President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been discussing terrorism coordination in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings
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Connecting the Dots
Is the nation paying too much for its national security?
First Female Iraq War Resister to Be Court Martialed
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The first female soldier to flee the U.S. military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war is to be court-martialed Monday.
The Colorado Springs Gazette reports Pfc. Kimberly Rivera is charged with desertion and faces up to five years in prison and a dishonorable discharge if convicted.
Rivera was
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Obama: Can’t Permit Syria Chemical Weapons Use
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. will investigate Syria’s potential chemical weapons use on its own and with the United Nations. He says the world can’t stand by and permit the use of chemical weapons.
Obama’s remarks were his first since the U.S. disclosed Thursday that intelligence agencies believe Syria has …
U.S. Intelligence on Sarin…With a Grain of Salt
Obama finds himself in a pickle: if he does nothing, some will say Assad is pushing him around. If he orders an attack, he’s likely only to degrade, not destroy, Syria’s chemical weapons.
The Thick Red Line: White House Cautious on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
Obama may be caught between his public words and his private concerns about getting more involved in Syria.
Seven Times The White House Discussed The Syria Red Line
The White House confirmed that the Syrian regime has used the chemical weapon sarin, a possible sign that Syria has crossed President Barack Obama’s “red line” that would change U.S. policy towards the war-torn country.
Hagel Says Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons
(ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates) — U.S. intelligence has concluded “with some degree of varying confidence,” that the Syrian government has used sarin gas as a weapon in its 2-year-old civil war, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday.
Hagel, speaking to reporters in Abu Dhabi, said the White House has informed two senators by …
Pentagon Medics Weigh in on the “Signature Scars of a Long War”
A new Pentagon assessment of the human costs of the nation’s post-9/11 wars shows mental casualties growing far more rapidly than any kind of physical wound
Caroline Kennedy May Be the Latest Presidential Kid to Turn Diplomat
The daughter of former President John F. Kennedy has been rumored to be Obama’s next ambassador to Japan. If she gets the job, she will join John Quincy Adams, Robert Todd Lincoln and other presidential children who had served as diplomat
The Boston Bombings: Peculiar Benefits of the 9/11 Wars
Dealing with stray IEDs at home will never be easy. But, in a strange way, having those skilled in handling such horrors far from home can help those caught in their crossfire here at home fare better…
From Jerusalem to Boston: Learning to Live With the Threat of Urban Violence
The Daily Worry: how I learned to live with bombs in Turkey and Israel
U.S. Defense Cuts Lead to First Drop in Global Arms Spending in 15 Years
A new report says the world spent $1.75 trillion on military spending last year, and the gap between the U.S. and the rest of the world is narrowing.
