Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad Russia’s Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama’s efforts to win backing for the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at a G8 summit on Tuesday, warning the West that arms supplied to rebels could be used for attacks on European soil.
Syria Is Becoming Obama's Iraq In perfect Bush-like fashion, President Obama has invented a bogus pretense for military intervention in yet another Middle East country.
Netanyahu: Israel won't accept less than total halt of Iran's nuclear enrichment Israeli PM warns against new Iranian President Hasan Rowhani, saying his strategy is to calm the international community while quietly advancing the nuclear program.
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