Tag: Syria

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: ECB plans to save the euro exacerbates Europe’s North/South fault line Greece and European officials fail to reach agreement Greece closes border with Turkey over Syrian refugees Postal Service expected to go into default

(AP) Syrian regime claims gains in Aleppo, rebels denyBy PAUL SCHEMMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria’s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iranian officials blame rising chicken prices on external enemies Battle rages in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo Pentagon’s 30,000-pound bunker-buster ‘superbomb’ ready for use European officials take August breaks before September storm Iranian officials blame

(AP) Italian captives return home from SyriaROMETwo Italian engineers who were kidnapped and held captive for eight days in Syria have returned to Italy. Domenico Tedeschi, 36, and Oriano Cantani, 64, told reporters at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Sunday that

(AP) Panetta heads to Mideast; Syria high on the agendaBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta began a five-day Mideast trip Sunday to consult with the new Islamist leaders of Tunisia and

(AP) Syria troops shell Aleppo neighborhoodsBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops fired tank shells and artillery Sunday at neighborhoods in Aleppo as rebels tried to repel a government ground assault against their positions in Syria’s largest city, activists said. The bombardment

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Geithner’s testimony raises questions about his competence Vox Day on Generation-X cynicism and fury The Oklahoma City bombing Syrian army massing for major assault on Aleppo Geithner’s testimony raises questions about his competence Timothy

According to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s days in office are numbered. On Thursday Erdogan claimed Assad “and his inner circle” were on their way out, and their departure “would usher in a new era.”    But

By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian forces pounded the country’s largest city, Aleppo, with military helicopters Saturday to flush out rebel forces in one of the most important battles of the 17-month-old uprising, activists said. International concern has been mounting over

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Russia considering naval bases in Vietnam, Cuba, Seychelles Turkey’s alarm grows over PKK terrorists in northern Syria From China: A piranha hunt turns into a fiasco Investors go gaga as France, Germany vow to

(AP) UN worries showdown in Aleppo could be imminentBy JOHN HEILPRIN and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressGENEVAA showdown between government troops and opposition forces in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, is “imminent,” the U.N.’s human rights office said Friday, as the Red Cross

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: European investors cheer when ECB hints at a new ‘big bazooka’ Raul Castro accuses U.S. of attempting Libya-like overthrow Conflicting reports about fleet of Russian warships in Mediterranean Turkey threatens military retaliation against Syrian

By KASIE HUNT and DAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLONDONRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney caused a stir in Britain on Thursday by questioning whether the country is prepared to host the Olympic Games without a hitch and scheduling a fundraiser with the former

Syrian troops and rebels sent reinforcements to the intensifying battle in the second city Aleppo, as the US said fresh defections from the regime showed President Bashar al-Assad’s “days are numbered”. Clashes raged Wednesday in Aleppo’s central Al-Jamaliya neighbourhood, near

(AP) 19 killed as Iraqi forces clash with militantsBy SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADMilitants downed an Iraqi army helicopter on Thursday in clashes that have killed at least 19 people including 11 policemen, a regional official said, in what appeared to be

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Learning life’s lessons Turkey’s Erdogan meets with Hamas leader in surprise visit Syria’s chemical weapons threat causes world condemnation New virus has Iran’s nuclear plants playing AC/DC rock music China blames the U.S. for

The New York Times is reporting that Al Qaeda wants to link their “insurgency in Iraq with the revolution in Syria.” To this end, the terror group is infiltrating opposition forces, particularly the Free Syrian Army, thus bringing suicide bombings to the fore

The questions raised by Rep. Michele Bachmann and four of her congressional colleagues over the potential influence of Muslim Brotherhood operatives in Washington D.C. have been met with widespread scorn from the political chattering class and the establishment media. Sen.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria’s envoy to Cyprus defects as regime continues assault on civilians In dramatic escalation, Syrian regime bombs civilians with Russian jets China establishes Sansha City in the South China Sea Taiwan ready for military

When President Obama sent US military forces into Libya in the spring of 2011 for a war that was supposed to last “days, not weeks,” there were major problems. Central to these problems, was the fact that he did not

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syria threatens Saudis and Israelis with chemical weapons With American troops gone, al-Qaeda in Iraq launches widespread bombings Dual Greece / Spain financial crises put Europe on the brink Philippine president says will not

Israelis and friends of the Jewish State alike are accustomed to the never-ending scorn the United Nations heaps on the Middle East’s only free democracy, never mind its desire for peace with all of its Arab neighbors. It may seem