Month: February 2012

. For Iraqis, aid to rebels in Syria repays a debt FALLUJA, Iraq (NY Times) — Not so long ago, Syrians worked to send weapons and fighters into Iraq to help Sunnis fighting a sectarian conflict; suddenly, it is the other...

. Saudi blogger faces execution for Mohammed tweets KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) – Malaysia defended its deportation of a Saudi journalist wanted at home for comments deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed. “Do not...

There is a simple solution for this: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Obama’s rule requiring employer-based healthcare plans – even those sponsored by faith-based groups – to cover contraception infringes on the...

I am troubled by stupid people: The share of benefits flowing to the least affluent households, the bottom fifth, has declined from 54 percent in 1979 to 36 percent in 2007, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis...

. After such an ambush by the FSA, if I was wise next time I would come in an armoured convoy or perhaps make use of some tanks … Free Syrian Army ambush a government convoy in Deraa [VIDEO] (Reuters) Dec. 28 –...