Category: Archives
Our Proxy War in the Middle East
Even Israelis didn’t mind this time when we sold F-15s to Saudi Arabia. That’s because they share an enemy, Iran, and know that we’re going to help them fight it.
US troops should stay until Iraqi army is ‘ready’ in 2020, military chief say
Iraq’s army chief warned on Wednesday that the planned departure of US troops by the end of 2011 would be premature and that US forces must stay “until the Iraqi army is fully ready in 2020”, contradicting statements by other Iraqi leaders.
Archbishop Tutu Calls for a Negotiated Settlement of the Kurdish Question in Turkey
In a letter dated July 2010, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and the Chair of ‘The Elders’ (a group of former world leaders which aims to
Brazil Signs on to UN Sanctions Against Iran
10 Aug 2010 (AFP) BRASILIA — Brazil Tuesday signed on to UN sanctions against Iran despite misgivings over the measures following its efforts to negotiate a nuclear-swap deal with the Islamic state.
Military Attack or Regime Change?
“Regime Change” viable option to remove the threats of an Islamist regime in Iran
Iran Digs Graves for US Troops to Avert an Attack
10 Aug 2010 (Indian Express) Tehran – An Iranian news agency has posted video on its website of what it said were mass graves dug ready for any invading forces. The shaky images, accompanied by ominous music, show row after row of large trenches, in an unpopulated desert area.
Clinton Urges Iran to Release Political Prisoners
10 Aug 2010 (AP) WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called on Iran to release all political prisoners and expressed alarm about the fate of several specific detainees.
Russia and Iran: Is the Honeymoon Really Over?
Besides China, Russia was the only major world power to congratulate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office following last year’s disputed presidential 
Italian Researcher Says Time for Kurdish Independence in Iraq
8 Aug 2010 (Rudaw) ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan: As the Arab parties of Iraq are deadlocked over the formation of a new government, an Italian researcher suggests that time for an independent Kurdistan has come here in the north of Iraq.
Iran Tops US Terror List
8 Aug 2010 (JPOST) WASHINGTON – Iran has remained the “most active” state sponsor of terrorism, according to the 2009 US annual terrorism report released last week.
