4th November, 2015
US and Russian fighter jets conducted a joint training exercise above Syria on Tuesday, according to an American defense official.
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US, Russia hold joint military training exercise in Syria
Posted by seumasach on November 4, 2015
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Egyptian President Sisi tells UK: finish job in Libya
Posted by seumasach on November 4, 2015
As I have been saying: the Libya debacle will return to haunt Cameron
Egyptian President Sisi tells UK: finish job in Libya to stop another Syria
4th November, 2015
David Cameron should complete the “mission” he started in Libya to prevent the country becoming another Islamist-dominated state like Syria, Egypt’s President will demand when he visits Downing Street on Wednesday.
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Syrian war ends West’s dominance of Middle East
Posted by seumasach on October 27, 2015
Russia is falling over backwards to provide cover for Western retreat in Syria. They are even prepared to include any people calling themselves the “Free Syrian Army” the Americans can come up with to join talks. Why not?
M.K.Bhadrakumar
26th October, 2015
Three weeks and 5 days into the Russian military operations in Syria, Moscow has achieved the objective of compelling the major external players involved to rethink their established stance on the crisis. Unsurprisingly, new fault lines have appeared in Middle East politics. Last week witnessed a surge diplomatic activity to cope with the new fault lines.
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NY Times says US divided over Syria
Posted by seumasach on October 24, 2015
Obama did not attend the meeting, which was led by National Security Adviser Susan Rice and “no formal decision was made,” The New York Times stated, adding that “advocates of a greater American role left discouraged.”
NY Times says US divided over no-fly zone, safe zone in Syria
23rd October, 2015
The US administration is locked in a sharp new debate over whether to deploy its military forces to establish a no-fly zone and safe havens in Syria to protect civilians caught in the Syrian civil war, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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If you can’t beat them join them!
Posted by seumasach on October 20, 2015
Or WW3 “to stop the bloodshed”
Cailean Bochanan
20th October, 2015
Russia’s bold move to finally bring effective military force to bear against ISIL has given rise to some strange political activity in the West and heightened, collective, cognitive dissonance.
Casually turning on the TV to watch the Scottish National Party’s conference in Aberdeen I couldn’t believe my eyes when a Syrian “refugee” was given the platform and proceeded to deliver a rant against Syria’s President Assad which would be worthy of John MacCain. According to this gentleman extremism in Syria is caused by Assad and we need to establish “No bomb zones” to protect civilians. Readers may notice a similarity between “No bomb zones” and the famous “No fly zones” which also never happened.
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Russia can bring stability to Syria
Posted by seumasach on October 16, 2015
“In conclusion, he said that right now, the most urgent measure is to achieve coordination between Russia and the West in order to avoid accidents in the airspace of Syria.According to Brenton, it would help to jointly start outlining common goals and a shared political stance on Syria.”
Russia Has a Shot at Bringing Stability to Syria – Former UK Ambassador
16th October, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s alliance with Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad may add to ending the armed conflict in Syria, according to the former British Ambassador to Russia.
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Cameron fends off Robertson on Libya
Posted by seumasach on October 15, 2015
Cailean Bochanan
18th October, 2015
Once again Cameron’s nemesis, the spectre of the disastrous Libya intervention, has raised its head. This time SNP foreign policy spokesman, Angus Robertson, speaking during Prime Minister’s question time in the House of Commons, has referred to the “total anarchy and civil unrest: in Libya” as one of the “unintended consequences” of that war. He went on to ask, in reference to the military intervention in Libya as well as those in Iraq and Afghanistan: “What assurances can you give that you have learnt lessons from past mistakes and you will not repeat them?” As it transpired, Cameron fended off the attack with some ease, quipping: “Would you be happier with Gaddafi running Libya?”
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Recognizing neocon failure shows Obama has come to his senses?
Posted by seumasach on October 13, 2015
This is significant and timely reassessment of Obama by Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts
12th October, 2015
Tyler Durden of Zero Hedge and others are misinterpreting Steve Kroft’s interview with President Obama. They see weakness and confusion in Obama’s responses and conclude that Kroft shredded Obama.
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Juncker says EU needs a better attitude towards Russia
Posted by seumasach on October 13, 2015
The chaos resulting from the destabilisation of Libya and Syria, for which Europe cannot escape responsibility, have at least triggered a decisive shift towards a more independent European foreign policy
8th October, 2015
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned that Europe’s refugee crisis will continue for “years.” He also criticized Western countries for ostracizing Russia amid growing tensions.
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Obama cuts loose Syria’s civil war
Posted by seumasach on October 13, 2015
M.K.Bhadrakumar
10th October, 2015
The Pentagon virtually announced on Friday that the US is pulling out of the civil war in Syria – recruiting and training rebel groups to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad – and will instead concentrate its energy and resources on the fight against the Islamic State. The Pentagon announcement,here, followed a decision taken by President Barack Obama himself.
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The anti-Corbyn coup is stillborn
Posted by seumasach on October 12, 2015
Cailean Bochanan
12th October, 2015
The long awaited coup against Jeremy Corbyn has finally materialized. Up to fifty Labour MPs are reported to be prepared to vote for military action in Syria were it to be put to a vote. What possessed them to put forward this woefully mistimed move is anyone’s guess. Perhaps they had been reading Socialist Worker and been inflamed by its reports of “some 10,000” barrel boms “dropped in the first six months of this year” and how Russia “wants to shore up Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which is crumbling, so it is attacking all forms of opposition.” In any case, they have decided that the time has come for another UK intervention to protect civilians by creating safe havens for them. That would involve, as Labour MP John Woodcock put it, “greater involvement from air forces to sustain a no-fly zone and will certainly require an end to the hand-wringing over President Putin’s disgraceful deceit in bombing anti-Assad rebels rather than Daesh [Isis].”
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