Archives for مايو 2015

In Rare Move, US Commandos In Syria Kill 32 ISIS Members

The U.S. Army raid occurred one day after the U.S.-led campaign to roll back IS gains in Iraq suffered a significant setback in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province.

بواسطة Associated Press
Map locates Omar oil field, where U.S. commandos mounted a raid; 1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;

BEIRUT  — In a rare ground attack deep into Syria, U.S. Army commandos killed a man described as the Islamic State's head of oil operations, captured his wife and rescued a woman whom American officials said was enslaved. A team of Delta Force commandos slipped across the border from Iraq under cover of darkness Saturday aboard Black Hawk

Obama Limits Military Gear For Police Departments

Obama also is unveiling the final report of a task force he created to help build confidence between police and minority communities in particular.

بواسطة Associated Press

Police in riot gear watch protesters in Ferguson, Mo. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. On Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in the St. Louis suburb. WASHINGTON  — Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the

Chris Christie Prepares For GOP Ticket, Calls For Military Expansion, Denounces ‘Civil Liberty Extremists’

Christie has been working to try to re-establish his place in the top tier of likely candidates after the fallout from the George Washington Bridge scandal.

بواسطة Associated Press
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie gestures while speaking at the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) in Tyson's Corner, Va., Friday, May 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie gestures while speaking at the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) in Tyson's Corner, Va., Friday, May 1, 2015.  MERRIMACK, N.H.  — Making the case for a more active U.S. presence overseas, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will call for a larger military and a boost in defense spending while defending the

100th Anniversary Of Armenian Genocide Reflects A Politically Inconvenient Reality

A massacre can be termed genocide in one country, an atrocity in another, or something barely worth mentioning in a third. But at what point can we all agree to use the “G”-word? The answer to that question is largely a political matter.

بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh
An Armenian woman kneeling beside a dead child in field "within sight of help and safety at Aleppo", an Ottoman city.

An Armenian woman kneeling beside a dead child in field "within sight of help and safety at Aleppo", an Ottoman city. The recent passing of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide is a reminder that not all tragedies are counted the same, and that politics, both at home and abroad, can color our interpretation of history. In modern

Sabotage Charges Dropped Against 85-Year-Old Anti-Nuclear Nun Megan Rice

Imprisoned over a year ago for a nonviolent protest at a nuclear storage facility, Rice was released Saturday after an appeals court overturned her sabotage conviction.

The Transform Now Plowshares from left to right: Michael Walli, Sr. Megan Rice and Greg Boertje-Obed. (Pax Christi) MINNEAPOLIS --- An 85-year-old nun, charged with sabotage and imprisoned for her nonviolent acts of protest against the military-industrial complex, was released from prison after an appeals court threw out a lower court’s

Saudi Arabia To Behead, Crucify Pro-Democracy Opposition Leader Sheikh Nimr

Sentenced to death last year, Sheikh Nimr is a political prisoner condemned for demanding the release of other prisoners and Saudi government reform.

A Bahraini anti-government protester holds up a picture of jailed Saudi Sheik Nimr al-Nimr during clashes with riot police in Sanabis, Bahrain, a suburb of the capital Manama, Wednesday night, Oct. 15, 2014. The outspoken and widely revered Shiite cleric was convicted Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of sedition and other charges and sentenced to death, raising fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the kingdom and neighboring Bahrain.

A Bahraini anti-government protester holds up a picture of jailed Saudi Sheik Nimr al-Nimr during clashes with riot police in Sanabis, Bahrain, a suburb of the capital Manama, Wednesday night, Oct. 15, 2014.  The outspoken and widely revered Shiite cleric was convicted Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of sedition and other charges and sentenced to death,