FOLLOWING IRAN’S ATTACKS, JOE BIDEN REAFFIRMS U.S. COMMITMENT TO THE SECURITY OF ISRAEL »
US President Biden: "I condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms. I’ve just spoken with Prime Minister Netanyahu to reaffirm America’s ironclad commitment to the security of Israel.
STATESIDE STORIES: DEMS DEBATE WHILE TRUMP DEEMS SYRIA’S FATE »
Twelve Democratic hopefuls faced off in Ohio in mid-October in the largest US presidential primary debate in history. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has withdrawn US military personnel from the war zones of Syria. The New York Times quotes Aleksandr Shumilin, a Middle East specialist at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, as saying, “This is an unexpected gift for Putin.”
THE CAPTURE OF A DANGEROUS TERRORIST »
Spansih National Police arrests foreign terrorist fighter who was hiding in Barcelona after fighting for DAESH in Syria
STATESIDE STORIES: News Summary »
Lots to talk about this holiday season: USA, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Afghanistan, North Korea . . .
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH »
Amazon, Antartica, Canada, Damascus, Syria, Istanbul, Turkey, Los Angeles, California, New York city, Rome, Italy, Sahara Desert, Spain
COUNTER-TERRORISM IS HOLDING UP (SO FAR) IN SPAIN »
"May safety continue to reign in the country. Such a great favor to ask from the Fates considering what’s been happening in France, Belgium, Germany and in other near and not-so-near neighbors lately"
STATESIDE STORIES: To Be a Hero / Could Trump be a Trump Card? »
French President Francoise Hollande to the heroes: “You gave a lesson in courage, in will, and thus in hope”
VIDEOTAPED BURNING OF JORDANIAN PILOT BOOMERANGS ON ISIS »
Jordan has vowed earth-shaking vengeance
STATESIDE STORIES’ NEWSBITS: RACE RIOTS IN THE U.S. and ISIS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA »
US drama in global context
