John Kerry confirms US to give $60 Million in aid to Syrian rebels
Western powers pledged aid for Syrian rebels on Thursday but stopped short of offering them weapons, disappointing opponents of President Bashar al-Assad clamoring for more arms. photo/FreedomHouse via Flickr public More...
President Obama calls for gun control, minimum wages hikes and more spending in State of the Union address TRANSCRIPT
President Barack Obama outlined an ambitious agenda in his State of the Union address Tuesday that included raising the minimum wage, increasing spending on infrastructure, attacking climate change and passing gun-control More...
Israel destroys convoy of Russia weapons in Syria headed to Hezbollah, Iran upset
Israel bombed a suspected shipment of antiaircraft missiles in Syria on Wednesday, according to regional and U.S. officials, in its most ambitious strike inside its neighbor’s territory in nearly two chaotic More...
Russia sending planes to evacuate citizens from Syria who wish to return home
Russia is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate more than 100 of its citizens from Syria, the Emergencies Ministry said, in the clearest sign yet that Moscow may be preparing for President Bashar al-Assad’s More...
Russia assists Syria in chemical weapon consolidation as rebels advance
A Russia official said Saturday that the government in Damascus consolidated its chemical weapons in “one or two” locations amid rebel onslaught. Syria has consolidated its chemical weapons stocks in More...
Hillary Clinton meets on Syria, chemical weapon rumors as ground campaign may be looming
The situation in Syria is accelerating, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday, amid reports that President Bashar al-Assad’s government may be preparing to use chemical weapons. 2011 cartoon More...
US sent Stinger missiles to Turkey and Egypt, which are now part of increasing tensions with Israel
Russia accused the US of sending Stinger Missiles into Syria, assisting the rebels with the removal of Bashar al-Assad. While the US was quick to dismiss these claims, even more investigation reveals that Syria More...
Russia confirms Syrians have US Stinger missiles, Pentagon is quick deny claims
Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s regime are now armed with man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) including US-made Stingers, Russia’s top military commander said on Wednesday. Syrian More...
Turkey responds to Syrian killing, but won’t declare war
Turkey says it has no intention of declaring war on Syria, despite cross-border shelling in which five civilians were killed. Syria says it is investigating the shelling in the town of Akcakale. Photo/Freedom House Turkey More...
‘Bloodiest Day’ in Syrian conflict leaves over 300 dead
More than 305 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, making it the bloodiest day of the 18-month revolt, a human rights group said. Syria children of freedom photo/FreedomHouse via Flickr public domain World More...
President Obama praises Chris Stevens to UN Assembly, calls for ‘universal values’
President Obama began his address to the UN Assembly by praising Libyan ambassador Christopher Stevens, who was murdered on September 11th. J. Christopher Stevens, United States ambassador to Libya from May 2012 More...
Condoleezza Rice delivers ‘Presidential’ speech, but viewers distracted by lipstick on her teeth Full transcript
Condoleezza Rice’s speech has been receiving praises, even from unlikely sources. Chris Matthews at MSNBC tweeted “Condi’s speech was Presidential. Best speech of the convention.” One of the biggest topics More...
John McCain RNC speech calls for ‘more wars,’ citing ‘American exceptionalism Full Transcript
The 76-year-old war veteran walked out to Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone,” obviously recalling the ’80s action flick “Top Gun,” and the 2008 GOP nominee began to focus on foreign More...
Def. Sec. Leon Panetta to Syria’s Assad ‘Get the hell out’
US Defense Sec. Leon Panetta has advice for Syria’s President Assad: “If you want to be able to protect yourself and your family, you’d better get the hell out now.” Video screenshot “The United States More...
Two Russian bombers violate US airspace near Alaska
The U.S. Northern Command and joint U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command said two Russian bombers violated U.S. airspace near Alaska during recent arctic war games. President Barack Obama More...
John McCain calls for U.S. military action in Syria
Caricature by donkeyhotey, donkeyhotey.wordpress.com (cropped) Arizona Senator John McCain had a lot to say about America’s role in the situation in Syria this week frequently criticizing the man who beat More...
Iran, Syria, Russia and China planning biggest wargame in Middle East ever
Iran, Syria, Russia and China are planning the “biggest-ever wargames in the Middle East,” according to an unconfirmed report on the semi-official Iranian news site Fars News. A Syrian official denied the claims. Iranian More...
President Obama and Vladimir Putin discuss the Syrian violence
President Barack Obama said Monday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Syria and “agreed that we need to see a cessation of the violence, that a political process has to More...
Russian exporter confirms sending air and sea defenses to Syria
Russia’s chief arms exporter said Friday that his company was shipping advanced defensive missile systems to Syria that could be used to shoot down airplanes or sink ships if the United States or other nations More...
