This Is What Happens To Someone Hit By The Nerve Toxin Allegedly Used By Assad
Accusations that Syrian President Assad recently dumped deadly sarin gas on his own people are now coming from the U.S., Israel, the UK, and France.Sarin is a nerve toxin so deadly that just one drop...
View ArticleOBAMA: The Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria Will 'Change My Calculus'
President Barack Obama said Friday that reports of Syria's reported use of chemical weapons will be a "game changer" that will affect his administration's response to the country's two-year civil war....
View ArticleObama Pushes Back The Goal Posts On Syrian Chemical Weapons
Barack Obama's latest statement with regard to Syrian chemical weapon use indicates that Assad would have to gas more people to get a reaction out of the U.S.Here's an excerpt from Reuters:"Horrific as...
View ArticleGOP Senators Spent Sunday Morning Urging Obama To Take Action In Syria
Across a variety of Sunday shows this morning, Republican lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to take further action in Syria, three days after the U.S. revealed intelligence that suggests President...
View ArticleThe US Doesn't Have Any Good Military Options In Syria
There is evidence that troops loyal to Syrian Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons, and U.S. lawmakers are urging President Obama to respond.It's not that simple.The military options range from...
View ArticleREPORT: The Israeli Air Force Flew Into Syria And Bombed A Chemical Weapons...
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) reports that Israeli fighter jets slipped into Damascus over the weekend and bombed a chemical weapons depot outside the city.Neither Damascus nor Jerusalem have yet...
View Article'Missiles Fired At' Russian Passenger Plane Flying Over Syria
Missiles were fired at a Russian plane containing 159 passengers as it flew over Syrian airpace, according to Russian media.Russia's Interfax News Agency reported the threat around 22:00 in Moscow...
View ArticleIsrael Has A Few Good Reasons For Bombing Syria
According to unconfirmed reports by the Free Syrian Army and others, Israeli jets flew over Damascus on Saturday morning, circled Assad's palace, and then bombed a chemical plant.If it really happened,...
View ArticleObama Channels Mark Twain At Press Conference: 'Rumors Of My Demise May Be A...
President Barack Obama held a press conference at the White House on Tuesday, answering questions on a broad array of items on his legislative agenda that have struggled to gain any momentum in...
View ArticleMeet The 18-Year-Old Syrian Who Says He Helped Hack The AP And Punk The Stock...
Hackers calling themselves the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) are causing serious trouble around the world.The pro-Assad group may have scored its biggest hit last week, after the Associated Press...
View ArticleJon Stewart Blasts Republicans On Syria: 'More Complicated Than The Good Ol'...
Jon Stewart outlined the complicated approach to taking action in the Syrian conflict on "The Daily Show" Tuesday, chiding Republicans for urging quick action without a clear plan.Stewart hit President...
View ArticleThis American Journalist's Family Believes He Is Being Held by The Syrian...
BOSTON, Mass. — After a five-month investigation inside Syria and the wider Middle East, GlobalPost and the family of missing American journalist James Foley now believe the Syrian government is...
View ArticleSaudi Royal Family Sold Computer Equipment To Assad While Sending Guns To...
A company owned by Saudi royal Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has sold large amounts of Dell computer equipment to the Syrian government, Ron Nixon of The New York Times reports.The transactions, detailed...
View ArticleREPORT: Israel Bombed Weapons Targets In Syria
Following a week of increased Israeli Air Force activity over Lebanon, Israel reportedly struck Syrian targets with their air force either Thursday or Friday the 26th of April.Initial reports said the...
View Article'Syrian Hackers' Take Over E! Online Twitter, Tweet Fake Headline About...
The pro-Assad hacking group Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) appear to have taken over the Twitteraccount of E! Online, using it to tweet a fake headline that said Justin Bieber had come out as gay.The...
View ArticleIsrael Bombs Syria For The Second Time In Three Days [VIDEO]
Israeli warplanes bombed targets in Damascus early on Sunday morning local time. This marks the second confirmed attack in three days, not to mention unconfirmed reports of other recent attacks.From...
View ArticleIsrael's Huge Airstrike On Damascus Is As Much About Iran As It Is Syria
Early Sunday Israeli jets targeted the Syrian military's fortress on Qasioun Mountain, Damascus, causing the most powerful explosions near the capital in more than two years of fighting.The strike on...
View Article'Syrian Hacker' Claims Responsibility For Attacking The Onion's Twitter Account
The Onion's Twitter account appears to have been hacked, tweeting out a variety of stories relating to Syria.The tweets now appear to have been deleted, but you can see some in the screenshot...
View ArticleAfter Getting Attacked By Syrian Hackers, The Onion Has A Brilliant Response
After its Twitter account was compromised earlier today and began sending out rogue tweets (more on that here), the Onion has come back the only way it knows how.First, on the futility of...
View ArticleREPORTS: Internet Shut Off In Syria, Google Services Go Unavailable
The internet in Syria has apparently been shut off as of 3 p.m. EST, according to Umbrella, an internet security company that tracks data.Google Transparency Reports also verify the web outage.This...
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