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Facing total economic meltdown at home US/UK, spear-heading NATO, have chosen the path of confrontation with the rest of the world, a path which will lead us to the brink of war with Russia and China

The transformation of the U.S.-Canada border

Posted by seumasach on April 7, 2012

The world after – Integration of regional blocs: the Transformation of the U.S.-Canada Border

Dana Gabriel

NewropMag

6th April, 2012

Through a series of bilateral meetings, U.S. and Canadian officials are busy working out the details of the perimeter security action plan. This includes a recent joint crime forum that dealt with border and law enforcement issues. These various discussions are part of the implementation process which when finished would bring about the complete transformation of the northern border and another step closer in the creation of a fully integrated North American security perimeter.

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BRICS et équilibres internationaux: la crise syrienne et ses dangers

Posted by seumasach on April 7, 2012

NewropMag

5th April, 2012

Sami Kleib est un journaliste franco-libanais bien connu specialiste du Moyen-Orient. Il raconte les derniers rebondissements de l’affaire et finit par une présentation de la situation globale mondiale en expliquant comment la situation des pays du Golfe risque d’exploser, sutout celle de l’Arabie saoudite et du Qatar qui se trouvent aujourd’hui en situation d’agresseurs cherchant a sauver les meubles, après la défaite cuisante de leurs protegés vaincus, syriens et islamistes extrémistes de toutes nationalités. Quant a l’Europe… Pauvre Europe! Elle n’a plus qu’à attrendre le résultat des pourparlers entre Américains et Russes. Quant aux Libanais, il est temps qu’ils sachent où est l’interêt de leur pays, en se demandant s’ils veulent être enfermés chez eux par une coalition complétée par une Syrie gouvernée par des integristes virulents. Un article introduit par Mouna Alno.

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The Syrian debacle: the second “friends” of Syria conference in Istanbul

Posted by seumasach on April 7, 2012

Thierry Meyssan

Voltairenet

5th April, 2012

With 83 states and intergovernmental organizations represented, the second “Friends” of Syria conference was a media success. Yet, all the glimmer and gloss cannot hide NATO’s and the GCC’s defeat in Syria, which after a year of low intensity war have failed to bring about regime change and are now compelled to retreat in the face of the Russian-Sino-Iranian front. Thierry Meyssan sheds light on this bizarre diplomatic conference where words were not used to declare but to obscure.

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US’ ABM noose around China, Russia

Posted by seumasach on April 2, 2012

M.K.Bhadrakumar

1st April, 2012

South Asia remains the only ‘unguarded’ segment of the arc of containment being set up around Russia and China through the United States’ missile defence [ABM] system. The US has seized Iran’s and North Korea’s missile capability as the pretext to bring the Persian Gulf and the Asia-Pacific within the ambit of the ABM.

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Straining NATO on short Syrian leash

Posted by seumasach on April 2, 2012

Vijay Prashad

Asia Times

3rd April, 2012

 

On February 18, I asked the Indian ambassador to the United Nations, Hardeep Singh Puri, why there was no appetite for a strong UN resolution on Syria.

After all, the violence in Syria seemed to have already exceeded that in Libya. If the UN could pass Resolution 1973 (on Libya), why was it reticent to pass a similar resolution on Syria? Puri pointed his finger directly at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) states.

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Maliki uses Syria to slam Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Posted by seumasach on April 2, 2012

Middle East Online

2nd April, 2012

Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday slammed Sunni-ruled Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s stance on arming Syrian rebels, as Doha hosted Baghdad’s fugitive vice president who is accused of running a death squad.

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‘Friends’ meet contradicts goals of peace: Russia

Posted by seumasach on April 2, 2012

Hurriyet Daily News

2nd April, 2012

Russia today said the “Friends of the Syrian People” meeting held this weekend in Istanbul contradicted the objective of reaching a peaceful settlement that could end more than a year of bloodshed.

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Turkish demo condemns ‘Friends of Syria’ meeting in Istanbul

Posted by seumasach on April 1, 2012

PressTV

1st April, 2012

Turkish activists have held a demonstration in front of the US Embassy in the capital, Ankara, to condemn the meeting of the “Friends of Syria” group held in Istanbul,Press TV reports.

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Hundreds arrested for swarming NATO HQ in Belgium

Posted by seumasach on April 1, 2012

PressTV

1st April, 2012

Police in Belgium have arrested some 483 peace activists from hundreds of protesters, who tried to break into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kofi Annan: black skin, white masks

Posted by seumasach on April 1, 2012

Thierry Meyssan

Voltairenet

30th March, 2012

Although Kofi Annan’s track record at the UN is an indisputable success in terms of management and efficiency, he has been sharply criticized for his political shortcomings. As Secretary General, he aspired to bring the Organization into line with the unipolar world and the globalization of U.S. hegemony. He called into question the ideological foundations of the UN and undermined its ability to prevent conflicts. Notwithstanding, he is today in charge of resolving the Syrian crisis.

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UK to sabotage Annan’s peace plan for Syria?

Posted by seumasach on March 29, 2012

PressTV

29th March, 2012

British Foreign Secretary William Hague is to announce Britain’s plans for training armed rebels inside Syria while Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has accepted UN envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan.

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