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• Assad will use chemical weapons: top defector
• Fisher House Foundation, Sen. Cardin and Cong. Ruppersberger Launch "Hotels For Heroes" to Provide Free Hotel Stays for Families of Wounded Warriors
• Syrian forces surround rebels fighting in capital
• NAMI Condemns Virginia Lt. Governor's Campaign Statement that Obama Voters Should "Check Themselves into a Mental Hospital"
• Britain's Iraq war inquiry delays report until late 2013
• Two Iraqi journalists 'killed in Damascus'
• Iran drought part of 'soft war' by West: VP
• Your Favorite Vice: Hotline's Veepstakes Power Rankings
• No charges in NY ATF agent's friendly-fire death
• Judge nixes suit in soldier's Iraq electrocution
• Syria refusing visas for Western aid workers: U.N.
• Push in Congress to ban biofuels in military has big long-term costs
• Afghan Sports & Culture in Washington DC - Afghan Cup 2012
• Iranian insider: Israel will be destroyed if the West attacks Syria
• Morocco expels Syrian envoy, Damascus retaliates
• Iraq in deals to boost energy exploration
• Homes for Our Troops to Host Three-Day Build Brigade to Start New Home in Evansville for Severely Injured Veteran
• Iranians face July 23 Kenya trial over explosives
• Iraq inks exploration deal with Kuwait-led group
• Obama’s Successful Mideast Policy
• Afghanistan may attract more energy firms as Exxon shows interest

Assad will use chemical weapons: top defector Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:40 PM PDT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will use chemical weapons against opposition forces and may have already deployed them, Nawaf Fares, the first Syrian ambassador to defect, told the BBC on Monday.

Fisher House Foundation, Sen. Cardin and Cong. Ruppersberger Launch "Hotels For Heroes" to Provide Free Hotel Stays for Families of Wounded Warriors Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:38 PM PDT American public can donate hotel reward points to support military families.Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 16, 2012 David Coker, President of Fisher House Foundation, which provides free, temporary housing to the families of service members receiving medical care at military hospitals around the world, joined Maryland Senator Ben Cardin and Maryland Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger here today for the official launch of the new nation-wide "Hotels for Heroes" program, which allows the American public to donate their unused hotel reward points to allow the families of wounded warriors ...

Syrian forces surround rebels fighting in capital Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces encircled rebel fighters in Damascus on Monday, waging a second day of fighting that residents described as the worst to hit the capital since the 17-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began. Armored vehicles rolled into the southern district of Midan and were reinforced by security forces surrounding the area in the late afternoon. Residents said they saw snipers deployed on rooftops. "There are troops everywhere, I can hear ambulances," said a resident near Midan. "It feels like a war in Damascus. ...

NAMI Condemns Virginia Lt. Governor's Campaign Statement that Obama Voters Should "Check Themselves into a Mental Hospital" Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON and RICHMOND, Va., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Mira Signer, executive director of NAMI Virginia released the following joint statement today:

Britain's Iraq war inquiry delays report until late 2013 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will not report its findings until the second half of 2013, nearly two years late, the head of the investigation John Chilcot announced on Monday.

Two Iraqi journalists 'killed in Damascus' Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT The bodies of two Iraqi journalists, who were stabbed and shot dead in Damascus, were handed over at a border post with Syria on Monday, officials said.

Iran drought part of 'soft war' by West: VP Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT The drought in southern Iran is part of a "soft war" launched against the Islamic republic by the West, the Fars news agency quoted an Iranian vice president as saying on Monday.

Your Favorite Vice: Hotline's Veepstakes Power Rankings Posted: 16 Jul 2012 11:44 AM PDT Mitt Romney decamped to New Hampshire this weekend at the perfect time to mull his vice presidential selection. All signs point to Romney naming his pick sooner rather than later. This may be the last Vice Presidential Power Rankings we do this year -- so we'll make it count.

No charges in NY ATF agent's friendly-fire death Posted: 16 Jul 2012 11:20 AM PDT No criminal charges will be filed in a friendly-fire shootout that left an ATF agent dead after he tried to intervene in a New Year's Eve pharmacy shooting, a prosecutor announced Monday.

Judge nixes suit in soldier's Iraq electrocution Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the mother of a Pittsburgh-area soldier who was electrocuted in his barracks shower at an Army base in Iraq.

Syria refusing visas for Western aid workers: U.N. Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:22 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is refusing visas to Western aid workers, hampering United Nations efforts to expand further its humanitarian operation to meet growing needs in the conflict-torn country, a senior U.N. aid official said on Monday. Some 1.5 million people require assistance in Syria amid escalating violence and "political failure" to resolve the crisis, John Ging told reporters in Geneva. Insecurity remains a tremendous challenge as fighting prevents aid agencies from reaching increasingly hungry and desperate civilians in flashpoint areas including Homs, he said. ...

Push in Congress to ban biofuels in military has big long-term costs Posted: 16 Jul 2012 08:38 AM PDT For 35 years, I had the honor of serving in the US Air Force. Whether I was flying F-15s over Iraq or commanding the 12th Air Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, one concern was always constant: fuel.

Afghan Sports & Culture in Washington DC - Afghan Cup 2012 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 08:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Afghan Sports Federation (ASF) held its 15th annual sporting & cultural event "Afghan Cup 2012" in the Washington DC metro area from July 5th to July 8th.

Iranian insider: Israel will be destroyed if the West attacks Syria Posted: 16 Jul 2012 07:46 AM PDT A former Iranian intelligence officer in the Revolutionary Guard Corps is warning the West that any attack on Syria will spark a coordinated counterattack on Israel that will obliterate the Jewish state.

Morocco expels Syrian envoy, Damascus retaliates Posted: 16 Jul 2012 06:38 AM PDT RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco ordered the Syrian ambassador on Monday to leave the North African kingdom and called for a transition to democracy in Syria, and Damascus retaliated by declaring the Moroccan ambassador there persona non grata. Rabat's move followed the defection last week of Syria's ambassador to Iraq and the flight the week before of a prominent general once close to Assad - developments that Western officials said showed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was losing his grip on power as the rebellion against him drags on. ...

Iraq in deals to boost energy exploration Posted: 16 Jul 2012 06:14 AM PDT Iraq signed an initial deal with a Kuwait-led consortium Monday and a contract was awarded to a Russia-led group to drill for energy, part of Baghdad's efforts to strengthen its role as a major producer.

Homes for Our Troops to Host Three-Day Build Brigade to Start New Home in Evansville for Severely Injured Veteran Posted: 16 Jul 2012 06:02 AM PDT NFL Tight End Jacob Tamme, longtime HFOT supporter, to participate on Friday, July 20

Iranians face July 23 Kenya trial over explosives Posted: 16 Jul 2012 05:54 AM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Monday set a trial date of July 23 for two Iranians arrested after police seized chemicals they believed the pair would use to make explosives in Mombasa, which has suffered a series of attacks by suspected Islamist militants. The capital Nairobi and other parts of the country have also been hit by grenade attacks since Kenya sent troops into Somalia last year to crush al Shabaab insurgents it blames for a surge in violence and kidnappings threatening tourism in east Africa's largest economy. ...

Iraq inks exploration deal with Kuwait-led group Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:10 AM PDT A Kuwait-led consortium has inked a preliminary deal with Iraq to search for oil in the country's oil-rich south as the nation seeks to develop its vast natural resources after decades of war, U.N. sanctions and neglect.

Obama’s Successful Mideast Policy Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:45 AM PDT The president has succeeded in the region through actions like killing bin Laden, imposing sanctions on Iran, and withdrawing from Iraq, says Peter Beinart.

Afghanistan may attract more energy firms as Exxon shows interest Posted: 15 Jul 2012 11:12 PM PDT KABUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - More top-tier energy companies are likely to join the race to explore for oil and gas in Afghanistan after the world's biggest publicly traded firm, Exxon Mobil , changed perceptions of what the country may hold by showing interest in drilling. Energy majors are exploring new frontiers in pursuit of fresh reserves as they exhaust existing fields and Afghanistan, after decades of conflict, remains little explored. While the U.S. ...

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