Syrian security forces have cracked down on anti-government protests across the country, killing 100 people in the city of Hama alone, reports say.
Witnesses said tanks moved into Hama at dawn, shelling civilians. Other towns also erupted in violence in one of the bloodiest days since protests began.The government said troops had been sent in to Hama to remove barricades erected by the protesters.
US officials accused the government of waging "full-on warfare" on its people.The...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
An Earthshaking New Alliance
By Richard Palmer
Russia’s navy is about to get more dangerous. On June 17 Russia agreed to buy two of the most advanced amphibious assault ships in the world. With one of these, the Black Sea fleet would have been able to complete its part in the 2008 invasion of Georgia in “40 minutes, not 26 hours,” said Russian naval commander Vladimir Vysotsky.
Each ship can carry 16 helicopters,...
Report: ‘U.S. paying salaries for jailed Palestinian terrorists’
Original article on www.thetrumpet.com
More than $5 million each month is spent by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pay salaries of terrorists in Israeli prisons, according to a Palestinian Media Watch report presented to U.S. congressmen on Tuesday.
According to the media watchdog’s report, the money transfers
contravene U.S. law, which prohibits the funding of anyone who “engages in, or has engaged in terrorist activity.” “The U.S. funds the PA’s general budget,”...
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