Tag Archives: Ukraine

Bombing Could Last Months, War of Words

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Iraq Crisis: As American jets and drones continued to strike targets in Iraq yesterday, President Obama said the bombing could continue for months. Shortly before he took off for a family vacation in Martha’s Vineyard the president told reporters, “I don’t …

Russia Builds Up, Russia Hacks Passwords

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Ukraine: NATO says Russia has massed 20,000 troops on the Ukraine border in a position to invade. The fear is that as Ukraine slowly defeats pro-Russian separatists, Russia will step in on the pretext of a humanitarian or peacekeeping mission.Russia …

US General Killed, Israel Pulls Back

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Friendly Fire: An American two-star general is reported to have been killed today by a gunman in an Afghan army uniform at a military training academy outside Kabul. Two other soldiers also were reported killed and as many as 15 …

Investigators Arrive, When Pigs Fly

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Ukraine: A team of international investigators finally reached the wreckage of Malaysia Flight 17 today, two weeks after it was brought down by a missile. They are expected to focus first on finding remains of the dead and collecting their …

Satellite Evidence, Ebola Takes Doctors

Monday, July 28, 2014

Intel: The US yesterday released satellite images that it says are proof Russia has fired rockets from its own territory into eastern Ukraine. The images show Russian self-propelled artillery on their side of the border and the position of a …

US Accuses Russia, End of the Drumline

Friday, July 25, 2014

Ukraine: The US says Russia has been firing artillery across the Ukraine border to support pro-Russian rebels and that Russia is moving to ship heavier weapons to the rebels. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, “We have new evidence that …

Evidence of Shootdown, Healthcare Hit

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

MH17: The NY Times published photos of a piece of fuselage that shows perforations from shrapnel, indicating that the jet was hit with the fragmenting warhead of an SA-11 antiaircraft missile. It appears to be the first physical evidence of …

Obama Tough on Putin, Snake in a Lake

Monday, July 21, 2014

MH17: President Obama this morning challenged Russia and its President Vladimir Putin to allow an investigation of the crash site of Malaysian airlines Flight 17, and the proper handling of bodies. In stern terms, Obama repeatedly referred to “Russian backed …

International Outrage, Bigfoot Sighting

Saturday, July 19, 2014

MH17: International monitors say their movements are being limited by separatist rebels at the eastern Ukraine crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight 17. The Ukraine government says Russia is helping to destroy evidence that the jet was shot down with …

Missile Downed Jet, Israel Invades

Friday, July 18, 2014

Ukraine Crash: The US says a satellite tracked a surface to air missile taking down the Malaysian Airlines jetliner in Ukraine yesterday with 298 people on board. Officials said the tracking did not reveal the missile’s point of origin, but …