The Washington Post
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 06:37
A person involved in the planning said that inside the White House, national security staffers were concerned about the growing influx of children but that the influential team of domestic policy advisers was far more focused on the legislative push.
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 06:33
"My husband was arrested in mid-January without investigation, on the order of the president and without evidence. Numerous violations of legal and human rights standards have been documented."
Friday, July 18, 2014 - 08:04
What the president labels the “Yemen model” has not been as successful as the White House claims; indeed, it is in danger of collapse. Attempting to replicate it in much more challenging conditions in Iraq and Syria will almost certainly fail.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 10:38
Yemeni security officials say two days of clashes between Shiite rebels and Islamist tribesmen in the country’s north have killed at least 35 fighters on both sides.
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 08:07
Tens of thousands of panicked residents fled their homes in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday after the Israeli military dropped leaflets from the sky warning those who stayed behind that they were risking their lives because a large, intense operation was imminent.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 10:39
Obama's counterterrorism framework has some obvious conceptual holes: It assumes that countries such as Libya and Yemen can be put back together and turned into functioning allies after near-death experiences. It extends partner status to countries such as Egypt and Turkey, which are perilously close to being autocratic dictatorships despite their long history of friendship with the United States. And it ignores altogether the role, positive or negative, of Iran.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 08:58
If we don’t think seriously about the way our Middle East strategy plays out in the eyes and lives of average Arabs, we will lose them for a generation.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 07:08
Israeli aircraft are targeting houses in the Gaza Strip as never before, firing precision-guided missiles into family living rooms. They have killed at least five known militants with the tactic — but they appear to have killed more civilians, including a growing number of women and children.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:59
Intra-Shiite violence breaks out in Karbala between supporters of Shiite leader Mahmoud al-Sarkhi and security forces.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:27
Arab autocrats go out of their way to defy and humiliate senior U.S. officials while continuing to pocket U.S. aid and arms.