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EU Foreign Ministers Discuss Munitions Involvement In Syrian Civil War

A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his weapon as he prepares himself for advance, close to a military base, near Azaz, Syria, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The gains by rebel forces came as the European Union denounced the Syrian conflict, which activists said had killed more than 40,000 people. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) European Union foreign […]

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A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his weapon as he prepares himself for advance, close to a military base, near Azaz, Syria, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The gains by rebel forces came as the European Union denounced the Syrian conflict, which activists said had killed more than 40,000 people. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

European Union foreign ministers are wrestling with the divisive issue of whether to ease the arms embargo against Syria so military aid can be funneled to the rebels fighting President Bashar Assad. An EU official said Britain is lobbying to ease the embargo so munitions could flow, but only to the rebels. The official spoke on condition of

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Hagel’s GOP Foes Signal Vote Should Go On

In this Feb. 12, 2013, file photo Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., waits to make a statement in opposition to President Barack Obama’s choice of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon as a bitterly divided Senate Senate Armed Services Committee considers the nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington. On a talk show Sunday, […]

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Republican opponents are sending signals that Chuck Hagel's bid to become defense secretary will probably come to an up-or-down vote soon in the Senate. That's unless more information damaging to the nominee — and the Obama administration — surfaces in the coming week. Critics maintain the decorated Vietnam combat veteran and former senator

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Widespread Militarization Of Police Exposed In Chris Dorner Man Hunt

Police departments across the country are adopting many of the tactics and equiptment more commonly associated with organized military untis. (Photo by the Oregon DOT) (MintPress) – “If the federal government, the executive in particular, thought that there was a national security issue and needed to use drones in one of the states which has […]

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels
Police departments across the country are adopting many of the tactics and equiptment more commonly associated with organized military untis. (Photo by the Oregon DOT)

(MintPress) - “If the federal government, the executive in particular, thought that there was a national security issue and needed to use drones in one of the states which has outlawed the drones in their airspace, then it could set up a clash,” said Marjorie Cohn, a professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in a recent statement to Mint

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Secret Court To Review American Drone Deaths, Ignoring Civilian Casualties Overseas

As Congress returns from its winter recess, protesters aligned with the Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (MintPress) – “My firm opinion is that these drone attacks, these targeted killings are illegal — period. They are unlawful whether they are carried out against […]

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels
As Congress returns from its winter recess, protesters aligned with the Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

(MintPress) - “My firm opinion is that these drone attacks, these targeted killings are illegal — period. They are unlawful whether they are carried out against a U.S. citizen or a non-U.S. citizen,” said Marjorie Cohn, a professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in a recent interview with Mint Press News. Despite the growing public

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China Surpasses US To Become World’s Biggest Trading Nation, But Not All Bad For US

Electronic factory in Shezhen, China. (Photo/Moyhlek via Wikimedia Commons) (MintPress) – China is still celebrating the Lunar New Year, but the Year of the Snake is already proving to be an auspicious one for the economic powerhouse. For the first time, the country surpassed the United States to become the world’s biggest trading nation last year, […]

Lisa Barron
بواسطة Lisa Barron

(MintPress) - China is still celebrating the Lunar New Year, but the Year of the Snake is already proving to be an auspicious one for the economic powerhouse. For the first time, the country surpassed the United States to become the world’s biggest trading nation last year, according to new data, which is a milestone in the country’s challenge

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When Comcast Bought NBC: Why Profit Over Transparency In Media Threatens Democracy

This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, a sign outside the Comcast Center in Philadelphia in July 2010 and right, the entrance to the Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles, on Dec. 3, 2009. Comcast said on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, that it’s buying General Electric’s 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal joint […]

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

The late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs once said, “Why join the Navy if you can be a pirate?” The concept of doing what is most profitable over what is best for society has been a popular and controversial trend in business since the birth of the Union. Traditionally, it is the government’s prerogative and obligation to maintain the

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