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 4, 2013
4th March, 2013
By Saed Bannoura (IMEMC).- American President, Barack Obama, demanded Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to present a timetable for the Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank, the World Tribune has reported.
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Posted by seumasach on March 3, 2013
M.K.Bhadrakumar
2nd March, 2013
The Kremlin statement on the telecon between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama on Friday is not exactly euphoric; it was a ‘detailed’ conversation and ‘constructive’ Obama initiated the phone call.
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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 21, 2013
Walden Bello
21st February, 2013
Over the last two years, the Obama administration has executed what the president has termed the “Pivot to Asia” strategy, whereby the United States’ global military force posture is being reconfigured to focus on the Asia-Pacific region as Washington’s central front.
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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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Posted by seumasach on February 12, 2013
Thierry Meyssan
11th February, 2013
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Posted by seumasach on February 12, 2013
M.K.Bhadrakumar
9th February, 2013
It was an extraordinary week in the politics of the Middle East and it ended appropriately by being rounded off with a reality check lest imaginations ran riot.
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