Posted by seumasach on May 1, 2013
M.K.Bhadrakumar
30th April, 2013
The United States President Barack Obama’s second telephone conversation in successive weeks with President Vladimir Putin on Monday underscores the criticality of Russia’s cooperation at the present juncture for Washington on the foreign policy front.
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Posted by seumasach on April 27, 2013
27th April, 2013
The bombing of the Boston marathon has appeared to whet the appetites of some members of Congress to increase cooperation with post-Soviet governments in taking a strong hand against the threat of Islamist radicals.The House Committee on Foreign Affairs held ahearing on Friday, “Islamist Extremism in Chechnya: A Threat to the U.S. Homeland?” And it provided the opportunity for several members of Congress to tout not just greater security cooperation with Russia vis-a-vis Chechnya, but across the post-Soviet space.
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Posted by seumasach on March 29, 2013
FBI arrests al-Qaeda-linked US army veteran as he returns from Turkey
29th March, 2013
FBI agents have arrested a U.S. army veteran at Dulles International Airport in Virginia as he was returning from Turkey on accusations that he joined an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on March 16, 2013
16th March, 2013
The United Stated is abandoning a key part of its Eastern European missile defense plan due to development problems and funding, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has announced. The focus, he said, will be shifted to perceived threats from North Korea.
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Posted by seumasach on March 12, 2013
Thierry Meyssan
10th March, 2013
The implementation of the peace plan for Syria negotiated between Russians and Americans is running at a standstill. First there was the delay in the confirmation of the new U.S. security team by the Senate. Then, inconsistent if not contradictory statements by the new Secretary of State, John Kerry.
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Posted by seumasach on March 5, 2013
28th February, 2013
During his next term as prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will have to do what he avoided doing in his previous terms: Draw boundaries and begin establishing two states for two peoples. This painful process, certainly from Netanyahu’s perspective, will commence soon.
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Posted by seumasach on March 2, 2013
The two leaders made the pledge to work closely on a “mutually beneficial relationship,” agreeing that the partnership between the two countries “has principal significance for ensuring stability in the world.”
1st March, 2013
Russia and the US agreed to avoid “negative steps” that could threaten bilateral relations as the two countries’ presidents held their first phone conversation since Barack Obama’s re-election.
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Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2013
The meaning of the Hagel confirmation battle
Justin Raimondo
27th February, 2013
A recent poll showed most Americans didn’t know enough about Chuck Hagel to have an opinion on his confirmation as Secretary of Defense. You’d never know that, however, with all the drama emanating from Washington on the subject. So did all that sound and fury signify nothing?
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Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2013
After Unprecedented Fight, Hagel Confirmed as Obama’s Pentagon Chief
Jim Lobe
27th February, 2013
WASHINGTON – Ending a long and controversial battle, the US Senate Tuesday voted 58-41 to confirm former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of defense.
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Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2013
M.K.Bhadrakumar
Indian Punchlinek
If Tuesday possibly began with an overcast sky over Syria, it certainly would have ended with a ray of sunshine piercing the clouds.
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Posted by seumasach on February 16, 2013
A new missile defense system aimed at Russia could undermine the balance between the nuclear powers, leading Moscow to add to its arsenal and build up its own defenses. It would undermine prospects for further cuts in nuclear weapons, which are a priority for President Barack Obama, and could hurt U.S.-Russian cooperation on other issues of international importance.
Yes, Obama has the key to unlock the long-awaited peace dividend. In return for dismantling missile defence Obama can hope for much needed Russian and Chinese assistance in the rebuilding of America
9th February, 2013
WASHINGTON — Secret Defense Department studies cast doubt on whether a multibillion-dollar missile defense system planned for Europe can ever protect the U.S. from Iranian missiles as intended, congressional investigators say.
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