Posted by seumasach on March 28, 2013
“Further militarisation of the conflict, I’m not sure that is the way to help the Syrian people. They are waiting for the killing to stop. You find some people far away from Syria are the ones very keen for putting in weapons.”
28th March, 2013
Western backers of the Syrian opposition have left it too late to mount a military invention that would bring the conflict to a close, according to Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary General.
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Posted by seumasach on March 26, 2013
Syrie Algérie arab league : l’Algérie s’oppose à l’octroi à l’opposition syrienne d’un siège à la Ligue arabe
24th March, 2013
L’Algérie a émis des réserves sur l’octroi à l’opposition syrienne d’un siège à la Ligue arabe, expliquant sa position par le fait que les contours de cette opposition ne sont pas à ce jour “clairement définis”.
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Posted by seumasach on March 26, 2013
It seems unlikely that NATO would want to implicate Israel in an attack on Syria- that would just be plain silly. Erdogan has gained greatly from his perceived antagonism to Israel and Obama’s move could be seen as tying his hands. If Obama is foolish enough to attack Syria he will face enormous consequences- China has warned him and must respond. At the very least they will sink the dollar. Similarly how could Russia stand by and let it happen as they did in Libya.
An alternative interpretation of all this is that a peace process has begun with all the contradictions implied in a withdrawal from empire. We saw similar contradictions during the Northern Ireland peace process with the UK ruling class speaking out of both sides of their mouth. Obama is strangely ambivalent about the overthrow of Assad if that is really what he envisages. As in Ireland the outbreak of peace is the worst case scenario in certain circles. The pullback from the hegemonist project will be long, arduous, contradictory and fraught with danger for Obama
M.K.Bhadrakumar
25th March, 2013
The BRICS summit in Durban is meeting as war drums can be heard beating for Syria. The drum beat is coming nearer and nearer by the day.
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Posted by seumasach on March 26, 2013
So the Home Office concedes that the Syrian insurgency consists substantially of foreign fighters: “hundreds” of Europeans to say nothing of tens of thousands from Tunisia, Libya and the Muslim world in general. Britain finds itself in a difficult situation having tried to repeat the Libya scenario and having failed. We are left visibly linked to some very unsavoury allies and no longer backed by the Americans. Time then for a rethink.
British Muslims fighting in Syria could commit terrorist attacks in UK
26th March, 2013
There are “hundreds” of Europeans now fighting in Syria, some of whom are with groups linked to al Qaeda, the Home Office has told MPs.
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Posted by seumasach on March 24, 2013
This could mean end intervention in Syria or we’ll ditch the dollar
24th March, 2013
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned against foreign interference in the affairs of other nations during a speech in Moscow, sending a signal to the West and echoing a message often repeated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
If Obama is suggesting that Assad should stay until he has cleaned up the mess caused by Obama then we are in complete agreement
22nd March, 2013
President Barack Obama says he’s very concerned about Syria becoming an enclave for extremism after the rule of President Bashar Assad is over.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
Mr Gilmore said more guns would lead to more casualties, and that EU ministers should focus on a political solution to the crisis.
He said: “I think further militarisation in Syria would certainly not be helpful. The more guns, the more arms that go into Syria, the more casualties there will be.”
Now is the time for wiser heads to prevail. Young Hague has proven to be something of a hothead on this issue alongside his French counterparts. This is a timely intervention by the Irish.
22nd March, 2013
Britain is hoping to avoid a split over Syria as EU foreign ministers meet in Dublin.
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was focused on avoiding a split over whether an arms embargo on Syrian rebels should be lifted.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
Rare indeed, but there’s progress for you!
22nd March, 2013
The UN Security Council on Friday overcame differences on the Syria conflict to agree on a rare statement condemning a suicide bomb attack on a Damascus mosque.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
Russia Welcomes UN Decision to Launch Probe into Incident of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
21st March, 2013
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Gennady Gatilov, expressed Russia’s welcome of the decision taken by the UN Secretary General to conduct inquiry into the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
21st March, 2013
Washington wants to continue dialogue with Moscow on its planned European missile defense shield, says Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister. However, Russia’s causes for concern over the project have not been removed, he underlined.
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Posted by seumasach on March 20, 2013
17th March, 2013
JOHANNESBURG, (SANA) – President of South Africa Jacob Zuma stressed that his country will spare no effort to support the BRIC S countries in their efforts to implement the Geneva statement and put an end to violence in Syria as soon as possible as to launch political dialogue.
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