Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday, 5 September 2013

“Obama Rewrites History: Disowns ‘Red Line’ On Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria – OpEd” plus 23 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:16 PM PDT
Chuck Todd: Mr. President, could you update us on your latest thinking of where you think things are in Syria, and in particular, whether you envision using U.S. military, if simply for nothing else, the safe keeping of the chemical weapons, and if you’re confident that the chemical weapons are safe? President Obama: I have, […] The post Obama Rewrites History: Disowns ‘Red Line’ On Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:14 PM PDT
The United States has only to gain from the likely military intervention which will give it unrestricted access to Syria’s oil reserves, with a larger control over the neighbouring oil producers and trade routes. The intervention comes at an opportune time for the superpower when the global economy has forced many into bankruptcy. The Gulf […] The post Syrian Military Intervention: Washington’s ‘Well-Oiled’ Operation – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:12 PM PDT
The Cambodian government’s refusal to pay local staff at the Khmer Rouge tribunal is the latest attempt to undermine efforts to bring former Khmer Rouge leaders to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 2, 2013, more than half of the Cambodians working on the government payroll at the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts […] The post Cambodia: Government Obstructs Khmer Rouge Court, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:10 PM PDT
Farmers who grow corn and soybeans can take advantage of government price support programs and crop insurance, but similar programs are not available for those who grow biomass crops such as Miscanthus. A University of Illinois study recommends a framework for contracts between growers and biorefineries to help spell out expectations for sustainability practices and […] The post Sharing The Risks And Costs Of Biomass Crops appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:09 PM PDT
An Al-Qaeda-linked group attacked a predominantly Christian village sympathetic to the Assad regime in western Syria on Wednesday while rebel and government forces clashed in Damascus. The attack began at dawn when a Jabhat al-Nusra fighter blew himself up at a government checkpoint near the entrance to Maaloula – a village of 2,000 residents – […] The post Al-Qaeda-Linked Rebels Attack Christian Village In Syria appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:07 PM PDT
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a resolution giving U.S. President Barack Obama authority to take military action against Syria over its use of chemical weapons on civilians. The measure will go to the full Senate next week, and must pass there, as well as in the House of Representatives, where it could meet […] The post US Senate Panel Approves Plan For Syria Strike appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:03 PM PDT
By Klaudija Lutovska Representatives of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, the Islamic Community and Struga municipality met Saturday (August 31st) to resolve a tense dispute over the controversial construction of a church in the village of Oktisi. A group of Oktisi Muslims — witness estimates ranged from 50 people to several hundred — blocked a procession […] The post Macedonia: Church Construction Draws Protest appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:12 PM PDT
By Selahattin Cerrah Protests and blockade started by Guards who toppled Mummar Al-Gadhafi and workers led to a decrease in oil production in Libyan facilities. Guards accuse authorities of corruption while authorities accuse guards of selling the crude oil on the black market. Protests have been going on since late July this year which put […] The post Libya Oil Production Plummeted To 100,000 bpd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:09 PM PDT
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan A low-intensity debate has been taking place in India as to whether India should have a declared space policy or not. The general consensus appears to be that there is no need. But there are several arguments to make in favour of outlining a policy in the open. In today’s world, […] The post Why India Should Have A Declared Space Policy – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:07 PM PDT
(RFE/RL) — Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian’s administration says it still hopes to initiate a key political and free trade agreement with the European Union this year. Sarkisian announced on September 3 that Armenia would join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The announcement triggered […] The post Armenia Says Association Agreement With EU Still Possible appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:04 PM PDT
By Arshad M. Khan The title (referring to Assad) is the question George Galloway MP asked in the House of Commons when he shredded Prime Minister David Cameron. In a first for a modern Prime Minister on an issue of military intervention, Cameron lost the vote, and therefore the British will not be participating in […] The post Assad: He May Be Bad, But Is He Mad? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:01 PM PDT
Recent specialist commentaries in the Russian military press indicate deep dissatisfaction with the Aerospace Defense Forces (Vozdushno-Kosmicheskaia Oborona—VKO) created in December 2011. The complexity of the new structure is not only openly criticized, but there are growing calls for its reorganization in addition to brigade commanders expressing negative views on a range of issues including […] The post Russia’s Aerospace Defense Forces: Organizational Chaos – Analysis appeared...

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:58 PM PDT
German officials’ seizure of four home-schooled children last week prompted strong objections from American home-schooling advocates who say the country’s ban on the educational practice violates human rights. “The right to home-school is a human right,” Mike Farris, founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association, said Aug. 30. “Germany has grossly violated these rights […] The post German Raid On Home-Schooling Family Draws Condemnation appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:28 PM PDT
Hindus have welcomed the historic legislative decree issued by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai today, reserving a seat for Hindus and Sikhs in the country’s lower house of parliament (Wolesi Jirga) in 2015 elections. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, called thus giving representation to country’s Hindus and Sikhs “a step […] The post Hindus Welcome Seat For Hindus And Sikhs In Afghan Parliament appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:13 PM PDT
There is more to Ng Ser Miang’s assertion that it’s time an Asian heads the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As the 64-year old Chinese-born Singaporean national campaigns to succeed Belgium’s Jacques Rogge as head of the IOC when its executive committee meets in Buenos Aires on September 10, Mr. Ng projects himself as an agent […] The post Singaporean Dark Horse In IOC Race Campaigns On Promise Of Change – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:04 PM PDT
When US Secretary of State John Kerry said during a debate in Congress that there was no al-Qaida in Syria, he was lying, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. Al-Qaida is one of the main forces supporting the Syrian opposition, Putin said in televised comments at a meeting of Russia’s presidential human rights council. “I […] The post US Lied When It Said There’s No Al-Qaida In Syria – Putin appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:01 PM PDT
By Nicola Nasser Located at the crossroads of several regional crises, including the Palestinian – Israeli and Iraqi conflicts, Jordan has been in the eye of the Syrian storm for more than thirty months, and managed to navigate safely so far, but the reportedly imminent US strike is pressuring the country between the rock and […] The post Jordan Invites US Targets For Syrian Retaliation – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:54 PM PDT
By R Nastranis The United Nations is faced with a mission impossible in Syria. Not only to avert any “punitive action” that holds the risk of triggering a regional conflict in the Middle East, but also alleviating human suffering manifested by streams of refugees seeking safe havens in neighboring countries and a spate of internally […] The post UN’s Mission Impossible In Syria – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:51 PM PDT
The New York Post reports today that New York City Controller-candidate Scott Stringer initially voted against Megan’s Law, the registry that tracks convicted sex offenders once they leave prison; he later voted for it. He said his vote against the law was fear that sex offenders would be driven underground. No one believes him, and […] The post Scott Stringer’s Sexual Baggage – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:46 PM PDT
Conservatives are asking themselves why liberals, so opposed to Bush’s war against Iraq and its dictator, Saddam Hussein, are so hell bent to get into a war in Syria and its dictator, Bashar al-Assad? The President’s assertion of a short attack has been called “the Goldilocks” approach to war, offered as a measured, limited response […] The post Why Syria? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:27 PM PDT
By Claude Salhani On his way back from the Yalta conference in February 1945 where US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Great Britain’s Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Stalin, the American president made an unscheduled stop in Egypt where he met with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdel Aziz ibn Saud aboard the USS Quincy, […] The post Mideast Oil Loses Some Of Its Power – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:24 PM PDT
Russia needs convincing proof, not rumors, from UN experts that chemical weapons were used in Syria, said the Russian president in an interview with First Channel and AP. It is up to the UN Security Council to decide on the next course of action, he said. Speaking to journalists from Russia’s state Channel 1 television […] The post Putin Warns Against ‘Illegal’ Military Action In Syria, Bypassing UNSC appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:21 PM PDT
By Sinisa Jakov Marusic Macedonia’s main parties are soon to sign a memorandum on EU integration, which it is hoped, among other things, will help restore the country’s tarnished image in Brussels After signing a long-awaited report into last year’s incident in parliament, which caused a political crisis and almost derailed the country’s EU agenda, […] The post Macedonia Parties To Sign Memorandum On EU appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:20 PM PDT
U.S. President Barack Obama and some leading lawmakers are coming out strongly in favor of military strikes against Syria, but it appears they have more work to do to convince the American public. A Washington Post / ABC News poll finds 59 percent of Americans surveyed oppose launching missile strikes against the Syrian government compared […] The post US Public Skeptical Of Syria Strikes appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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