28th September, 2012
Patriarch Gregorios III Laham, Patriarch of Antioch, All the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem for the Catholic Church reiterated rejection of any foreign intervention in Syria’s internal affairs.
Patriarch Laham: No to foreign intervention in Syria
Posted by seumasach on September 28, 2012
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Syrian rebel chief says abandons uprising
Posted by seumasach on September 27, 2012
26th September, 2012
A Syrian rebel commander and a group of fighters told an opposition meeting on Wednesday they had decided to abandon the insurgency against President Bashar al-Assad and return to the regular army.
“We have decided to return to the army and cooperate with the Ministry of National Reconciliation,” said Captain Khaled Abdel Rahman al-Zamel, speaking at a conference organised by opposition groups tolerated by Assad’s regime.
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Syrian opposition conference concludes
Posted by seumasach on September 27, 2012
Opposition Parties Conference Concludes Activities, Calls for Launching Comprehensive Dialogue, Rejecting Foreign Interference
27th September, 2012
The conference of the opposition parties and forces for peaceful democratic change concluded its activities on Wednesday, issuing a closing statement calling for working to launch a unified opposition conference that doesn’t exclude any side.
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Russia suspends import and use of American GM corn after study revealed cancer risk
Posted by seumasach on September 26, 2012
26th September, 2012
Russia has suspended the import and use of an American GM corn following a study suggesting a link to breast cancer and organ damage.
Separately, the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA), has ordered its own review in to the research, which was conducted at a French university.
The decision by Russia could be followed by other nations in what would be a severe blow to the take-up of the controversial technology.
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The War on freedom of speech: France’s “left” silences anti-war intellectuals
Posted by seumasach on September 26, 2012
24th September, 2012
Every year the French Communist Party ( PCF) organizes the Fête de l’Humanité in Paris, a left-wing festival where concerts are held and communist parties from all over the world erect stands to exchange books, pamphlets and ideas. Many authors, journalists and intellectuals are invited every year to participate in debates on philosophy, culture, politics and current affairs.
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Syria: Armed gangs kidnap 150 Greek-Catholics
Posted by seumasach on September 26, 2012
25th September, 2012
We are talking about workers and farmers, men, youth and women, who were just a few kilometres from the village, working in the fields for the apple harvest, a major source of livelihood for the local population. Abou Fadel, a Catholic and father of one of the victims, contacted by Fides news agency, said he heard gunfire and blasts, “so we went to see what was happening. We saw lots of vans and pick-ups that brought people away. In the fields there were only boxes with the apple harvest left.”
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Battle For Syria: View from the Frontline!
Posted by seumasach on September 26, 2012
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Manufacturing “Failed States”
Posted by seumasach on September 24, 2012
Edward S.Herman
23rd September, 2012
The United States has mastered the art of undermining its targets by fomenting domestic terrorism, and then laying the responsibility on them for the crimes sponsored by Washington itself. This method affords it the possibility both to justify military intervention and to carry it out without risk. The well-oiled scheme described here by Edward S. Herman is now being applied in Syria.
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Obama’s Benghazi moment
Posted by seumasach on September 24, 2012
24th September, 2012
The “Benghazi moment” is likely engendering a rethink in the United States’ regional strategies in the Middle East. One is inclined to agree with the Time magazine’s assessment that a Libya-style intervention by the US in Syria now becomes highly unlikely. A curious aspect of Tony Karon’s analysis is that he tosses the Syrian ball into the court of the Arab governments.
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California soon to vote on mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods
Posted by seumasach on September 24, 2012
23rd September, 2012
Proposition 37, which would require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods will be voted on in California on 6 November 2012. Recently, during just one week, a host of chemical, biotech and junk food corporations donated nearly US$25 million to try to kill this Proposition. The “Big Six” chemical companies: Monsanto, DuPost, BASF, Bayer, Dow and Syngenta have contributed $13.5 million into fighting the Proposition. Pepsi, Coke, Nestle, and Kellogg, which provide information about GE foods to consumers in 49 countries but not the United States, have also contributed several million dollars. (Article from Care2.com, 15 August 2012: guest blog post from Stacy Malkan, media director for the Yes on 37 California Right to Know Campaign.)
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UK seeks Anglo-Saxon block against Europe
Posted by seumasach on September 24, 2012
“For all the grandiose talk of European unity, we have so much more in common with many Commonwealth countries than the EU”
UK hopes NZ will join sharing initiative
24th September, 2012
The British Foreign Secretary hopes New Zealand and Australia will join an initiative to share diplomatic missions with Britain and Canada in remote countries.
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