Belgium, one of the very few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask to be put to death — extending the right to children for the first time.
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The two Iranian warships headed toward U.S. waters — one of which barely survived a 1988 run-in with an American fighter jet — are a pair of “rust buckets” Tehran is using to prove to its people it can project power around the globe, naval experts said.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-12 02:05:282016-04-11 11:12:22Sinking Feeling: Iranian Navy Sends Message with US-Bound ‘Rust Buckets’
Watchdog group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) on Tuesday called on the Obama Administration to reconsider its decision to lift sanctions on Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-12 02:01:262016-04-11 11:12:23Obama Admin Pressed for Lifting Sanctions on Iranian Broadcaster Involved in Human Rights Abuses
Iran’s military has successfully test-fired two new domestically made missiles, the defense minister said on Monday according to state television, ahead of talks with world powers to try to reach an agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program.
The people of war-torn Sudan learned long ago to take cover when planes roared overhead, but the latest tactic being used on them — parachute bombs — is raining silent death down on innocent villagers, say alarmed activists.
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Russian investigators say a gunman opened fire in a cathedral on Sakhalin Island off the Pacific coast, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others.
Iranian warships dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean will travel close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time, a senior Iranian naval commander said Saturday.
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China has accused the United States of undermining peace and development in the Asia-Pacific after a senior U.S. official said concern was mounting over China’s claims in the South China Sea.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-09 02:05:522016-04-11 11:12:33China Decries U.S. Comments on South China Sea as ‘Not Constructive’
A 90-minute drive northwest of Islamabad is an Islamic seminary that is considered the ivory tower of terrorism, a jihadist factory that has produced prominent Taliban fighters and its leadership for decades.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-08 00:52:562016-04-11 11:12:38At Pakistan’s ‘Taliban U,’ Jihadists Major in Anti-Americanism
Children in Syria have been tortured, sexually abused and subjected to “indiscriminate” attacks by President Bashar Assad’s forces, and recruited for combat and terror operations by the rebels fighting to topple him during the country’s nearly 3-year-old conflict, a new United Nations report said.
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The main settlers’ lobby has released a video ridiculing John Kerry’s Middle East peace efforts, undermining a plea from the White House for Israeli politicians to desist from personal attacks on the US secretary of state.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-05 02:40:192016-04-11 11:12:48Israeli Settlers Mock Kerry’s Peacemaking with Spoof Video
Persecution of Christians continues to worsen, fueled in part by the “Arab Spring,” which not only unleashed a wave of Islamist radicalism across the Arab world but also left Christians holding the blame for many of the uprisings that removed Arab leaders from power.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-04 01:46:022016-04-11 11:12:50Number of Christians Killed Through Persecution Increased by 75 Percent in 2013
Al Qaeda fighters in Syria may have sunk to a new low with a video that appears to show a four-year-old boy squeezing off rounds from an AK-47 as jihadists exhort him on with cries of “Alahu Akhbar.”
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Retired Army Sergeant Major Louis DiNatale was on his way to Vermont for vacation in his wife’s car when he took a wrong turn, ended up on a bridge to Canada, and was charged for possession of a firearm after Canadian customs agents found a small-caliber pistol in his wife’s console.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-04 01:15:452016-04-11 11:12:51Forgetting Gun Was in Glove Box Could Land Veteran in Canadian Prison for 3 Years
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning that Israel faced a growing boycott threat if peace talks with the Palestinians fail, saying the campaign would not achieve its goal.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-03 00:55:062016-04-11 11:12:53US Secretary of State Threatens Israeli Boycott, Warns of ‘Deligitimization’ of Israel
Syrian military helicopters dropped barrels packed with explosives in the government’s latest air raids on rebel-held areas of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing at least 23 people including a family trapped in a burning car, activists said.
No longer facing the imminent threat of a U.S. military strike, the Assad regime is dragging its feet on relinquishing its chemical weapons — leaving U.S. officials scrambling to pressure the Syrian government to honor the terms of last year’s deal.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-01 01:43:212016-04-11 11:13:00‘Dragging Their Feet’: US Struggling to Make Assad Turn Over Chemical Weapons On Time
Italy’s conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate when the two were exchange students together could spur a drawn-out fight over extradition in the United States, where supporters contend she is the victim of a faulty foreign justice system.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-02-01 01:27:492016-04-11 11:13:01Amanda Knox Conviction in Italy Could Spur Lengthy Extradition Fight
President Hamid Karzai has frequently lashed out at the U.S. military for causing civilian casualties in its raids. But behind the scenes, he has been building a far broader case against the Americans, suggesting that they may have aided or conducted shadowy insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government, according to senior Afghan officials.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-28 02:25:022014-01-28 02:25:02Afghan President Accuses US of Sponsoring Terrorist Attacks to Destabilize Him
Afghani officials freed 37 insurgents and Taliban fighters with “blood on their hands” in what the Pentagon called a “major step backward” for the rule of law in the war torn nation.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-28 02:04:172014-01-28 02:04:17Pentagon Fumes as Afghanistan Frees Taliban Fighters with ‘Blood On Their Hands’
A founder of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards now admits that the Islamic Republic was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. This is the first time any regime official has made such an admission, even as another report claims that one of Iran’s most radical clerics was the spiritual overseer of the nuclear weapons program.
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President Hamid Karzai appeared to stiffen his resolve on Saturday not to sign a security pact with Washington, saying the United States should leave Afghanistan unless it could restart peace talks with the Taliban.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-26 01:05:102014-01-26 01:05:10Afghan President Says U.S. Should Start Talks With Taliban or Leave
American intelligence and security agencies are not currently capable of detecting when foreign nations are building nuclear weapons or ramping up their existing programs, according to a newly released Pentagon report that faults a range of U.S. agencies.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-01-26 01:02:182014-01-26 01:02:18Pentagon: U.S. Not Capable of Detecting Foreign Nuke Threats
Belgium Set to Extend Right-To-Die Law to Children
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Associated PressBelgium, one of the very few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask to be put to death — extending the right to children for the first time.
Sinking Feeling: Iranian Navy Sends Message with US-Bound ‘Rust Buckets’
/6 Comments/in Featured, International /by Joshua Rhett MillerThe two Iranian warships headed toward U.S. waters — one of which barely survived a 1988 run-in with an American fighter jet — are a pair of “rust buckets” Tehran is using to prove to its people it can project power around the globe, naval experts said.
Obama Admin Pressed for Lifting Sanctions on Iranian Broadcaster Involved in Human Rights Abuses
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Joshua LevittWatchdog group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) on Tuesday called on the Obama Administration to reconsider its decision to lift sanctions on Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Missile
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Parisa HafeziIran’s military has successfully test-fired two new domestically made missiles, the defense minister said on Monday according to state television, ahead of talks with world powers to try to reach an agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program.
Silent Death from Above: Sudan Steps Up Use of Parachute Bombs on People
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Perry ChiaramonteThe people of war-torn Sudan learned long ago to take cover when planes roared overhead, but the latest tactic being used on them — parachute bombs — is raining silent death down on innocent villagers, say alarmed activists.
Cold War Echoes: Sochi Not Thawing US-Russian Relations
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Julian PecquetCold War – The Olympic Games, created to bring countries together around sports, appear to be having the opposite effect on U.S.-Russia relations.
Gunman Kills Nun, Parishioner, Wounds 6 in Russian Cathedral
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Associated PressRussian investigators say a gunman opened fire in a cathedral on Sakhalin Island off the Pacific coast, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others.
Iran Says Warships Headed Close to US Borders for First Time
/8 Comments/in Featured, International /by News EditorIranian warships dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean will travel close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time, a senior Iranian naval commander said Saturday.
China Decries U.S. Comments on South China Sea as ‘Not Constructive’
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by ReutersChina has accused the United States of undermining peace and development in the Asia-Pacific after a senior U.S. official said concern was mounting over China’s claims in the South China Sea.
At Pakistan’s ‘Taliban U,’ Jihadists Major in Anti-Americanism
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Sib KaifeeA 90-minute drive northwest of Islamabad is an Islamic seminary that is considered the ivory tower of terrorism, a jihadist factory that has produced prominent Taliban fighters and its leadership for decades.
UN: ‘Unspeakable Suffering’ for Syria’s Children
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Barbara SurkChildren in Syria have been tortured, sexually abused and subjected to “indiscriminate” attacks by President Bashar Assad’s forces, and recruited for combat and terror operations by the rebels fighting to topple him during the country’s nearly 3-year-old conflict, a new United Nations report said.
Israeli Settlers Mock Kerry’s Peacemaking with Spoof Video
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Robert TaitThe main settlers’ lobby has released a video ridiculing John Kerry’s Middle East peace efforts, undermining a plea from the White House for Israeli politicians to desist from personal attacks on the US secretary of state.
Number of Christians Killed Through Persecution Increased by 75 Percent in 2013
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Ashe SchowPersecution of Christians continues to worsen, fueled in part by the “Arab Spring,” which not only unleashed a wave of Islamist radicalism across the Arab world but also left Christians holding the blame for many of the uprisings that removed Arab leaders from power.
Child Soldier: Shocking Video Surfaces of Purported 4-Year-Old Jihadist in Syria
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by FOX NewsAl Qaeda fighters in Syria may have sunk to a new low with a video that appears to show a four-year-old boy squeezing off rounds from an AK-47 as jihadists exhort him on with cries of “Alahu Akhbar.”
Forgetting Gun Was in Glove Box Could Land Veteran in Canadian Prison for 3 Years
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Awr HawkinsRetired Army Sergeant Major Louis DiNatale was on his way to Vermont for vacation in his wife’s car when he took a wrong turn, ended up on a bridge to Canada, and was charged for possession of a firearm after Canadian customs agents found a small-caliber pistol in his wife’s console.
US Secretary of State Threatens Israeli Boycott, Warns of ‘Deligitimization’ of Israel
/13 Comments/in Featured, International /by APIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning that Israel faced a growing boycott threat if peace talks with the Palestinians fail, saying the campaign would not achieve its goal.
Activists: Syrian Forces Launch New Aleppo Strikes
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Diaa HadidSyrian military helicopters dropped barrels packed with explosives in the government’s latest air raids on rebel-held areas of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing at least 23 people including a family trapped in a burning car, activists said.
‘Dragging Their Feet’: US Struggling to Make Assad Turn Over Chemical Weapons On Time
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsNo longer facing the imminent threat of a U.S. military strike, the Assad regime is dragging its feet on relinquishing its chemical weapons — leaving U.S. officials scrambling to pressure the Syrian government to honor the terms of last year’s deal.
Amanda Knox Conviction in Italy Could Spur Lengthy Extradition Fight
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Jonathan KaminskyItaly’s conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate when the two were exchange students together could spur a drawn-out fight over extradition in the United States, where supporters contend she is the victim of a faulty foreign justice system.
Afghan President Accuses US of Sponsoring Terrorist Attacks to Destabilize Him
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Kevin SieffPresident Hamid Karzai has frequently lashed out at the U.S. military for causing civilian casualties in its raids. But behind the scenes, he has been building a far broader case against the Americans, suggesting that they may have aided or conducted shadowy insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government, according to senior Afghan officials.
Pentagon Fumes as Afghanistan Frees Taliban Fighters with ‘Blood On Their Hands’
/1 Comment/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsAfghani officials freed 37 insurgents and Taliban fighters with “blood on their hands” in what the Pentagon called a “major step backward” for the rule of law in the war torn nation.
Iranian Official Confirms Country Sought to Build Nuclear Weapons
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Reza KahliliA founder of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards now admits that the Islamic Republic was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. This is the first time any regime official has made such an admission, even as another report claims that one of Iran’s most radical clerics was the spiritual overseer of the nuclear weapons program.
US Forces Launch Missile Strike Against Shebab Leader in Somalia
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by AFPThe US military launched a missile strike in Somalia on Sunday targeting a suspected Shebab militant leader, defense officials said.
Afghan President Says U.S. Should Start Talks With Taliban or Leave
/5 Comments/in Featured, International /by Mirwais HarooniPresident Hamid Karzai appeared to stiffen his resolve on Saturday not to sign a security pact with Washington, saying the United States should leave Afghanistan unless it could restart peace talks with the Taliban.
Pentagon: U.S. Not Capable of Detecting Foreign Nuke Threats
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Adam KredoAmerican intelligence and security agencies are not currently capable of detecting when foreign nations are building nuclear weapons or ramping up their existing programs, according to a newly released Pentagon report that faults a range of U.S. agencies.