By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROIran once saw the Arab Spring uprisings as a prime opportunity, hoping it would open the door for it to spread its influence in countries whose autocratic leaders long shunned Tehran’s ruling clerics. But it is finding
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Massive Sunni terrorist bombings in Iraq target Shias U.S. and Russia war of words on Syria turns vitriolic Renewed Armenia-Azerbaijan military clashes threat Caucasus stability Greece’s bank withdrawals accelerate as Sunday’s elections approach Massive
According to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russia is supplying attack helicopters to the Syrian regime in its war with Syrian rebels. Clinton made the charges Tuesday along with a warning that Russia’s new military aid could escalate the war “quite dramatically.”
How exactly is Barack Obama expecting to get away with attacking the self-made Mitt Romney as being out of touch while he pals around with the lofty 1%? He’s already partied at George Clooney’s house and has another one on
By DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian forces pushed out scores of rebels holed up in a rebellious area near the Mediterranean coast Wednesday and state television said they retook control of the region following eight days of fierce shelling and clashes. The
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Russia sending helicopter gunships to al-Assad in Syria United Nations calls the Syria conflict a ‘civil war’ Financial chaos as Europe continues rapid economic deterioration Russia sending helicopter gunships to al-Assad in Syria Secretary
The question about giving armed support to the Syrian people has now come front and center. As is usually the case, if America doesn’t lead, nobody will. It has become clear that the Obama Administration, has no stomach to do
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime and warned that the Arab country’s 15-month conflict could become even deadlier. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTAngry crowds blocked U.N. observers from reaching an embattled rebel-held town in Syria on Tuesday, hurling stones and metal rods at the monitors’ vehicles. Their vehicles came under fire as they drove away from Haffa, but the
National Public Radio reported this morning on shocking evidence of ethnic cleansing in Libya. After the war ended last year, and former dictator Muammar Qaddafi was killed, and the global media departed, the residents of the predominantly Arab town of
Every American high school student knows, or should know, that President Ronald Reagan went to the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on this date in 1987. The President said: “If you seek liberalization, open this gate…Mr. Gorbachev,tear down this wall.”
Since the day Egyptians began gathering in Tahrir Square, pundits have declared that an Arab Spring has given the region a new hope for self-determination, democracy and individual rights. This so called “Spring” has yielded little fruit but many weed
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syrian army uses unmanned drones to identify targets Debka: Obama orders preparations for air strikes in Syria Europe in chaos two days after bailout of Spain announced Greece and Ireland to demand a better
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s defiant threat to Syrian kidnappers backfires Significance of Spain’s bailout begins to sink in Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak may be close to death Burma (Myanmar) declares state of emergency over Buddhist/Muslim violence
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Russia blames the West for failure of Kofi Annan’s peace plan in Syria Preposterous new Kofi Annan peace plan has already collapsed Spain asks Europe for €100 billion bailout for banks Russia blames the
Word of another massacrein Syria yesterday has made it clear to even the biggest fans of theU.N. that Ban Ki-moon’s ceasefire effort is a complete failure. In thelatest government atrocity, 70 Syrians, more than half of them women andchildren, were
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greek politician punches woman on TV Greek far left Syriza candidate promises to halt firings of civil servants Leon Panetta: U.S. is ‘running out of patience’ with Pakistan Ban Ki-Moon accuses Syria’s al-Assad of
Sour puss rocker Morrissey felt a Chris Matthews-esque tingle when Sen. Barack Obama was elected back in 2008. Now, after three-plus years of the Obama administration in action, the singer is all but over the whole Hope and Change movement.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Kofi Annan tries a new Syria peace plan involving Iran, as his first one collapses Hillary Clinton cool to working with Iran in Kofi Annan peace plan #2 Syria regime perpetrates a new massacre
Tuesday night I was blessed to win the Republican primary in New Jersey’s Ninth Congressional District and will face Congressman Bill Pascrell in the general election in the fall. As fortune would have it, I was in Israel on the
Four years ago, Israeli “dove” Avi Primor cooed over the prospects for a comprehensive peace settlement in the Mideast. The “key” to peace, wrote Israel’s former Ambassador to Germany, lies in Damascus. Amb. Primor wrote if Israel would only agree
Barbara Walters has apologized after she was caught attempting to gain favors for the daughter of Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations. Walters attempted to get the Ambassador’s daughter into America’s mainstream media institutions, like CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” and the
(AP) Syrian president appoints new prime ministerBy ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian President Bashar Assad appointed a loyalist as prime minister Wednesday as he battles an uprising against his rule that has grown increasingly violent over the past 15 months. Riad
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. American drone strike kills Al-Qaeda’s second in command in Pakistan Pakistan lodges protest with US over drone attacks Cyprus seeks EU bailout Deflation hits Greece as supermarket prices plummet After conducting the horrific Houla
Syria’s sectarian civil war is entering its second year, with 15,000 to 19,000 estimated casualties so far. President Obama has intervened in the conflict diplomatically and has expressed a willingness to get involved militarily. The makeup of both sides is
By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressBEIJINGThe leaders of Russia and China met Tuesday to foster an evolving partnership that has counterbalanced U.S. influence and shielded Syria from international moves to halt its crackdown on a 15-month uprising. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived
Russia said on Tuesday it was prepared to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power in a negotiated solution to end 15 months of bloodshed that has claimed more than 13,000 lives. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said a day
The flow of refugees from strife-torn Syria to neighbouring Turkey has resumed in earnest after the failure of an April peace plan, with more than 2,000 arrivals in the past three days, officials said Tuesday. The number of Syrian refugees
A mystery computer virus discovered last month and deployed in a massive cyberattack chiefly against Iran sought to steal designs and PDF files from its victims, a Russian firm said. Kaspersky Lab, one of the world’s biggest producers of anti-virus
With Russian president Vladimir Putin visiting China in a warm renewal of relations between the old Cold War partners, both Russia and China have announced that they oppose all foreign intervention in Syria. Meanwhile, Syria threw U.S. and European diplomats
During a segment on the political purge in Syria, Fox News identified nearly every Middle East nation, even a territory labeled “Gaza,” but not Israel.
(AP) UN: Syria permits aid workers to enter 4 provincesBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVASyria’s government has agreed to a written deal with the United Nations and other international organizations that would allow aid workers and supplies to enter four hard-hit provinces,
Last Tuesday, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported that President Barack Obama told a group of visiting Jewish leaders that he “probably knows about Judaism more than any other president, because he read about it.” While that is certainly untrue, Obama continued, suggesting
(AP) Clinton steps up pressure on Russia on SyriaBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressSTOCKHOLM U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is stepping up the pressure on Russia to join intensified international efforts for a political transition in Syria that will see
(AP) Syria’s Assad says he’s surgeon saving patientBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUT Syrian President Bashar Assad defended his government’s crackdown on opponents Sunday, saying a doctor performing messy emergency surgery does not have blood on his hands if he is trying
Debris and smoke after a artillery shell smashed into a building in Homs. Reuters reports.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hezbollah’s Nasrallah threatens war over hostages in Syria Unconfirmed report: Top 5 Hezbollah officers kidnapped U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate al-Assad crimes against humanity in Syria Egypt Braces For Verdict In Hosni Mubarak
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hillary Clinton accuses Russia of fomenting civil war in Syria Debka: Obama weighs plans to prevent al-Qaeda grabbing Syria’s WMDs U.S. Treasury yields plummet as investors scramble for safety Vital industrial control computers remain
(AP) Activists: Gunmen kill 11 state workers in SyriaBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTGunmen killed 11 workers at a state-owned fertilizer factory in a volatile central Syrian province, activists said Friday, the second execution-style shooting reported in Syria in less than a
