CIA Chief Petraeus resigns due to extramarital affair
Russian TV: CIA Director David Petraeus has announced he will resign from the Central Intelligence Agency. Petraeus, age 60, released a statement on Friday obtained by CNN confirming that his […]
Turkey to ask NATO for Patriot missiles: report
(Reuters) – Turkey will imminently lodge an official request with NATO asking the military alliance to deploy Patriot missiles along its border with Syria to guard against violence spilling over, a senior […]
UN orders global sanctions against Haqqani network: The Nooze Around Pakistan tightens
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani militant group in Afghanistan and its suicide attack mastermind. The network, which has been widely linked […]
The Taliban’s main fear is not drones but educated girls
Guardian: By Mohammad Hanif: Apparently, Pakistanis don’t need the Taliban to destroy their schools any more – they can do it themselves. Last week, a girls’ high school was set ablaze in […]
The Permanent Militarization of America
NY Times: Aaron B. OConnell: IN 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower left officewarning of the growing power of the military-industrial complex in American life. Most people know the term the president popularized, but […]
Despite US Advice, Israel may still strike Iran with Azerbaijan’s help?
Will an Israeli strike on Iran come from Azerbaijan? Global Post: Israel needs help to strike Iran. They may have found one in neighboring Azerbaijan. Michael Moran he standoff between […]
US warns Israel off pre-emptive strike on Iran
Source: The Guardian Guardian: US military commanders have warned their Israeli counterparts that any action against Iran would severely limit the ability of American forces in the region to mount their own operations against […]
This Attack Plan For Iran Is So Extensive There’s No Way The US Could Go It Alone
Businessinsider.com: With Britain questioning the legality of a strike on Iran, denying the U.S. access to pivotal airbases, and the U.S. presidential election just days away, we wanted to re-examine how extensive an endeavor […]
Iran military action not ‘right course at this time’, Downing Street says
Guardian: US bombers flew Afghanistan missions from Britain’s Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean after 9/11, but the UK is reluctant to grant similar permission for the current military […]
Attack on schoolgirl fuels Pakistani conspiracy theories
By Michele Langevine Leiby, Wednesday, October 24, 2:57 PM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — It’s a well-known fact in Pakistan that Osama bin Laden died in 2006 and that the U.S. commando raid on his compound in May 2011 was merely a “drama” orchestrated by President Obama to help win reelection. Of course, if that were […]
Israel’s former Mossad chief urges dialogue with Iran,
Ephraim Halevy warns Romney’s anti-Iran rhetoric closes the door to dialogue. Haaretz:A former head of Israel’s intelligence service Mossad on Monday urged the West to solve the nuclear dispute with […]
Supporting Pakistanis, Stopping the Taliban: Saving Pakistan from Taliban
New York Times: Many Pakistanis have united to condemn the Taliban for shooting Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old schoolgirl. According to a Taliban spokesman, the girl was targeted because she “was promoting Western culture […]
Mauritanian soldiers ‘mistakenly’ shot at and wounded country’s president
Russian TV: Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz was fired at and wounded by soldiers in what officials claimed was an accident. Abdelaziz was wounded in his arm when a military patrol “mistakenly” opened fire on the presidential convoy, they said. Earlier, a local radio station reported that he had survived […]
Switzerland arming in preparation for European meltdown?
Russian TV: The Swiss Army is preparing contingency plans for violent unrest across Europe. A nation mostly famous for its banks, watches and chocolate fears it may face a massive […]
Military denies presence of US ‘counter-Syria’ forces (they are here under another designation anyway)…
AMMAN – The Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) denied on Wednesday the presence of US military forces assisting Jordan to confront the potential dangers posed by Syria’s chemical weapon stockpiles. In […]
NATO ‘will defend’ Turkey against Syria as Ankara moves F-16s to border
Russian TV: NATO has promised to back Ankara in its escalating conflict with Syria, as Turkey adds 25 new F-16 fighter jets to its border protection force. It follows days […]
Pakistan’s Future (Malala) Shot and in Critical Condition-being flown to Dubai
Very symbolic that Pakistan cannot take care of its future and it has to be done in Dubai. Heading is my own; Editor Express Tribune: Nation Shocked; PESHAWAR / SWAT: The […]
A US Attack On Iran Could Cause Tens-Of-Thousands Of Civilian Casualties
Businessinsider.com: Last month a Washington D.C. think tank released a paper about what a strike on Iran’s nuclear facility could look like, and to follow it up another report predicts how many […]
US and Afghan forces clash, leaving 5 dead
KABUL — A firefight broke out between US forces and their Afghan army allies in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing two Americans and three Afghan soldiers and pushing the number of […]
Weapon stockpiles at a glance
Despite years of negotiations, so-called weapons of mass destruction are still stockpiled. While the amount of nuclear arms is down and chemical agents are being eliminated, biological weapons represent an […]