Current — Conflict in Syria

Current — Conflict in Syria

• The Pivot to Asia Is No Excuse to Lower Middle East Involvement

  President Barack Obama declared the pivot to Asia as he decided to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the Middle East needs further attention and... Read more

  The 28 october 2012 by   Shahalexander
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• Presidential Debate: Final Recap

  

  Obama to decrease role of military in foreign policy Read more

  The 23 october 2012 by   Anthonyhymes
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• A Sample of Romney’s Misunderstanding of Foreign Policy…

  

  … like where the middle east countries are located. This statement on Iran and Syria seems to be typical of Romney’s lack of understanding:I guess Romney doesn’... Read more

  The 23 october 2012 by   Btchakir
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• Presidential Debate: Top 10 Questions That Weren’t Asked

  

  By Alan Bean The folks at New American Media put their heads together and came up with ten questions you didn’t hear at the first two presidential debates and... Read more

  The 19 october 2012 by   Alanbean
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• Anniversary of Maspero, and Other Thoughts

  Dear readers I think we should just commemorate the anniversary of the Maspero massacre on October 9, 2011. It was a very stressful and emotional time in my... Read more

  The 13 october 2012 by   Warigia
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• Lebanon’s Smoking Ban: Where Do We Go Now?

  

  One of Lebanon’s most successful films last year was Nadine Labaki’s W halla’ la wayn‎ (Where do we go now?). W halla’ la wayn tells the story of a remote... Read more

  The 12 october 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Freedom House Trend Review: Improvements and Declines in Democracy

  This is a post script of the last post, and let me tell briefly about the Freedom House report. The Arab Spring is moving democracy in Tunisia, Egypt, and... Read more

  The 07 october 2012 by   Shahalexander
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• My Interview with AK Party Official on Turkey/Syria Tensions

  This is an interview I conducted over email over a month ago with the (then) VP of the AK Party (Deputy of Manisa) Hüsayin Tanrıverdi, the longest serving VP... Read more

  The 04 october 2012 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• Filthy War Machine: US Military Industrial Complex, World’s Worst Polluter

  

  The United States Military, the Pentagon. Most fossil fuel burned, most greenhouse gases released, biggest source of Mercury released into the environment,... Read more

  The 02 october 2012 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• The Western Alliance Must Reunite to Overturn Democracy Decline

  The Facebook Revolution in Tunisia and Egypt triggered the Arab Spring last year, which has overthrown autocrats to pave the way for long pursued democracy in... Read more

  The 30 september 2012 by   Shahalexander
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• Liberation Technology

  

  Twitter graffiti on a shop near Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring uprising in 2011. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)We live in a connected world: social... Read more

  The 27 september 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Cameron Fails Eccentric British Citizenship Test on Letterman Show

  

  Just don’t ask him what ‘Magna Carta’ means. Photo Credit: Flickr. The background Following his address to the UN assembly in New York City, during which he... Read more

  The 27 september 2012 by   Periscope
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• Obama At The UN Summit

  

  The world’s leaders gathered in New York this week at the headquarters of the United Nations to discuss the world order. Obama spoke, offering his thoughts on... Read more

  The 26 september 2012 by   Anthonyhymes
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• Sky News: Obama’s UN Speech

  

  I told Sky news that Obama’s speech was aimed at appeasing a domestic audience and as such, it failed to set out a concrete vision for US engagement with the... Read more

  The 25 september 2012 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• What’s Behind the Middle East Riots?

  

  Screen shot of Innocence of Muslims, the film causing outrage across the Middle East and North Africa. The background US interests across the world have come... Read more

  The 18 september 2012 by   Periscope
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• Free Enterprise & Democracy: Engaging the Private Sector on Global Democratic...

  

  FEDN members share ideas with MENA reformers at a meeting in Jordan. (Photo: Staff)Every year, September 15 marks the passing of the International Day of... Read more

  The 17 september 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Barack Obama, the Mideast and Mr. Romney

  The following was written by my erudite friend, Bob Poris, in response to articles in some German newspapers dealing with the relationship between the United... Read more

  The 15 september 2012 by   Lowell
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• Church Bells and Calls to Prayer and Other Miracles in Nazareth

  

  The lobby of the 200-year-old Arab mansion that is now the Fauzi Azar Inn, welcoming Jews, Christians, Muslims and everyone else who wants to visit Nazareth (an... Read more

  The 14 september 2012 by   Periscope
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• RIP J Christopher Stevens

  NO one likes the phrase “I told you so” ~ particularly in this context… But the shocking lynch mob murder of US Ambassador to Libya J Christopher Stevens... Read more

  The 12 september 2012 by   Flip
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• Putin’s Eurasianist Revolution: Myth Or Reality?

  

  Before dying, in November 2010, French esotericist of Romanian origin Jean Parvulesco argued that, whether we are aware of it or not, we find ourselves at the... Read more

  The 08 september 2012 by   Window On Heartland
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• Some Lebanese Food Blogs I Like

  

  Some Interesting Lebanese Food Blogs I Like Beirutista And here I am. Three college degrees and a few consulting gigs later, I am now in my parents’ homeland,... Read more

  The 02 september 2012 by   Nogarlicnoonions
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• Egypt’s President Mursi Upsets Assad Regime as He Backs the Rebel Forces.

  

  A real bombshell in Tehran today as Mohammed Mursi told a summit in Tehran that Assad’s was a oppressive regime and everyone there has a duty to back the... Read more

  The 30 august 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• Tabouli With A Twist

  

  Just as I was fretting about all the time I haven’t been spending in the kitchen, I was hit with- dare we call it?- an idea. Yes, friends, a bit of culinary... Read more

  The 28 august 2012 by   Lilveggiepatch
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• New Certification Program for Food Scientists by IFT

  

  IFT Launches New Certification Program for Food ScientistsNew Certified Food Scientist Program Formally Recognizes Applied Knowledge and SkillsThe Institute of... Read more

  The 28 august 2012 by   Pearlowa
  

• An Incoherent Rant About Paul Ryan

  

  Text Post An Incoherent Rant About Paul Ryan I really shouldn’t be writing this, because I have two reviews due today…both of which I started this morning. Read more

  The 20 august 2012 by   Briennewalsh
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• Vaguetionary – Words of the Week Are ‘Legitimate Rape’ and ‘Misspoke’

  

  Those dedicated followers of…my blog who hail from the UK might recall a similar episode of ‘misspeaking’ in the context of rape by a man who one would have... Read more

  The 20 august 2012 by   Weekwoman
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• Akin Mispeaks with ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment

  

  Those dedicated followers of…my blog who hail from the UK might recall a similar episode, oh…about a year ago, where the words ‘classic rape‘ issued forth from... Read more

  The 20 august 2012 by   Weekwoman
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• Remembering Jack

  

  Leader of the NDP and the official opposition, Jack Layton died August 22nd, 2011.Nearly a year ago this weekend. The press has been covering lots of stories... Read more

  The 18 august 2012 by   M0derngirl
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• Pussy Riot Sentenced to Two Years for ‘hooliganism’ as Russia Reverts

  

  Protest in support of Pussy Riot. The three members of provocative Russian punk band Pussy Riot were found guilty of “hooliganism” by a Moscow judge on Friday... Read more

  The 17 august 2012 by   Periscope
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• Who Can Revitalize the Alliance of America and Europe?

  The advent of the Obama administration was expected to heal the bitter split between America and Europe since the Iraq War. Europeans were dismayed with the Bus... Read more

  The 17 august 2012 by   Shahalexander
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• Americans Divided Over Syrian Conflict

  

  Many want al-Assad out, but without use of armed forces Read more

  The 16 august 2012 by   Dan90017
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• The Spoken Word Endeavor

  "No, no, no...absolutely not." I stammered. "Are you crazy? I have stage fright I--" "Shut up, Hana! Just do it, it won't be bad." "The piece though, it's not... Read more

  The 11 august 2012 by   Eternalmusing
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• We’re Living in a Golden Age, Says Fraser Nelson

  

  Far from being the end of days, the world is now experiencing a golden era, says Fraser Nelson. Sure, it’s 2012 – the year that the world is meant to end,... Read more

  The 10 august 2012 by   Periscope
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• About Nothing in Particular/Domestic

  

  Nice billowy clouds after a night of storms. Two kinds of salvia and some oregano snipped on the roof where the tubs are running rampant. Beach basket awaiting... Read more

  The 06 august 2012 by   Elizabethwix
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• ‘KStew’ Apologises to RPatz in Viral Parody Video, Will Ferrell Still...

  

  ‘I’m sorry, RPatz,” says fake KStew. Real KStew, pictured here, also apologised for her affair with director Rupert Sanders. Twilight actress Kristen Stewart... Read more

  The 06 august 2012 by   Periscope
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• Syria Needs Help: Why Are We Hesitating

  

  Image from syracuse.com Almost a year after President Obama urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down he enforces his statement by signing a covert... Read more

  The 03 august 2012 by   Candornews
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• Violence, Anyone?

  

  Opinion: Now is the time to revise gun control legislation Read more

  The 01 august 2012 by   Isiswin
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• My Graduation Piece

  

  Commencement Exercises in 1930 ( ( Tamir Nassar Albums) This was my last article submitted to AUB's students official newspaper on campus : AUB OUTLOOK, issue... Read more

  The 01 august 2012 by   Pearlowa
  

• Syria on the Brink of All-Out War

  

  The battle for Aleppo is intensifying as President Bashar al-Assad digs in and the United Nations Security Council continues to be divided. Read more

  The 30 july 2012 by   Periscope
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• Syria Enters Phase of Uncertainty After Top Military Men Killed: Is It the End...

  

  The Syrian independence flag: Is it time for Assad to go? Photocredit: Freedomhouse The background Syria is entering a new phase of uncertainty, say reports,... Read more

  The 19 july 2012 by   Periscope
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• Syria – Three of Assad’s Inner Circle Killed in Bomb Blast.

  

  Reports out of Damascus today say that 3 of the top members of President Assad’s inner circle were killed by a suicide bomber. Read more

  The 18 july 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• U.S.-backed Syrian Opposition Linked to Bilderberg, CFR, Goldman Sachs & George...

  

  now of course this maybe utter fog-of-war counter-intel global-obfuscation bullshit, but, according to Alex Newman writing in The New American U.S. Read more

  The 17 july 2012 by   Freeplanet
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• I Have Not Talked Much About Syria, but This Seems to Be a Positive Statement:

  

  Nawaf al-Fares is one of the highest-profile defectors from the Syrian regime. Formerly he was Bashar al-Assad‘s ambassador in Baghdad, Iraq. Read more

  The 16 july 2012 by   Btchakir
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• Biggest Massacre in Syria to Date at Tremseh; Over 200 Killed

  

  As the biggest massacre yet (to be confirmed) in Syria sees over 200 killed, is the Syrian regime finally cracking? Read more

  The 13 july 2012 by   Periscope
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• Mont Blanc Avalanche, Another Syrian Massacre, Expect More Tragedy as Mars,...

  

  We are coming up to a very dangerous astrological formation in the next couple of days, a t-square forming between Mars Uranus and Pluto in the universe above u... Read more

  The 13 july 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• Sector Detector: Against the Odds, Markets Are Looking More Bullish

  

  Courtesy of Scott Martindale, Sabrient Systems and Gradient Analytics On Wednesday, the S P 500 rallied hard in the last 20 minutes to finish right near the fla... Read more

  The 12 july 2012 by   Phil's Stock World
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• WikiLeaks Releases Syria Files as Friends of Syria Meet in Paris

  

  Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks is releasing over 2 million emails it promises will embarrass both Syria and the Western companies that worked with it, on the... Read more

  The 06 july 2012 by   Periscope
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• Violence Rages in Syria as UN Reaches Deal to End Crisis: Five Things You Need t...

  

  Syrian crisis: Is there a way to end the violence? The background World leaders are scrambling to find a solution to the increasingly bloody violence in Syria. Read more

  The 04 july 2012 by   Periscope
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• General Odierno Speaks on US Army Strategy at Chatham House

  In a rapidly changing global security environment, it is a prerequisite for policymakers around the world to understand the transition of the US Army after... Read more

  The 01 july 2012 by   Shahalexander
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• How the Hotel Press Release Fits Into Google+ and Your Content Marketing Strategy

  

  This article was first published in Hotel Executive, February 2012 This article explores how the Press Release fits into your content marketing strategy and... Read more

  The 01 july 2012 by   Softscribeinc
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• Sudan’s Arab Spring is Really Hot

  

  Social media provided a continuous flow of updates about the government’s crackdowns on peaceful demonstrators, news about detainees, and maps of the location o... Read more

  The 29 june 2012 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• The Northern Fleet in Russia’s Grand Strategy

  

  Fourteen years after the Kursk disaster, Russia’s Northern Fleet will soon have a new multi-purpose rescue vessel. Currently under construction by the... Read more

  The 28 june 2012 by   Window On Heartland
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• 30 Lies in Seven Days… Romney Beats His Record!

  

  Last Friday he achieved his peakwith thirty lies in just one week…He treats the voter like a twitby feeding him this Romney shit. 1. Read more

  The 27 june 2012 by   Btchakir
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• Egypt’s Election Results: Mosni Wins, The World Worries

  

  For first time in modern memory Egyptian citizens voted in a presidential election, and though the longterm outcome remains a central worry for the US, the... Read more

  The 26 june 2012 by   Anthonyhymes
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• Egypt: the First Post-revolution President Comes from the Largest Islamic Faction

  

  AP On 23rd June, the HPEC (The Higher Presidential Election Committee) announced that the winner of the first presidency following the revolution of 25th Januar... Read more

  The 26 june 2012 by   Cdnews
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• What The Market Wants: A Solution, Any Solution

  

  Courtesy of Walter Gault, Communications Editor, SabrientIt is fairly clear that what the market wants is a solution, or more likely, an entire truckload of... Read more

  The 25 june 2012 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Syria's Victims

  I'm sure that my comment that untrained civvies with guns make up the bulk of the body count in Syria will generate some comments. Read more

  The 20 june 2012 by   Mikeb302000
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• The Western Alliance Beyond NATO Chicago Summit

  NATO summit in Chicago discussed critical agendas of global security in an era of fiscal austerity and new global challenges. While the anchor of Western... Read more

  The 19 june 2012 by   Shahalexander
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• A Brief Interruption in Our Already Scheduled Program. No More Deportations of...

  By Isis WinIn the middle of a busy end of spring, I heard president Obama announcing his command to Homeland Security Agency to halt deportation of the... Read more

  The 18 june 2012 by   Isiswin
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• Euro 2012 – Compassion Fatigue…?

  

  By Norma Wright (Head of Program, ICD Human Rights Initiatives) Europe enjoys the ups and downs of goals in support of their chosen team as the world’s media... Read more

  The 18 june 2012 by   Cdnews
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• New Egypt: Revolution, Devolution Or Evolution? Sound of Nation

  

  By Randa Ibrahim (MA Student , Faculty of Economy and Political Sciences, Cairo University) The former Egyptian dictator, Hosni Mubarak, stepped down on the 11t... Read more

  The 14 june 2012 by   Cdnews
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• Nagorno-Karabakh: the Trigger of World War III?

  

  On February 23, 2012, the controversial leader of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky predicted the possible outbreak of World War III this... Read more

  The 14 june 2012 by   Window On Heartland
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• Crude Oil Looks in a Volatile Mood

  

  Crude oil is one of the most needed element in the world which is great demanded all over the world. All over the world demand of crude oil is increasing day... Read more

  The 13 june 2012 by   Rachelcool01
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• Armed Forces Redundancies Should Be Avoided, Say Commentators

  

  The Ministry of Defence has announced 4,000 redundancies in the armed forces, in an attempt to balance the budget. But critics say it's firing at the wrong... Read more

  The 13 june 2012 by   Periscope
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• ETF Periscope: The Eurozone Tests Its Firewall

  

  Courtesy of Daniel Sckolnik, ETF Periscope “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the... Read more

  The 11 june 2012 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Fixed Star Connections - Mon 11th June Until Sun 17th June 2012

  

  This particular week in the heavens looks as if it will be quite an active week with the Sun and Mercury making several connections to fixed stars in the... Read more

  The 10 june 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• Syria on the Brink

  

  Annan’s peace plan is the only way, say commentators Read more

  The 08 june 2012 by   Periscope
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• Neo Pan-Turkism: US Weapon for Control of Eurasia?

  

  On Saturday last week, Iranian General Yahya Rahim Safavi accused Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar of serving US and Israeli interests in Syria aimed at... Read more

  The 07 june 2012 by   Window On Heartland
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• Countries Fear Yellow Fever: Tighten Vaccination Requirements

  

  Relying on recent research by the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have alerted travelers to new vaccination requirements for... Read more

  The 06 june 2012 by   Healthytravelblog
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• A Frightening Story from the Religious Right:

  

  Thank you to WarIsACrime.org for making us aware of this. Part of the article as follows:How Christian fundamentalists plan to teach genocide to schoolchildren... Read more

  The 03 june 2012 by   Btchakir
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• Pluto Meets Facies in Capricorn – A History Lesson of Debt, Taxes & Rebellion.

  

  In Astrology it is often world going back into history to work out the lessons from times past. At the moment those in the Astrology world are transfixed by... Read more

  The 01 june 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• Syria – Understanding the World’s Muted Response to the Houla Massacre Through...

  

  It’s an awful picture, isn’t it? Here are the residents of Houla in Syria burying their dead after 110 women and children were mercilessly killed by government... Read more

  The 01 june 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• What You Need to Know About the Flame Espionage Super-virus

  

  The 'Flame' super-virus has attacked Iran 189 times. Photo credit: marsmet543 The background One of the most powerful and dangerous computer viruses ever built... Read more

  The 30 may 2012 by   Periscope
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• After the Massacre at Houla, is It Time to Intervene in Syria?

  

  The violence in Syria continues after the massacre at Houla. UN Ambassador Kofi Annan has warned of a "tipping point"; but is it time for the West to intervene? Read more

  The 30 may 2012 by   Periscope
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• Cape Greco

  

  is a National Park on the south-eastern tip of Cyprus.It’s a good three hour drive from Polis, where we’re staying, so we decided to make a day of it. Read more

  The 29 may 2012 by   Antipodeanblog
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• ETF Periscope: USO Offers Opportunity for a Slick Oil Play

  

  “I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.” — Mark TwainAfter a rather traumatic month of May that saw... Read more

  The 29 may 2012 by   Phil's Stock World
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• God Save the Queen, the Fascist Regime?

  

  Queen Elizabeth II. Photo credit: William Mary Law Library The British Monarchy may not be quite a fascist regime. But an apologist for tyrants? Perhaps. Read more

  The 29 may 2012 by   Periscope
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• Houla Massacre of at Least 108 Syrian Civilians Shocks World

  

  Women and children among the dead as UN unanimously condemns the violence. But will the Houla massacre prove a tipping point for the Assad regime or is civil wa... Read more

  The 28 may 2012 by   Periscope
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• I Must Restrain Myself from Blogging This Morning, to Get Work...

  

  Photo Post I must restrain myself from blogging this morning, to get work done, but quickly, I wanted to share two things with you. 1. Read more

  The 25 may 2012 by   Briennewalsh
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• Who Can Really Be Social on Social Media?

  

  www.creativeagentsolutions.comMuch is being said about the sky-high success of Facebook, which is worth more than $100 billion and used by 1/8th of the world’s... Read more

  The 20 may 2012 by   Monicasarkar
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• Life Abroad: Riot on a Turkish Bus

  

  Istanbul at night. We didn't get to see this. The woman in front of me in the bus is screaming at the driver. In Turkish. I’m thinking it’s Turkish because we’r... Read more

  The 12 may 2012 by   Miss Footloose
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• Drinking up Jordan

  

  One evening a few weeks ago, I found myself sitting before a Palestinian and a Circassian in a Lebanese restaurant in the Jordanian capital with my Australian... Read more

  The 09 may 2012 by   Thehedonista
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• Scoped Out: The Guardian Carries ‘senior Torturer’ Job Advertisement

  

  Sure, jobs are few and far between in the British media. But would anyone seriously stoop so low as to take 21k to be a 'torturer?' Read more

  The 01 may 2012 by   Periscope
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• What About Assad? Five Tyrants and Warlords Still at Large

  

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo credit: PanArmenian Photo As a guilty verdict is handed to Charles Taylor in the Hague, many tyrants and warlords are... Read more

  The 27 april 2012 by   Periscope
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• Syrian Uprising: How to Stop the Bloodshed and Avoid Civil War

  

  As the United Nations-brockered ceasefire falters, observers are divided as to how to end the bloodshed. Is Western intervention to topple Bashar al-Assad the... Read more

  The 25 april 2012 by   Periscope
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• Trivia Q&A;: April 17

  We had 22 teams in on a busy night that saw the Red Sox get their heads handed to them by Texas. Seems like every time I looked up the Rangers were putting up... Read more

  The 18 april 2012 by   Theomnipotentq
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• Violence Continues in Syria as UN-backed Ceasefire Deadline Approaches

  

  Protesting al-Assad's regime. Photo credit: Maggie Osama http://flic.kr/p/9Co1BJ The UN-imposed deadline for a ceasefire in Syria looks unlikely to be met as... Read more

  The 10 april 2012 by   Periscope
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• Haggadah Choices

  

  During tonight's second seder, we used the same Haggadah, but the 1984 rather that the 1993 version. I was shocked at the subjective differences. Read more

  The 08 april 2012 by   M0derngirl
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• France in Terror Crackdown After Merah; Presidential Campaigns Underway

  

  Mohamed Merah, the Toulouse gunman Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has ordered a terror crackdown in France. This comes two weeks after the 23-year old... Read more

  The 04 april 2012 by   Periscope
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• Syria ‘accepts’ Cease-fire; but Will the Violence Stop?

  

  UN Envoy Kofi Annan with the Grand Mufti of Syria. Photocredit: FreedomHouse2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/syriafreedom2/6979588289/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Is... Read more

  The 28 march 2012 by   Periscope
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• The Assad Furniture Shopping List In Pictures

  

  Regardless of any political opinions on the current Syrian conflict, I could not help but be intrigued by the details obtained by The Guardian concerning the... Read more

  The 20 march 2012 by   Saharg
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• War for Water is Not a Far Cry.

  Water is going to be new battleground. By Dr. Nitish PriyadarshiThe battles of yesterday were fought over land. Those of today are over energy. But the battles... Read more

  The 19 march 2012 by   Priyadarshi
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• AL Manar - Franklin Lamb in Beirut - Violations of US Arms Export Control Laws b...

  

  Franklin Lamb in Beirut, writing in Al Manar reports on violations of US Arms Export Control laws by Israel.“An intern and I decided, almost for amusement, to... Read more

  The 19 march 2012 by   Freeplanet
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• Assad Emails: Harley Street Cardiologist Advised President About Spinning...

  

  Protesters in a Galilee town tread on a poster of Assad as HItler. Photocredit: Freedom House The cache of emails between President Bashar al-Assad of Syria... Read more

  The 16 march 2012 by   Periscope
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• The Sacking of Bo Xilai: What the Chinese Leadership Shake-up Says About the...

  

  Bo Xilai, man of the people? In the most sensational political scandal to rock China in this century, prominent and polemic politician Bo Xilai was sacked from... Read more

  The 16 march 2012 by   Periscope
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• Syrian Uprising One Year On

  

  Violence continues, al-Assad’s wife buys chandeliers Read more

  The 15 march 2012 by   Periscope
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• David Cameron Flies into Washington for Dinner, Basketball and International...

  

  US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron. Photo credit: Foreign Commonwealth Office UK Prime Minister David Cameron has begun an... Read more

  The 14 march 2012 by   Periscope
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• It's A London Thing No.66: Mudlarking

  

  It’s a London Thing is our Wednesday series in which we turn the spotlight on a unique aspect of London – perhaps a curious shop, sometimes an eccentric... Read more

  The 14 march 2012 by   Lwblog
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• Streets Ahead (And Beaches Too)

  

  Streets Ahead is the occasional column from London Walks' Pen David Tucker…The Beachcombing Walks. Let me try and underline for you how special the experience... Read more

  The 08 march 2012 by   Lwblog
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• Fighting the “Rising Tide” of Arab Nationalism: The Eisenhower Doctrine and the...

  

  U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (left) and President Eisenhower (right) The following is a research sample of a chapter on the American Empire in... Read more

  The 05 march 2012 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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