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Tuesday 2 July 2013

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“The Flat Earth Society, Climate Change, And Total Dictatorship – OpEd” plus 29 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:29 AM PDT
The climate crisis is real, it’s here, and it’s time for absolute power for Obama! President Obama is set to expand his rule via Executive Order, last week outlining a series of climate proposals he plans to push through via executive action rather than working through Congress. His rationale for this further step to rule [...] The post The Flat Earth Society, Climate Change, And Total Dictatorship – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:26 AM PDT
There is something monstrously out of whack about going to war for a large nation state. I can understand why a man might take up arms in defense of himself, his family, his friends, perhaps even his neighborhood or his town. But once we get past the lived-in milieu, a man’s risking his life, limbs, [...] The post Why Fight For King And Country? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:24 AM PDT
The Vatican has confirmed the brutal beheading of a Catholic priest by Syrian rebels, Belfast Telegraph reported. A disturbingly graphic video showing the priest being decapitated by jihadists was posted online. It has now been confirmed that Fr Francois Murad (49) was butchered and his killers apparently used a kitchen knife for the beheading. According [...] The post Vatican Confirms Catholic Priest Beheaded By Syrian Rebels appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:22 AM PDT
Oil hovered near $98 a barrel Tuesday, July 2, underpinned by political unrest in Egypt that raised fears of disruption to global crude supplies, The Associated Press reports. Benchmark crude for August delivery was down 3 cents to $97.96 a barrel at early afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. [...] The post Oil Hovers Near $98 On Egypt Unrest appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:21 AM PDT
By Ali Harfouch Reactionary v. Revolutionary Positions To be reactionary, means quite simply, to react to an existing [constructed] reality. Being a revolutionary however means one changes the existing reality. Reactionary positions and revolutionary positions are often at odds, as the former merely works within the existing framework of the status-quo. It is precisely these [...] The post Thinking Beyond Erdogan – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:17 AM PDT
By Vivek Chadha On 24 June 2013, at approximately 1620 hours, a Rashtriya Rifles convoy was attacked on the main road passing through the area of Hyderpora, a township, almost midway between Badgam and Srinagar. The ambush site lies on National Highway (NH) 1A, which is considered the lifeline both for the maintenance of Kashmir [...] The post Security Situation In J&K: A Reality Check – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:14 AM PDT
While the northern Kosovo Serbs have not openly defied Belgrade, the agreement cannot be fully implemented if they don’t fully engage in the process. Passive resistance and continued rejection of Pristina’s involvement in the north would make it difficult for Belgrade to simply cut the northerners off and would erode everyone else’s expectations that anything [...] The post Kosovo – Serbia Still On Germany’s Short Leash – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:10 AM PDT
By Ted Hewitt Much of the global media has focused on the protests occurring throughout Brazil during this past week. Almost all have drawn their own conclusions as to the cause of the tumult, and almost all in splendid contradiction. Similarly, there has been an enduring preoccupation in most news reports with the violence and [...] The post Understanding The Brazilian ‘Spring’ – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:07 AM PDT
It is necessary for Belgrade to deal directly with Pristina without the interference of Brussels, Berlin, London, Washington or Moscow to discuss the major issues, not technical questions.  The Kosovo issue will be resolved only by negotiating sovereignty and the disposition of political community and with a strong affirmation of and cooperation with the Serbs [...] The post Sacrificing Kosovo – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:06 AM PDT
By Ramesh Jaura President Barack Obama’s commitment four years ago “to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons” reverberated across the globe generating hope that humankind will not be annihilated by a sheer flash of light. On June 19 in Berlin he sought to build on the iconic Prague speech. But [...] The post Obama Magic Appears To Be Gone As Caution Outweighs Zeal – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:03 AM PDT
(Civil.Ge) — Less than three hours after president’s spokesperson announced that Mikheil Saakashvili set October 27 as the date for presidential election, chief of president’s administration convened a press conference, apologized for a “technical mistake” and said that the election has in fact been set for October 31. “We want to clarify that upon decision [...] The post Georgia Presidential Election Date Changed To October 31 appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:01 AM PDT
By Jessie Durrett Chile’s education system has generated fiery controversy and political discourse since student protests first appeared in 2006 during former President Michelle Bachelet’s tenure (2006-2010). [1] After minimal and half-hearted improvements, frustration with the political system has intensified and protests persist. However, Bachelet has decided to compete for a second presidential term after [...] The post Students Change Political Debate Leading Up To Chilean Primary Elections...

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:58 AM PDT
By Sandip Kumar Mishra In her recent visit to China, South Korean President Park Geun-hyu emphasised the pivotal role of China in determining the security and economic architecture of Northeast Asia and her visit was an apparently successful attempt to connect with China in a varied field of activities. Apart from other factors, there are [...] The post South Korea And China: Park’s Visit And After – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:54 AM PDT
By Michael Lelyveld Russia’s Gazprom has missed a target date for finalizing terms of a major China gas supply contract while its competitors have been charging ahead with new China deals. On June 19 in St. Petersburg, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller voiced hope that the Russian monopoly would nail down terms for exporting large volumes [...] The post Russia’s Gazprom Misses China Gas Target – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:51 AM PDT
By Barana Waidyatilake The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2013 identifies South Asia as the least peaceful region in the world. Though the region had, as a whole, displayed a slight increase in peacefulness since 2010 when peacefulness was at its lowest, the current level of peacefulness was still lower than what it had been in [...] The post How Peaceful Is South Asia: A Review Of The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2013 appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:48 AM PDT
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has dismissed as baseless allegations of the Islamic Republic’s involvement in the ongoing Syrian crisis. Araqchi was reacting to Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa’s accusation of Iran sending militants into Syria. The Iranian official described the remarks as “irrational and baseless”, saying they [...] The post Iran Dismisses Allegations Of Involvement In Syrian Crisis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:45 AM PDT
(RFE/RL) — Egypt’s embattled President Muhammad Morsi says he will stick to his own plan for reconciliation. The statement from his office early on July 2 follows an ultimatum a day earlier by the military demanding Morsi’s government and the opposition find a compromise within 48 hours. If not, the military said it would offer [...] The post Egypt: President Morsi Rejects Military’s Ultimatum appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:41 AM PDT
On Nov. 3, 1969, Richard Nixon, his presidency about to be broken by massive antiwar demonstrations, called on “the great silent majority” to stand by him for peace with honor in Vietnam. They did. Within days Nixon’s approval surged to 68 percent. The ferocious Republican partisan of the 1950s had won over millions of Democrats. [...] The post Patrick Buchanan: Why The Reagan Democrats Departed – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:33 AM PDT
Russia’s Proton-M rocket carrying three additional satellites for its Glonass global positioning and navigation network exploded shortly after launch early on Tuesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. The launch was broadcast live by the Rossyia 24 television. “There was an accident during the Proton-M launch. The rocket fell and exploded on the territory [...] The post Russian Proton-M Rocket Explodes Shortly After Launch appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:32 AM PDT
While President Barack Obama and his family are touring southern Africa, on Monday Somalia’s government issued an ultimatum that demands Kenyan security forces posted in the port city of Kismayo, as part of an African Union force, be removed. The Kenyan counterterrorism units, who invaded Somalia in 2011, had ousted al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab terrorists from Kismayo [...] The post During African Trip, Obama Oblivious To Enormous Violence, Death Toll‏ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:29 AM PDT
n order to fully understand what the five Republican appointees on the Supreme Court have been up to when they make decisions that affect our democracy, as they did last week on voting rights, you need to understand what the Republican Party has been up to. The modern GOP is based on an unlikely coalition [...] The post The Republicans Of The US Supreme Court – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:25 AM PDT
By Belen Fernandez Last week, on June 23, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel attended a ceremony in Jerusalem in honor of a new joint initiative between Israel’s Ben-Gurion University and the University of Chicago. Hailing the Peres-Emanuel presence as an instance of “rare political star power”, the Chicago Tribune explains: “The [...] The post Whitewashing Apartheid: Israel’s Dirty Water – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:21 AM PDT
A committee set up by the Nigerian government to develop an amnesty framework for members of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram should exclude serious crimes that violate international human rights law, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the committee made public today. Instead, the Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security [...] The post Nigeria: Reject Amnesty For Atrocities, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:19 AM PDT
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden released a statement Monday night from Moscow saying he is “impressed at the efforts taken by so many” to help him, with WikiLeaks hours later releasing a list of countries to be sent applications for asylum. Sarah Harrison, WikiLeaks’ legal advisor to Edward Snowden, has made requests for asylum from a [...] The post ‘Unbowed’ Snowden Makes Moscow Statement, Releases List Of Countries Contacted For Asylum appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:18 AM PDT
The Norwegian foreign ministry has confirmed that the former CIA employee Edward Snowden has requested political asylum in the country. “I can prove that. Our embassy received a fax message containing a request for political asylum yesterday night. It must have come from him and was signed by him, though we can’t run a check [...] The post Norway Confirms Snowden’s Request For Political Asylum appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:15 AM PDT
It’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry as the US goes all out to get its hands on National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. We’ve got the US leaning on Russia to push him out of his sanctuary in their Moscow airport. We’ve got Obama and the State Department warning countries around the [...] The post The Real Traitors To America Are In Washington And New York – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:13 AM PDT
By Kate Woodsome It’s official. U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents in a same-sex marriage to a foreign national can now sponsor their spouse for a family-based immigrant visa, according to a directive issued by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday. The move follows last week’s Supreme Court decision ruling that Section 3 [...] The post US Immigration Service Ordered To Consider Same-Sex Visa Petitions appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT
By O. Igho Natufe Introduction When the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991, statesmen and most political analysts around the world immediately declared the event as the “end of the cold war.” This led Zbigniew Brzezinski to declare “America’s victory in the Cold War.”1 We caution against any haste to retire the cold war permanently [...] The post Cold War In The Post Soviet Era – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:56 PM PDT
t’s either because the mainstream media don’t really care whether Muslims have beheaded yet another Catholic priest, or they just expect the followers of Islam to act that way. Those are the only two plausible explanations that account for the media blackout of what happened to Syrian priest François Murad on June 23. The beheading [...] The post Media Blackout Of Beheaded Priest – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:54 PM PDT
Both the Indo-Lanka Peace Accord signed in 1987 and the subsequent amendment to Sri Lanka’s Constitution needs to be looked comparing the background in which it emerged and the relevance to the current context of the political scene for both India and Sri Lanka. At the time Tamil militants were trained in India, India was [...] The post The Truth Is Neither India Nor Sri Lanka Should Want 13th Amendment Now – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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