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October 8, 2014 0

US Air Raids: The Unlearned Lesson of Libya

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Links US Air Raids: The Unlearned Lesson of Libya October 8, 2014 ( Yuri Zinin – NEO ) The speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Akila Saleh Issa at the UN General Assembly demanded the international community to provide assistance in enhancing security in this troubled country. He stated that the rebuilding of a combat capable army in Libya is a matter of utmost importance, otherwise people will be left to face terrorists on their own.  The alarming statements made by Libyan authorities coincided with the ongoing missiles strikes of the US against ISIL militants.  This latest US military endeavor is now in the media’s focus, while Middle Eastern experts try to figure out the purpose of those strikes, just like Washington’s future steps and time limits that remain largely unclear to this day

September 28, 2014 0

Reflections on Catalonia, Crimea, Iraq, California, Nation Building

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A Gallup Poll in Crimea following the referendum shows overwhelming support. More than eight in 10 (82.8%) say the referendum reflects most Crimeans’ views. About three-fourths of Crimeans (73.9%) say Crimea’s becoming part of Russia will make life better for themselves and their families, just 5.5% disagree

August 20, 2014 0

Staged Provocations Ahead Possible US-Syrian War

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Links Staged Provocations Ahead Possible US-Syrian War August 20, 2014 ( Tony Cartalucci – NEO ) – With the alleged brutal murder of American journalist James Wright Foley, a wave of anger and aggression across Western audiences has been generated.

August 20, 2014 0

ISIS: Region-wide Genocide Portended in 2007 Now Fully Realized

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Veteran journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Seymour Hersh warned in a prophetic 2007 New Yorker article titled, " The Redirection Is the Administration’s new policy benefitting our enemies in the war on terrorism? " that (emphasis added): To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its priorities in the Middle East. In Lebanon, the Administration has coöperated with Saudi Arabia’s government, which is Sunni, in clandestine operations that are intended to weaken Hezbollah, the Shiite organization that is backed by Iran.