Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Eurasia Review: News & Analysis

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• Muslim Americans Reach Out To Sikhs – OpEd
• Chinese Expert Foresees Bigger Roles For India And China In Af-Pak Post 2014
• Haqqani Network As FTO: What Impact? – Analysis
• Microsoft To Meet EU Antitrust Requests On Browsers
• Saudi Arabia: 30,000 Computers Of World’s Biggest Oil Company Hit
• Which Party Is The Party Of Big Government? – OpEd
• Iran: Pastor Released From Jail
• Asian Security And Cross-Cutting Issues In Major Power Relations – Analysis
• Making A Case For Futuristic Predictive Policing In India – Analysis
• Iran Says Canada Following Israel And Britain Policies
• Eleven Years After 9/11, Guantánamo Is A Political Prison – OpEd
• Israeli Cyberwarfare Campaign Strikes Tikun Olam – OpEd
• Egypt: Army Kills 32 “Criminal Elements” In Sinai
• Obama: Coming Together To Remember September 11th – Transcript
• Putin’s Eurasianist Revolution: Myth Or Reality? – Analysis
• Eurozone Crisis: Time Out Or Turning Point? – OpEd
• Pakistan: Dramatic Helicopter Release For Girl Accused Of Blasphemy
• Deal By Deal, Russia Building Ties With Asia

Muslim Americans Reach Out To Sikhs – OpEd Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:28 PM PDT By Craig Phillips The shooting that left six worshipers dead at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin last month altered my perspective on the effects of hate speech in American society. After 9/11, fear of Muslims and those who appear to be Muslim increased – and sadly, some Sikh Americans experienced violence and bigotry. [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Chinese Expert Foresees Bigger Roles For India And China In Af-Pak Post 2014 Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:25 PM PDT By Sadhavi Chauhan Regional integration and cooperation will play a crucial role in shaping the situation in Af-Pak after 2014, according to Dr. Zhang Jiadong, Assistant Director of the Centre for American Studies, Fudan University. Speaking during a discussion on ’The Af-Pak Region after 2014: China’s Interests and Concerns’ organised by Observer Research Foundation on [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Haqqani Network As FTO: What Impact? – Analysis Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:23 PM PDT In a report to the US Congress on September 7,2012, Mrs.Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, intimated it of her decision to designate the Haqqani Network, an affiliate of the Afghan Taliban operating from the Kurram—North Waziristan areas of Pakistan, as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) under the Immigration and Nationality Act. She said in [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Microsoft To Meet EU Antitrust Requests On Browsers Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:04 PM PDT Software giant Microsoft is ready to introduce measures that would address the European Union’s antitrust concerns about users’ ability to choose between different browsers, European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Saturday, Sept 8, according to a Reuters report. EU antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft blocks computer makers from installing rival web browsers on its [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Saudi Arabia: 30,000 Computers Of World’s Biggest Oil Company Hit Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:02 PM PDT Insiders are thought to have facilitated the cyber-attack on the world’s largest oil company, says a probe. The group behind the hack on state-run Saudi Aramco claim the attack is revenge for “crimes and atrocities” by the Saudi government. ­”It was someone who had inside knowledge and inside privileges within the company,” a source familiar [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Which Party Is The Party Of Big Government? – OpEd Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:58 PM PDT The Democratic Party is supposed to be the party of government. That idea was reinforced at the Democratic convention this week in a video that had this memorable line: “The government is the only thing we all belong to.” But there is another saying worth remembering: “Actions speak louder than words.” With that in mind, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran: Pastor Released From Jail Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:55 PM PDT Iranian authorities have released Yousef Nadarkhani, the Christian-convert pastor who previously had been sentenced to death on a charge of apostasy. Reports from Tehran indicate that Nadarkhani was acquitted of all charges against him today in a court that was ordered into session by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Nadarkhani was arrested in September of [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Asian Security And Cross-Cutting Issues In Major Power Relations – Analysis Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:51 PM PDT The Asian Pivot of Obama administration has gained a new impetus during an Asian Security Summit held annually by a reputed UK based independent think- tank – the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Summit named as Shangri-La Dialogue, the eleventh in its series since 2002, was held in Singapore where 27 countries including USA, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Making A Case For Futuristic Predictive Policing In India – Analysis Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:45 PM PDT Jharkhand police is adopting predictive policing — an ambitious futuristic crime control method which will allow the police to foretell not just the nature of crime, but also indicate the place where such a felony is to take place. As understood by the layman, post-adoption of the method, the police would be able to reach [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran Says Canada Following Israel And Britain Policies Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:43 PM PDT Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the Canadian government is following the policies of the Israeli regime and the British government. He made the remarks in response to the Canadian government’s decision to close its embassy in Tehran earlier in the day. “The hostile actions of the current racist Canadian government are in fact [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Eleven Years After 9/11, Guantánamo Is A Political Prison – OpEd Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:41 PM PDT Eleven years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the majority of the remaining 168 men in Guantánamo are not held because they constitute an active threat to the United States, but because of inertia, political opportunism and an institutional desire to hide evidence of torture by US forces, sanctioned at the highest levels [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Israeli Cyberwarfare Campaign Strikes Tikun Olam – OpEd Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:38 PM PDT In this space, I’ve written often about Israeli cyberwar attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities and personnel.  Now, I have a story to tell about Israel’s cyberwar activists writ small.  Yesterday, this site was attacked by an Israeli hacker.  He hijacked the site’s main page and displayed pro-Israel slogans there.  He also disrupted access to the [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Egypt: Army Kills 32 “Criminal Elements” In Sinai Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:36 PM PDT The Egyptian army said Saturday it had killed 32 “criminal elements” during major operations it carried out in the past month in the Sinai Peninsula. They were launched after August 5 attack near the border with Israel and the Gaza Strip, which had killed 16 Egyptian border guards. A military spokesman, Colonel Ahmed Mohammed Ali, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama: Coming Together To Remember September 11th – Transcript Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:35 PM PDT In this week’s address, President Obama marked the eleventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks by remembering the innocent lives lost, and honoring the first responders and men and women in uniform who have served and sacrificed to keep our country safe. In the difficult years following the attacks, the United States has come back [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Putin’s Eurasianist Revolution: Myth Or Reality? – Analysis Posted: 08 Sep 2012 03:23 PM PDT Before dying, in November 2010, French esotericist of Romanian origin Jean Parvulesco argued that, whether we are aware of it or not, we find ourselves at the crossroads of “great history.” What did Parvulesco mean? In an article published by the daily Izvestia in October 2011 during his presidential campaign, Russia’s strongman Vladimir Putin outlined [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Eurozone Crisis: Time Out Or Turning Point? – OpEd Posted: 08 Sep 2012 03:18 PM PDT By Mamonov Roman The world financial markets have ended the week on a positive note following the European Central Bank’s much-awaited decision to buy the short-term bonds of Spain, Italy, and Greece. However, the week started with a negative outlook. Moody’s downgraded the outlook for the EU’s long-term AAA credit rating from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’. [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pakistan: Dramatic Helicopter Release For Girl Accused Of Blasphemy Posted: 08 Sep 2012 03:16 PM PDT With her face shrouded in a green blanket the 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl, accused of blasphemy by a local mullah, was whisked to a waiting helicopter in an armored vehicle soon after being released on bail. Flanked on all sides by a large security detail, Rimsha Masih, 14, was briskly marched to the awaiting chopper, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Deal By Deal, Russia Building Ties With Asia Posted: 08 Sep 2012 03:13 PM PDT By James Brooke Chinese President Hu Jintao announced Saturday more than $150 billion in spending on infrastructure projects as part of efforts to boost Chinese and world economic growth. President Hu, speaking in Vladivostok at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, said the billions would be spent on roads, railroads, farming, and energy projects. The meeting [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.