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• UK Encourages Chemical Weapons Use In Bahrain, Syria – OpEd
• Fugitive Former CIA Oficer Arrested In Panama – OpEd
• India: Unarmed Protesters Killed In Kashmir
• Testing Time For Japanese PM – Analysis
• Manus Island The New “Promised Land” For Refugees Seeking Australia – OpEd
• The Fallacy Of The American Policy Towards Burma – OpEd
• ‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me, 35 Years Ago’ – Obama
• Are Palestinian Students In Lebanon Being Pressured To Choose Kalashnikovs Over College? – OpEd
• On Leaks And Pseudo-Reality: The US’ Futile Search For ‘World Domination’ – OpEd
• A Gift From Europe – OpEd
• Brotherhood And Erdogan – OpEd
• UK Government Rebukes Litvinenko Coroner – OpEd
• Risk Seen Of MERS Coronavirus Spreading Internationally
• Obama Dog Whistles Over Trayvon – OpEd
• Understated Responses To Rape In Brazil – Analysis
• Kerry Has Spoken: Peace Talks To Resume
• The Last Days In Life Of Adnan Latif, Who Died In Guantánamo Last Year – OpEd
• President Barroso: “A Gift To South Africa, An Inspiration To The World” – Speech
• Kosovo Receives International SWIFT Code
• Bradley Manning Wins Peace Prize – OpEd
• EU Justice Ministers Agree To Seek Better Data Protection
• Minister Šadžius: Fight Against Unemployment A Global Concern
• Obama Blasts ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law During Press Briefing‏ – OpEd
• Hitler Vs. Bernanke – OpEd
• US Senators Urge Rethink Of Russia G20 Summit In Snowden Standoff
• Berlusconi Allies Found Guilty On Sex Charges
• King David’s Palace Unearthed
• Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Back On – Kerry
• China And Nigeria: Neo-Colonialism, South-South Solidarity, Or Both? – Analysis
• Five Inconvenient Truths About Kosovo – Analysis

UK Encourages Chemical Weapons Use In Bahrain, Syria – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:24 PM PDT By Finian Cunningham Little Sajida Faisal had only just come into this world. But five days after her birth, she was dead, killed by suffocation from tear gas. She died on 11 December, a Sunday, in 2011 in her family home in the Bahraini village of Belad al-Qadeem. Her father later told how Bahraini riot [...] The post UK Encourages Chemical Weapons Use In Bahrain, Syria – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Fugitive Former CIA Oficer Arrested In Panama – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:22 PM PDT Edward Snowden is accused of breaking the law, but Robert Seldon Lady, the former CIA chief in Milan, was convicted of kidnapping and given a nine-year prison sentence. In 2003, Lady initially claimed diplomatic immunity but after that was rejected by an Italian judge in 2005 and he has been on the run ever since. [...] The post Fugitive Former CIA Oficer Arrested In Panama – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India: Unarmed Protesters Killed In Kashmir Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:20 PM PDT The Indian government should appoint an independent commission to promptly and transparently investigate the killing of four protesters by Border Security Force (BSF) troops in Jammu and Kashmir state, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should act to end the BSF’s longstanding impunity for large numbers of killings over many years. The unclear circumstances [...] The post India: Unarmed Protesters Killed In Kashmir appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Testing Time For Japanese PM – Analysis Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:19 PM PDT By K.V. Kesavan and Julien Teel The world will be watching Japan in the coming days to observe what changes, if any, will come from the Diet’s Upper House elections. Indeed, the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a commanding majority in the Lower House, and is expected to win a comfortable [...] The post Testing Time For Japanese PM – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Manus Island The New “Promised Land” For Refugees Seeking Australia – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:12 PM PDT By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has come up with his own Papua New Guinea Solution to deal with boat arrivals containing people seeking asylum in Australia. In doing so he has scrapped predecessor Julia Gillard’s Pacific Solution Mark II and embarked on a bold move towards border protection while still [...] The post Manus Island The New “Promised Land” For Refugees Seeking Australia – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Fallacy Of The American Policy Towards Burma – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:10 PM PDT American scholars and policy makers, construe the Union of Burma, as a monolithic whole. without delving deep into its authentic contemporary history. In its obsession to counter the Chinese influence, it has somehow or other draw the conclusion that this country is endeavouring to change from military dictatorship to that of liberal democracy and as [...] The post The Fallacy Of The American Policy Towards Burma – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me, 35 Years Ago’ – Obama Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:04 PM PDT President Barack Obama on Friday jumped into the debate over the acquittal of the man who killed black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, declaring that Martin “could have been me, 35 years ago,” and urging Americans to understand the pain that African-Americans feel over the case. Obama came into the White House press briefing room to [...] The post ‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me, 35 Years Ago’ – Obama appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Are Palestinian Students In Lebanon Being Pressured To Choose Kalashnikovs Over College? – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:04 PM PDT They are 67 new families, or about 400 Palestinian refugees displaced from Syria, residing in 60 recently erected tents set up as an emergency ‘gathering’ near the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp adjacent to the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon. In all, there are approximately 75,000 thousand Palestinians in Lebanon who have fled from [...] The post Are Palestinian Students In Lebanon Being Pressured To Choose Kalashnikovs Over College? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

On Leaks And Pseudo-Reality: The US’ Futile Search For ‘World Domination’ – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:01 PM PDT Those enchanted by pseudo-reality must have been at the edge of their seats as they watched ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, a Hollywood account of how US SEAL Team Six killed Osama Bin Laden on May 1, 2011. But a recently leaked report shows that the ‘riveting’ Hollywood account of the ‘greatest manhunt of all time’ was [...] The post On Leaks And Pseudo-Reality: The US’ Futile Search For ‘World Domination’ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

A Gift From Europe – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:59 PM PDT ON MY 70th birthday, I received a gift from Yitzhak Rabin: he signed the document recognizing the existence of the Palestinian people, after many decades of denial. He also recognized the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) as its representative. I had demanded this, almost alone, for many years. Three days later, the Oslo agreement was signed [...] The post A Gift From Europe – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Brotherhood And Erdogan – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:57 PM PDT By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a personality that won many hearts in the Arab world. Arabs saw the Turkish prime minister as an honest and a successful political figure and someone who was on their side. However, their love for Erdogan did not last long. The reason for loss of support can [...] The post Brotherhood And Erdogan – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

UK Government Rebukes Litvinenko Coroner – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:55 PM PDT Coroner Sir Robert Owen was taken to the woodshed by the British government. At issue is his conduct of the inquest into the death of Alexander Litvinenko. A reputed former KGB spy, Litvinenko died suspiciously in London in 2006. Owen’s rebuke came as a result of the course he had charted for himself in investigating [...] The post UK Government Rebukes Litvinenko Coroner – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Risk Seen Of MERS Coronavirus Spreading Internationally Posted: 19 Jul 2013 04:58 PM PDT The life-threatening MERS coronavirus that has emerged in the Middle East could spread faster and wider during two international mass gatherings involving millions of people in the next few months, according to researchers who describe the most likely pathways of international spread based upon worldwide patterns of air travel. Researchers led by Dr. Kamran Khan [...] The post Risk Seen Of MERS Coronavirus Spreading Internationally appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama Dog Whistles Over Trayvon – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:22 PM PDT There is much to be said about the verdict which found George Zimmerman not guilty in the killing of Trayvon Martin but one thing is clear. Racism is so deeply embedded in the white American consciousness that significant numbers of white people coalesced in support of Zimmerman without having to openly say so. The infamous [...] The post Obama Dog Whistles Over Trayvon – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Understated Responses To Rape In Brazil – Analysis Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:18 PM PDT By Jennifer Bisgaier In late March, the brutal gang rape of an American tourist in a transit van in Rio de Janeiro garnered worldwide attention. Brazilian authorities responded by quickly arresting three suspects as well as banning vans being driven through the South Zone of the city. However, just two weeks earlier a Brazilian woman [...] The post Understated Responses To Rape In Brazil – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Kerry Has Spoken: Peace Talks To Resume Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:16 PM PDT Israelis and Palestinians have reached an agreement for the groundwork to resume peace talks, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday. “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming final status negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis,” Kerry told reporters in Amman, Jordan. “The agreement [...] The post Kerry Has Spoken: Peace Talks To Resume appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Last Days In Life Of Adnan Latif, Who Died In Guantánamo Last Year – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:10 PM PDT his article, published simultaneously here and on the “Close Guantánamo” website, contains exclusive information from the unclassified notes of a visit to Abdelhadi Faraj — a Syrian prisoner, and one of 86 men cleared for release from Guantánamo but still held — by his attorney, Ramzi Kassem, in October 2012. During that visit, Faraj spoke [...] The post The Last Days In Life Of Adnan Latif, Who Died In Guantánamo Last Year – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

President Barroso: “A Gift To South Africa, An Inspiration To The World” – Speech Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:08 PM PDT By José Manuel Durão Barroso, Speech by President Barroso at the University of Cape Town: “A gift to South Africa, an inspiration to the World” Ladies and gentlemen, It is for me an honour and great satisfaction to be able to speak to you today here in the University of Cape Town, the oldest and [...] The post President Barroso: “A Gift To South Africa, An Inspiration To The World” – Speech appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Kosovo Receives International SWIFT Code Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:06 PM PDT By Muhamet Brajshori The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the primary system of international communication among financial institutions, assigned a country code to Kosovo for identification of the country’s financial institutions. With the unique country code the Central Bank of Kosovo and commercial banks in the SWIFT system will internationally affirm the presence [...] The post Kosovo Receives International SWIFT Code appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Bradley Manning Wins Peace Prize – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:05 PM PDT U.S. whistleblower and international hero Bradley Manning has just been awarded the 2013 Sean MacBride Peace Award by the International Peace Bureau, itself a former recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, for which Manning is a nominee this year. A petition supporting Manning for the Nobel Peace Prize has gathered 88,000 sinatures, many of them [...] The post Bradley Manning Wins Peace Prize – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

EU Justice Ministers Agree To Seek Better Data Protection Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:02 PM PDT European Union (EU) justice ministers considered possible perspectives of the EU justice area from 2014 and submitted proposals regarding implementation of the EU personal data protection reform in the informal meeting on 19 July in Vilnius. “I am pleased with the outcome of today’s meeting. We had fruitful discussions on both the future of the [...] The post EU Justice Ministers Agree To Seek Better Data Protection appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Minister Šadžius: Fight Against Unemployment A Global Concern Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:01 PM PDT Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius (representing Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU) participated in the G20 meeting of labour and finance ministers in Moscow today. The ministers discussed strategies to promote strong and sustainable economic growth while contributing to job creation. “Although unemployment is a global issue, there is no single solution suitable [...] The post Minister Šadžius: Fight Against Unemployment A Global Concern appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama Blasts ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law During Press Briefing‏ – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT In keeping with the advice of former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel — to never let a good crisis go to waste — President Barack Obama took to the microphone on Friday and during his comments on the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin tragedy he questioned whether or not Florida’s so-called ‘‘stand your ground’’ law [...] The post Obama Blasts ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law During Press Briefing‏ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hitler Vs. Bernanke – OpEd Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:53 PM PDT Why was Adolph Hitler able to lift Germany out of the Great Depression, when policymakers in the US–particularly the Fed–have failed so miserably? Let’s look at the facts: When Hitler came to power in 1933, the German economy was in a shambles. Millions of people were out of work, a number of large banks had [...] The post Hitler Vs. Bernanke – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Senators Urge Rethink Of Russia G20 Summit In Snowden Standoff Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:51 PM PDT Two prominent US lawmakers on Friday called on US President Barack Obama to consider proposing a new site for the September G20 Summit set to be held in St. Petersburg should Russia refuse to assist in returning fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden to the United States to face espionage charges. The appeal by US [...] The post US Senators Urge Rethink Of Russia G20 Summit In Snowden Standoff appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Berlusconi Allies Found Guilty On Sex Charges Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:49 PM PDT Three associates of former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi have been found guilty of procuring prostitutes for his controversial “bunga bunga” parties, BBC News reported. Emilio Fede, Lele Mora and Nicole Minetti were given jail sentences of between five and seven years. Last month Berlusconi was given seven years in jail for paying for sex with [...] The post Berlusconi Allies Found Guilty On Sex Charges appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

King David’s Palace Unearthed Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:47 PM PDT Archaeologists have made a discovery of Biblical proportions: They say newly excavated ruins near Jerusalem are “the best example to date of the uncovered fortress city of King David,” USA Today reported. Extensive digging has unveiled a pair of structures, one of which may have been a palace belonging to the king; the other is [...] The post King David’s Palace Unearthed appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Back On – Kerry Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:45 PM PDT Israel and the Palestinians appear headed back to negotiations in the hopes of settling long-standing differences. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made the announcement Friday in Amman, Jordan, after returning from a trip to Ramallah and a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “We have reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming [...] The post Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Back On – Kerry appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

China And Nigeria: Neo-Colonialism, South-South Solidarity, Or Both? – Analysis Posted: 19 Jul 2013 01:07 PM PDT Bilateral relations between China and Nigeria will likely take one of two paths in the long term: either China will remain the overwhelmingly dominant actor or Nigeria will become a regional superpower, evening out the playing field. If China remains the stronger player it will shape Nigeria in its own interests (commonly referred to as [...] The post China And Nigeria: Neo-Colonialism, South-South Solidarity, Or Both? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Five Inconvenient Truths About Kosovo – Analysis Posted: 19 Jul 2013 11:14 AM PDT If Kosovo is ever to be the functioning state its supporters think it is, considerable attention will have to be paid to issues of power-sharing between Kosovo Serbs and Albanians, reduction in the dependency the United States and other powers place in  highly corrupt individuals to ensure stability and order, and an honest assessment of [...] The post Five Inconvenient Truths About Kosovo – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.