Last night President Obama delivered a detailed and passionate case to strike Syria after chemical weapons attacks against their own people – even though the Syrian government promised to accept a proposal to surrender the weapons to the U.N. But in true president form, Obama stuck to his war guns, made his case, but offered […]
Today, the Syrian government agreed to surrender control of their chemical weapons supply. But throughout the Syrian civil war – and the latest chemical weapons attack – theories about who was responsible and where the weapons came from flourished and are still living, even after the government implicated themselves. Could they still be true? Is […]
Four of the men who gang-raped and brutally beat a medical student in the Indian capital of Delhi last December have been found guilty. Now, they face the death penalty over the gruesome bus attack that left the 23-year-old mutilated and suffering for weeks before her tragic death. Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur and […]
Most Americans are against a military strike against Syria, but one of those Americans might have some influence on President Obama when it comes to putting down the missiles. Obama has revealed that his wife and First Lady, Michelle Obama, opposes military action in the country torn by civil war. “My own family members… they’re […]
All that talk about a military retaliation against Syria for using chemical weapons may cease now. According to Reuters, the Syrian government has accepted a proposal by the Russian foreign minister to hand over control of their chemical weapon supply. The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international […]
UPDATE: 11:00 AM EST According to the Associated Press, Russian foreign minister says Moscow will push Syria to place its chemical weapons under international control. —– In a “CBS This Morning” interview set to air Monday night on PBS, Syrian president Bashar Assad gave Charlie Rose the exclusive on what will happen if the U.S. […]
Keep hearing about Syria and not sure what the fuss is about? Or do you understand that Syrians are dying by the thousands, but not sure who is to blame and what all the fighting is about? Or, have you been listening intently to President Obama’s plea to intervene with limited military retaliation (read war) […]
A draft resolution being circulated by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) would give Syria 45 days to sign an international chemical weapons ban or face military retaliation from the United States. According to Politico: The alternative to a use-of-force resolution could forestall an immediate American strike and create an incentive for Assad […]
It’s no secret that the civil conflict in Syria isn’t PG-13. We’ve watched Syrians die from chemical attacks, rebels eat the hearts of soldiers and firing squads execute people within seconds. But the truth is, brutality has been coming from both sides in Syria. And now, the U.S. is coming under fire for the Obama […]
UPDATE: 3:25 PM EST According to AP, Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves resolution authorizing military force in Syria with a vote of 10-7. —– Looks like President Obama is gaining some traction when it comes to the decision to use military retaliation on Syria after chemical attacks killed nearly a thousand people. Yesterday, Obama obtained congressional […]
As the United States considers intervening in the Syrian civil war, Israel and the U.S. carried out a joint missile test in the Mediterranean, firing two rockets which later fell into the sea. News of the secret drill came about when the Russian defense ministry reported a radar system had detected the launch of two ‘ballistic […]
While the world waits to see if President Obama will move forward with plans to retaliate against Syria for their chemical weapon use, Syrian officials are slamming the administration. According to NBC: Meanwhile, a leading Syrian government official early Sunday leveled harsh criticism against the Obama administration which, before Saturday’s announcement to seek Congressional approval, […]
