” who wanted to spread the “contagion to Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.”

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Emir Abdelmalek Droukdel, head of AQIM, says that the terrorist organization is ‘sick’ Syrian rebels and Islamist jihadists seizing weapons in Syria Hizbollah launching rocket attacks into Syria Russia conducts a large security operation

(AP) Blast in Syrian capital kills at least 13By JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA taxi rigged with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTLebanon’s prime minister linked the massive car bomb that tore through Beirut to the civil war in neighboring Syria on Saturday, the latest signal that the crisis is enflaming an already tense region. The blast Friday in

The Saudi coastguard have arrested a group of Iranians who attempted to infiltrate the country by sea near the northeastern frontier with Kuwait, authorities said. Seized were 14 Iranians who had been dropped off on shore by a boat and

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Huge car bomb in Beirut Lebanon kills eight Car bombing renews fears of renewed civil war in Lebanon Murder of Lebanese hero Wissam al-Hassan considered a blow to all of Lebanon Lebanon and the

Syrian regime warplanes have dropped cluster bombs in sorties against rebels in the northwestern town of Maaret al-Numan, the insurgents told AFP on Friday. The rebels showed an AFP correspondent in the battleground Idlib province town debris from one such

The film “2016,” which was released on DVD this week, not only provides a focused look at the formation of President Obama’s worldview but also a valuable summary of many of his foreign policy exploits. Narrated by director and author

(AP) Syria conflict deepens sectarian rifts in LebanonBy KARIN LAUBAssociated PressARSAL, LebanonThis Lebanese border town has become a safe haven for war-weary Syrian rebels, a way station for wounded fighters and home to hundreds of frightened Syrian refugee families. Residents

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Tensions grow between Turkey and Kurds in Syria Change in Georgia’s leadership presents new problems in relations with Russia and Nato Tensions grow between Turkey and Kurds in Syria Syrian conflict (AP) The firing

During last week’s VP Debate, Joe Biden said, “We are leaving [Afghanistan] in 2014, period.” As he was saying that, Afghan and U.S. negotiators were meeting in Kabul to set up discussions for extending the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan beyond

Under pressure from Congressman Paul Ryan at the VP debate, Biden assured viewers that the Obama administration was not funding Al-Qaeda-sponsored groups in Syria — Biden was wrong. Biden said the administration was working with Turks, Jordanians, and Saudis “to

The attacks on the Benghazi consulate raised questions about President Obama’s foreign policy that have only become more pronounced as news of rejected pleas for increased security take center stage. The angst and desperation Ambassador Christopher Stevens demonstrated on the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Mali militants may be responsible for ‘accidental’ shooting of Mauritania’s president A Nato invasion of Syria becomes increasingly plausible Syria’s chemical weapons revive the debate of Iraq’s WMDs Mali militants may be responsible for