Syria Cease-Fire Brings Turkey Closer to War
Russia has accelerated its brutal bombing campaign and is working with Turkey's Kurdish enemies to seize as much land as it can - before peace breaks out.
If? peace breaks out
Obama Says Putin Intervention Won't Help Assad Prevail in Syria
President Barack Obama said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention in the Syrian civil war hasn't resulted in significant gains for his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and threatens to bog down Russia's military and economy.
Are Syrian civilians being used as "hostages" in the war?
US Has No Plans for Humanitarian Airdrops in Northwest Syria: Pentagon
Moscow has not told the U.S., either directly or through third parties, to avoid sending relief flights into the airspace around Aleppo, but the U.S. was currently pursuing a "two-track" strategy in Syria that did not permit humanitarian airdrops, said Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook.
"There are humanitarian groups that are prepared to provide assistance at this time," Cook said. "It's up to, again, the Russians and others" to halt the fighting "so that that relief can come in.
Siege Warfare in Syria Revives Debate Over Ancient Tactic
Sieges were widely used for centuries as a military tool from Jerusalem to Leningrad and Sarajevo and aren't defined outright as a war crime. However, recent images of emaciated civilians in blockaded areas, such as the Syrian town of Madaya, have prompted global outrage.
The United States says President Bashar Assad is violating the rules of war with what it calls a policy of "surrender or starve."
A look at sieges and changing legal views:
As focus remains on Syria, Ukraine sees heaviest fighting in months
s world powers focus on freezing the conflict in Syria, the war in Ukraine continues unabated. According to international monitoring organizations and soldiers on the front, the fighting has reached levels not seen in months.
Defiant Iran ignores UN ban, hits up Putin for high-tech tanks, fighter jets
Iran's defense minister met Tuesday in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin about delivery of the advanced S-300 air defense system -- and the purchase of powerful offensive weapons, including Russia's most sophisticated tank and jet fighters.
Will South Korea Go Nuclear?
Seouls leading newspaper suggests acquiring nuclear arms, as confidence wanes in U.S. defense guarantees.
The U.S. has passed the buck for taming North Korea to China, and China is doing nothing.
Seoul now faces a real need for public discussion of the development of its own nuclear weapons.
Exposed: The U.S. Navy's Most Super Secret Spy Submarine
During her time at sea, we don't know where the Jimmy Carter was or what her crew of nearly 150 were precisely doing. The Seawolf class is one of the most secretive weapons in America's arsenal, and information about the Navy's "Silent Service" is difficult to discover. . . by design.
Obama, ASEAN discuss South China Sea tensions, but no joint mention of China
Out of sight, out of mind?
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he and leaders of Southeast Asian countries discussed the need to ease tensions in the South China Sea, and agreed that any territorial disputes there should be resolved peacefully and through legal means.
Fed Official Says Big Banks Need to Be Broken Up
Neel Kashkari, a Republican who just took office as president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve in January, says America's biggest banks are still "too big to fail" and pose a huge threat to the economy if regulators don't forcibly break them up.
While Dodd-Frank gives small community banks obstacles particularly complying with regulations that may prove insurmountable.
Ed note: One area bank here ceased local operations while another merged with a larger one.
Bin Laden shooter on women in combat: 'Lock and load, ladies'
The former Navy SEAL who shot Osama Bin Laden told a disbelieving Fox Business host on Tuesday that he'd serve in combat alongside a woman who had passed the standards to serve in special operations.
"These Islamic fighters, they don't fear death, but they do fear hell and if they're killed by women, they go to hell as far as they know. So lock and load ladies.
If they don't lower the standards and they can pass them, yeah, I think they should get a shot,"
Marine says he was beaten and robbed by teens
Chris Marquez is an Iraq vet who served eight years of active duty He says he was eating in a Washington, DC McDonald's when he was approached by a group of teens who asked him if 'black lives matter' He says they later ambushed him, hit him in the head with a handgun, knocked him unconscious, and stole his wallet.
A 2004 photograph of Marquez carrying a wounded comrade in Fallujah inspired the No Man Left Behind statues located at two corps bases.
Conservative President May Mean More God-Friendly Military
Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said the issue of religion has been particularly noticeable in the Republican primary and he's concerned a more conservative president may embolden commanders who prefer a more God-friendly military.
Ted Cruz promises military no 'gluten-free' MREs
"The last thing any commander should need to worry about is the grades he is getting from some plush-bottomed Pentagon bureaucrat for political correctness or social experiments."
Ed: And then CNN goes on to blast Cruz and support Rubio.
Donald Trump's 'Hundreds' of 9/11 Lies
If the GOP frontrunner lost hundreds of friends on 9/11, and donated hundreds of millions of dollars to 9/11 victims, there's no public record of it.
