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 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured five other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum. “I’m going to get this nomination,” Romney told cheering supporters […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured five other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum. “I’m going to get this nomination,” Romney told cheering supporters […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls are brandishing their pro-Israel credentials by accusing President Barack Obama of weakness with Iran. On a day when Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are competing for votes in 10 states, they are also addressing America’s leading pro-Israel lobby. Santorum is attending the event. Romney and Gingrich will […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls are brandishing their pro-Israel credentials by accusing President Barack Obama of weakness with Iran. On a day when Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are competing for votes in 10 states, they are also addressing America’s leading pro-Israel lobby. Santorum is attending the event. Romney and Gingrich will […]
