Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday 14 May 2013

“Massoud Barzani: A Regional Powerbroker Rises In Iraqi Kurdistan – Analysis” plus 29 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 13 May 2013 03:35 PM PDT
By Daniel Moore With the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War and a UN report warning that April was the highest month of Iraqi casualties since 2008, one important storyline might have been missed: Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani has been quietly building his power base within the region and has risen to become one [...] The post Massoud Barzani: A Regional Powerbroker Rises In Iraqi Kurdistan – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 03:30 PM PDT
The president of the Associated Press has sent a letter of protest to US Attorney General Eric Holder over the Department of Justice’s broad surveillance of individual reporters’ phone conversations. In a letter received by the AP on Friday, the Justice Department acknowledged but offered no explanation for the seizure of two months’ worth of [...] The post US Justice Department Acknowledges Surveillance Of AP Phone Conversations appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 01:31 PM PDT
By Mandip Singh Among the 36 stratagems attributed to Sun Tzu, there are some that have never lost relevance even with the changing times, weaponry or tactics of modern warfare. One such stratagem is called “Lure Your Enemy onto the Roof, Then Take Away the Ladder”. This has been explained by way of an interesting [...] The post Lure Your Enemy Onto The Roof, Then Take Away The Ladder – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT
Benghazi police stations again came under attack again on Sunday. Bombs targeted the al-Gwarcha and al-Uruba police stations. Both buildings saw light damage. On Friday, bomb attacks targeted the Ras Obeida and Al-Madina police stations in Libya’s second city causing extensive damage to the buildings and cars parked nearby. The al-Madina main police station at [...] The post Insecurity Continues In Libya appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 01:13 PM PDT
Congressional hearings, White House damage control, endless op-eds, accusations, and defensive denials. Controversy over the events in Benghazi last September took center stage in Washington and elsewhere last week. However, the whole discussion is again more of a sideshow. Each side seeks to score political points instead of asking the real questions about the attack [...] The post Ron Paul: Neither Republicans Nor Democrats Want To Hear The Real Lesson Of Benghazi – OpEd appeared first...

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Posted: 13 May 2013 01:10 PM PDT
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for two recent offensives against Nigerian security forces, which resulted in battles leaving more than 240 dead, according to one of the group’s commanders who made the claim in a video posted on the internet, reports MISNA. According to MISNA, in the video Abubakar Shekau mentions fighting that occurred between [...] The post Nigeria: Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Attacks In North-East appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 12:33 PM PDT
From the Boston Marathon bombing to escalating violence in Syria, the state of U.S.-Russia relations looms large. The tragic terrorist attack in Boston and worsening violence in Syria call into question the dicey state of U.S. Russian relations. Could better cooperation on intelligence matters have averted the Boston Marathon tragedy? Could greater understanding of each [...] The post US-Russia Relations Under New Scrutiny – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 11:20 AM PDT
By Manoj Joshi The outcome of Pakistan’s elections has not been particularly surprising. Mian Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) is likely to form the next government in Islamabad, as well as the country’s most important province, Punjab. The general elections have already achieved a great deal simply by the fact that they took place. [...] The post Pakistan Has Herculean Challenge Ahead – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 11:17 AM PDT
By Steve Herman A scandal embroiling South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s administration is threatening the jobs of some of her senior officials. South Korean President Park Geun-hye, in her first comment on the scandal involving her press office senior staff, apologized Monday amid growing public outrage that could result in the ouster of additional senior [...] The post South Korea President Apologizes For Scandal appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 11:11 AM PDT
NASA reported that on Monday the sun emitted an X2.8-class flare, peaking at 12:05 p.m. EDT. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where [...] The post NASA Report First X-Class Solar Flares Of 2013 appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 11:05 AM PDT
Human Rights Watch has reviewed graphic evidence that appears to show a commander of the Syrian opposition “Independent Omar al-Farouq” brigade mutilating the corpse of a pro-government fighter. The figure in the video cuts the heart and liver out of the body and uses sectarian language to insult Alawites. The same brigade was implicated in [...] The post Syria: Brigade Fighting In Homs Implicated In Atrocities, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 11:03 AM PDT
Although knowing an actor is gay significantly affected ratings of his masculinity, there was no significant effect on ratings of his acting performance, researchers say. A team of researchers tested the hypothesis claimed by recent news columns that an “out” actor cannot convincingly play a heterosexual because knowing someone is gay will bias perceptions of [...] The post Does Being Openly Gay Affect Performance Appraisal? appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 11:01 AM PDT
Earthquakes similar in magnitude to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake could occur in an area beneath the Arabian Sea at the Makran subduction zone, according to recent research published in Geophysical Research Letters. The research was carried out by scientists from the University of Southampton based at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS), and the Pacific [...] The post Risk Of Western Indian Ocean Earthquakes And Tsunamis Greater Than Previously Thought appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:52 AM PDT
By Jim Garamone As the flags of NATO’s 28 nations cracked in the wind during a change of command ceremony today, the alliance’s outgoing and incoming supreme allied commanders noted the symbolism. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis passed the flag of Allied Command Operations to Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, who becomes the 17th [...] The post Stavridis Highlights NATO’s Progress As ‘Force For Good’ appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:49 AM PDT
By now almost everyone knows of the famous Excel spreadsheet error by Harvard professors Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff. It turns out that the main conclusions from their paper warning of the risks of high public sector debt were driven by miscalculations. When the data are entered correctly, this hugely influential paper can no longer be used [...] The post Austerity Advocates On The Run – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:45 AM PDT
New Zealand is celebrated worldwide for its human rights. Renowned as being the first country in the world to grant suffrage to women in 1893, the first nation to stand up to the United States and ban nuclear-powered ships from her harbors in 1984, the Kiwis have never backed down from difficult decisions. That’s why [...] The post Digital Gitmo – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:40 AM PDT
Irish Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, renewed Monday the Irish Presidency’s commitment to reaching agreement with the European Parliament on the Cohesion legislative package which will set the framework for the next round of European Structural and Investment Funds. The Cohesion legislative package comprises six regulations:  the over-arching Common Provisions Regulation [...] The post Irish Presidency Renews Commitment To Cohesion Agreement appeared first on...

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:35 AM PDT
Google is reportedly enlisting the help of its Motorola subsidiary to build its rumoured smartwatch, Digital Spy said. Android Authority claims to have heard from an inside source that the wearable tech product already exists in prototype form, having been glimpsed in the web giant’s Manchester, Berlin and Mountain View offices. The report also states [...] The post Google Enlisting Motorola’s Help To Build Smartwatch – Report appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:31 AM PDT
There are goodbyes. And then, there’s the signoff from space by Canadian astronaut and outgoing International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield, who recorded the first music video in space (see below) while floating in zero gravity, strumming an acoustic guitar and crooning his own rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” as a special farewell [...] The post Canadian Astronaut Makes First Space Music Video appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:22 AM PDT
The 2012 Annual Report on priestly sexual abuse has been released. The audit was done by StoneBridge Business Partners, and the data were gathered by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). The report on sexual abuse, part of an annual audit, is available on the website of the United States Conference of [...] The post Media Blackout Of Sex Abuse Audit – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:17 AM PDT
Is reform really working for the entire people of Burma or just for the top layers of the society with the help of foreign companies? Is this the big question which every Burmese nationalist is asking himself? It seems that economic hardship, ongoing ethnic conflicts and a history of media censorship will prove more serious [...] The post Burma: A Subtle Way Of Ethnic Cleansing And Marginalizing People – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 10:02 AM PDT
Hindus feel that Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has failed to control the incidents of racism and should be disciplined. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that reported racist chanting during a match between AC Milan and Roma on May 12 was a recent example. In January also, [...] The post Hindus Want Football Federation Disciplined Over Continuing Racism appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 09:58 AM PDT
The rusting engine of the peace process seems to be coughing its way back into life. Stalled since September 2010, when Israel’s 10-month freeze on construction in the West Bank came to an end and was not renewed, US President Obama – just starting his second term – seems determined to kick-start the motor into [...] The post The Persistent Mr Kerry – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 09:45 AM PDT
By Emre Karakışlak Following the first unofficial results from the Sunday, May 12th parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, the four main parties exceeding the 4 percent vote threshold are expected to be in the parliament. They are the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) with 30.7 percent, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) with 27 percent, [...] The post Bulgarian Election Results May Lead To Parliamentary Standoff appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 09:43 AM PDT
By David Swanson It’s not enough to point out that our political system is completely corrupted by money, including money from coal and oil and nukes and gas. Of course it is. And if we had direct democracy, polls suggest we would be investing in green energy. But saying the right thing to a pollster [...] The post Why We Allow The Destruction Of Our Planet – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 09:39 AM PDT
By Öznur Akçalı German PM Angela Merkel made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan with Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere. Merkel arrived at Mazar-i Sharif in Northern Afghanistan on May 10, Friday to boost the motivation of German troops after the death of the first German soldier in an insurgent attack last Saturday. A military spokesman [...] The post Merkel Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 09:38 AM PDT
By Ihsan Bal May Day 1977 has gone down in history as a day of tragedy, a day which is still with us. Each May Day in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, that previous anniversary is commemorated with clashes, life and death fights, provocations, and similar expressions. But over the last few years the celebrations taking place [...] The post Turkey: Learning A Lesson From What Happened On May Day – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 09:06 AM PDT
Introduction Insurgency may be termed as armed rebellion against regular troops of particular government in order to achieve one’s aim through any mean. It is waged through irregular guerilla troops against regular force; especially the tactic used in it is “hit and run”. Insurgent moment prevail all over the globe from the very start, some [...] The post Insurgency In FATA And Insurgency In Chechnya: Comparative Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 13 May 2013 08:48 AM PDT
ASEAN governments are having difficulty implementing the remaining 20 percent of the AEC Blueprint because of domestic constraints. However, the protectionist forces can be lessened to advance AEC by a strategy of niche production. By Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit ASEAN GOVERNMENTS have made 80% progress towards achieving the AEC Blueprint but are having difficulty implementing the remaining [...] The post ‘Going Niche’ For ASEAN Economic Community – Analysis appeared first on...

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Posted: 13 May 2013 08:46 AM PDT
Seeing American entertainer Britney Spears’ keen interest in yoga for staying in shape, Hindus have urged her to explore the rich philosophical thought of Hinduism, which introduced and nourished yoga. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that in addition to yoga and meditation, Hinduism was a superabundant storehouse of [...] The post Hindus Urge Britney Spears For Deeper Spirituality Exploration Beyond Yoga appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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