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US Revokes Syrian Diplomat's Visa Due To Regime's 'Continuing Assault On Its...
The United States has revoked the visa of a top Syrian diplomat who tried to enter the country to take up a post at the war-torn country's embassy, a US official said Wednesday.Ali Daghman was stopped...
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Has The Arab Spring Failed?
Despite the chaos, the blood and the democratic setbacks, this is a long process. Do not give up hope.ROUGHLY two-and-a-half years after the revolutions in the Arab world, not a single country is yet...
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Top US Military Officer: America Is Considering Entering Syrian War
America's top military officer told a Senate committee that the Obama administration is considering the use of military force in Syria, Richard Lardner of the Associated Press reports.U.S. Army General...
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UK ARMY CHIEF: Invading Syria Would Be The Only Way To Topple Assad
The outgoing head of the British Army said the West would have to invade Syria if it wanted topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “You have to be able, as we did successfully in Libya,...
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Obama Might Be Canceling A Fall Summit With Vladimir Putin Over Edward Snowden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already...
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Top US General: Here Are America's Military Options In Syria
On Thursday Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told a Senate committee that the Obama administration is considering the use of military force in Syria.On the following day, the...
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US And Russia Simultaneously Announce Intent To Arm Opposing Sides In Syria
In an almost palpable irony, Russian and U.S. officials simultaneously announced their intent to move forward with controversial arms transfers to opposing sides in the Syrian civil war Monday.If there...
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An American Passport Found In Al Qaeda Camp In Syria
If you are an American citizen named Amiir Farouk Ibrahim and you're fighting with al-Qaeda linked rebels in northern Syria, your passport has been found. Among documents recovered in northern Syria by...
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Why Iraq Is On The Brink Of Civil War
Iraq's massive prison break made big headlines, but Baghdad has worse problems than 500 escaped jihadis.Namely, looming civil war.Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki — a partisan Shi'ite — tried to blame...
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Iran Is Increasingly Calling The Shots For Assad In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been forced gradually to cede power to Iran to prop up his regime during the grinding conflict in Syria.The implications for the Middle East could be...
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Assad Is The Most Powerful Warlord In A Country Of Warlords
How does a dictator define victory? In 1991, Saddam Hussein convinced himself that he had beaten America in the First Gulf War. Saddam’s army had been routed and his air force and navy pretty much...
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Israeli Tech Start-up Blames Apple For Hacking Attacks
Hackers are are working overtime trying to embarrass Israeli startup Viber. Yesterday evening Viber’s account on the App Store was compromised and the description of the app was changed to the...
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Intrigue Surrounding The Secret CIA Operation In Benghazi Is Not Going Away
In May CNN's Jake Tapper argued that the CIA's presence in Benghazi, where four Americans were killed in an attack on September 11, 2012, should be scrutinized.Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.) agreed,...
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Russian Prime Minister Blasts West: They 'Behave Like A Bull In A China Shop'...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev criticized western nations Sunday, describing interference in the Middle East as behaving "like a bull in a china shop," UPI reports. In an interview with Russia...
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ASSAD: Syria Crisis Can Only Be Solved 'With Iron Fist'
Syria's crisis will only be solved by stamping out "terror", President Bashar al-Assad said, in reference to rebels fighting his regime.In a rare speech on Syrian state television, Assad also dismissed...
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Shells Hit Rich Damascus Neighborhood As Assad Attends Prayers
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Thursday they targeted President Bashar al-Assad's motorcade heading to a Damascus mosque to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but state television showed...
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US Plans To Buy Weapons From Former KGB Agent, Who Also Arms Syria's Assad
If this isn't absurd, I don't know what is.The Atlantic today ran a post detailing how arms deals with Russia to supply Afghans with helicopters (that they can't even use) not only tie the Russian...
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In Powerful New Tactic, Al Qaeda Is Handing Out Teletubbies
Al Qaeda in Iraq has rebranded itself, adopted a new name, and some new tactics, and devoted itself to toppling the Bashar Al Assad regime in Syria, according to Liz Sly with the Washington Post. In...
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These Reporters' Twitter Accounts Have Been Hacked By The Syrian Electronic Army
The Syrian Electronic Army — a group of hackers that may or may not be allied with the Assad regime in civil war-torn Syria — has struck again.The hacks happened despite Twitter beefing up password...
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16 Photos Showing How Brutal Syria's Summer Has Been
Nowhere has been hotter this summer in terms of war than Syria. The uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which is now in its 29th month, has broken the country into three parts, while...
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