US confirms Syria has used Scuds against rebels (via AFP) The Syrian regime has fired Scud missiles at rebel forces trying to oust Bashar al-Assad, a US official said, after Arab and Western states recognised the opposition bloc as the sole representative there. “Scuds landed within Syria,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. [...]
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Syria Prepares Chemical Weapons
NBC News, among others, is reporting that the Syrian military has loaded chemical weapons into bombs, is ready to use them against their own people, and is awaiting orders from Assad. “U.S. officials” are cited by NBC as the source for this information. (emphasis added) The military has loaded the precursor chemicals for sarin, a [...]
News Desk: Fighting in Syria Shuts Down Internet, Mobile Communications
FROM REUTERS: Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, forcing the closure of the main airport road, and the Dubai-based Emirates airline suspended flights to the Syrian capital. Residents also reported Internet connections in the capital were down and mobile and land telephone lines working only sporadically in [...]
Another No Win Battle for Israel
DANGEROUS EVENTS unfolding between Israel, Hamas and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The assassination of Ahmed Said Khalil al-Jabari in a missile strike has set the situation on fire. It also set the internet aflame, with YouTube pulling the 10-second film of the vehicle explosion, while tweets on the subject landed in rapid fire [...]
News Desk — Report: Car bomb kills 50 in Syria as air strikes pound rebels
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 [...]
News Desk — Watchdog Group: Syria Rebels Seize Oilfield as Blast Rocks Damascus
Syria rebels seize oilfield as blast rocks Damascus (via AFP) Rebels seized a major oilfield and shot down a warplane in eastern Syria Sunday, a watchdog said, notching up new battlefield successes even as the main opposition met in Qatar under US pressure for a makeover. The rebel advances in the eastern province of Deir [...]
Mitt’s Middle East Muddle
DETAILS. DETAILS. “Syria is Iran’s route to the sea.” – Mitt Romney Mitt Romney, evidently, never heard of the Persia Gulf. This is what happens when you let a conservative off the mat. Those of you who remember this moment four years ago, when Obama won the 2008 election, we all said is this the [...]
Foreign Policy: Advantage Obama, Except on Fox [Video]
FOREIGN POLICY is the topic. It’s been President Obama’s strong suit, until a blast in Benghazi gave his opponents an opening, because what the average voter knows about the nuances of foreign policy and national security, which is where policy is made, could fit in a shot glass. As foreshadowing, Sean Hannity gave a teaser [...]
News Desk: Bombing in Beirut Leaves 78 Injured, 8 Dead [Video]
WHAT IS being reported as a car bombing has left Beirut in a panic. CNN: The bomb was placed in a car in front of a library and 200 meters away from the office of the anti-Syrian Lebanese Phalange political movement, a Maronite Christian group. [...] The Phalange is part of the March 14 movement, [...]
After Shaky Start, Joe Biden Owns Debate
**Updated** A CBS News/GFK poll of 500 uncommitted voters gives Biden 50% edge to Ryan’s 31% [CBS News] AT THE start Vice President Joe Biden was shaky, smiling nervously, which was distracting. Once the stimulus conversation was engaged he became grounded and took charge of the time and the issues. Paul Ryan seemed to have [...]
News Desk: Syrian Jetliner Impounded by Turkey Carried Russian Military Cargo
THIS IS enough to make anyone nervous. Turkey’s confrontation with Syria spread on Thursday to include Russia, Syria’s principal military ally, when Turkey’s prime minister said Russian munitions intended for Syria’s government had been impounded from a Syrian commercial jetliner forced to land in Turkey. [...] “Upon the intelligence received, research there was conducted, and [...]
Top Story: Mitt Romney Delivers Foreign Policy Doctrine at Virginia Military Institute [Remarks]
But beyond his critique of Mr. Obama as failing to project American strength abroad, Mr. Romney has yet to fill in many of the details of how he would conduct policy toward the rest of the world, or to resolve deep ideological rifts within the Republican Party and his own foreign policy team. It is [...]
Madeleine Albright Rebuts Romney: If Living in 20th Century, His Stance on Russia Might Make Sense
THE OBAMA campaign unpacked Mitt Romney’s foreign policy speech in a conference call with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. One thing I’d note of importance is that the Mother Jones tapes released also reveal Mitt Romney basically trashing the two-state solution. On the call as well, Andrea Mitchell asked about Mitt Romney’s “daylight” comment [...]
Turkey’s Parliament Authorizes Military Action in Syria
“This is the latest manifestation of a worsening situation,” said Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “This is not the only place it is spilling over. It is spilling over into Jordan, into Lebanon. They’re shelling on a daily basis. The difference today is it’s the first time we have a [...]
News Desk: Turkey Fires on Syria After Shelling Kills 5
FROM CNN INTERNATIONAL, NATO is convening an emergency meeting. Syrian shells landed inside Turkey killing civilians, and PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a statement confirming that Turkey has fired on Syrian targets in retaliation. From the BBC: Turkey says it has fired artillery against targets inside Syria after Syrian shells killed five people in a [...]
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