Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Sunday 23 August 2015

“The Tribulations Of Hamas – OpEd” plus 10 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:00 AM PDT
Hamas’s fortunes have taken a turn for the worse. The de facto government of the Gaza strip suddenly finds itself in difficulties on four fronts: deteriorating external relations, including financial support; internal pressure from Islamic State (IS) supporters; disputes within the Hamas organization; and a new confrontation with the Palestinian Authority (PA). For decades Sunni … Continue reading The Tribulations Of Hamas – OpEd

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:50 AM PDT
By Rajesh Rajagopalan* There is considerable pressure from opposition parties and others on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to suspend the forthcoming National Security Advisor (NSA) level talks between India and Pakistan. This once again raises the dilemma that has faced several Indian government about how to talk with Pakistan even as Pakistan sponsors terrorism against … Continue reading Talking And Fighting With Pakistan – Analysis

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:45 AM PDT
Curating antiquities or attending international conferences on archaeology have become capital offenses among some claimed “religious purists.” Two more Syrian nationalists who served all of us by protecting and preserving our global cultural heritage in this cradle of civilization were murdered within the past two weeks just six days apart. Qassim Abdullah Yehya 37, and … Continue reading Two More ‘EverySyrian’ Heroes Murdered While Protecting Our Shared Cultural Heritage

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:40 AM PDT
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has given a call to the leaders of various religions and denominations to put up a joint fight against the reportedly staggering amount of infidelity in the world. Recent exposure of cheating website “Ashley Madison”, whose tagline is “Life is short. Have an affair” and which had reportedly over 37 million … Continue reading Zed Urges Pope For Religious Coalition To Fight Mounting Infidelity

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:38 AM PDT
The coming general election could usher in a major leadership change for Singapore but even with a strong PAP victory it will not be a watershed election. By Bilveer Singh* Will the general election widely expected next month be a watershed event that changes the politics or political direction of the country? While the 2011 … Continue reading Singapore’s GE 2015: Not Quite A Watershed Election – Analysis

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:36 AM PDT
Reports that self-declared caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was seriously wounded in a coalition strike in early 2015 has done little to weaken the group as it fights multiple battles in Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State (IS), despite news reports that Al-Baghdadi was paralyzed in the attack has stood … Continue reading Thinking The Unthinkable: Coming To Grips With Survival Of The Islamic State – Analysis

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:29 AM PDT
Do you have your savings in a mutual fund? Does your pension fund invest in stocks, just as mutual funds do? If so, you may want to know this has been a bad week for U.S. stock markets. The Dow and Nasdaq indices have plummeted big time, but not because of the U.S. economy which … Continue reading Ralph Nader: Destructive Global Dependencies – OpEd

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:28 AM PDT
By Emma Scully* On Monday, August 3, Puerto Rico’s Public Finance Corporation defaulted on a $58 million USD bond payment, the island’s first debt nonpayment in its 117 years as a U.S. territory. Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro García Padilla has called the $72 billion USD debt “not payable.” A report by former IMF economist Anne … Continue reading Puerto Rico: The Financial Implications Of Dependency – Analysis

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:25 AM PDT
Like other years, tensions again returned to the Korean peninsula as South Korea and the United States started conducting their annual joint military exercises with North Korea warning of “all-out military action” unless Seoul cancels the plans and halts its “anti-Pyongyang” broadcasts along their joint border. Such reactions by Pyongyang to the US-South Korea joint … Continue reading Tensions Returns To Korean Peninsula – Analysis

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:23 AM PDT
A Spanish official has confirmed that the main suspect in a recent attack on an Amsterdam-Paris train had travelled to Syria last year, furthering concerns about the threat posed by militants coming back from battles in the Middle East. The unidentified official from Spain’s anti-terrorism unit said Saturday that the individual, who has been identified … Continue reading Amsterdam-Paris Train Attack Suspect Visited Syria Last Year: Spanish official

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Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:18 AM PDT
In this week’s address, US President Barack Obama spoke to the economic progress that our country has made, from 13 million new jobs created over the past five and a half years, to 17 states raising the minimum wage. Congress needs to do its part to continue to help grow the economy, but instead left … Continue reading Obama: It’s Time For Congress To Pass A Responsible Budget – Transcript

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