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Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi’s interview, which is worth hearing in full, sheds more light on the messy investigative aftermath of the attacks, which saw several men — many of African and Middle Eastern descent — wrongly accused
"Many (threats) are coming out of the Middle East but one of the bigger threats I talk about is the narrative being spun out of this administration that the war against Al Qaeda and radical Islam is over," McCaul said. "After bin Laden was killed,
It’s possible that Obama wants to avoid further humiliation in his Syria meddling by a last minute face-saving “peace” deal. It’s equally likely, however, that these peace talks are a clever diplomatic ruse, with war being the real intention. It’s no
Most alarming, however, is that this resolution contains among the clearest legislative language to date promising that should Israel decide to attack Iran, the US would back Israel militarily. It is breathtakingly foolhardy for the US Senate
Is Sectarian Civil War Up and Running Again?
A close reading of recently released government e-mails sent during the editing process, and interviews with senior officials from several government agencies, reveal Petraeus’s early role and ambitions in going well beyond the committee’s request,
Spain favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of “defense material” to rebel groups to help protect the population, its foreign minister said Tuesday.
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
The Fate of the Middle East in the Balance
A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after allegedly lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker asked to be released on bond. Hussain Al Khawahir, 33, was arrested May 11 by federal agents at the airport in Romulus, Mic
Bin Laden son-in-law warning: A N.Y. judge gave Osama bin Laden's son-in-law a warning that he may have chosen the wrong lawyer to represent him. The judge told Sulaiman Abu Ghaith that his Jewish lawyer may be facing jail time.
A recent tide of sectarian tensions that erupted into the worst violence seen in Iraq in five years is testing the government of Prime Minister al-Maliki, whose ability to contain the crisis could hinge on a conflict raging beyond his control in Syri
"As part of the program, in its first phase, Nigerians 16 years and older, and all residents in the country for more than two years, will get the new multipurpose identity card which has 13 applications including MasterCard’s prepaid payment technolo
Rice Poised for Promotion, Despite Benghazi...
Petraeus apparently was displeased by the removal of so much of the material his analysts initially had proposed for release. The talking points were sent to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to prepare her for an appearance on news shows on Sunday, Sept. 1
The White House on Wednesday released 94 pages of emails between top administration and intelligence officials who helped shape the talking points about the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that the CIA would provide to policymakers in both the legislativ
An Israeli watchdog group is accusing the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission.
The Obama administration released 100 pages of emails Wednesday that reveal differences between intelligence analysts and State Department officials over how to describe the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. post in Benghazi, Libya.
The same Internal Revenue Service office that singled out Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny also challenged Israel-related organizations, at least one of which filed suit over the agency’s handling of its application for tax-exempt status.
If you are keeping up with news and views about Israel, you will likely know that the very popular and very opinionated blogger Glenn Greenwald has a well-deserved reputation for his intense dislike of Israel and its supporters.
A Saudi man was arrested at the international airport in Detroit after authorities said he made a false statement about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker.
The vicious Syrian civil war has put the world’s two biggest nuclear powers on a collision course over a small Levantine nation of no strategic interest to Washington. This cannot be allowed to go on.
Republicans smell a political opportunity....Are we are supposed to be shocked by such behavior? Are we supposed to forget that this kind of whitewashing of facts is standard operating procedure when it comes to the US government?
Afghan officials say they’ve got video of a man overseeing the torture of Afghan civilians. Exactly who ordered the man to torture is a matter of fierce dispute — and also helps explain this year’s erosion of trust between Washington and Kabul.
A video of a Syrian rebel commander cutting the heart out of a soldier and biting into is emblematic of a civil war that has rapidly descended into sectarian hatred and revenge killings, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
The shooting was one of the worst instances of soldier-on-soldier violence in the Iraq war and raised questions about the mental health problems for soldiers caused by repeated tours of duty.
A woman found alive in the rubble of Dhaka's Rana Plaza after 17 days tells of how she got rescuers' attention with a stick as she heard voices above her. Workers were astounded when they found the woman alive so long after the accident, which now ha
Bill Maher is taken apart by Glenn Greenwald for trying to absolve the US from any responsibility for the mass slaughter and destruction in Muslim countries, blaming it on Islamic fundamentalism, as if the Afghanistan and Iraq wars never happened,
Iran's presidential campaign took an unexpected turn Saturday, when two game-changing politicians, both opposed to many of the government's leaders, entered the race in the final minutes of a five-day registration period.
2 powerful car bombs have gone off in a Turkish town. It is a dangerous turn of events particularly as Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has dug a deep hole for himself through support for the Syrian insurgents and as his strategy has collapsed,
