El primer ministro libio durante las horas que pasó en cautividad, en lugar desconocido, y rodeado por sus captores: una milicia adscrita al Ministerio del interior. Libia avanza hacia el desastre. Últimas noticias: estalla un coche bomba ante el consulado sueco en Bengasi, mientras el TPI cede y permite que Libia juzgue al ex jefe del […]
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America and Iran: Always Winter Never Christ-mas
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Patrick Chappatte, The International Herald Tribune America and Iran: Always Winter, Never Christmas John Limbert, Middle East Institute, October 7, 2013 In C.S. Lewis’ fantasy land of Narnia, the white witch put a spell on her realm to ensure that there would be perpetual winter and that Christmas would never come. For 34 years American-Iranian […]
What Mideast Crisis? Israelis Have Moved On
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A wedding in Israel – ChristophePhoto – Wedding Photographer, Jerusalem What Mideast Crisis? Israelis Have Moved On By Ethan Bronner, The New York Times, May 25, 2013 FOR years, conventional wisdom has held that as long as Israel faces the external challenge of Arab — especially Palestinian — hostility it will never come to terms with its internal […]
Rusia y Estados Unidos: abocados a entenderse
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Insurgentes en Daguestán. A la derecha, William Plotnikov, ciudadano canadiense de origen ruso, posiblemente vinculado con Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Cuando Plotnikov fue abatido por las fuerzas rusas de seguridad en julio de 2012, Tamerlan que estaba de visita en Daguestán, desapareció durante un par de días. Vid.: USA Today Rusia y Estados Unidos: abocados a entenderse […]
Free Syrian Army rebels defect to Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra
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Jabhat al-Nusra fighters in training. Photo credit: wikicommons Free Syrian Army rebels defect to Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra The well-resourced organisation, which is linked to al-Qaida, is luring many anti-Assad fighters away, say brigade commanders Mona Mahmood and Ian Black, The Guardian, Wednesday 8 May 2013 Syria‘s main armed opposition group, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), is losing fighters […]
Russia, U.S. Back Syria Diplomatic Solution
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (left) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrive for their meeting in Moscow on May 7 – Reuters – RFE/RL Read also: «Statement by EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on the joint agreement by the US Secretary of State J. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov to work towards […]
Should the Use of Chemical Weapons Prompt a US Attack in Syria?
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DaDan Barkley Obama and Kerry and the War in Syria, by Dag Barkley, April 9, 2013 If it is Determined that the Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons Against Civilians, Should the United States and its Allies Attack Syria? Posted by Matthew Barber on Monday, August 26th, 2013 In answer to this question, Joshua Landis and […]