“The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state,” said Tom Donilon, Obama’s national security advisor, last week. “Nor will we stand by while it seeks to develop a nuclear-armed missile that can target the United States.” As the U.S. tightens the noose around Pyongyang, North Korean civilians continue to suffer widespread famine […]
“The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state,” said Tom Donilon, Obama’s national security advisor, last week. “Nor will we stand by while it seeks to develop a nuclear-armed missile that can target the United States.” As the U.S. tightens the noose around Pyongyang, North Korean civilians continue to suffer widespread famine […]
Ousting Assad was planned years ago. At issue is replacing him with a pro-Western puppet. After two years of conflict, he hangs on resiliently. Whether he’ll survive is uncertain. Syria’s military is strong and supportive. Free Syrian Army and U.S.-recruited death squads are weak by comparison. Reports suggest direct U.S. intervention appears likely. NATO commander […]
Ousting Assad was planned years ago. At issue is replacing him with a pro-Western puppet. After two years of conflict, he hangs on resiliently. Whether he’ll survive is uncertain. Syria’s military is strong and supportive. Free Syrian Army and U.S.-recruited death squads are weak by comparison. Reports suggest direct U.S. intervention appears likely. NATO commander […]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern warning to Iraqi leaders about Syria and sought to patch up differences with Afghanistan’s president. Kerry was flying back to Washington from Paris, having piggy-backed off President Barack Obama’s trip to the […]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern warning to Iraqi leaders about Syria and sought to patch up differences with Afghanistan’s president. Kerry was flying back to Washington from Paris, having piggy-backed off President Barack Obama’s trip to the […]
(MintPress) – More than 103 U.N. member states are calling for stronger regulations to be added to the latest international arms trade treaty draft, which had been revised last year to fit U.S. and Chinese demands. The treaty represents the first of its kind, aimed at regulating the international sale of weapons. It takes direct […]
(MintPress) – More than 103 U.N. member states are calling for stronger regulations to be added to the latest international arms trade treaty draft, which had been revised last year to fit U.S. and Chinese demands. The treaty represents the first of its kind, aimed at regulating the international sale of weapons. It takes direct […]
(MintPress) – “The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state,” said Tom Donilon, Obama’s national security advisor, last week. “Nor will we stand by while it seeks to develop a nuclear-armed missile that can target the United States.” As the U.S. tightens the noose around Pyongyang, North Korean civilians continue to suffer […]
(MintPress) – “The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state,” said Tom Donilon, Obama’s national security advisor, last week. “Nor will we stand by while it seeks to develop a nuclear-armed missile that can target the United States.” As the U.S. tightens the noose around Pyongyang, North Korean civilians continue to suffer […]
AMMAN, Jordan – (MintPress) – President Obama has scored a surprise diplomatic coup by patching up a three-year dispute between Israel and Turkey. It was an unexpected turn for him as a conflict mediator and a last-minute flourish in his first visit as U.S. president to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan last week. Reportedly, […]
AMMAN, Jordan – (MintPress) – President Obama has scored a surprise diplomatic coup by patching up a three-year dispute between Israel and Turkey. It was an unexpected turn for him as a conflict mediator and a last-minute flourish in his first visit as U.S. president to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan last week. Reportedly, […]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Monday to see President Hamid Karzai amid concerns the Afghan president may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. He arrived shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a […]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Monday to see President Hamid Karzai amid concerns the Afghan president may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. He arrived shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a […]
