Congress Moves Toward Full Trade Embargo On Iran
By Jim Lobe The U.S. Congress moved closer here Wednesday to imposing a full trade embargo against Iran and pledged its support to Israel if it felt compelled to attack Tehran’s nuclear programme in self-defence. The Senate voted 99-0 to adopt a resolution that urged President Barack…
Republicans Aim To Bypass Obama’s Approval For Keystone Oil Pipeline
House Republicans easily pushed through a bill on Wednesday to bypass the president entirely, and speed up approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would run from Canada to Texas and transport tar sands oil. By law, cross-border pipeline requires a presidential permitting requirement. “This…
Sanders, Boxer, Begich, DeFazio File Bills On Fed Conflicts Of Interest
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation that would ban bankers from sitting on the boards of directors for 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks that regulate the financial industry. Co-sponsored by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska), the bill also would end the practice of…
Islamists Suffer Setback In Syria With Killing Of Al-Qaeda-Linked Leader
Despite the cheerleading and support of Western nations, the Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s military suffered a serious setback on…
Gunmen Target Libyan Oil Installation
By Essam Mohamed An armed group on Monday (May 20th) struck the Mellitah oil and gas complex west of Tripoli, wounding…
Iraq: Shootout At Baghdad Brothel Leaves 12 Dead
Unknown gunmen stormed a brothel in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 12 people, security and medical officials told AFP. At least seven…
