President Obama announced in his speech Tuesday he is delaying the vote for Congress to approve air strikes in Syria. Although he still believes his evidence is compelling that Assad ordered the use of chemical weapons on his people in August, he has acknowledged that a Russian proposal for Syria to relinquish all their chemical weapons may be…
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Obama waits for Congress to approve Syria action
Although the case is being made until Congress returns to session 9 Sep, Obama is seeking their approval before launching a military strike against Syria. Secretary of State John Kerry is presenting what he considers irrefutable evidence the President Assad and the Syrian military was behind the 21 Aug chemical attack that killed 1400+ people,…
Massive Rim Fire near Yosemite Continues
A massive fire continues to burn near Yosemite approached 150,000 acres Sunday. Although few homes are threatened and the most populated camping areas of Yosemite are still safe, the fire is within a mile of the reservoir that supplies water to over 2 million people in the San Francisco Bay area. Check out http://usat.ly/17czRC6
Syrian Civil War Update – More Alleged Chemical Attacks, UN Investigators Vehicle Shot
A vehicle used by U.S. chemical weapons investigators was shot at Monday by snipers, a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says (no injuries reported). The team was team of United Nations experts had been allowed to investigate the most recent (21 Aug 13) site of an alleged Syrian government use of chemical weapons. The…
All embassies shut-down for unidentified threat…have the terrorists won?
US Embassies around the world are closed this Sunday due to an Al Quaeda threat that hasn’t been specifically identified. My question for ya’ll is; at what point have we changed our lives enough out of fear to constitute success for the terrorists?
Bradley Manning Verdict Reached
Bradley Manning, the source of one of WikiLeak’s largest disclosures of U.S. secrets, was found guilty of espionage, theft and fraud but not of aiding the enemy, which could have carried with it a life sentence. Despite that finding, Manning could still face 136 years in prison for the other convictions. Background: Manning (now 25)…
News Update
There’s a few so I’m putting them all in one: – Anthony Weiner, the Congressman who stepped down after being exposed as a ‘sexter’ is now running for Mayor of New York City, even though he acknowledges continuing to send messages after being caught. His wife is standing by him. – The Pope visited Brazil…
Snowden offered Asylum
Edward Snowden, the former contractor who leaked classified information while working for the National Security Agency (NSA), has now been offered asylum by Venezuela now among a small group of other countries. He has been in the Moscow airport since late June. BACKGROUND: Snowden left the US for Hong Kong in May before the leaked information was published in early June. The…
Clashes in Cairo
Egypt continues to face unrest as the military and protestors clash in the capital. Protestors are primarily supporters of Mohammed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Background: Egypt’s military removed their first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi in what some are calling the second coup in 2-years (30-year president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in 2011 after…
SFO 777 Crash
Boeing 777 from Seoul, South Korea crash landed at San Francisco Airport this morning.