110,000 DEAD IN SYRIA: Here's A Look At Who Has Been Killed
The Syrian war has been going on for 2½ years.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) — which relies on a network of activists, doctors and lawyers throughout Syria — says that 110,371 people...
View ArticleWhat Happened On 9/11
It has been 12 years since September 11, 2001, the date of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in World War 2. Nearly 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks, which...
View ArticleVladimir Putin Calls Out American Exceptionalism In Intense NYT Op-Ed
This is a surprise. Russian President Vladimir Putin is the author of a new op-ed in the New York Times titled: "A Plea For Caution From Russia."The piece urges against a strike in Syria, saying that...
View ArticleThe White House Isn't Taking The Bait On Vladimir Putin's Lecture In The New...
The White House is sticking on message in response to a New York Times op-ed from Russian President Vladimir Putin — one that challenged the U.S.'s claim that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is...
View ArticleSENATOR: 'I Almost Wanted To Vomit' When I Read Vladimir Putin's Op-Ed
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he "almost wanted to vomit" after reading Russian President Vladimir Putin's terse New York Times op-ed Wednesday...
View ArticleCollege Protesters Uproot 2,997 9/11 Memorial Flags Because Of Sacred Burial...
A group of 5 young protesters decided that 2,997 small 9/11 memorial flags placed in a Middlebury College campus lawn needed to be removed because they were on top of a Native American burial ground...
View ArticleCUNY Releases Statement On Petraeus Asking Students To Be Civil
It's hard to believe that former Army General and top CIA spook David Petraeus, a brilliant military tactician and architect of counterinsurgency operations, didn't see it coming — an unruly band of...
View ArticleIn 1999, Vladimir Putin Wrote A NYT Op-Ed With A Very Different Take On...
The big talk of the today is Russian President Vladimir Putin's surprising (and to some people, sickening) New York Times op-ed that stands against U.S. military intervention in Syria.But this isn't...
View ArticlePutin and Assad Have Presented The West With An Impossible Ultimatum
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russian news agency RIA Novosti that Syria will not fulfill a chemical weapons initiative unless the U.S. stops threatening to strike Syria and "ceases arms...
View ArticleMeet The PR Firm That Helped Vladimir Putin Troll The Entire Country
The New York Times op-ed that has much of the country — including Washington — abuzz on Thursday was placed there by Ketchum, a public-relations giant with a long history of dealings with the Russian...
View ArticleThis Quote Shows How Hypocritical Putin Was In Criticizing American...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent and much talked about New York Times op-ed contained a closing critique of American Exceptionalism:And I would rather disagree with a case [Obama] made on...
View ArticleKERRY: Syria Peace Prospects Ride On Chemical Weapons Talks
Kerry says the future of Syria peace talks depends on outcome of chemical weapons dealGENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that...
View ArticleWall Street Journal: Elite Syrian Army Unit Scattering Chemical Weapons Sites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An elite Syrian unit that runs the government's chemical arms program has been scattering the weapons to dozens of sites across the country, potentially complicating U.S. plans...
View ArticleJON STEWART: Vladimir Putin Is The 'Larry David Of International Diplomacy'
Jon Stewart tackled Russian President Vladimir Putin's New York Times op-ed Thursday night on "The Daily Show," during which he snarked about Putin's choice of publication and chided him for his...
View ArticleHere Are All The Reasons Why The Syria Chemical Weapons Agreement Won't Work
On Friday U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that any international peace deal ending the civil war now relies on Russia's proposal to place Syria's...
View ArticleHere's What al Qaeda's Global Network Looks Like Today
Quilliam, a London-based think tank that focuses on counter-extremism, has released "A New Index to Assess the Effectiveness of Al Qaeda."The report posits that the strength of the group should be...
View Article13 Objectively True Statements From The Vladimir Putin Op-Ed
Vladimir Putin made waves when he published an Op-ed in the New York Times offering some advice to the United States when it comes to its handling of the Syrian Civil War. While some of his claims were...
View ArticleSyria U.N. Report Will Contain 'Overwhelming' Evidence That Chemical Weapons...
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that a U.N. report due out Monday will be "overwhelming" and confirm that chemical weapons were used during an Aug. 21 attack."I believe that...
View ArticleJohn McCain Prepares To Troll Vladimir Putin In A Russian Newspaper
On Thursday night, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) joked to CNN's Jake Tapper that he would love to write an op-ed for Pravda, a Russian publication, to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin's op-ed...
View ArticleUS AND RUSSIA AGREE ON SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEAL
Washington and Moscow have agreed a deal to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov."Providing this...
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