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'besieged' Homs Endures Tank Assault

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

The Syrian military is reportedly moving deeper into residential areas in the city of Homs, a day after the Russian foreign minister said President Bashar al-Assad was 'fully committed' to ending the bloodshed.

Books: A Global Empire, Yet a 'United States of Fear'

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

By the end of 2011, the United States had elite special operations forces in around 120 of the 192 countries recognised by the United Nations, with U.S. military bases in more than half of the world's nation-states.

U.S. Weighs Options As Syrian Violence Intensifies

Monday, February 06, 2012

Following a failed bid to pass a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for regime change in Syria, Washington is considering other means to influence events on the ground, as the country slips ever closer toward civil war.

U.N. Security Council Remains 'neutered' By Five Big Powers

Monday, February 06, 2012

Since Russia and China vetoed a key resolution critical of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's violent repression of the ongoing 11-month old civilian uprising, there has been plenty of public outrage directed at the two permanent members of the Security Council who stood defiant against an overwhelming majority.

Philippines Seeking U.S. Help Against China’S Bullying

Monday, February 06, 2012

The government of Philippines President Benigno Aquino may be wading into choppy diplomatic waters by turning to the United States to counter China’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

U.S. Leak On Israeli Attack Weakened A Warning To Netanyahu

Saturday, February 04, 2012

When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government's threats of military action.

Lawmakers, 'experts' Spin Tales Of Iranian Terror In Latin America

Friday, February 03, 2012

Through its ties with Venezuela and other nations in Latin America, Iran is building an anti-U.S. alliance in the Western Hemisphere that poses a direct, imminent threat to the United States, an influential U.S. lawmaker said Thursday.

Early End To U.S. Combat Role In Afghanistan Draws Cheers, Jeers, Confusion

Thursday, February 02, 2012

U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's surprise announcement Wednesday that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is drawing mixed reactions, as well as a fair bit of confusion, from both critics and supporters of the 11-year-old war here.

Russia Sticks To Its Guns Against Heavy Hitters Backing Syria

Thursday, February 02, 2012

The political heavy hitters were all there at a key Security Council meeting early this week to decide on the future of beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won't Join Their War On Iran

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without prior agreement from Washington, according to accounts from well-placed senior military officers.

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