The news came just moments ago from the White House. U.S. special operations forces early this summer launched a secret, major rescue operation in Syria to save James Foley and a number of Americans held by the extremist group ISIS, but the mission failed because the hostages weren’t there, senior administration officials told ABC News… Continue reading Breaking News – There Was an Attempted Rescue of James Foley in Syria
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Hillary Clinton Adopts Republican Talking Points – Criticizes Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton has decided not only to run away from Barack Obama, but she has joined the Republicans in blaming the Obama administration for the birth of the terrorists group ISIS and the turmoil in Iraq. In recent interviews, Clinton is quoted as saying that Obama’s “failure to help build up a credible fighting force… Continue reading Hillary Clinton Adopts Republican Talking Points – Criticizes Barack Obama
U.S Begins Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Aljazeera is reporting that the US container ship Cape Ray has started to neutralise chemical materials that were once part of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s weapons arsenal, the US Defence Department has said. The ship, located in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, began processing about 600 metric tonnes of chemical weapons and the raw… Continue reading U.S Begins Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Tunisian Women Waging Sexual War in Syria – “Sex Jihad”
Tunisian women have travelled to Syria to wage “sex jihad” by comforting Islamist fighters battling the regime there, Interior Minister Lotfi ben Jeddou has told MPs. “They have sexual relations with 20, 30, 100” militants, the minister told members of the National Constituent Assembly on Thursday. “After the sexual liaisons they have there in the… Continue reading Tunisian Women Waging Sexual War in Syria – “Sex Jihad”
Senator John McCain Done Gone and Done It Again – Attacks Putin in Op Ed
Senator John McCain is sometimes considered a Maverick for breaking away from following his party and, according to Sarah Palin, going rogue. Well he done gone and done it again! This time, McCain not only drifted off from his party, he drifted off from his nation. At a time when the world is on pins… Continue reading Senator John McCain Done Gone and Done It Again – Attacks Putin in Op Ed
Amazing Deal Reached On Syria’s Weapons – Republicans However, Not Amused
This is a big deal! Russia and Syria has not only agreed that Syria has chemical weapons, a huge deal was reached on Saturday calling for these chemical weapons to be accounted for and destroyed by the middle of 2014! The joint announcement, on the third day of intensive talks in Geneva, also set the… Continue reading Amazing Deal Reached On Syria’s Weapons – Republicans However, Not Amused
President’s Weekly Address – Possible Diplomacy in Syria
President Obama continued his call for action in Syria whether it be military or diplomatic, and he called on the leaders of Russia and Syria to continue talks with Sec. Kerry on securing and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons. “We’re making it clear that this can’t be a stalling tactic,” the president said. “We need to… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address – Possible Diplomacy in Syria
Vladimir Putin, Put Your Shirt On. You Are Not Muscular, You Are No Saint
The fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks he has the moral compass to talk about diplomacy is in itself laughable. The fact that he sees himself capable of teaching the idea of Diplomacy to Americans is Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud. Putin and the Syrian leader Bashar Assad jumped on an off… Continue reading Vladimir Putin, Put Your Shirt On. You Are Not Muscular, You Are No Saint
Jon Stewart Fires a Barrage of Truths at Fox News
But we’re talking about Fox News here, and chances are they’ll have no idea what Stewart meant when he said; And I get that Fox opposes a Syria peace plan because its motus operandi is to foment dissent in the form of a relentless and irrational contrarianism to Barack Obama and all things Democratic to… Continue reading Jon Stewart Fires a Barrage of Truths at Fox News
Fox News Wonders if Syria is Sign That The End is Near
The video below is Fox News’ Neil Cavuto discussing with evangelical writer and former political consultant Joel Rosenberg whether or not the current civil war in Syria is a harbinger of the End Times. To be fair, both pundits were careful to say that we simply don’t know if Damascus is about to be destroyed… Continue reading Fox News Wonders if Syria is Sign That The End is Near
Diplomacy Gets Syrias
One of the criticisms of President Obama’s plan to strike Syria was that once a country unleashes weapons on another, the consequences are unpredictable and uncontrollable. The same could be said for diplomacy. Obama’s speech last night was certainly different from the one he planned to give when he announced his intention to speak to the… Continue reading Diplomacy Gets Syrias
White House: President Will Back Efforts to Secure Syria’s Chemical Weapons
President Obama will back a United Nations effort to secure Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles, the White House said Tuesday. Separately, a group of senators said they were working on a new use-of-force resolution that would only authorize military action if Syria refuses to relinquish its stockpile of chemical weapons to international control. This development took… Continue reading White House: President Will Back Efforts to Secure Syria’s Chemical Weapons