(CHICAGO) – On June 22, two Turkish warplanes provocatively entered Syrian airspace low and fast. Doing so showed hostile intent. The Obama administration’s dirty hands are all over this incident. Washington and Ankara wanted a reaction and got it. Expect what’s ahead to unfold as planned. Turkish officials claim Syria downed its aircraft in international waters. […]
(CHICAGO) – On June 22, two Turkish warplanes provocatively entered Syrian airspace low and fast. Doing so showed hostile intent. The Obama administration’s dirty hands are all over this incident. Washington and Ankara wanted a reaction and got it. Expect what’s ahead to unfold as planned. Turkish officials claim Syria downed its aircraft in international waters. […]
(CHICAGO) – On Friday, Turkey provocatively flew two warplanes at low altitude over Syrian airspace. Perhaps it was testing its defense systems or probing for other reactions. With conflict raging for months, doing so for any reason was hostile and aggressive. Ankara’s directly involved in Washington’s war on Syria. It’s arming insurgents. It provides safe havens. […]
(CHICAGO) – On Friday, Turkey provocatively flew two warplanes at low altitude over Syrian airspace. Perhaps it was testing its defense systems or probing for other reactions. With conflict raging for months, doing so for any reason was hostile and aggressive. Ankara’s directly involved in Washington’s war on Syria. It’s arming insurgents. It provides safe havens. […]
(MintPress)— A family of five was among 20 civilians killed earlier this week in Afghanistan, after U.S. forces launched two separate air strikes and killed innocents. A report on the story from American media plays up the fact that NATO – not the U.S., despite a brief mention of the attack being U.S.-led – is […]
(MintPress)— A family of five was among 20 civilians killed earlier this week in Afghanistan, after U.S. forces launched two separate air strikes and killed innocents. A report on the story from American media plays up the fact that NATO – not the U.S., despite a brief mention of the attack being U.S.-led – is […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prestigious science group is casting more doubt on whether the Obama administration’s Europe-based missile defense shield can protect the United States and recommends scrapping key parts of the system. The conclusions from the National Academy of Sciences in a letter to lawmakers obtained by The Associated Press could complicate the administration’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prestigious science group is casting more doubt on whether the Obama administration’s Europe-based missile defense shield can protect the United States and recommends scrapping key parts of the system. The conclusions from the National Academy of Sciences in a letter to lawmakers obtained by The Associated Press could complicate the administration’s […]
(MintPress)—The United Nations Security Council is threatening sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan if their border battle doesn’t cease — a warning that didn’t stop Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir from declaring war Thursday on South Sudan, saying the new state must be destroyed. Despite claims by the U.N., the likelihood of Security Council superpowers agreeing […]
(MintPress)—The United Nations Security Council is threatening sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan if their border battle doesn’t cease — a warning that didn’t stop Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir from declaring war Thursday on South Sudan, saying the new state must be destroyed. Despite claims by the U.N., the likelihood of Security Council superpowers agreeing […]
HEGLIG, Sudan (AP) — The road to Heglig, an oil town that South Sudan and Sudan are fighting over, is lined with discarded furniture, destroyed buses and tanks, and clusters of dead Sudanese soldiers. South Sudan’s army, known as the SPLA, moved north into Heglig earlier this month, sparking the bloodiest fighting since South Sudan […]
HEGLIG, Sudan (AP) — The road to Heglig, an oil town that South Sudan and Sudan are fighting over, is lined with discarded furniture, destroyed buses and tanks, and clusters of dead Sudanese soldiers. South Sudan’s army, known as the SPLA, moved north into Heglig earlier this month, sparking the bloodiest fighting since South Sudan […]
(MintPress)—Every 80 minutes, a U.S. veteran dies. Not in combat, but because of suicide. And there are more grim statistics on the topic. From 2005 to 2010, service members took their own lives at a rate of about one every 36 hours, according to a report issued by the Center for a New American Security […]
(MintPress)—Every 80 minutes, a U.S. veteran dies. Not in combat, but because of suicide. And there are more grim statistics on the topic. From 2005 to 2010, service members took their own lives at a rate of about one every 36 hours, according to a report issued by the Center for a New American Security […]
