(AP) Breeze of Arab Spring felt on Cannes red carpetBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressCANNES, FranceThe ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a passionate documentary about the overthrow
United Liberty points out that convicted “Speedway bomber” Brett Kimberlin and his Justice Through Music Project are partners with the U.S. Department of State in the “International Visitor Leadership Program,” a taxpayer-funded professional exchange program. The Justice Through Music Project
(AP) US poised to vet possible arms for Syrian rebelsBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONAs one diplomatic effort after another fails to end more than a year of brutal violence in Syria, the Obama administration is preparing a plan that would essentially
Ryan Crocker, who was the top U.S. envoy in Iraq, Pakistan, and Syria before going to Afghanistan, is expected to step down in a few months. Erica Hill reports this news that comes from chief White House correspondent Norah O’Donnell.
The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, is to leave his post this summer, the embassy in Kabul confirmed Tuesday. The veteran diplomat, who was appointed to Kabul 10 months ago, previously served as the US envoy to Iraq, Pakistan
By JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA prominent Palestinian writer who was jailed in Syria for nearly three weeks described the facilities as “human slaughterhouses,” saying security agents beat detainees with batons, crammed them into stinking cells and tied them to beds
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria’s violence spills over into Lebanon Nationalist parties gain strength in Israel Pakistan and U.S. haggle over supply routes to Afghanistan Syria’s violence spills over into Lebanon Lebanon’s government has been officially neutral about
The Hill reports that Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), who chairs the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, believes that the White House has despaired of diplomatic options in Syria, and may be close to authorizing the use of force to
Camp David, US, May 20 (QNA) – The Group of Eight (G8) leaders called on the Syrian government and all parties in the country to immediately and fully adhere to a six-point peace plan brokered by United Nations-Arab League joint
This week Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the United States will provide $70 million dollars to Israel for the Iron Dome missile defense system. The Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system designed to intercept short-range rockets and
While hosting G8 leaders on Saturday at Camp David, US President Barack Obama said the group was “unified” on how to tackle upcoming nuclear negotiations with Iran. Obama also spoke about the group’s position on Syria, North Korea and Burma.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, suddenly turns on Assad Al-Qaeda’s influence grows in Syria Sunni Salafists target Sufi shrines and monuments for destruction Sunni versus Shia tensions grow in Mideast and Asia Aleppo, Syria’s largest
Today’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. France’s power couple: François Hollande and Valérie Trierweiler Azerbaijan conducts high-powered military exercises in the Caspian Sea China imposes a 2 1/2 month fishing ban in the South China Sea Vietnam’s fishermen defy China’s fishing
Harvey Weinstein hasn’t acquired the second of two films about the hunt for terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden pictures – yet. But he’s already gobbled up a documentary about Libya’s changing political landscape. And Weinstein, a major bundler for President
Reuters reports that Iran continues to violate United Nations sanctions by shipping arms to Syria, as that nation’s government crushes its opposition with Iranian and Russian assistance: Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a
(AP) UN team in Syria evacuated from tense townBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTA team of international observers was evacuated from a tense town in northern Syria on Wednesday, one day after a roadside bomb hit their convoy and left them stranded
(AP) Assad says Syrians support his reform effortsBEIRUTSyrian President Bashar Assad has told a Russian state news channel that his country supports his reform agenda. He says recent parliamentary elections in the country show that Syrians “up to this time
(AP) Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran By IAN DEITCH Associated Press JERUSALEM An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American
By BEN HUBBARD and HUSSEIN MALLAAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian forces killed at least five people when they raided a Sunni farming village on Sunday, torching homes and looting shops in what activists said is a sign of worsening relations among the country’s
Just back from a trip to Jordan where he met with both Jordanian and Russian officials, Senator JohnKerry–Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee–weighed in on the increasingly diresituation developing in Syria. He now advocates for arming and training Syrian
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Two suicide car bombs explode in Damascus Syria, killing 55 Syria suicide bombs may be linked to al-Qaeda’s ‘al-Nusra Battlefront’ 12,000 troops mass near Syria’s border in ‘Eager Lion 2012’ U.S. special forces ready
Back in mid-February, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warned that al-Qaeda had “infiltrated” the Syrian opposition. At roughly the same time, videos began emerging on the internet that clearly revealed just what an understatement–to put it mildly–Clapper’s observation represented.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Kofi Annan says Syria is on brink of civil war, and only his plan can prevent it New elections looming for Greece Greece faces major new financial crisis and may leave eurozone Greece and
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Monday that Syria’s regime cannot not continue in power for long and urged the international community to stop a humanitarian crisis. Turkey is “opposed to the regime in Syria… nobody should
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Election leaves Greece in political instability Merkel appears to lose regional election, invites Hollande to Berlin Israel to hold parliamentary elections in September Turkey’s Erdogan claims that victory of Syria’s rebels is close Election
