Syria Renews Bombardment as U.S. Closes Embassy and Russia Sends Envoys
The city of Homs was reported to be under heavy bombardment for the fourth straight day on Tuesday, a day after the United States closed its embassy in Syria and withdrew its staff in the face of...
View ArticleU.S. Skeptical About al-Assad’s Reconciliation Initiatives
The United States fears that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s national reconciliation initiatives will lead to nothing, a Department of State spokeswoman said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
View ArticleHorror Escalates in Syria as U.N. Tries Again to Reach Resolution
As U.N. diplomats make another attempt to condemn Syria’s massacre of civilians, one resident in the besieged city of Homs pleaded for President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to have mercy on the most...
View ArticleSyria Rejects New Arab League Peace Mission Proposal
Syria has “categorically rejected” an Arab League resolution calling for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission to end the country’s 11-month conflict. Yusuf Ahmed, Syria’s envoy in Cairo, said the plan...
View ArticleSyria Army Shells Homs as UN’s Pillay Urges International Action
Syria’s army fired artillery at the city of Homs as the United Nations’ top human-rights official urged international action to protect civilians. Security forces resumed shelling the Baba Amr...
View ArticleSyria Rebels Plan Damascus 'Day of Defiance'
Police and militia patrols fanned out in the Syrian capital’s Mezze district on Sunday to prevent a repeat of protests against President Bashar al-Assad that have threatened his grip on Damascus,...
View ArticleTwo Western Journalists Killed in Syria Shelling
Two Western journalists, one American and one French, were killed early Wednesday as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad pursued a deadly bombardment of the central city of Homs, according to...
View ArticleU.N. Panel Accuses Syria of Crimes Against Humanity
A United Nations report based on over 360 interviews with victims and witnesses and inspection of satellite imagery concluded on Thursday that “gross human rights violations” had been ordered as state...
View ArticleWorld Powers Convene to Map Out Syria Aid Plan Amid Reports of Violence
World powers convening Friday in Tunisia are mapping out a plan to deliver humanitarian aid, call for a cease-fire and give political legitimacy to the Syrian opposition, while details emerged that...
View ArticleRemember Bashar Assad, 'Reformer'?
A reader of last week’s column on Hillary Clinton chided me for failing to mention her remark, made as the revolt in Syria was gaining strength last year, that Bashar Assad was “a reformer.” The reader...
View ArticleObama Gives Money To Syrian Rebels Who Behead Innocent Christians
Obama sure does love to spread the wealth around. Now he’s giving our hard-earned tax dollars to Syrian rebels, who have been violently killing innocent Christian civilians and using 14-year-old...
View ArticleWar! Fore!: Obama Heads to Golf Course After Speech Declaring National Emergency
President Obama and Vice-President Biden held a rare press event Saturday in the Rose Garden to address the escalating tensions with Syria. President Obama said he was convinced Syrian President Bashir...
View ArticleKrauthammer: Left Mocked Bush For Going Into Iraq With 50 Allies But "Obama...
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer blasts the liberal establishment for mocking the Bush administration at the time that the United States intervened in Iraq. He compared actions in that conflict...
View ArticleKrauthammer: Obama Has Completely Walked Into Putin’s Trap And Has Nowhere To Go
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: If [Pelosi] imagines that this is a victory, she is delusional. The policy now is in total disarray. What happened yesterday was clear: the Russians were throwing Obama a lifeline...
View ArticleGlenn Beck: 'This Is The Week That America Lost Its Superpower Status'
There’s been an ongoing debate about whether Obama’s Middle Eastern fumbles resulted from ineptitude or anti-American malice. It doesn’t really matter, though, as far as the effect on Americans is...
View ArticleUN Ambassador: 'Putin Played Obama for a Chump'
The Obama administration and its congressional allies who favor strikes on Syria insist the rebels there are moderates and that any radical elements involved are a tiny fraction of the opposition who...
View ArticleObama waives ban on arming terrorists
President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to provide military assistance to “vetted” opposition groups...
View ArticleCheney: Mideast Allies No Longer Trust The US, Enemies ‘Don’t Fear Us’
Dick Cheney said Sunday that Republicans need to look to a new generation of leaders as the party deals with poor approval ratings following the government shutdown. The former vice president said...
View ArticleU.N. Panel Accuses Syria of Crimes Against Humanity
A United Nations report based on over 360 interviews with victims and witnesses and inspection of satellite imagery concluded on Thursday that “gross human rights violations” had been ordered as state...
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