Syria Goes Offline

Not for the first time this year Syria has been cut off from the internet in a move that the Syrian government is blaming on terrorists. According to many, the action was a result of the government’s attempt to cut off the rebel groups from communication. The events in Syria over the past two...
Syria Goes Offline

Complete U.S. Troop Withdrawal In Afghanistan Could Be In The Cards For 2014

President Obama is weighing the options for the Afghanistan U.S. Troop removal strategy. There are currently 102,000 NATO troops based in Afghanistan, a contract that is due to end in 2014. 68,000 troops from the United States have been awaiting word of the plan behind the final withdrawal. Now,...
Complete U.S. Troop Withdrawal In Afghanistan Could Be In The Cards For 2014

Confirmed: 60,000 Deaths In Syrian Civil War

Its easy to lose sight of the rest of the world when your native country is dysfunctional, but  it continues to turn, and tragedy continues to happen. The latest is the confirmed death of 60,000 people in the Syrian Civil War. It’s a hard number to imagine when war does...
Confirmed: 60,000 Deaths In Syrian Civil War

U.S. Troops To Turkey Amid Concerns Over Syria's Missiles

By: Courtney Kidd,LMSW                                                                                                        SJS Staff Writer The U.S. is sending 400 troops to Turkey, as part...
U.S. Troops To Turkey Amid Concerns Over Syria"s Missiles

Bus Bombing Brings Israel & Palestinians To Brink

By Courtney Kidd, LMSW SJS Staff Writer A bus bombing has brought the 8 day escalating conflict in the Middle East between Palestine and Israel to a tipping point.  Quelling what was hopeful truce talks and tentative peaceful relations from 2009, this bomb may prolong the deadly battles before...
Bus Bombing Brings Israel & Palestinians To Brink

Israel Threatens To Widen Offensive Into Syria

Violence on the Israeli-Syrian border is escalating. Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel; Israel is bombing Hamas. I could have written that 5,10,15,or 20 years ago it would hold true in some way or another. War always makes me sad. It is the most unreasonable of human responses to...
Israel Threatens To Widen Offensive Into Syria

Prime Minister Will Not Allow Anyone To Fire on Israeli Citizens

It’s a story as old as The Bible. Tensions are mounting again in the Middle East. Syrian violence is spilling into the Syrian-Israeli border. The Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a clear statement on the new border aggression. “Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin...
Prime Minister Will Not Allow Anyone To Fire on Israeli Citizens