TheRepublic.com - Josh Earnest News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/person/50e3e950fd494a10b405f5f1aa6a0093 Josh Earnest News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 A look at reasons for Israeli airstrikes in Syriahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2600dd6664e441b096cc45f5e226f3cf/ML-Israel-Syria-QAhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2600dd6664e441b096cc45f5e226f3cf/ML-Israel-Syria-QA

BEIRUT - A look at the reasons for and possible implications of the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria's civil war.]]>Sun, 05 May 2013 15:22:41 -0400Hurdles to talks high after North Korea threatshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3969d507104648f4899da7600929a26c/AS--NKorea-Time-to-Talkhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3969d507104648f4899da7600929a26c/AS--NKorea-Time-to-Talk

PYONGYANG, North Korea - After weeks of fiery rhetoric, military posturing and threats that it's willing to strike back hard if provoked, North Korea appears to be taking a bit of a breather. The U.S.-South Korea war games it despises are winding down, and feelers are out in diplomatic circles that it might be best to open up some avenue for dialogue. If that sounds familiar, it should - it's a pattern that has been repeated for decades.]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:48:21 -0400