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Journalist Pleas For Help To Escape Syria

From the UK Independent: British photographer Paul Conroy, 47, a freelance photographer and filmmaker on assignment with The Sunday Times, appealed for help in escaping Homs in a video posted on YouTube yesterday. He explained, “I’m currently being looked after

24-Feb-12 World View

24-Feb-12 World View

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. ‘Friends of Syria’ conference to bypass U.N. Security Council 70% of Greeks express anger and revulsion at Germans David Cameron calls Somalia conference a ‘turning point’ S. Koreans rally against China for returning defectors

The Debate: Romney, Santorum Trade Gut Punches

The Republican debate that just ended moments ago should not inspire confidence for Republicans. With Barack Obama suddenly rising in the polls, and a shocking number of Americans convinced of the nonsensical proposition that the economy is dramatically improving, the

Santorum: Arm Syrian Rebels

On Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated program yesterday, GOP frontrunner Rick Santorum said that the United States should arm the Syrian rebels:     Here’s the transcript, in relevant part (beginning at 6:21): SANTORUM: We’d be aiding the rebels. We’d be

American War Journalist Killed by Syrian Army

LONDON (AP) – Respected American journalist Marie Colvin, who spent decades reporting on conflicts from Sri Lanka to Syria, focusing on the suffering of women and children in wartime, died in a fierce shelling attack Wednesday in Syria.    

22-Feb-12 World View

22-Feb-12 World View

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Netanyahu and Obama to meet in Washington on March 5 Syria’s regime launches ‘sickening’ assault on Homs Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez makes emergency trip to Cuba for cancer test Tibetan’s Lhakar movement confounds China’s Han

Obama Admin Considers Arming Syrian Rebels

Obama Admin Considers Arming Syrian Rebels

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration opened the door slightly Tuesday to international military assistance for Syria’s rebels, with officials saying new tactics may have to be explored if President Bashar Assad continues to defy pressure to halt a brutal

Top General: Israeli Iran Strike Would Be 'Destabilizing'

Top General: Israeli Iran Strike Would Be 'Destabilizing'

Moreso than, say, a nuclear attack by Iran on Israel or the United States? From Bloomberg: An Israeli attack on Iran would be “destabilizing,” Army General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. “It’s not

UN General Assembly Condemns Syria

UN General Assembly Condemns Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime. The vote in

Obama Administration Fully Endorses Islamist Winter

President Obama’s new budget slots $800 million in funding for the Arab Spring.   Here’s the relevant portion of the budget: Building on the Administration’s significant and continuing response to the transformative events in the Middle East and North Africa