(MintPress)-The United States came under fire by rights group Amnesty International on Thursday as a shipment of U.S. weapons and explosives headed towards Egypt’s shoreline. Amnesty International hopes to block the shipment, expected to dock early next week, out of fear that the weapons will be used by Egyptian security forces to commit human rights […]
(MintPress)-The United States came under fire by rights group Amnesty International on Thursday as a shipment of U.S. weapons and explosives headed towards Egypt’s shoreline. Amnesty International hopes to block the shipment, expected to dock early next week, out of fear that the weapons will be used by Egyptian security forces to commit human rights […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli aircraft and Gaza rocket squads traded strikes across the border on Thursday as the Israeli prime minister blamed Iran for the violence from the Palestinian territory. Benjamin Netanyahu, going a step further in his warnings to Iran, hinted that Israel didn’t need Washington’s blessing to go ahead and attack Iran’s suspect […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli aircraft and Gaza rocket squads traded strikes across the border on Thursday as the Israeli prime minister blamed Iran for the violence from the Palestinian territory. Benjamin Netanyahu, going a step further in his warnings to Iran, hinted that Israel didn’t need Washington’s blessing to go ahead and attack Iran’s suspect […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A new deal allowing the United States and its NATO allies to use a Russian air base for transit of troops and military cargo to Afghanistan would help ensure Russia’s own security, Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday. Sergey Lavrov said a plan to permit the U.S. and other NATO nations to use […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A new deal allowing the United States and its NATO allies to use a Russian air base for transit of troops and military cargo to Afghanistan would help ensure Russia’s own security, Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday. Sergey Lavrov said a plan to permit the U.S. and other NATO nations to use […]
(MintPress) – When President Barack Obama unveiled nation defense plans in early January that involved downsizing the United States military, the criticism poured in. Despite Pentagon officials’ reassurance that the military would still surely be strong enough to take on any perceived threats, opponents of the downsizing said the move would make America weaker and not allocate […]
(MintPress) – When President Barack Obama unveiled nation defense plans in early January that involved downsizing the United States military, the criticism poured in. Despite Pentagon officials’ reassurance that the military would still surely be strong enough to take on any perceived threats, opponents of the downsizing said the move would make America weaker and not allocate […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — As the debate continues in Washington, D.C. over how far the U.S. should go in providing support to the opposition in Syria and taking measures to ensure aid groups’ access to the civilian population, it highlights the extent to which political and humanitarian concerns are so often intertwined when it comes to […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — As the debate continues in Washington, D.C. over how far the U.S. should go in providing support to the opposition in Syria and taking measures to ensure aid groups’ access to the civilian population, it highlights the extent to which political and humanitarian concerns are so often intertwined when it comes to […]
Tens of thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday, marching along a major highway in the capital city of Manama to demand comprehensive political reforms one year after Gulf Arab states brutally crushed the original uprising. Conservative estimates report that close to 100,000 protesters took part in the march, which stretched for more […]
Tens of thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday, marching along a major highway in the capital city of Manama to demand comprehensive political reforms one year after Gulf Arab states brutally crushed the original uprising. Conservative estimates report that close to 100,000 protesters took part in the march, which stretched for more […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the nation’s top military leader delivered a sober assessment Wednesday of Syria’s sophisticated air defenses and its extensive stockpile of chemical weapons in a strategic reality check to the demand for U.S. military action to end President Bashar Assad’s deadly crackdown on his people. President Barack Obama’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the nation’s top military leader delivered a sober assessment Wednesday of Syria’s sophisticated air defenses and its extensive stockpile of chemical weapons in a strategic reality check to the demand for U.S. military action to end President Bashar Assad’s deadly crackdown on his people. President Barack Obama’s […]
