Countdown on for US strike on Syria. Kerry: Assad’s chemicals killed 1,429 Syrians, 426 children
Friday, Aug. 30, at a news conference in Washington, US Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a ringing statement accusing
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A Limited US Strike on Syria Would Give Putin, Assad and Khamenei Upper Hand
By Thursday August 29, it was clear that even when President Barack Obama does finally decides to order a US
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The Pared down US “Strike” Will Leave Syrian Air Force, Arsenals and WMD Intact
By forgoing an air assault and relegating his projected military operation against Syria solely to seaborne Tomahawk cruise missiles, US
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The US May Face a Russian Surprise and Iranian Cyber Ambush
Beyond the constantly escalating rhetoric pouring out of Moscow and Tehran, threatening “catastrophic consequences” and a Middle East “fireball,” if
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Israel, Saudis Fear Obama’s “Soft Blow” for Syria May Be Precedent for Iran
As plans for a US attack on Syria gained momentum, Israel this week embarked on a partial call-up of essential
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Obama says no decision yet on strike on Syria. DEBKA: He stalls for deal with Putin on softened strike
In the face of statements by senior US officials that the Obama administration had crossed the Rubicon on military intervention
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Assad may hit back at Israel for US strike, trusting Obama to tie Israel’s hands against major reprisal
There is little logic in the Netanyahu government’s public assurances that the Syrian ruler Bashar Assad would not risk a
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Mid-East including Israel on high alert after Obama’s failed last-ditch bid for Syria deal with Iran
Monday night, Aug. 25, saw one Middle East country after another, including Israel, going on high military alert after they
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UN experts to hunt for chemical shell shrapnel – as West poised to strike Syria this week
Five days after the event, a United Nations team of experts Monday, Aug. 26, start scouring a site in eastern Damascus
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Dempsey in Israel, Jordan, to tie last ends before Obama decides finally on US military action in Syria
Chairman of the US Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Israel Monday, Aug. 12 for critical talks with
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