PRESIDENT OBAMA had done everything possible to stay well away from the civil war in Syria, but on what the Administration judges is very high probability that President Bashar Assad has unleashed chemical weapons on his people, he judged the U.S. could no longer remain outside the action. Speaking at a so-called faith conference, Sarah [...]
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Sen. John McCain Meets with Rebels in Syria
Sen. John McCain Monday became the highest-ranking U.S. official to enter Syria since the bloody civil war there began more than two years ago, The Daily Beast has learned. McCain, one of the fiercest critics of the Obama administration’s Syria policy, made the unannounced visit across the Turkey-Syria border with Gen. Salem Idris, the leader [...]
Syrian Rebels Accused of Using Sarin Gas
“This was use on the part of the opposition, the rebels, not by the government authorities,” she added, speaking in Italian. [Reuters] WHATEVER “bind” President Obama was wrongly judged to be in over his “red line” comments on chemical weapons has quickly subsided with the news about the Syrian rebels. U.N. inspectors revealing that anti-Assad [...]
Israel Launches Airstrikes Inside Syria *Update – Video*
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes against targets inside Syria on Friday, U.S. officials told NBC News. It’s believed the primary target was a shipment of weapons headed for Hezbollah in Lebanon, they said. A senior U.S. official said the airstrikes were believed to be [...]
Israel Warplanes Strike Inside Syria [Video]
Watch Israeli Warplanes Strike Weapons Convoy in Syria on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. THE PBS News Hour report with Margaret Warner above will give you the best idea of what happened. There has been analysis, including some quoted at the Council of Foreign Relations, that Assad falling would make things more difficult for [...]
Gaza Bombing Continues as Possible “Truce” is Being Floated
Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw “some indications” of a truce ahead. [Reuters] LATE SATURDAY, both Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, as well as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, weighed in on the [...]
Russia and China Veto Sanctions Against Syria from UN Security Council
**Photo Update** FEARING THAT SANCTIONS would lead to military intervention, at least that was the excuse, which Mark Lyall Grant, the U.K. ambassador, said were arguments that were “irrational,” Russia, along with China, vetoed sanctions against the Syrian government today. From the Wall Street Journal: It was the third time Russia and China have vetoed [...]
ISRAEL – LEBANON: Bush Administration Aided Israel
ISRAEL – LEBANON: Bush Administration Aided Israel –updated– This headline should come as no surprise to anyone. According to Seymour Hersh, who was interviewed on CNN today, the Bush administration was actively involved in Israel's attempt to obliterate Hezbollah, which missed the mark by a mile. Hersh's article comes out tomorrow. Below is the video [...]
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ISRAEL – LEBANON: Between a Rocket and a Resignation
UPDATE (8.12.06, 10:20 a.m.): Israeli troops reach the Litani River. And in the don't hold your breath department… as in the Israelis won't withdraw just yet. The Litani River is shown in red. UPDATE (7:11 p.m.): Cue Bibi, he's (no doubt) waiting in the wings. By the time you read this post, who knows what [...]
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Sunny Saturday with the Middle East at War
Sunny Saturday with the Middle East at War –updated UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): The headline is now U.S., France OK U.N. Mideast truce pact. I can't wait to hear the cluck-cluck-cluck of Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity. The French saved our bacon, and Israel's too on this one. …Let me also add that the idea of [...]
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ISRAEL – LEBANON: Baalbek Yields Little
ISRAEL – LEBANON: Baalbek Yields Little –updated– Excuse me, but what were the Israeli's thinking on this one? Or was their intelligence that bad? IDF is saying the hospital was a base for Hezbollah. No one has verified this claim so far. I also have to ask why Israel didn't send troops in from the [...]
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