STATE Department: "We condemn it but we cannot call it a 'terrorist act' 27 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm

'Note: Saudia is the only territory that did NOT condemn the bombing in Rwais (30 dead & hundreds wounded)' Daily Press Briefing "QUESTION: -- the U.S. Ambassador in Beirut condemned everything, bu....

Bush, Cheney & Rumsfeld switch, and join the Democratic Party! 27 Aug 2013 | 08:44 pm

"... "To us, it looks as though [George W.] Bush, [Dick] Cheney and [Donald] Rumsfeld never left the White House," says Alexei Pushkov, chair of the State Duma's international affairs committee."It's ...

'BFF' 27 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm

"... "There is a general perception here that any Western-led action in Syria will turn into another long-running mess, and there will be no turning to Moscow for diplomatic help in solving it this ti...

Architect of Syria War Plan: "Assad has shown an incredible capacity to endure pain & we don't have the stomach to deter him" 27 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm

The Cable "... Now, a former U.S. Navy planner responsible for outlining an influential and highly-detailed proposal for surgical strikes tells The Cable he has serious misgivings about the plan. He ...

" ____, ____, your pants on fire!" 27 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm

Tehran to Jeffrey Feltman: "Mr. Feltman. If you are sincerely seeking success in Geneva, then you must visit Damascus!" 27 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm

AsSafir, & "... Iran’s state TV showed Feltman meeting Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, saying the two discussed regional issues including Syria.Feltman visited Iran last September, accom...

"Obama's Bluff" 27 Aug 2013 | 04:11 pm

"...The question therefore becomes what the United States and the new coalition of the willing will do if the red line has been crossed. The fantasy is that a series of airstrikes, destroying only che...

"An American Attack on Syria Will Achieve Nothing" 27 Aug 2013 | 05:37 am

"... The fundamental question to be asked now is: What does the United States intend to achieve by a military strike? Does it have an objective other than showing that Obama is a man of his word? An A...

Western media complicity 27 Aug 2013 | 05:28 am

The AA News Service: "I mean, is there a mystery as to who shot at the UN chemical investigators in Damascus?  I mean, is there a mystery as to who shelled the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus?  Yet, ....

We aggress Syria at a time when the background looks like ... 27 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am

...that: Financial Times: "... How America responds will, in part, be dictated by how firmly Mr Obama decides to stick to his foreign policy strategy: he wants to lessen American involvement in the ....