When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for elections in October, he quickly moved to unify his right-wing Likud party with the even more right-wing party of his foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman. As a result, experts considered the pair a shoo-in to dominate the election. Pollspredicted the joint team could gain up to 45 seats in […]
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for elections in October, he quickly moved to unify his right-wing Likud party with the even more right-wing party of his foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman. As a result, experts considered the pair a shoo-in to dominate the election. Pollspredicted the joint team could gain up to 45 seats in […]
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell backed President Barack Obama’s decision to nominate Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense while speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday. Hagel is “superbly qualified based on his overall record, his service to the country, [and] … how he feels about the troops,” Powell said,The Hill blog reported. Since […]
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell backed President Barack Obama’s decision to nominate Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense while speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday. Hagel is “superbly qualified based on his overall record, his service to the country, [and] … how he feels about the troops,” Powell said,The Hill blog reported. Since […]
(CHICAGO ) — On Jan. 8, Vice President Nicolas Maduro addressed National Assembly Speaker Diosdado Cabello. He said Chavez “asked that (I) inform that, according to the recommendations made by the medical team that is watching over his health, the process of post-operation recovery should be extended beyond 10 January of the current year. “For this […]
(CHICAGO ) — On Jan. 8, Vice President Nicolas Maduro addressed National Assembly Speaker Diosdado Cabello. He said Chavez “asked that (I) inform that, according to the recommendations made by the medical team that is watching over his health, the process of post-operation recovery should be extended beyond 10 January of the current year. “For this […]
(MintPress) – With more than 2,100 U.S. troop deaths since the war began in 2001, the war-weary American public will likely welcome a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan next year. However, the longest war in U.S. history could be extended until 2024, with the possibility of a few thousand troops remaining in the country to assist in […]
(MintPress) – With more than 2,100 U.S. troop deaths since the war began in 2001, the war-weary American public will likely welcome a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan next year. However, the longest war in U.S. history could be extended until 2024, with the possibility of a few thousand troops remaining in the country to assist in […]
Disturbing photos of Robert Levinson, the FBI agent who went missing in Iran in 2007, were released by his family on Tuesday. Levinson is pictured wearing a Guantanamo Bay prisoners’ uniform and a bushy grey beard, holding up signs that read “Help me” and “This is the result of serving 30 years for the USA.” […]
Disturbing photos of Robert Levinson, the FBI agent who went missing in Iran in 2007, were released by his family on Tuesday. Levinson is pictured wearing a Guantanamo Bay prisoners’ uniform and a bushy grey beard, holding up signs that read “Help me” and “This is the result of serving 30 years for the USA.” […]
As revolutionary tumult continues to fire imaginations and projectiles across the greater Middle East, one set of states continue to chug along seemingly unmolested by the chaos and conflict around them. I am referring, of course, to the region’s monarchies. With a few exceptions, the revolutions convulsing the region have largely spared them – taking […]
As revolutionary tumult continues to fire imaginations and projectiles across the greater Middle East, one set of states continue to chug along seemingly unmolested by the chaos and conflict around them. I am referring, of course, to the region’s monarchies. With a few exceptions, the revolutions convulsing the region have largely spared them – taking […]
This story was produced in collaboration with NPR. Miranda Dale had her first breakdown during her freshman year at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. It was 2 a.m. on a Saturday, and she hadn’t left her dorm room in days. “I honestly didn’t know what to do,” says Dale. “I heard rumors that at […]
This story was produced in collaboration with NPR. Miranda Dale had her first breakdown during her freshman year at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. It was 2 a.m. on a Saturday, and she hadn’t left her dorm room in days. “I honestly didn’t know what to do,” says Dale. “I heard rumors that at […]
