Archives for مارس 2015

US Finally Admits Breakup Of Iraq The Real Threat

“If Daesh is driven from Iraq and the consequence is that Iranian-backed militias emerge as the most powerful force in the country — eclipsing the Iraqi Security Forces, much as Hezbollah does in Lebanon — that would be a very harmful outcome for Iraqi stability and sovereignty, not to mention our own national interests in the region.”

بواسطة Justin King

Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi, center, speaks to his soldiers after a military operation to regain control of the university of Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad, Iraq (TFC) – In a rare moment of honesty, the US and Iraq are admitting that the real concern is the breakup of Iraq and not the threat

Tea Party Darling Ted Cruz First Major Candidate To Announce 2016 Bid For Presidency

“He’s awfully good at making promises that he knows the GOP can’t keep and pushing for unachievable goals, but he seems very popular with right wing.”

بواسطة Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, enters the hotel ballroom before speaking at the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators’ state Capitol day event, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo credit: AP. WASHINGTON  — Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has become the first major candidate for president, kicking off what's expected

Yemen Being Driven To ‘Edge Of Civil War’

‘Unless a solution can be found in the coming days the country will slide into further violent conflict and fragmentation,’ says UN special envoy

بواسطة Jon Queally
Supporters of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of Yemeni former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a demonstration demanding presidential elections be held and the younger Saleh run for the office, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Supporters of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of Yemeni former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a demonstration demanding presidential elections be held and the younger Saleh run for the office, in Sanaa, Yemen. During an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday, the UN

Why We Dislike Venezuela’s Leftists But Are Cool With Cuba’s

In sanctioning Venezuelan officials and hurling allegations of human rights abuses, perhaps the U.S. is forgetting its own history of instigating violence and fomenting unrest in the South American country and throughout Latin America.

بواسطة Ramona Wadi
Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of the press after arriving to Miraflores presidential palace for an emergency ALBA meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of the press after arriving to Miraflores presidential palace for an emergency ALBA meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Venezuelan-led ALBA bloc of leftist regional governments is expected to express support for Venezuela's

NAACP: Investigate Sen. Michael Willette For Racist Obama Posts

The NAACP says Willette should be temporarily removed as chairman of the State and Local Government Committee.

بواسطة Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine  — A Maine branch of the NAACP wants an investigation into whether a state senator violated the Legislature's code of ethics by sharing offensive Facebook posts, including one that suggested President Barack Obama's family is part of the Islamic State group. Rachel Talbot Ross of the Portland NAACP branch joined Senate Democrats

Cop Saves Subway Jumper’s Life… Then Nearly Beats Him To Death

An investigation by local 5 news has proven that the police deliberately edited the video to highlight the actions of the officer which would make him look heroic. But they cut out the part of the video where the very same cop beat the man to a pulp.

Last year, Greater Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police released video of what seemed to be a “hero cop.” The officer saved the life of a man who almost fell (or apparently jumped), onto the tracks in front of a subway train. But now, a full-length version of the previously-edited video, has revealed much more to