Car bomb kills 50 in Syria as air strikes pound rebels (via AFP) Syrian rebels launched a devastating car bomb attack Monday that killed 50 pro-regime fighters, a watchdog said, as air strikes pounded rebel positions and the opposition met for talks on an overhaul. The suicide car bomb attack on a military post in [...]
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Benghazi Catches CIA’s David Petraeus Flat-footed
“It’s a catastrophic intelligence loss,” said one American official who has served in Libya and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the F.B.I. is still investigating the attack. “We got our eyes poked out.” – Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts QUESTIONS start mounting around the Benghazi terrorist attack, [...]
Saudis for Syria
A fundraising campaign launched by the Saudi royal family on behalf of the people of Syria generated more than $32 million worth of donations in one day. The nationwide show of support has been extended for another week and could raise millions more by Friday. As no other countries have demonstrated a willingness to intervene [...]
Hillary’s No
“I think that there will be an election that will elect a woman.” – Secretary Clinton GEORGE WASHINGTON didn’t exactly jump at the chance to lead our nation after being asked either. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that women like Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as people like myself, aren’t taking Hillary’s no for an [...]
‘Texts From Hillary’ on Tumblr Frames Iconic Hillary Moment
It’s so 3:00 a.m. and I’m in charge. It’s power, baby. The ultimate Hillary Effect, which has been earned. That “Texts From Hillary” on Tumblr has gone viral is due to Secy. Clinton’s Madonna meets Gaga pop culture cool aboard a C-17, which was Malta bound for Libya at the height of a crisis, which [...]
Clinton Blasts Russia and China on Syria; NATO Pulls Advisers Out of Kabul After 2 U.S. Officers Killed
Secy. Clinton’s statement on Syria from Friday is unequivocal. “The entire world, other than Russia and China, were willing to recognize we must take international action against the Syrian regime,” Clinton said. She went further, calling the action of China and Russia “despicable.” Then asked “Whose side are they on?” Clinton saying neither were on [...]
Horror in Homs, Torture Reported Across Syria
The Red Cross has reached the city of Homs. Juan Cole retweeted the link for the video above, as “Friends of Syria” try to maneuver a way through this cricis, which will not be easy. A CBS News report on what’s happening in Syria is even worse, including a map of documented torture. Homs — [...]
Wounded Journalists Trapped in Syria After ‘Assassination’ Attempt
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called it an “assassination” attempt. Now one of the wounded journalists is reportedly in danger of going into shock from her wounds. The dire situation has led to discussions about an ultimatum for Pres. Assad. From the AP: The United States, Europe and Arab nations are preparing to demand that Syrian [...]
Obama and the Boiling Middle East
“So what do we do? Well, faced with a neutered Security Council, we have to redouble our efforts outside of the United Nations with those allies and partners who support the Syrian people’s right to have a better future. We have to increase diplomatic pressure on the Assad regime and work to convince those people [...]
Leaked Syrian Report at Foreign Policy
“What I saw was a humanitarian disaster. The regime is not just committing one war crime, but a series of crimes against its people,” said Malek. “The snipers are everywhere shooting at civilians. People are being kidnapped. Prisoners are being tortured and none were released.” – report by Column Lynch After calling for President Bashar [...]
What Might Happen Around the World in 2012?
Global recession with a surprise winner or two – The Eurozombies may avoid catastrophe but instead produce a macroeconomic remake of Night of the Living Dead. Recession in austerity-bound Europe will only be worsened by the sweeping downturn already taking place in the emerging world, and the result could be a deeper slump worldwide. But [...]
Hillary’s Close-Up
“We came. We saw. He died.” – Secy. Hillary Clinton, TIME magazine The issue above is slated to hit newsstands on November 7, the day before my book, The Hillary Effect – Politics, Sexism and the Destiny of Loss comes out. I urge you to read this article, which is behind a subscriber wall. It [...]
Suckas
Adm Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the outcome of military action from the air was “very uncertain” and made it clear that Washington did not see the goal of Operation Odyssey Dawn as removing the Libyan leader from power. Opening up the possibility of a rift between the US [...]
Going Out as He Reigned
“He has to get out…We will soon see the fall of this regime.” – Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya’s deputy ambassador to UN on Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera’s reporting today on Libya has been harrowing, with several of Moammar Gadhafi’s own ambassadors in stations around the world resigning. The Arab League is having an “emergency meeting” [...]
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