‘Monkeys in the cockpit’

Hagel: U.S. military ready for ‘all contingencies’ in Syria

Carlo Muñoz The Hill 8/25/2013

The U.S. military is ready to carry out any military action against forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar Assad, should President Obama eventually issue those orders.

“President Obama has asked the Defense Department to prepare options for all contingencies. We have […]

August 25th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Barack Obama, Department of Defense, Great Britain, Islam, Middle East, Military, Polls, Russia | Comments are closed

Syria’s darkest hour: Hundreds of children’s bodies piled high after nerve gas attack near Damascus leaves up to 1,300 dead

Activists claim 1,300 killed in government rocket strike on residential area If true, it would represent the worst known use of chemical weapons since Saddam Hussein gassed thousands of Kurds in the town of Halabja in 1988 Chemical warheads hit suburbs of Ain Tarma, Zamalka and Jobar They hit just before dawn as families […]

August 22nd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Human Rights, Iraq, Middle East, terrorism | Comments are closed

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