Russia Continues to Flex its Muscles While Antagonizing the US

In the latest provocation, Russia announced plans to send bombers to patrol the Gulf of Mexico, citing the "current conditions" as reason for their actions.  Russia's Defense Minister recently stated that "we have to maintain (Russia's) military presence in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific, as well as the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico" -- …

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Israeli Volunteer Killed at Gaza Border; Iranian Nuclear Talks Likely to Extend

A 37-year-old Israeli civilian volunteer has become the first Israeli casualty of the 2014 Gaza conflict.  He and another man were delivering food to Israeli soldiers gathered at the Erez border crossing when he was hit by mortar shrapnel.  Medics responded immediately and the man was quickly transferred to a hospital in Ashkelon, where he …

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