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“US Defense Chief Stresses Importance Of Saudi Strategic Relationship” plus 27 more : Eurasia Review

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• US Defense Chief Stresses Importance Of Saudi Strategic Relationship
• US Is Once Again Betraying The Kurds – OpEd
• Huge Victory For Prison Reform: California Ends Indeterminate Long-Term Solitary Confinement – OpEd
• Thailand’s Kra Canal: Is Vietnam Angling In? – Analysis
• Reading Between Lines On Susan Rice’s Surprise Visit To Pakistan – Analysis
• Show Of Force In China: Takeaways From V-J Parade – Analysis
• Many Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes – OpEd
• New Barley Varieties Appeal To Brewers, Bakers And Bovines
• Hong Kong Cardinals Differ Over Vatican, China Talks
• US Assures Saudi Arabia That Iran Won’t Have Nuclear Weapons
• Guatemalan Legislature Removes President Perez Molina’s Immunity – OpEd
• Experts Claim Russia Preparing To Destabilize Belarus If Lukashenka Refuses To Allow Russian Base – OpEd
• The EU’s Immigration Crisis And The Parody Of Human Rights – OpEd
• What Happened To Moral Center Of American Capitalism? – OpEd
• Five Steps For EU To Tackle Refugee Crisis
• Farthest Galaxy Detected
• Entering A Fracture Zone – OpEd
• Sieges In Age Of Austerity: Monitoring Julian Assange – OpEd
• Ralph Nader: Why Labor Day Matters – OpEd
• Can Nuclear War Be Avoided? – OpEd
• Saudi Arabia-US Joint Statement Following Meeting Between Obama And King Salman
• White House: Russian Military Action Against ISIS In Syria Would Be ‘Destabilizing’ – OpEd
• Why David Cameron Could Lose His Referendum – OpEd
• IMF To Aid Of Ukraine: Well-Intended, But Misguided – Analysis
• Remarks By President Obama And King Salman Of Saudi Arabia Before Bilateral Meeting – Transcript
• US Job Growth Weakens In August – Analysis
• Immigration Likely To Also Be A Leading Issue In US Elections – Analysis
• New Political Crisis In Guinea-Bissau: Won’t Be The Last – Analysis

US Defense Chief Stresses Importance Of Saudi Strategic Relationship Posted: 04 Sep 2015 05:07 PM PDT US Defense Secretary Ash Carter reaffirmed Friday the importance of the US-Saudi Arabia strategic relationship during a meeting with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said. In a statement summarizing the meeting, Cook said the leaders discussed mutual concerns in the region, including the ongoing crisis … Continue reading US Defense Chief Stresses Importance Of Saudi Strategic Relationship To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Is Once Again Betraying The Kurds – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 04:57 PM PDT By Adil E. Shamoo* In the country’s last election, the Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lost its majority in parliament. Though it retained a plurality of seats, it was the party’s biggest setback since coming to power at the beginning of the century. Since then, it’s been unable … Continue reading US Is Once Again Betraying The Kurds – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Huge Victory For Prison Reform: California Ends Indeterminate Long-Term Solitary Confinement – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 04:51 PM PDT On Tuesday, a significant victory took place in the long struggle by campaigners — and prisoners themselves — to improve detention conditions in US prisons, when a settlement was reached in Ashker v. Governor of California, a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of prisoners held in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at California’s Pelican … Continue reading Huge Victory For Prison Reform: California Ends Indeterminate Long-Term Solitary Confinement – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Thailand’s Kra Canal: Is Vietnam Angling In? – Analysis Posted: 04 Sep 2015 04:47 PM PDT Vietnam’s decision to build a deep-water seaport off its southern-most province of Ca Mau may signal the eventual building of Thailand’s Kra Canal as a new regional shipping lane. By Graham Ong-Webb* Talk just won’t go away about a possible shipping lane – the Kra Canal – that, if it ever were to materialise, would … Continue reading Thailand’s Kra Canal: Is Vietnam Angling In? – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Reading Between Lines On Susan Rice’s Surprise Visit To Pakistan – Analysis Posted: 04 Sep 2015 04:14 PM PDT By K.N. Pandita Susan Rice, President Obama’s National Security Adviser, who rarely goes on foreign trips unless necessary, was on a one-day visit to Islamabad last Sunday. A recent VOA broadcast said that Rice had always planned to stop in Islamabad after two days of high-level talks in Beijing ahead of next month’s White House … Continue reading Reading Between Lines On Susan Rice’s Surprise Visit To Pakistan – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Show Of Force In China: Takeaways From V-J Parade – Analysis Posted: 04 Sep 2015 04:08 PM PDT By Prof. B. R. Deepak* A 90 minute massive parade consisting of more than 12,000 troops of PLA formed the main event in the V-J parade in Beijing. This was followed by cavalcades of high tech weaponry including the much talked about Dongfeng-21D (DF-21D), an anti-ship ballistic missile and many other intercontinental ballistic missiles marched … Continue reading Show Of Force In China: Takeaways From V-J Parade – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Many Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 04:04 PM PDT Here’s an interesting article from the National Taxpayers Union, based on IRS data, showing that well over a third of people who file income tax returns have no tax liability, or a negative tax liability. In 1985, in the middle of the Reagan years, less than 20% of income tax returns showed no tax liability, … Continue reading Many Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

New Barley Varieties Appeal To Brewers, Bakers And Bovines Posted: 04 Sep 2015 04:02 PM PDT A versatile new barley variety just released by Oregon State University could lend subtle malt flavors to Northwest craft brews and also give consumers more choice in fiber-rich barley foods. A second new OSU variety looks like a good choice for high-quality forage production in areas where water is increasingly scarce, said Patrick Hayes, head … Continue reading New Barley Varieties Appeal To Brewers, Bakers And Bovines To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hong Kong Cardinals Differ Over Vatican, China Talks Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:58 PM PDT Hong Kong’s cardinals appear to be at odds over upcoming talks between the Holy See and China over establishing diplomatic ties. Cardinal John Tong Hon sees “an improvement and better atmosphere” in China and Vatican relations ahead of the negotiations but stopped short of saying whether this will be enough for progress to be made. … Continue reading Hong Kong Cardinals Differ Over Vatican, China Talks To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Assures Saudi Arabia That Iran Won’t Have Nuclear Weapons Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:53 PM PDT Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, who is on a historic visit to the US, met American President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on Friday, with talks focusing on reining in Iran and tackling trouble spots in the Middle East. Obama made the rare move of greeting King … Continue reading US Assures Saudi Arabia That Iran Won’t Have Nuclear Weapons To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Guatemalan Legislature Removes President Perez Molina’s Immunity – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:48 PM PDT By William Camacaro and Mark Cameron* Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has finally resigned from office and sits in custody as a flight risk, awaiting prosecution on charges of corruption. Molina has reportedly had two hearings on corruption charges since his resignation and arrest. Deputies of the Guatemalan Congress voted unanimously on September 1 to … Continue reading Guatemalan Legislature Removes President Perez Molina’s Immunity – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Experts Claim Russia Preparing To Destabilize Belarus If Lukashenka Refuses To Allow Russian Base – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:45 PM PDT Alyaksandr Lukashenka has so far refused Moscow’s demand for the establishment of a Russian military base in Belarus, two senior Belarusian analysts say, noting that in addition to promises of aid, Moscow is currently preparing to destabilize its Western neighbor and even create the conditions for a Russian military intervention. Arseniy Sivitsky, the director of … Continue reading Experts Claim Russia Preparing To Destabilize Belarus If Lukashenka Refuses To Allow Russian Base –... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The EU’s Immigration Crisis And The Parody Of Human Rights – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:41 PM PDT By Alireza Aghaei* Europe is currently grappling with the biggest wave of immigration it has faced since the end of the World War II. In all websites and news networks, the main headlines consist of photos, videos and reports related to immigrants who are storming Europe. Women, men, and children who have no land, accept … Continue reading The EU’s Immigration Crisis And The Parody Of Human Rights – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

What Happened To Moral Center Of American Capitalism? – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:35 PM PDT An economy depends fundamentally on public morality; some shared standards about what sorts of activities are impermissible because they so fundamentally violate trust that they threaten to undermine the social fabric. It is ironic that at a time the Republican presidential candidates and state legislators are furiously focusing on private morality – what people do … Continue reading What Happened To Moral Center Of American Capitalism? – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Five Steps For EU To Tackle Refugee Crisis Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:32 PM PDT The European Union and its 28 member states should act immediately to address the human rights crisis resulting from years of mismanaging migration and asylum, Human Rights Watch said Friday. With a humanitarian crisis on the Greek islands, a dysfunctional asylum system in Hungary, thousands of new arrivals in need of protection, and many deaths … Continue reading Five Steps For EU To Tackle Refugee Crisis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Farthest Galaxy Detected Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:28 PM PDT A team of Caltech researchers that has spent years searching for the earliest objects in the universe now reports the detection of what may be the most distant galaxy ever found. In an article published August 28, 2015 in Astrophysical Journal Letters, Adi Zitrin, a NASA Hubble Postdoctoral Scholar in Astronomy, and Richard Ellis–who recently … Continue reading Farthest Galaxy Detected To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Entering A Fracture Zone – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:24 PM PDT The refugees in the park in Belgrade seem to be part of a fracture zone that is becoming increasingly easy to trace; across Greece, Macedonia and Serbia and on through Europe, to the camps at Calais and beyond. And while this fracture zone is long it is also deep, underpinned as it is by a … Continue reading Entering A Fracture Zone – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sieges In Age Of Austerity: Monitoring Julian Assange – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:19 PM PDT It is, we are told, an age of bitter austerity, where belts are being tightened with dedication, and services cut with thrifty diligence. There are, however, always exceptions to the rule. The surveillance state needs succour; the intelligence services need their daily bread from the bakers in Downing Street. The dogs of war similarly need … Continue reading Sieges In Age Of Austerity: Monitoring Julian Assange – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Ralph Nader: Why Labor Day Matters – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:13 PM PDT Here’s an experiment to try this holiday weekend. Quiz your friends, family and acquaintances on the meaning of Labor Day. You might be surprised by the answers you hear. To many, the true meaning of Labor Day has been unfortunately lost―it’s merely a three-day vacation weekend, unless you work in retail, in which case it … Continue reading Ralph Nader: Why Labor Day Matters – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Can Nuclear War Be Avoided? – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:12 PM PDT By Gunnar Westberg* The Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons had as members former leading politicians or military officers, among others a British Field Marshal, an American General, an American Secretary of Defence and a French Prime Minister. The commission unanimously agreed in its report in 1996 that “the proposition that nuclear weapons can be … Continue reading Can Nuclear War Be Avoided? – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Saudi Arabia-US Joint Statement Following Meeting Between Obama And King Salman Posted: 04 Sep 2015 03:08 PM PDT At the invitation of President Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abd alAziz Al-Saud visited the United States and met with President Obama at the White House on Friday. According to the White House, the two leaders had a positive and fruitful discussion in which they reviewed the … Continue reading Saudi Arabia-US Joint Statement Following Meeting Between Obama And King Salman To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

White House: Russian Military Action Against ISIS In Syria Would Be ‘Destabilizing’ – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 07:03 AM PDT Today’s lesson in how propaganda works: The rumor mill turns a trickle of a story early this week about “thousands” of Russian soldiers deploying to Syria any day — a wholly unsourced story originating on an Israeli website — into a torrent of hyperventilating about the “Russian invasion” of Syria. Today neocon convicted felon Eliot Abrams … Continue reading White House: Russian Military Action Against ISIS In Syria Would Be... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Why David Cameron Could Lose His Referendum – OpEd Posted: 04 Sep 2015 07:00 AM PDT David Cameron’s biggest problem is how little UK citizens know about the EU. Britain’s EU partners best bet would be to speed up the debate on greater economic competitiveness in the hope that Brits will vote to stay, writes Graham Watson. By Sir Graham Watson* (EurActiv) — Britain’s premier has never really understood Europe. An … Continue reading Why David Cameron Could Lose His Referendum – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

IMF To Aid Of Ukraine: Well-Intended, But Misguided – Analysis Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:56 AM PDT Ukraine struggles with separatists, protests, reforms – and an IMF debt deal on shaky ground. By David R. Cameron* Ukraine’s war with pro-Russian separatists in its easternmost regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, started soon after Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014, has cost more than 6,000 lives and displaced more than a million. The war … Continue reading IMF To Aid Of Ukraine: Well-Intended, But Misguided – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Remarks By President Obama And King Salman Of Saudi Arabia Before Bilateral Meeting – Transcript Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:51 AM PDT Following is the transcript released by the White House of statements made before Friday’s meeting between Saudia Arabia’s King Salman bin Abd alAziz and US President Barack Obama in Washington D.C. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it’s a great pleasure to welcome His Majesty, King Salman, to the Oval Office. This is the latest of several meetings … Continue reading Remarks By President Obama And King Salman Of Saudi Arabia Before Bilateral Meeting – Transcript To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Job Growth Weakens In August – Analysis Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:46 AM PDT The Labor Department reported that the economy added 173,000 jobs in August, somewhat less than most predictions. However, the prior two months’ numbers were revised upward by 44,000, bringing the average gain over the last three months to 221,000. The story on the household side was mixed. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent, as … Continue reading US Job Growth Weakens In August – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Immigration Likely To Also Be A Leading Issue In US Elections – Analysis Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:26 AM PDT By Uma Purushothaman* As the world is debating the migration crisis in Europe, immigration is likely to be one of the leading issues in the forthcoming US elections too, if the first Republican presidential debate held in August is any pointer. There are two aspects to the debate over immigration in the US. The first … Continue reading Immigration Likely To Also Be A Leading Issue In US Elections – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

New Political Crisis In Guinea-Bissau: Won’t Be The Last – Analysis Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:21 AM PDT By Paulo Gorjão* Following a long-awaited return to democratic normality, after the April 2014 electoral processes, Guinea- Bissau is once again experiencing a political and institutional crisis that threatens to undermine the positive developments of the last 15 months. This umpteenth crisis — which fortunately did not spread to the Armed Forces, at least for … Continue reading New Political Crisis In Guinea-Bissau: Won’t Be The Last – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.