France’s foreign minister has said a “reaction with force” could be needed if Syria is proved to have used chemical weapons against civilians. Laurent Fabius’s comments come a day after Syrian activists said hundreds of people died in such attacks in the Ghouta area of the capital, Damascus.
Read MoreMadness in the Mideast: As the bodies pile up, crossing Obama’s red line was easy for Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has just thrown down the gauntlet and put the United States to the test with his latest suspected chemical attack on the eastern outskirts of Damascus.
Read MoreA jury is set to begin deliberating the fate of the soldier accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan is sending only a single piece of evidence to the jury room when deliberations likely start Thursday: an evaluation from his boss that called…
Read MoreA suspension of U.S. military assistance isn’t likely to alter the Egyptian generals’ behavior, but it might prevent terrorist blowback.
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