Posted by seumasach on June 5, 2013
4th June, 2013
The Palestinian Authority has bound its survival to John Kerry‘s peace effort, warning that if the US secretary of state’s campaign to draw Israeli and Palestinian leaders back to the negotiating table fails, the West Bank could fall to radicalism and violence.
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Posted by seumasach on June 4, 2013
Congress may supposedly block plans to close Guantanamo
3rd June, 2013
On Monday the Chairman of the U.S. Congress’ Armed Services Committee Howard McKeon introduced a bill that would attempt to prevent any plans by President Barack Obama to close the illegal U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. He also suggests banning the transfer of prisoners abroad.
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Posted by seumasach on June 4, 2013
Kerry to U.S. Jews: Next few days will determine Middle East fate for decades
4th June, 2013
The coming days will be crucial for both Israelis and Palestinians, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, warning against the dire implications of failing to reach a two-state solution.
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Posted by seumasach on June 4, 2013
Britain and France are dithering all the way to the peace conference. They just can’t deal with the new reality namely, being hung out to dry by Washington.
Jason Ditz
3rd June, 2013
A week after British and French officials sabotaged EU talks and forced the Syrian arms embargo to expire, the British government seems to be having second thoughts, with Foreign Secretary William Hague saying the nation is now unsure whether or not to arm the Syrian rebels.
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Posted by seumasach on June 4, 2013
AVAAZ
There have been petitions in Europe to save the Bee population due to Insecticides. However everyone is ignoring another Bee Killer – EMF’s.
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Posted by seumasach on June 4, 2013
“Kerry’s expression of concern about the response by the Turkish authorities was followed by a series of rebukes across Washington on Monday as the US sought to distance itself from one of its most important regional allies over the affair”.
Ergodan is being neutralised as a major player in the destabilisation of Syria
Turkish protests: John Kerry voices concern over police use of force
4th June, 2013
The US has called for an investigation into the political violence inTurkey and urged restraint on all sides following the fifth day of escalating nationwide protests against the rule of the prime minister,Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Posted by seumasach on June 3, 2013
Erdogan’s Grip on Power Is Rapidly Weakening
3rd June, 2013
For a decade, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had a tight grip on power. But it suddenly looks to be weakening. Thousands have taken to the streets across the country and the threats to Erdogan’s rule are many. His reaction has revealed him to be hopelessly disconnected.
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Posted by seumasach on June 3, 2013
Chinmaya R. Gharekhan( former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations, was until recently Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Special Envoy for West Asia)
4th June, 2013
Secretary John Kerry has demonstrated courage and wisdom in abandoning his predecessor’s insistence on President Bashar al-Assad’s departure as a precondition to talks for a political solution to the Syrian crisis, thereby bringing the American position closer to that of Russia and many others, including India. He has to go a step further and drop objection to Iran’s participation in the Geneva II conference. Iran has more than convincingly established its potential to prolong the conflict; it should be given an opportunity to play a constructive role.
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Posted by seumasach on June 3, 2013
1st June, 2013
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi says Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is “terrorizing” his own people, calling on the premier to resign his post.
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Posted by seumasach on June 3, 2013
Pepe Escobar
3rd June, 2013
Is this the Turkish Spring? No, at least not yet. Is Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan the new Mubarak? No, at least not yet.
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Posted by seumasach on June 3, 2013
Talking to All Sides including Iran
Fred H.Lawson
June, 2013
Secretary of State John F. Kerry took a major step toward engaging the United States in the quest to find a solution to the devastating civil war in Syria during his visit to Moscow on May 6-7. Kerry persuaded Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov to join Washington in organizing an international conference to lay the foundation for a transitional government, whose members would include a broad range of Syrian political actors. More important, the secretary signaled that the Obama administration would not insist that Syrian President Bashshar al-Asad step down before the talks began, and agreed with his hosts that the Syrian armed forces would remain intact as part of an overall settlement.
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