Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

“Hezbollah: Eyes Wide Open – OpEd” plus 29 more : Eurasia Review

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• Hezbollah: Eyes Wide Open – OpEd
• It’s All Systems Go For Haj 1433
• Hate Crime Against The Elite? – OpEd
• Obama As Commander-In-Chief, Romney As Banal Bully – OpEd
• Speaking Of Intifada: Munir And His Friends – OpEd
• Tajikistan: IRP Leader Examines Moderate Islam’s Influence In Central Asia – Analysis
• After All Syria Crisis Is Not A Crisis For Just Syrians – OpEd
• Russia’s Human Rights Problem: North Caucasus – OpEd
• Hindus Welcome Completion Of Long-Delayed Berlin Holocaust Memorial For Roma
• SLS AMG GT3 “45th Anniversary” World Premiere At 2012 São Paulo International Motor Show
• Balancing Act: Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Towards The Middle East – Analysis
• Unilateral US Drone Strikes In Pakistan: The Beginning Of The End? – Analysis
• Final US Presidential Debate Displays Differences On Foreign Policy
• India: Another Tenuous Peace In Assam – Analysis
• Pakistan: ISI Twisted Shadows – Analysis
• Pakistan: AHRC Appeals To Release Former Kashmiri Militant
• Obama Vs Romney On Foreign Policy: Which One Is Which Again?
• UN Human Rights Council And The Sri Lankan Ambassador’s First Speech – OpEd
• Can Europe Prevent Asia’s Rise? – Analysis
• Israeli Security Force Intercepts Another Free Gaza Ship‏ – OpEd
• The Counterintuitive Jihad – OpEd
• Ron Paul: The Internet Revolution Is A Liberty Revolution – OpEd
• The Enemy Is Among Us – OpEd
• Iran Executes Ten People For Drug Offences
• South Korea Resumes Oil Imports From Iran
• Democrats Accuse Issa Of Playing Politics With Libyan Tragedy‏ – OpEd
• A Diplomatic Renaissance In GlobaI Politcs And International Relations – Analysis
• At Least Two Dead In Clashes Across Lebanon
• Jordanian Soldier Killed On Border As Hope For Syria Truce Slim
• Kosovo Police Clashes With Protesters

Hezbollah: Eyes Wide Open – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:26 PM PDT By Mohammad Aslam The 19-month-old conflict that’s been raging in Syria between the government and rebel forces has certainly gone on far longer than most people predicted and witnessed a dangerously unforeseen cocktail of events. The fallout from the tragedy could not have been epitomized more vividly than by the recent car bombing which killed the [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

It’s All Systems Go For Haj 1433 Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:12 PM PDT P.K. Abdul Ghafour Saudi authorities stepped up preparations for the five-day annual Haj pilgrimage — which begins tomorrow — by mobilizing human and material resources. More than three million pilgrims, including two million from abroad, are expected to take part in the spiritual event. Groups of pilgrims have started the move from Madinah and other [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hate Crime Against The Elite? – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:10 PM PDT It has been said before: the definition of a crime, at least in its English context, is determined by what the upper class feel the underclass should not be doing. Elite disapproval finds its way into the criminal statutes with astonishing regularity. The number of crimes dramatically increases less because of the crime than the [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama As Commander-In-Chief, Romney As Banal Bully – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:08 PM PDT I thought the third and last presidential debate was a clear win for the President. He displayed the authority of the nation’s Commander-in-Chief – calm, dignified, and confident. He was assertive without being shrill, clear without being condescending. He explained to a clueless Mitt Romney the way the world actually works. Romney seemed out of [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Speaking Of Intifada: Munir And His Friends – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:51 PM PDT By Tamar Fleishman Munir Naim Hamed can no longer be seen near the checkpoint or at his parents’ home at the refugee camp. Fifteen year old Munir hasn’t been back since he was arrested by soldiers during a protest. They say it will be a while until Munir gets back. They say he is probably [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Tajikistan: IRP Leader Examines Moderate Islam’s Influence In Central Asia – Analysis Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:48 PM PDT Tajikistan has experienced bouts of internal violence in the past couple of years, but the bloody episodes in the Rasht Valley and in Gorno-Badakhshan have little to do with home-grown Islamic extremism, asserts Muhiddin Kabiri, the leader of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, the only legally operating, religiously oriented political group in Central Asia [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

After All Syria Crisis Is Not A Crisis For Just Syrians – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:45 PM PDT By Suleyman Ozeren Flammable as it gets day by day, the Syria crisis is being left to deaf ears by the international community. Iran is the prime supporting side for the Assad regime. Iran considers the Assad regime a front line in its effort to create Shiite-based regions of influence. To Russia, Syria is important [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Russia’s Human Rights Problem: North Caucasus – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:41 PM PDT By Guner Ozkan Russia comes near the top of the list of the world’s countries as far as human rights violations are concerned. What is currently happening in the Northern Caucasus presents striking evidences about the human rights situation in Russia. The jailing of Mikhail Kodorskovsky, the killing of the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, and many [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hindus Welcome Completion Of Long-Delayed Berlin Holocaust Memorial For Roma Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:47 PM PDT Hindus have welcomed the completion of the Berlin Holocaust memorial for Roma (Gypsies) and Sinti people, which is being inaugurated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on October 24. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that although memorial came very late, but it was still a “step in the right [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

SLS AMG GT3 “45th Anniversary” World Premiere At 2012 São Paulo International Motor Show Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:23 PM PDT Mercedes-Benz is holding at the 2012 São Paolo International Motor Show the world premiere for the new SLS AMG GT3 “45th Anniversary”, the exclusively appointed special series aimed at car collectors with a particular penchant for motor racing. The customer sport racing car is being built by hand in a limited edition of no more [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Balancing Act: Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Towards The Middle East – Analysis Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:14 PM PDT By Emily Boulter During the last decade, Azerbaijan has become one of the most strategic post-Soviet states in the field of energy and regional security. Its geographic position, between Europe and Asia, is one of the reasons Azerbaijan has made stability the cornerstone of its foreign policy program. This year started on an impressive note [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Unilateral US Drone Strikes In Pakistan: The Beginning Of The End? – Analysis Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:09 PM PDT By Sabahat Khan Unilateral U.S. drone strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan have been a contentious and thorny issue between Washington and Islamabad for some years now but a new political movement being spearheaded by Imran Khan – leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice) – is bringing the issue to a [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Final US Presidential Debate Displays Differences On Foreign Policy Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:03 PM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, exchanged political jabs Monday during their third and final presidential debate, with the president saying all of Romney’s foreign policy opinions have been “wrong.” The former Massachusetts governor fired back during the debate in the southern state of Florida, saying that criticizing him is not [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India: Another Tenuous Peace In Assam – Analysis Posted: 22 Oct 2012 08:58 PM PDT By Giriraj Bhattacharjee On October 8, 2012, the Central and the State Governments signed a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with both factions of the Dima Halim Daogah – the Dilip Nunisa faction (DHD-N) and the Jewel Garlosa faction [(DHD-J also known as Black Widow (BW) ], eight years after the signing of a ceasefire agreement [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pakistan: ISI Twisted Shadows – Analysis Posted: 22 Oct 2012 08:55 PM PDT By Sanchita Bhattacharya On September 17, 2012, Tamil Nadu State intelligence sleuths arrested an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, identified as Thamim Ansari, from Tiruchi in the Tiruchirappalli District, when he was heading for the Airport to board a flight to Colombo (Sri Lanka). 25 CDs and photographs of various important installations in the state were [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pakistan: AHRC Appeals To Release Former Kashmiri Militant Posted: 22 Oct 2012 08:49 PM PDT The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has recently launched an urgent appeal asking for the release of a former Kashmiri militant who has allegedly been arrested by Pakistani secret agencies. The AHRC has written a separate letter to the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances and Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama Vs Romney On Foreign Policy: Which One Is Which Again? Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:48 PM PDT President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck in the polls on the eve of the last debate. When the questions turn to foreign policy, though, will either candidate be able to prove they’re a real alternative to the other? During Monday evening’s final face-off between the two major-party candidates, questions will be composed [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

UN Human Rights Council And The Sri Lankan Ambassador’s First Speech – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:42 PM PDT By S. V. Kirubaharan The 1st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) was held in June 2006. Its 21st session took place last month. Even with its horrendous human rights record, Sri Lanka managed to be a member of the HRC for the first two years, but when it stood for re-election in [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Can Europe Prevent Asia’s Rise? – Analysis Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:32 PM PDT Western powers, particularly Europe, anxious about the rise of Asia, resist the idea of changes to the existing decision-making powers in global institutions. Will Europe prevent the rebalancing of major institutions like the IMF and World Bank? By Barry Desker ATTENDING CONFERENCES in Europe and the United States over the past three years, I have [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Israeli Security Force Intercepts Another Free Gaza Ship‏ – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:21 PM PDT An Israeli security force intercepted a Gaza-bound ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists from several countries, a National Police source told the Law Enforcement Examiner on Saturday. The Israeli source said the operation to intercept the Estelle, a Finnish-flagged ship, was a lawful action as a result of an Israeli government decision to prevent suspicious vessels from [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Counterintuitive Jihad – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:12 PM PDT By Abukar Arman Gone are the days when avoidance of religious and political discussions was essential to retaining friendships. Today, discussing these two topics in the public and private squares is essential to peace, coexistence, development and progress! At hand is the most misunderstood and indeed most abused moral concept of the 21st century: the [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Ron Paul: The Internet Revolution Is A Liberty Revolution – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:40 PM PDT Until the late 1990s, individuals interested in Austrian economics, U.S. constitutional history, and libertarian philosophy had few sources of information. They had to spend hours scouring used book stores or the back pages of obscure libertarian periodicals to find the great works of Mises, Rothbard, Hayek, and other giants of liberty. Local library and university [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Enemy Is Among Us – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:26 PM PDT We are regularly told by interventionists—whether they be U.S. government employees or neoconservative government wannabes—that the United States can readily determine who is friendly and who is not in remote civil wars in the developing world. The first basic rule in any war—whether it be a conventional or counterinsurgency war—is to know who is on [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran Executes Ten People For Drug Offences Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:08 PM PDT Iranian authorities executed 10 individuals for drug offences on Monday morning, with the Mehr News Agency reporting that they were “members of two large drug r ings.”Mehr reports that the first group consisted of Farshid Rostami, Fahrad Mashhadi, Ali Darvishi, Abbas Abbasi, Saeed Sedighi, Hamid Rabii, and Mohammadali Rabii, who were found in possession of [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

South Korea Resumes Oil Imports From Iran Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:05 PM PDT South Korea resumed the import of Iranian oil this month, using Iranian insurance companies to cover the shipments. Reuters reports that according to statistics published by South Korean sources, Korea’s oil imports declined in September by 2.8 percent, compared to the same time last year. South Korea, the world’s fifth-largest oil importer, resumed oil imports [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Democrats Accuse Issa Of Playing Politics With Libyan Tragedy‏ – OpEd Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:44 PM PDT During the Sunday news shows it was difficult to tell the difference between the members of the Obama White House and the members of the Obama reelection team, with all of the Democrats uttering the same talking points and blasting House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) release of State Department cables on Friday, according [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

A Diplomatic Renaissance In GlobaI Politcs And International Relations – Analysis Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:37 PM PDT The 2012 Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund was held on 12 October 2012 through 14 October 2012 in Japan. Responding to a question at a Press Briefing on 11 October 2012 in Tokyo regards the emerging political tensions between China and Japan over the group of islands in the East China Sea, which [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

At Least Two Dead In Clashes Across Lebanon Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT At least two people were killed and dozens injured in clashes between Shiites and Sunnis last night in Beirut and other Lebanese cities, according to security officials and official media reports. A man was killed north of Sidon and another person died in fighting in Tripoli, officials said. At least six people were injured in [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Jordanian Soldier Killed On Border As Hope For Syria Truce Slim Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT Fighting flared up Monday in Syria with new attempts of the army to remove the rebels from their strongholds, as an Arab diplomat expected there are slim chances of achieving a cease-fire this week. On Sunday, after talks in Damascus with President Bashar al-Assad, the UN and Arab League envoy and Lakhdar Brahimi called on [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Kosovo Police Clashes With Protesters Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:08 PM PDT By Fatmir Aliu Eighteen police officers and 10 activists from Vetevendosje, the Kosovan opposition party, have been injured during a protest against the Kosovo – Serbia talks. The protests in Pristina’s Mother Teresa square are continuing, and large numbers of police reinforcements have been brought in to protect the security perimeter. The protesters are refusing [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.