Posted by seumasach on April 18, 2013
Jim Lobe
17th April, 2013
WASHINGTON – The administration of President Barack Obama should put more emphasis on diplomacy in its quest for a satisfactory resolution of Iran’s nuclear program, according to a major new report released by The Iran Project.
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Posted by seumasach on April 7, 2013
Philip Giraldi
28th March, 2013
As a long time commentator on American policy in the Middle East, I have been following with interest the discussion on the recent visit by Barack Obama to Israel, Jordan, and the state-or-non-state of Palestine.
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Posted by seumasach on April 6, 2013
Assad warns of instability
6th April, 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that the fall of his regime would destabilise the region “for many years”, as US President Barack Obama announced talks with Middle East allies over the crisis.
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Posted by seumasach on April 3, 2013
M.K.Bhadrakumar
2nd April, 2013
The Russian-American dalliance is one of the most enchanting moments for any longtime observer of the tumultuous relationship. Things can be very misleading unless one goes real slow in making judgments. To be sure, our pundits who see the spectre that is haunting India to be a Sino-Russian alliance and the antidote being anIndian alliance with the US and Japan had better take out their abacus for a quick recount. Great-power politics never runs along straight lines. In fact, the curves are what really matter.
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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 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 22, 2013
Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON – Ten years after reaching the height of their influence with the invasion of Iraq, the neo-conservatives and other right-wing hawks are fighting hard to retain their control of the Republican Party.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
21st March, 2013
US President Barack Obama appealed directly on Thursday to the Israeli people to put themselves in the shoes of stateless Palestinians and recognise that Jewish settlement activity in occupied territory hurts prospects for peace.
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Posted by seumasach on March 16, 2013
France, Britain flout US objections on arms to Syrian rebels
16th March, 2013
Working through Jordan, Britain and France are determined to get arms shipments to the Syrian rebels fighting Bashar Assad – parting ways for the first time with the Obama administration’s objections to this course throughout Syria’s two-year civil war
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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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