Posts Tagged: Russia Syria
Russia: Israeli Airstrikes Increase Chance of Foreign Intervention in Syria
Russia said Monday it feared that reports of recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory would lead to further foreign intervention in Syria. "We are seriously concerned...
Obama’s Seat on the Fence
NOTE: This article references a piece by Shimon Shapira that can be found at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs' website. The number of Syrians killed...
Obama’s “Red Lines” on Syria Resemble Zebra Stripes
If zebras had pink stripes, they would resemble President Obama's "red lines" on Syria. Obama's policy has communicated the following incoherent and spineless message: "In Libya...
White House ‘Horrified’ by Reports of Mass Execution in Syria
Politico - The White House says it is "horrified" by reports that more than 100 people were executed Thursday in a western Syrian town. White ...
Hagel: US Rethinking Opposition to Arming Syrian Rebels
New York Times - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed Thursday that the Obama administration was rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels in ...
Report: Obama Preparing to Arm Syrian Rebels
Ynet - US President Obama is preparing to send lethal weaponry to the Syrian opposition and has taken steps to assert more aggressive US...
Report: Jordan Allowing Israel to Monitor Syria from its Airspace
Jordan has opened its skies to Israel so that it can monitor the situation in war-torn Syria, Western intelligence sources told a French ...
What Does the US Want in Syria?
A maxim in the United States Army is, "Don't tell a soldier to do something; tell him what you want done." President Roosevelt didn't...
Report: Israel Spied on Russian Fleet in Syria
Ynet - Listening in? The UK's Sunday Times newspaper exposed what it claims are new details on what Syria states are "Israeli espionage measures" planted...
Troubling Times for Once Mighty Hezbollah
Haifa, Israel -Hizballah's continuing alliance with embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has the notorious Shia political and military movement navigating choppier waters than...
In Syria, the West is Too Late the Hero
When the Syrian Support Group, the fundraising wing of the Free Syrian Army, was set up in Washington DC, I joined it to...
France Seeks to Arm Syrian Rebels, Russia Calls It Breach of International Law
Al Arabiya - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called Wednesday for lifting a European arms embargo on Syria as a way to begin supplying...
The Obama Administration is Deluded About Syria
Predictably, President Obama's recent decision to provide additional nonlethal military aid to the opposition Syrian National Coalition and its military wing has pleased...
Western Officials Confirm Israeli Strike as Syrian Allies Condemn Israel
Israeli warplanes carried out a strike on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria American officials told the New York Times, saying that they believed the...
