U.S. Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria? Possible International Legal Theories
In the wake of Thursday’s statements by Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey and Friday’s comments by Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, it sounds like the U.S. Government is at least considering whether to conduct air strikes against ISIS in Syria. A decision to do so clearly is not a don ...
Suspected al-Qaida gunmen attack police patrol in SE Yemen, 3 killed
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Watch UFC Fight Night 49 online, FOX Sports 1 stream options
The complete UFC Fight Night 49 fight card will air later this evening (Sat., Aug. 23, 2014) on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, with one “Prelim” bout streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Here’s how to catch tonight’s “Henderson vs. Dos Anjos” mixed martial arts (MMA) action LIVE from all available locations. ...
Squaring a New AUMF for ISIL with the President’s NDU Speech…
As Bobby has noted, Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post is reporting that the Administration is now considering more seriously whether to ask Congress for authorization to use military force against the Islamic State. Jack has argued persuasively why it would make sense for the President to seek a ...
Obama’s Newest, Bestest, Buddy: Bashar Assad
Not really, of course. But, as the Obama administration contemplates conducting air strikes on Islamic State positions in Syria, you might recall what several leading Democrats have said about the dictator that has hekped kill 191,000 of his own people. In a recent column, the Wall Street Journal’s ...
Your country TV listings Spurs vs QPR
Tottenham Hotspur vs QPR Spurs vs QPR Sunday 24th August 2014 Kick-off: 13:30 English Premier League (EPL) Stadium: White Hart Lane, London After 10 man Spurs nicked a win over West Ham United on Week 1 of the 2014/15 English Premier League (EPL) season they will be looking to maintain that start in ...
Yemen government offers to resign to end Houthi protests – source
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's government offered on Saturday to resign within a month and to review an unpopular decision to cut fuel subsidies, in an attempt to end protests by the Shi'ite Houthi movement, a government source told Reuters. Tens of thousands of Yemenis massed in the capital Sanaa on Fri ...
Suspected Al-Qaida Bomb Attacks Kill 4 in Yemen
Separate bomb attacks by suspected al-Qaida militants have killed a senior army officer and three soldiers in Yemen's restive south and east. Yemeni officials say Brigadier Ahmed Saleh Omari was killed in Aden when a bomb exploded either in or on his car.
Yemen’s Houthis and their “Peaceful Revolution”
Yemen’s armed forces remain on high alert as hundreds of heavily armed rebel Shia-Zaidi Houthi fighters – supported by thousands of unarmed protesters – remain at the Northern, North-Western, Western and Southern entrances to the capital city, Sana’a.
Suspected Qaeda bombs kill general, 3 Yemen soldiers
Aden (AFP) - Separate bomb attacks by Al-Qaeda suspects on Saturday killed a senior army officer and three soldiers across Yemen's restive south and southeast, military officials said. "A bomb planted by Al-Qaeda on a road linking the towns of Seiyun and ...
