by The Long War Journal | Feb 28, 2013 | Monitor
The US State Department announced today that it will provide nonlethal aid to two Syrian rebel groups, the Syrian Opposition Coalition and the Free Syrian Army. Both of these groups support and actively fight alongside the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant,...
by Spencer Ackerman | Feb 28, 2013 | Monitor
FORT MEADE, Md. — Wearing his Army dress uniform, a composed, intense and articulate Pfc. Bradley Manning took “full responsibility” Thursday for providing the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks with a trove of classified and sensitive military,...
by Danielle Parillo | Feb 28, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 28 February 2013 Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Measure to Toughen Iranian Sanctions Rick Gladstone/NY Times As Iranian negotiators spoke in positive tones about their resumed nuclear negotiations with the big powers, Congressional...
by Marc Lynch | Feb 28, 2013 | Monitor
My weekly FP column just went up: "Welcome to the Middle East, Mr. Secretary — here’s what to expect." The column offers John Kerry some friendly advice on what he is likely to hear and what he should say in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and...
by lundry | Feb 28, 2013 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Complexity, Framing, Indonesia, Media, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
By Chris Lundry Indonesian Islamist site syabab.com featured a story on Syria’s embattled leader Bashar al-Assad which states that his looming demise is the culmination of a “Western Plot.” This “news” is fascinating for those who have paid even just a little...
