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Thursday 25 July 2013

“Sustaining War On Terrorism: Singapore’s International Counterterrorism Cooperation – Analysis” plus 29 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:15 AM PDT
In the fight against terrorism, Singapore has cooperated and collaborated with its regional and international counterparts to deter and disrupt terrorist networks. Since September 11, 2001, Singapore’s military, law enforcement, and security and intelligence services have provided steadfast assistance and advice to their counterparts in the region and beyond. By Rohan Gunaratna Singapore has been [...] The post Sustaining War On Terrorism: Singapore’s International Counterterrorism Cooperation...

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Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:07 AM PDT
By Aijaz Zaka Syed The United States says it’s concerned over the growing Islamophobia around the world. In its annual report on the state of political and religious freedom around the world, the State Department has denounced a sharp spike in anti-Muslim sentiment and violence: “Government restrictions, which often coincided with societal animosity, resulted in [...] The post Who Cares For A Voiceless Minority In Myanmar? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:59 PM PDT
By Emily Boulter Over a two-month period Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika vanished from the country’s political scene. He was reported to have suffered a mild stroke and travelled to France in order to receive medical care. His absence sparked rumors that the 76-year-old president had either passed way or was in a coma. There were [...] The post Critical Times For Algeria – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:54 PM PDT
By Teshu Singh The fifth annual China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) was held in Washington D.C on 10-11 July 2013. Notably, the groundwork for the meeting was already done during the Xi-Obama meeting and further cemented by an article written by Yang Jiechi (Chinese State Councillor) in Washington Post titled, “US China can forge [...] The post China And The US: Fifth Strategic And Economic Dialogue – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:52 PM PDT
By D Suba Chandran Obama has floated another Zero Option (remember the earlier Prague speech on global nuclear disarmament that won him the Nobel?), this time on the number of American troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014. This statement, whether bluff or threat, follows Karzai’s angry remarks and Afghanistan’s official protest against the dialogue [...] The post Doha Dialogue, Obama’s Zero And The Afghan Future: Advantage Taliban – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:33 PM PDT
By Cindy Saine The U.S. House of Representatives has narrowly defeated an amendment that would have ended a National Security Agency surveillance program that collects hundreds of millions of Americans’ phone records. The vote turned into a clash between President Barack Obama and Democratic and Republican national security leaders in Congress on one side, who [...] The post US House Votes Down Attempt To Halt NSA Surveillance Program appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:30 PM PDT
I have been trying to remember a president that someone did not want to impeach. An effort was made to impeach Andrew Johnson but failed by one vote. Nixon resigned when he was informed that he would face impeachment for the Watergate scandal. Bill Clinton faced impeachment, but even Republicans did not want to vote [...] The post Is Obama Committing Treason?‏ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:28 PM PDT
At a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis said his namesake St. Francis of Assisi put his conversion into action when he embraced a man with leprosy, saying this is a model for the life of a Christian. “This brother, suffering and an outcast, was the ‘mediator of light … for Saint Francis of [...] The post Pope Francis Embraces, Voices Love For Drug Addicts At Rio Hospital appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:26 PM PDT
The World Bank should urge the Turkmen government to make a commitment to governance reforms before it moves to normalize relations with Turkmenistan, Human Rights Watch and Crude Accountability said today. The bank’s board of directors is scheduled to consider a reengagement strategy for Turkmenistan on July 25, 2013. Turkmenistan is one of the most [...] The post World Bank Should Emphasize Public Participation In Turkmenistan, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:25 PM PDT
Tim Cook says Apple has some great stuff coming “in the fall, and across all of 2014” and the company’s latest earnings guidance may offer a clue, AllThingsD reports. For its fourth quarter, Apple said it expects revenue of $34 billion to $37 billion with gross margins of 36 percent to 37 percent. And according [...] The post New Apple Products Expected In September appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:23 PM PDT
The much-awaited refresh to the Google Nexus 7 series has finally been officially announced, Neowin reports. Having been leaked previously over and over, the specs confirm what most already know. Featuring a 7-inch HD screen with a 1920 x 1200 resolution (323 ppi), the device also packs an Adreno 320 GPU, a 1.5GHz snapdragon processor, [...] The post Refresh To Google Nexus 7 Series Officially Announced appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:21 PM PDT
Shares in Facebook have leapt 18% as it beats earnings expectations with stronger than expected mobile ad sales, BBC News reports. The company reported profits of $333m in the second quarter. “The work we’ve done to make mobile the best Facebook experience is showing good results and provides us with a solid foundation for the [...] The post Facebook Shares Soar 18% Amid Strong Mobile Ad Sales appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:19 PM PDT
By Bhaskar Roy Bangladesh Foreign Minister Ms. Dipy Moni will be in New Delhi on July 25, 2013 on a three day visit. It is expected to be a preparatory one paving the way for Prime Minister Sk. Hasina’s official visit in August at the invitation of the Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. Ms. [...] The post India-Bangladesh Relations: Can Be More Than Bilateral – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:17 PM PDT
By Prof. V. Suryanarayan Thirty nine years have elapsed since the signing of the India-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Agreement, 1974, which delimited the maritime boundary in the Palk Bay. As a consequence of delimitation the island of Kachchatheevu was gifted to Sri Lanka. The tiny island was a part of the Zamindari of the Raja [...] The post Kachchatheevu: Political Opportunism To The Fore – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:16 PM PDT
What would it have taken for the jury that acquitted George Zimmerman to find him guilty? Well, try this on for size: imagine that instead of emerging from his encounter with Trayvon Martin bloodied with a broken nose, he didn’t have a scratch on him. Imagine he had also admitted he confronted Martin with gun [...] The post The Post-Racial President’s Profiling: DWW (Defending While White) – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:57 PM PDT
My teacher says, “A soldier who thinks that he is designed to kill in today’s fourth generation war (4GW) makes a poor professional”. The incessant blunders by armed forces in Kashmir or Northeast India reveal the non-professional approach of Indian soldiers/policemen. It goes without saying that, soldiering/policing today is not just neutralising the enemy, but encompasses [...] The post Armed Forces In Kashmir: Saviours Or Killers? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:48 PM PDT
Copperhead was a name for Northern Democrats opposed to the Civil War.  Now it’s also the name of a remarkable new film: CopperheadTheMovie.com.  This is not the first film about a family opposed to the Civil War.  Many will probably recall the 1965 film Shenandoah starring Jimmy Stewart.  But Copperhead is the one to see. [...] The post Copperhead – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:46 PM PDT
Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) on Monday announced discovery of condensate and gas reserves in Sanghar District of Sindh, just a month after finding petroleum reserves in the same area in another well. This is the fourth significant announcement by PPL since June. Discoveries in quick succession are the result of PPL’s aggressive exploration policy it [...] The post Pakistan: PPL Announces Gas And Condensate Discovery appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:44 PM PDT
In the wake of the military coup of July 3rd 2013, the question that is on the lips of many people is what is going to happen now in Egypt? How will the situation evolve? What is the future of the 80 million people who live in that ancient land? It would be hazardous to [...] The post Egypt: What Now? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:37 PM PDT
By Michael Lombardi Politicians and the mainstream will certainly love this… Last week, Moody’s Investors Service changed its outlook on the U.S. national debt from negative to stable. (Source: Reuters, July 18, 2013.) Despite the credit reporting agency’s “upgrade” on U.S. national debt, my opinion remains the same: the U.S. national debt has taken on a life of [...] The post Why Trillion-Dollar Annual Deficits May Only Go Away Temporarily – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:33 PM PDT
It was reportedly a hectic and intense past weekend in Washington and London according to an emailed report from a Capitol Hill source, as the Obama and Cameron administrations tracked down and button-holed the leaders of the 28 European Union delegations gathering in Brussels to finally vote on whether Hezbollah’s ‘military wing’ should be sanctioned, [...] The post Livni Squeals, Kerry Deals And The EU Picks Up The Tab – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:30 PM PDT
Gaza will remain a matter of national security for Egypt. And regardless of who is in charge in Gaza, Egypt will also remain a strategic asset for Gaza, a lifeline for its people, and a mainstay of its peace and stability. These are the irreversible facts of the ties between Egypt and Gaza. In other [...] The post Immutable Egypt: Gaza Bonds – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:27 PM PDT
Opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 have claimed the bill is having a negative impact on employment. In doing so, they argue that the sanctions to be applied under the bill to firms who do not provide insurance to their full-time workers are causing employers to change their hiring patterns. One claim [...] The post Is The ACA A Jobs Killer? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:23 PM PDT
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers One of the major conflicts of the era that is not often highlighted for public debate is whether we want an economy that privatizes government services and public resources and continues to concentrate wealth; or whether we want to develop an economic democracy that invests in the public interest [...] The post Time To Decide: Concentrated, Privatized Wealth Or Shared Prosperity And Economic Democracy – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:21 PM PDT
Montenegro’s first Gay Pride march went ahead in the coastal town of Budva despite attacks by anti-gay protesters who threw stones and bottles. The country’s inaugural gay rights parade, named Seaside Pride, was attended by an estimated 120 people on Wednesday in Budva. The parade went ahead for around 20 minutes after delays caused by [...] The post Montenegro’s First Gay Pride March Attacked appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:19 PM PDT
From July 25 to July 27, Macky Sall, president of Senegal, will begin an official state visit to Morocco and will be received by King Mohammed VI in Casablanca. This visit comes four months and ten days after the March 15 visit that the King made to Dakar. It was the first visit by the [...] The post Morocco-Senegal: Pragmatism And Economic Diplomacy – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:14 PM PDT
On July 12, during a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Army-General Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s commander-in-chief ordered a “surprise inspection” of combat forces in the country’s Far East. In the early hours of July 13, according to the defense ministry website, a “snap military exercise” commenced, described as the largest military exercise in [...] The post Russia’s Military Response To The Asia Pivot: Flexing Small Muscles – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:11 PM PDT
Hezbollah official Ammar Moussawi will meet with the European Union representative in Lebanon, a statement from Hezbollah’s press office said Wednesday, after the EU listed the party’s military wing as a terrorist organization. Moussawi, who heads Hezbollah’s international relations department, will meet with Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst Thursday at 3:00 p.m. in the Beirut’s southern suburb [...] The post Hezbollah Official To Meet With EU appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:09 PM PDT
Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co., Ltd. (VAMA), the joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Valin Steel, officially unveiled its brand today in Loudi, China. Mr. Wang Jun, chairman of VAMA, and Sanjay Sharma, CEO of VAMA, attended the ceremony and presented VAMA’s brand strategy. The VAMA brand, symbolised by its new logo, represents the unity between [...] The post ArcelorMittal Automotive Joint Venture VAMA Unveils Brand In China appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:04 PM PDT
As I head off to a rally for Trayvon Martin, I notice a column by Bob Koehler in which he says the unpaid work of slaves in the United States is now estimated at $1.4 trillion.  Oddly, that’s not terribly far from the $1.2 trillion or so, possibly more now, that we spend each year [...] The post What Slavery Cost – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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