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Sunday 19 May 2013

“US Has Ethical Responsibility For Health Of Guantanamo Prisoners – Hagel, Dempsey” plus 28 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 18 May 2013 04:20 PM PDT
By Amaani Lyle Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin E. Dempsey said Friday the United States has an ethical responsibility to assure the health and well-being of detainees at the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where some have been on a hunger strike for several months. [...] The post US Has Ethical Responsibility For Health Of Guantanamo Prisoners – Hagel, Dempsey appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 04:14 PM PDT
The top U.S. military officer says Russian missile shipments to Syria are “ill-timed” and “very unfortunate.” The remarks by General Martin Dempsey were the first U.S. confirmation that Russia made the sale of so-called ship-killer cruise missiles to Syria. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday the missiles will embolden President [...] The post US Criticizes Russian Missile Sale To Syria appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 03:53 PM PDT
By Vijay Sakhuja China’s long wait for a ‘permanent observer’ status in the Arctic Council, a top-level intergovernmental regional body, is finally over. At the Eighth Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna in Sweden, the Arctic Council (five Nordic countries, Russia, Canada, and the US) finally agreed to invite China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Italy [...] The post India And China In The Arctic: Breeching The Monopoly – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 03:41 PM PDT
By R. Nastranis While scientists and environmentalists watch the Arctic as a bellwether of global climate change, and nations and corporations seek to exploit its oil, gas and mineral reserves as well as new shipping routes, rapid and even abrupt changes occurring on multiple fronts across the polar region are threatening to cause irreversible impact [...] The post Uncertainty About Canada’s Arctic Vision – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 03:30 PM PDT
The Philippines advised its nationals living in Taiwan to stay at home or commute directly to and from work to avoid “hate assaults.” Amadeo Perez Jr., head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan, said that “tension is high” after the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard last week. [...] The post Philippines Tells Nationals In Taiwan To Lie Low appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 03:28 PM PDT
A new study says that undocumented immigrants to the U.S. tend to be more Christian than the general population, while new legal permanent residents tend to be less Christian. The Pew Research Center estimated that 83 percent of undocumented immigrants are Christian, with most coming primarily from Latin America and the Caribbean. As of 2011, [...] The post Undocumented Immigrants In US Mostly Christian – Study appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 03:23 PM PDT
(RFE/RL) — Former Serbian and NBA basketball star Predrag Danilovic has been stabbed and seriously injured in a bar fight. Danilovic was stabbed at a cafe in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, early on May 18. Danilovic, 43, was hospitalized with serious injuries to his head, arms, and abdomen. Doctors said he was stable following surgery. [...] The post Serb Ex-NBA Star Danilovic Stabbed appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:58 PM PDT
The Prime Minister of China Li Keqiang who assumed office in March is arriving in India from May 19 to 21 as part of his first round of overseas visits after becoming Prime Minister. He also travels to Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany. He clubbed his visits to India and Pakistan on his way to Europe [...] The post Li Keqiang’s Visit To India: What Promise Does It Portend? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:56 PM PDT
By Ramesh Ramachandran Energy rivalry took India and China first to Central Asia and then to Africa. Now, they are scrambling for resources and attendant benefits on the icy slopes of the Arctic. On 15 May 2013, the two Asian giants were made observers in the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum, to provide a means [...] The post India And China In The Arctic: The New Great Game? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:53 PM PDT
Leftist leader and lawmaker Javier Diez Canseco passed away on May 4 without Congress having complied with the Supreme Court’s ruling that forces it to reinstate him to his seat after having been unjustly suspended last November. Diez Canseco, leader of the Socialist Party (PS), was elected to Congress in 2011 through the Peru Wins [...] The post Peru: Government’s Revenge On Lawmaker appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:50 PM PDT
By John Storey Over the past year, tensions between ethnic Chechens and the Ingush of Russia’s North Caucasus region have increased dramatically. The provocative de jure annexation of parts of Ingushetia, Russia’s smallest republic, by Chechnya in February was soon topped in audacity by an unexpected “visit” of 300 or so Chechen officials (many of [...] The post Separatism In Eurasia: Grassroots Growing In The Wrong Direction – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:47 PM PDT
I received a postcard in yesterday’s mail. The first paragraph reads: “The City of Tallahassee’s Office of Cross-Connection Control monitors actual or potential backflow via cross connections with non-approved water sources. We are committed to the quality of water delivered to our customers, and your drinking water remains clean and free of contaminants [sic]. Our [...] The post Stupid Regulations – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:42 PM PDT
In early May, BBVA Bank Paraguay presented its Latin American economic growth outlook for 2013 and 2014, predicting the economies that will lead global growth. BBVA estimates that the pace of global development in 2013 will be 3.3 percent, only a tenth of the estimated growth in 2012. In 2014 it will reach rates close [...] The post Paraguay Among Latin American Nations With Robust Growth appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:39 PM PDT
Burma Campaign UK has criticized the Burmese President Thein Sein for once again using political prisoners’ releases as an image building exercise before his official visit to the USA. The London based rights body slammed Mr Sein for taking this decision just hours before leaving for America, where he is scheduled to meet the US [...] The post When Thein Sein Uses Political Prisoners As Image Building Tool appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:34 PM PDT
By Clive Hambidge Integrated Systems In Wikipedia we find this, concerning an overview of the meaning ‘integrated systems’ “A system is an aggregation of subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality. System integration involves integrating existing often disparate systems. System integration is also about adding value to the system, [...] The post The UN, Integrated Systems And American Intransigence To Accountability – OpEd appeared first on...

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:29 PM PDT
By Jeremy Salt While all options are said to be still on the table,  Barack Obama is clearly backing away from any deeper involvement in Syria now it is clear that nothing but   direct intervention is going to bring down the government in Damascus. In the past few months alone the armed groups have lost [...] The post The Syrian Crisis: The Option – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:27 PM PDT
Introduction In its recent report-“Securing the Future of Afghanistan,” the UK House of Commons Defence Select Committee calls for measures to help establish a “peaceful and functioning” Afghanistan. The report, which pays tribute to the service and sacrifices of British troops, focuses on an issue that is engaging most NATO/ ISAF countries at this moment [...] The post WestMinister’s Take On Future Of Afghanistan – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:23 PM PDT
The United States should use the upcoming visit by Burma’s president to ask tough questions about the slowing pace of human rights reforms and insist on implementation of past commitments, Human Rights Watch said today. President Barack Obama is hosting a visit to Washington, DC, by Burma’s president Thein Sein on May 20-21, 2013. Six [...] The post Burma: New Doubts About Pace Of Reforms, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:22 PM PDT
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is focusing on ways to help the American middle class make economic gains, to bring them in line with the economic recovery of big business. Obama said in his weekly address Saturday that he has been visiting cities across the country that are doing “interesting and creative” things to [...] The post Obama Turns Focus On Middle-Class Jobs appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:19 PM PDT
PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif has warned the caretaker prime minister not to make appointments to certain key posts at the behest of President Asif Zardari. He reminded him to respect the people’s mandate as he was legally, morally and politically obliged to respect this mandate and warned of a stern stance if the caretakers did [...] The post Pakistan: Who Is Pulling The Strings? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:08 PM PDT
South Korea’s Ministry of Defense has detected three launches of short-range guided missiles by North Korea, it said. Two launches were fired on Saturday morning and another one in the afternoon, reports Yonhap news agency. The missiles were fired from the east coast into the Sea of Japan, the report says. They were likely shore-based [...] The post North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Missiles appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 02:05 PM PDT
In this week’s address, President Obama talked about his belief that a rising, thriving middle class is the true engine of economic growth, and that to reignite that engine and continue to build on the progress we’ve made over the last four years, we need to invest in three areas: jobs, skills and opportunity. Remarks [...] The post Obama Talks About How To Build A Rising, Thriving Middle Class – Transcript appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 May 2013 09:57 PM PDT
Three years on, the Thai government has failed to fulfill its promise to impartially prosecute all those responsible for the 2010 political violence, Human Rights Watch said Friday. Amnesty legislation being proposed by leading members of the ruling Pheu Thai Party would shield perpetrators of serious abuses from accountability and should be rejected. “Three years [...] The post Thailand: Deliver Justice For 2010 Political Violence, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 May 2013 09:55 PM PDT
(RFE/RL) — The top U.S. military officer has denounced Russia for providing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons will only worsen the Syrian war. The comments by General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came after “The New York Times” reported that Russia recently delivered a shipment [...] The post US Criticizes Russia On Missiles To Syria appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 May 2013 09:23 PM PDT
It’s not hard to find critics of the Assad government in the Governorate (Muhafazat) of Homs or for that matter, to varying degrees in Syria’s other thirteen Governorates according to Syrian analysts interviewed by this observer and reports from human rights groups including lawyers representing dissidents in Syria. However, after nearly 27 months of turmoil, [...] The post UN General Assembly Vote Reflects Shift In Syrian Public Opinion – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 May 2013 08:57 PM PDT
By David Swanson Our elected and unelected officials tell us that drone strikes target top level enemies of the United States who are imminent threats to us, and that killing innocent people is avoided altogether or minimized. Congressional hearings, with a couple of excellent exceptions, question outside academics about the legality of this purported strategy.  [...] The post Drone Pilots Expose Politicians’ Lies – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 May 2013 08:47 PM PDT
By Graham Land The glaciers of Mount Everest have lost 13% of their mass during the past 50 years, according to a new study. Since the 1960s smaller glaciers (less than one square kilometer) have shrunken by a whopping 43%. Data beginning in the early 1990s also shows declines in snowfall and a significant rise [...] The post Climate Change: Everest’s Ice Is Disappearing – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 May 2013 08:41 PM PDT
By Dan Robinson Burma’s President Thein Sein holds talks on Monday with President Obama at the White House. The discussions will focus on progress in reforms, barriers toward greater democratization and next steps in the changing U.S. – Burma relationship. November 2012. Barack Obama becomes the first serving U.S. president to visit Burma. He meets [...] The post Obama, Burma President Thein Sein To Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 May 2013 08:05 PM PDT
By Annie Robbins Mandy Patinkin is to receive an award from the American friends of an Israeli medical center at their gala at the Harvard Club in New York next month, and the award is rankling the right guard. The Jewish Press– the same Jewish Press that published Lori Lowenthal Marcus’s bizarre rant about Dustin [...] The post Demonizing Mandy Patinkin Is A Tough Sell – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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