Matthew Lee, Associated Press
BAGHDAD - Just days (click here) after the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confronted Baghdad for continuing to grant Iran access to its airspace and said Iraq's behavior was raising questions about its reliability as a partner.
Speaking to reporters during a previously unannounced trip to Baghdad, Kerry said that he and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had engaged in "a very spirited discussion" on the Iranian flights, which U.S. officials believe are ferrying weapons and fighters intended for the embattled Syrian government.
Kerry said the plane shipments - along with material being trucked across Iraqi territory from Iran to Syria - were helping President Bashar al-Assad's regime cling to power by increasing their ability to strike at Syrian rebels and opposition figures demanding Assad's ouster....
It takes a former Presidential candidate.
Thank you, Secretary Kerry. Job well done.
I have a request of the Secretary. This isn't really about foreign policy. Next time he has a moment, could he ask his spouse to consider producing Catsup in addition to Ketchup. Heinz is a wonderful company with high quality products, but, they need to offer an alternative to sugar in the condiment.
Thanks. Keep up the good work.
This video shows rescuers removing a child, (click here) said to be alive, from the rubble of a collapsed building in the al-Sukkari neighborhood of Aleppo on Wednesday. Dozens of people standing atop the rubble searching for survivors celebrated the rescue. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, said airstrikes in al-Sukkari and in another part of Aleppo killed 13 civilians, including seven children, on Wednesday. At least four apartment buildings were destroyed by the airstrikes.
Baghdad can claim responsibility for this in an international criminal court.
