Section: US & Canada
Diplomatic Memo: Iraq Strikes Seen as Giving Putin Pretext in Ukraine
If Russia sends forces into Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin can point to the American intervention in Iraq as justification for protecting a population under siege. …read more Source: The New York...
Weekend Roundup: America’s Top Strategic Priority Should Be ‘Reopening’ to China
Writing from Vladivostok, Artyom Lukin sketches a scenario for The WorldPost of where we might end up 20 years from now — World War III-lite — if we continue on the present track. As often in history, seemingly unrelated events on opposite sides of the globe can converge to determine the long course of destiny. As Lukin outlines, such...
Kyiv Battles Separatists Along Border; Proposes New Sanctions
Ukrainian government forces battled Russian-backed separatists in eastern regions Friday, a top official said, as Kyiv proposed sanctions against dozens of Russian companies and individuals. The fighting came as Ukraine’s armed forces tightened cordons in and around the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, the last remaining strongholds for...
US warns Russia that any intervention in Ukraine would be viewed as ‘an invasion of Ukraine’
The United States is warning Russia that any further intervention in Ukraine would be viewed as “an invasion of Ukraine.” U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power delivered the warning Friday at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
American Carriers Are Now Banned From Flying Over Iraq
The Federal Aviation Administration has banned U.S. carriers from flying over Iraq, the agency announced Friday. The ban was handed down just hours after the U.S. launched airstrikes in the country for the first time since U.S. troops pulled out of Iraq in December 2011. The American strikes were targeting forces from militant group the Islamic...
Dutch experts identify 23 Ukraine plane victims
Twenty-three victims aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 have been identified so far, the Dutch-led forensic team working on their remains said Friday. …read more Source: Miami...
Russian invasion of Ukraine more likely: Bremmer
Amid reports that Russia may be open to de-escalating the crisis in Ukraine, Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer told CNBC he’s not buying it. …read more Source:...
The War Photo No One Would Publish
The Iraqi soldier died attempting to pull himself up over the dashboard of his truck. The flames engulfed his vehicle and incinerated his body, turning him to dusty ash and blackened bone. In a photograph taken soon afterward, the soldier’s hand reaches out of the shattered windshield, which frames his face and chest. The colors and...
Putin Holds Peace Talks With Eurasian Leaders, As New Conflict Looms
Vladimir Putin will mediate talks between leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the reigniting hostilities on the disputed border between the two countries in Sochi today. Four Armenian and 13 Azeri servicemen have been killed since July 28th in the Armenian-populated region of Nagorno Karabakh. The unrecognised Ministry of Defence of Nagorno...
Nato ‘Concerned’ Over Russia Build-Up
Nato is “very concerned” about the “massive” military build-up of Russian troops along its border with Ukraine, the organisation’s Secretary-General says. …read more Source: The Boston...
