Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

“Ron Paul: We Can’t Remake The World With Bribes And Bombs! – OpEd” plus 26 more : Eurasia Review

---

• Ron Paul: We Can’t Remake The World With Bribes And Bombs! – OpEd
• Switzerland: Strict Nationwide Smoking Rules Voted Out
• Moving The Conversation Forward On Muslim Women’s Rights – OpEd
• India And Sri Lanka Must Seek War Crimes Against Adele Balasingham For Fostering LTTE Suicide Terrorism – OpEd
• Saudi King Must Impeach Grand Mufti Who Demanded Destruction Of All Churches – OpEd
• Biko: Great Struggles, Great Spirits – OpEd
• “No-Cost, No-Commitment (NCNC)” Trials In Capital Procurements: Time For A Review – Analysis
• Morsi Says Egypt And US Are ‘Friends’ Not Allies
• Daughter Of Former Iranian President Jailed
• Houston Cop Shoots, Kills Wheelchair-Bound Double Amputee
• US Denies Iranian Officials Visas For UN General Assembly Meet
• ‘Innocence Of Muslim’s: How To Put The Genie Back In The Bottle? – OpEd
• Georgia, South Ossetia Both Claim Preparations For New Hostilities
• Belarus: Parliamentary Elections Declared Valid, Despite Boycott Calls
• Scientists Discover Ageing Star Destroys Planet
• Five Big Questions About The ‘Jesus’ Wife’ Discovery
• Colombia: Steps Toward A Lasting Peace
• Lawmaker Responds To DOJ Inspector General’s Report, Testimony – OpEd
• FIFA Decision On Kosovo Likely To Spur Kurdish National Aspirations – Analysis
• Ex-Heavyweight Champ Corrie Sanders Shot Dead
• Bank Of America Merrill Lynch Loses $10 Million In “Operational Error”
• US And West: Problematic Constitutions And Religions – OpEd
• Syria: “State Of The Internal Opposition” – OpEd
• Neanderthals More Advanced Than Contemporary Humans? – OpEd
• Iran Seeks To Reverse Fall Of National Currency
• Iran May Launch Pre-Emptive Strike On Israel, Conflict Could Grow Into WWIII
• US State Department Blasts CNN Report On Stevens’ Diary

Ron Paul: We Can’t Remake The World With Bribes And Bombs! – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:33 PM PDT The attack on the US consulate in Libya and the killing of the US Ambassador and several aides is another tragic example of how our interventionist foreign policy undermines our national security. The more the US tries to control the rest of the world, either by democracy promotion, aid to foreign governments, or by bombs, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Switzerland: Strict Nationwide Smoking Rules Voted Out Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:25 PM PDT By Urs Geiser A proposal to ban special smoker’s lounges and bars has been thrown out by Swiss voters in a nationwide ballot. The government welcomed Sunday’s result but vowed to continue anti-smoking prevention efforts. Two out of three voters rejected an initiative by the Lung League aimed at boosting the protection of waiting staff [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Moving The Conversation Forward On Muslim Women’s Rights – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:19 PM PDT By Sheherazade Jafari Muslim women’s rights. These three words— whether uttered by religious fundamentalists, progressives, politicians, activists, believers or nonreligious people in the West or the East — have been debated, co-opted, claimed, defined and redefined, and are at the heart of some of today’s most contentious debates worldwide. Indeed, these three words are central [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India And Sri Lanka Must Seek War Crimes Against Adele Balasingham For Fostering LTTE Suicide Terrorism – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:13 PM PDT By Shenali Waduge Human Rights Watch expressed its unequivocal view that suicide bombing is a crime against humanity. HRW also claims that the political elites, commanders, and those that organize, facilitate, and encourage these suicide attacks are likewise guilty of conduct that offends against prevailing norms of international criminal law. [Rome Statute of the International [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Saudi King Must Impeach Grand Mufti Who Demanded Destruction Of All Churches – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:07 PM PDT By Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann Only half a year before the infamous video “Innocence of Muslims” insulted the prophet and offended many Muslims all over the world (see Dr Hubertus Hoffmann, ‘Prophet Mohammed Movie: What should be done?‘), the Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Shaikh on March 14th, 2012, declared in a fatwa “that [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Biko: Great Struggles, Great Spirits – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:01 PM PDT By Ben Okri All across the world in the late fifties and sixties could be heard what Byron once called the ‘First Dance of Freedom’. Not long afterwards came the cry of failure as civil wars, tribalism, coups and corruption descended on the recent freedom dances. Then came the long decades of animi, that was [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

“No-Cost, No-Commitment (NCNC)” Trials In Capital Procurements: Time For A Review – Analysis Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:56 PM PDT By Mahendra Prasad In case of capital procurements by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, the trial evaluation of the products is carried out by the buyer on a no-cost, no-commitment (NCNC) basis, which means that the government neither bears the cost of the trials nor is it committed to buy the products after [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Morsi Says Egypt And US Are ‘Friends’ Not Allies Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:26 PM PDT President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi said that his country and the United States were “true friends” but not necessarily allies. He made these comments in a interview published yesterday by the New York Times. Morsi expected today in New York for a visit to the UN was asked about the remarks made in mid-September by [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Daughter Of Former Iranian President Jailed Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:20 PM PDT The daughter of former Iranian president was jailed for six months in prison for “propaganda against the regime.” She was arrested for participating in a protest against the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009. The jailing of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter was announced Sunday morning in a statement published by the prosecutor’s office in [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Houston Cop Shoots, Kills Wheelchair-Bound Double Amputee Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:16 PM PDT A police officer in Houston has shot and killed a double amputee in a wheelchair after the man threatened his partner with what turned out to be a pen. ­The shooting happened in a group home, the owner of which called the police saying the man was causing a disturbance. Police representatives said that when [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Denies Iranian Officials Visas For UN General Assembly Meet Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:12 PM PDT The U.S. has denied entry visas to Iranian officials, including two ministers, expecting to attend next week’s United Nations General Assembly, the Iranian Fars news agency reported. The U.S. State Department has refrained from issuing visas for 20 officials of the 160 people for whom the Iranian government had requested entry visas two months ago. [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

‘Innocence Of Muslim’s: How To Put The Genie Back In The Bottle? – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:08 PM PDT By Ilya Kharlamov The release of the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ film has sparked mass protests all across the Middle East and North Africa as well as in Western Europe and Asia. The film cost the US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three more diplomatic officials their lives. In some countries protests are getting even [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Georgia, South Ossetia Both Claim Preparations For New Hostilities Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:02 PM PDT (RFE/RL) — Meeting earlier this week with the co-chairmen of the ongoing Geneva talks on the security and human rights repercussions of the August 2008 war, two senior South Ossetian politicians accused Georgia of engaging in a new military buildup that they fear presages a new attack on their breakaway region. The European Union Monitoring [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Belarus: Parliamentary Elections Declared Valid, Despite Boycott Calls Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:55 PM PDT (RFE/RL) — Belarus’s Central Election Commission has announced that the country’s parliamentary elections are valid, as voter turnout passed the required 50 percent. The country’s two main opposition parties — United Civic and the Belarusian People’s Front — called for a boycott of the vote, demanding the release of political prisoners. The government responded with [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Scientists Discover Ageing Star Destroys Planet Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:49 PM PDT (CORDIS) — An international team of astronomers has found evidence that a planet was destroyed by its ageing star. Led by Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in the United States, the team showed that the missing planet was ‘consumed’ as the star expanded into a ‘red giant’, what experts refer to as the advanced age [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Five Big Questions About The ‘Jesus’ Wife’ Discovery Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:46 PM PDT By Daniel Burke and David Gibson In a surprise announcement that seemed scripted by the novelist Dan Brown, a Harvard professor revealed an ancient scrap of papyrus on 18 September that purports to refer to Jesus’ wife. The so-called “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” presents a dialogue between Jesus and his disciples, said Karen King, a [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Colombia: Steps Toward A Lasting Peace Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:41 PM PDT By Susan Abad After more than 50 years of conflict and several failed negotiation attempts between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, President Juan Manuel Santos initiated a new rapprochement with the country’s leading guerrilla group in the search for peace-building. The first steps — which according to the [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Lawmaker Responds To DOJ Inspector General’s Report, Testimony – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:26 PM PDT The Sunday morning national television news shows gave the Obama campaign the opportunity to address a number of issues, including the biting report released by the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General regarding Operation Fast and Furious. The Obama sycophants used the report to claim that President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

FIFA Decision On Kosovo Likely To Spur Kurdish National Aspirations – Analysis Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:24 PM PDT The Kosovo Football Federation (KFF) and soccer-crazy Kosovars are not the only ones in anxious anticipation of this coming Friday’s executive committee meeting of world soccer body FIFA that is expected to decide the terms on which Kosovo will be allowed to play international friendlies. So will the Kurdistan Football Association and equally soccer-mad Kurds. [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Ex-Heavyweight Champ Corrie Sanders Shot Dead Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:21 PM PDT Former WBO heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders has been shot dead, The Sun reported. Sanders, 46, died in hospital in his native South Africa after being caught up in an armed robbery while enjoying a family meal in northern Johannesburg. The southpaw stunned the boxing world in 2003 by ripping the WBO title from Wladimir Klitschko’s [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Bank Of America Merrill Lynch Loses $10 Million In “Operational Error” Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:19 PM PDT Bank of America Merrill Lynch sustained a loss of nearly $10 million due to an “operational error” in handling of stock option trades known as dividend trades by the company’s Merrill Pro unit, Reuters reported citing the Wall Street Journal. The unit’s clients were not affected and the error has been corrected, WSJ said, citing [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US And West: Problematic Constitutions And Religions – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:14 PM PDT By Khalid Aldakhiel Continued protests against the offensive film about Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) represent a complex phenomenon, although it looks pretty clear on the surface. It is complex because it does not represent any hostility toward the West, nor any defense mechanism against it. What makes the film complex is that it [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Syria: “State Of The Internal Opposition” – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:11 PM PDT This report on the state of the Syrian Opposition is a must read. I have copied what I believe are the important parts, but do read the entire thing. I have long admired Ammar Abdulhamid for his independent and clear thinking. Many readers of Syria Comment have criticized Ammar in the past (See the comments [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Neanderthals More Advanced Than Contemporary Humans? – OpEd Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT Scientific America reports: Experts agree that Neanderthals hunted large game, controlled fire, wore animal furs and made stone tools. But whether they also engaged in activities deemed to be more advanced has been a matter of heated debate. Some researchers have argued that Neanderthals lacked the know-how to effectively exploit small prey, such as birds, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran Seeks To Reverse Fall Of National Currency Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:01 PM PDT Iranian authorities have opened a Foreign Exchange Centre in an attempt to control the continued fall of the national currency against the dollar, which is now being traded at 24,750 toumans compared to almost half this rate last year. Mahmoud Bahmani, the head of Iran’s Central Bank, told the Mehr News Agency that foreign currencies [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran May Launch Pre-Emptive Strike On Israel, Conflict Could Grow Into WWIII Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:58 PM PDT An Iranian military official has warned that military conflict between Iran and Israel could “turn into World War III.” He added that if Israel “is putting the final touches on attacking Iran,” a preemptive strike against Tel Aviv would ensue. ­Israel “cannot imagine” the force of Iran’s response if Tel Aviv attacks it, Brigadier General [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US State Department Blasts CNN Report On Stevens’ Diary Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:53 PM PDT U.S. State Department spokesman Philippe Reines says it is “disgusting” that news channel CNN has reported on the contents of the diary of slain U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, despite objections from the diplomat’s family. CNN said on its website Saturday the public has the right to know what CNN has learned from multiple sources about [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.