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Ryan NicolMay 31, 2018

Souraya Faas, the sole Republican set to challenge Rep. Carlos Curbelo for the GOP nomination in Florida’s 26th Congressional District, believes the reported chemical attacks by Syrian President Bashar Assad were all staged. That’s according to an interview published by the Miami Herald. “All those attacks are staged by the White Helmets,” Faas was quoted as saying. […]

Peter SchorschApril 26, 2018

Brian Ballard announced Thursday that the lobbying firm is dropping a client accused of having connections to brutal Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ballard Partners added Dubai-based trading company ASM International General Trading LLC to its client roster on March 15 and an analysis of the company published Wednesday by the The Daily Beast indicated it […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 14, 2018

Amid increasing tensions with Russia, Sen. Bill Nelson offered modest assurance that the U.S. has a military edge in air, water and on land — but on the cyber front, Russia has the advantage. “Vladimir Putin can beat us in cyber,” Nelson said frankly of Russia’s President. Citing the Russian breaches into the American elections process, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott has never shied away from taking foreign policy stances as Governor; as a Senate candidate, those positions will warrant even more attention. In that context: a letter sent to Vice President Mike Pence Thursday ahead of the Summit of the Americas, where Pence and Sen. Marco Rubio will represent the United States. Citing Pence’s “profound commitment to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

During a quick press gaggle Wednesday in Jacksonville, Gov. Rick Scott addressed foreign policy; specifically, what appears to be an escalation of the American role in Syria. The Syrian imbroglio is the first foreign policy crisis that has popped up in the two days since Scott officially became a candidate. With President Donald Trump vowing that “nice […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2018

Mixed signals are emerging from the Donald Trump White House regarding continued American military occupation of Syria. Last week, the president said American troops, of which there are 2,000, would leave Syria “very soon,” a position that accords with the Saudis. Defense Secretary James Mattis and other Trump subordinates, meanwhile, signaled an indefinite commitment. Since at least […]

Associated PressJune 26, 2017

The Supreme Court is letting a limited version of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries take effect, a victory for Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency. The justices will hear full arguments in October in the case that has stirred heated emotions across the nation. In […]

Associated PressMay 12, 2017

Florida’s tourism marketing agency was forced to sign a new contract after a newspaper pointed out it hired a firm to advertise to potential Syrian tourists. VISIT FLORIDA officials said Friday a “clerical error” caused them to include Syria on a list of countries the agency planned to advertise in. VISIT FLORIDA CEO Ken Lawson signed […]

Jim RosicaMay 12, 2017

VISIT FLORIDA is saying ‘oops’ over what it calls a “clerical error” showing it made advertising buys in several Middle Eastern countries, including Syria, listed by the feds as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” The state’s embattled tourism marketing arm “was recently alerted to a clerical error in a short-term contract with the international advertising agency […]

Associated PressApril 28, 2017

They are young and old: a high school student who can’t yet vote, a Vietnam vet who did so proudly. They hail from all corners of the United States and very different walks of life: a “downhome boy” from Kentucky, a third-generation Mexican-American from Texas, a stay-at-home mom in Pennsylvania, an Iranian immigrant in Los […]

Tag: Syria

Republican challenger to Carlos Curbelo: Syrian chemical attacks were staged

Ballard Partners dumps client with suspected ties to Assad regime

Bill Nelson: If Russia has an edge, it’s cyber

Rick Scott calls for international monitoring of Cuban elections

Rick Scott sees intervention in Syria as a ‘fight for freedom’

Bill Nelson wants American forces to remain in Syria

Donald Trump travel ban partly reinstated; fall court arguments set

Leave Syria, visit Florida? Tourism agency makes error

VISIT FLORIDA cops to ‘clerical error’ on Syria advertising

Americans offer hope, prayer in assessing Donald Trump’s 100 days