Bin Laden dead but terrorism not defeated: US media
© AFP Jewel Samad AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – “We Got Him!” the tabloid New York Post trumpeted in its headline Monday, echoing the jubilation across…
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US imposes sanctions on Syria
© AFP/File Ramzi Haidar AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on Syria over its brutal repression of mass protests,…
Key US lawmakers warn Palestinians of aid cuts
Palestinian security forces training in the West Bank city of Jenin © AFP Saif Dahlah AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States will “reexamine” its…
US Senator McCain: Assad has ‘lost his legitimacy’
US Senator John McCain © AFP/Getty Images/File Chip Somodevilla AFP PARIS (AFP) – Influential US Senator John McCain declared Wednesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…
Media Distorts Truth To Propagandize For NATO-Backed War On Syria
Just like Libya, a civil war fought between a desperate regime and a western-backed force of Islamic militants is being misrepresented as a genocide against…
US ups pressure on Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) © AFP/SANA/File AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States hardened its tone on Syria’s political crackdown on Monday, raising the…
Middle East peace process set for new airing
A Palestinian youth stands amid a fog of tear gas. © AFP Jaafar Ashtiyeh AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Shelved since late 2010 and eclipsed by…
Globalist War Machine Fixates on Syria
Syria told to yield to “peaceful” arsonists or suffer Libya’s fate. Protesters across Syria have been burning both government & commercial buildings. Pictured above is…
Egypt’s Revolution Doing Damage Control
Cheap stunts to head off counterrevolution. Tony Cartalucci, Contributing Writer Activist Post Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2011 – Just as the subjects of foreign aid…
Iran aiding Syria crackdown on protests: report
Editor’s Note: So Iran is “providing crowd control equipment” to Syrian authorities to crack down on protest? I seem to remember the U.S. being caught…
Clinton urges Arab leaders to move faster on reform
Clinton said Arab youth will no longer “accept the status quo” © AFP/File Jim Watson AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…
Arab uprisings disrupt US counter-terror effort
Yemeni anti-government protesters, © AFP Mohammed Huwais AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Arab unrest is shaking the foundations of US counter-terror efforts that have long relied…
US hedges its bets on Syria: analysts
© AFP Anwar Amro AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Although the Assad regime in Syria has long been a thorn in Washington’s side, the Obama administration…
US embassy outing in Lebanon attacked by stones
A general view shows the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh on the outskirts of Sidon © AFP/File Joseph Eid AFP SIDON, Lebanon (AFP) –…