Obama sends up to 200 more troops to Iraq
Obama Orders More Troops, Gunships, and Drones to Iraq
Additional soldiers and aerial weaponry on their way to war-torn nation
Obama sends up to 200 more troops to Iraq
President Obama told Congress on Monday that he is deploying about 200 more troops to Iraq to bolster security at the U.S. Embassy and airport in Baghdad.
Tell the Imperial President: No More Wars!
5,456 Killed Across Iraq in June
Death Tolls Soaring as Iraq Falls Apart
Nearly 2,000 Killed As US Bolsters Iraq Forces
The death toll in Iraq reaches its highest monthly figure since May 2007 as goverment forces fight back in Tikrit.
‘US Fighting Alongside ISIS’:
Direct American Role in Strengthening Jihadists?
What does “restoration of the caliphate” really mean?
Mosul maelstrom: ISIS and the turning point of American adventurism in Middle East
Maliki’s political opponents maneuver to unseat him, ISIS seeks allegiance from all Muslims
How 2 shadowy ISIS commanders designed their Iraq campaign
Iraqi officials: Mortars hit near Samarra shrine, wounding several
Little Backing for Maliki as Rivals Angle for Iraqi PM Slot
US Occupation Architect Ahmed Chalabi Among Front-Runners
Iran wrestles with tough choices in Iraq
Turkey rejects Kurdish independence, wants Iraq unity government, officials say
Ukraine: The International War-Criminal Is Obama, Not Putin
Ukraine president declares ceasefire over and vows to attack rebels
Pro-Russian separatists did not take chance to disarm and continually violated ceasefire, says Petro Poroshenko
Appeals Court Rules Victims of Torture at Abu Ghraib May Sue Private Military Contractor CACI
Beware the Dangers of Congress’ Latest Cybersecurity Bill
California law removes ban on alternative currencies
The law paves the way for legal use of community currencies, bitcoin and other U.S. dollar alternatives
All but four nations are subject to NSA surveillance – new Snowden leak
Previously undisclosed files leaked to the media by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden now show that the United States National Security Agency has been authorized to spy on persons in all but four countries.
The NSA Revelations All in One Chart
This is a plot of the NSA programs revealed in the past year according to whether they are bulk or targeted, and whether the targets of surveillance are foreign or domestic. Most of the programs fall squarely into the agency’s stated mission of foreign surveillance, but some – particularly those that are both domestic and broad-sweeping – are more controversial.
412 militants, 17 soldiers killed in Pakistan operation
U.S. Supreme Court bans warrantless cell phone searches
U.S. Supreme Court bans warrantless cell phone searches
Major ruling updates privacy laws for 21st century
At least 21 killed in rush-hour blast in Nigerian capital
John Kerry on Iraq: No decision on “American force in a vacuum”
Maliki rejects Iraqi rivals’ demands as battle rages at former U.S. air base
Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday rejected demands from rival politicians for an emergency national unity government, as al-Qaeda-inspired insurgents gained more ground, assaulting a former U.S. air base and pushing toward one of the country’s largest dams.
Syrian warplanes reportedly strike in Iraq, killing 57 civilians
ISIS: Iraq today and possibly Jordan tomorrow
Don’t be fooled by its name: The terror group “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” plans to attack well beyond the borders of those two countries. After snatching an Iraq-Jordan checkpoint, Amman is on high alert.
Islamist fighters reportedly attempting to encircle Baghdad
Over 4,000 Killed Across Iraq So Far in June
Iraqi Insurgents Secure Control of Border Posts
Not Worth It: Huge Majority Regret Iraq War, Exclusive Poll Shows
Kurds Winning the Battle for Self-rule as Country Disintegrates
In Baghdad, John Kerry’s calls for unity are falling on deaf ears
Finally: Iraq Crisis Brings Swift Rebuke of Iraq Architects
William R. Polk on American Grand Strategy for Iraq, Syria, and the Region
“We win each battle, but the battles keep happening. And to our chagrin, we don’t seem to be winning the wars. By almost any criterion, we are less ‘victorious’ today than half a century ago.”
‘Thank God for the Saudis’: ISIS, Iraq, and the Lessons of Blowback
U.S lawmakers encouraged officials in Riyadh to arm Syrian rebels. Now that strategy may have created a monster in the Middle East.
Baghdad surrounded: ‘Nightmare scenario’ unfolds as ISIL takes supply routes
Russell Brand: Fox News Is ‘More Dangerous Than ISIS’
Federal Judge: Unchallengeable No-Fly List Unconstitutional
Orders Govt to Allow People to Submit Evidence of Their Innocence
In a 65-page ruling issued today US District Judge Anna Brown declare the current US “no-fly list” unconstitutional because it does not allow people on the list to challenge that status.
U.S. Lawmakers unveil major changes to FOIA
Reform legislation emerges from Senate committee that would overhaul Freedom of Information Act, increase transparency
Syrian minister warns of retaliation for Israeli strikes
‘We can now consider ourselves in an open state of confrontation with the Israeli enemy,’ Ali Haidar tells Israeli Arab daily
Egypt trial: Journalists protest over al-Jazeera trio
BBC journalists held a silent protest in London and around the world
Egypt’s president says will not interfere in judicial rulings
Russian Lawmakers Cancel OK for Ukraine Force
Assange Lawyers File Swedish Court Appeal to End Arrest Warrant
China shows graphic footage of Xinjiang militant attacks
For a Global Brotherhood Among the Peoples
Fifty years ago, great leaders raised the flags of the anticolonial struggle and decided to join their peoples in a march along the path of sovereignty and independence.
23 Palestinian members of parliament in Israeli jails
Obama to Peres: ‘Our hearts are with kidnapped boys’
On his final foreign trip, Israeli president discusses abducted teens, Iraq, Iran, and prospects for peace in the Middle East with American counterpart.
Further blasts hit Cairo as stock market falls
Six explosions hit Cairo on Wednesday as markets tumble amid uncertainty
With eye on Iran, Saudi insists Iraq solution is internal
Israeli Air Strikes Pound Multiple Syrian Army Sites
Blames Syria for Attack in Golan Heights
Bolstered by US Vehicles, ISIS Fights Rivals in Syria’s Aleppo
Seized Humvees Show Up in Battles Near Turkish Border
Syrian children recruited as anti-Assad soldiers, says HRW
Armed groups routinely recruit 15-year-olds to assist with combat operations, advocacy group Human Rights Watch finds
Fighting strains Ukraine ceasefire, Putin urges dialogue
Iran rejects U.S. action in Iraq, ISIL tightens Syria border grip
With eye on Iran, Saudi insists Iraq solution is internal
Iraq radicals capture more towns as Maliki government downplays rebel successes
Iraq Crisis: US Precision Attacks Will Hurt the Jihadists But They Won’t Defeat Them
Iraqi militants seize 2 more border crossings
Iraq crisis: How extreme are the fighters in Isis?
Iraqi PM’s Rivals Aim to Be US-Approved Successor
Ahmed Chalabi Positioning Himself as ‘Moderate’ Candidate
Iraq’s Maliki: I won’t quit as condition of US strikes against Isis militants
As senators say Iraqi PM’s sectarian leadership must end, Maliki calls upon west to give urgent air and intelligence support
Is Iran being victimized by sanctions it doesn’t deserve?
Iranian officials met this week with their six-power counterparts to try to hammer out the outlines of a comprehensive nuclear deal set to last for several years. But its precise duration remains undecided.
Obama Won’t Rule Out Airstrikes in Syria
Administration Says Intervention Not Restricted to Iraq
NSA Turned Germany Into Its Largest Listening Post in Europe
The National Security Agency has turned Germany into its most important base of operations in Europe, according to a story published by Der Spiegel this week.
New leaks show Germany’s collusion with NSA
Several new Snowden-leaked documents show how closely Germany’s intelligence agencies work with the NSA. But did the German government deliberately soften laws protecting privacy to make life easier for them?