WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Monday it backs Arab League plans to end ongoing violence in Syria but noted several obstacles to deploying a proposed international peacekeeping force to the country and stopped short of a full endorsement of the idea. The administration has said repeatedly it does not see a military […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Monday it backs Arab League plans to end ongoing violence in Syria but noted several obstacles to deploying a proposed international peacekeeping force to the country and stopped short of a full endorsement of the idea. The administration has said repeatedly it does not see a military […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan, killing three suspected militants. The officials say the attack occurred before dawn Thursday in the main bazaar in Miran Shah, the biggest town in the North Waziristan tribal area. Three suspected militants were also wounded. […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan, killing three suspected militants. The officials say the attack occurred before dawn Thursday in the main bazaar in Miran Shah, the biggest town in the North Waziristan tribal area. Three suspected militants were also wounded. […]
(MintPress) — On the surface, proposed legislation dubbed the “Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011” sounds like a step in the right direction for financial securities whistleblowers. Digging further into the bill, however, reveals controversial requirements of whistleblowers, such as internal reporting and no guarantee for financial award. The bill could be detrimental for a practice […]
(MintPress) — On the surface, proposed legislation dubbed the “Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011” sounds like a step in the right direction for financial securities whistleblowers. Digging further into the bill, however, reveals controversial requirements of whistleblowers, such as internal reporting and no guarantee for financial award. The bill could be detrimental for a practice […]
Photo by Jagz Mario NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to interviews and a newly obtained secret police document. The document offers a […]
Photo by Jagz Mario NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to interviews and a newly obtained secret police document. The document offers a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — During his presidential campaign in 2007, Republican candidate Mitt Romney promised that a trust overseeing his financial portfolio would shed any investments that conflicted with GOP positions toward Iran, China, stem cell research and other issues. But Romney’s family trusts kept some of those stocks and repeatedly bought new investments in similar […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — During his presidential campaign in 2007, Republican candidate Mitt Romney promised that a trust overseeing his financial portfolio would shed any investments that conflicted with GOP positions toward Iran, China, stem cell research and other issues. But Romney’s family trusts kept some of those stocks and repeatedly bought new investments in similar […]
(MintPress)— Over 4,000 US troops were killed as a result of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, many of whom died as a result of the radical Sunni insurgency along Iraq’s Western border with Syria. So far, the same rebels that killed American soldiers in Iraq have killed almost 2,000 Syrian troops as well. Syrian rebels […]
(MintPress)— Over 4,000 US troops were killed as a result of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, many of whom died as a result of the radical Sunni insurgency along Iraq’s Western border with Syria. So far, the same rebels that killed American soldiers in Iraq have killed almost 2,000 Syrian troops as well. Syrian rebels […]
By U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is preparing to tighten its belt, but with an election-year battle looming in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants to stress the positive: Parts of the budget devoted to reshaping the military to fit a new global strategy will […]
By U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is preparing to tighten its belt, but with an election-year battle looming in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants to stress the positive: Parts of the budget devoted to reshaping the military to fit a new global strategy will […]