By Richard Finney Amid Beijing’s reluctance to ease its harsh rule in Tibet, some experts believe that change in the region will come only as a result of significant political and economic turmoil in China itself, while others caution that even a major upheaval may make little difference to Tibetans. Gordon Chang, a China expert [...]
Will A China Collapse Bring Freedom To Tibet?
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Obama: US-Israeli Alliance Is ‘Eternal’
By Dan Robinson U.S. President Barack Obama arrived to a full ceremonial welcome at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport Wednesday and declared that America’s alliance with Israel is “eternal and forever.” Walking down a long red carpet, he shook hands with and embraced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres. They stood as [...]
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UN Concerned By Guantanamo Hunger Strike
The UN Human Rights body has finally responded to mounting media coverage of the Guantanamo crisis. In a letter answering RT’s inquiry, spokesman for the High Commissioner said the office was looking into the details of the mass hunger strike. “While aware of some of the allegations of mistreatment of inmates said to have provoked [...]
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Al-Qaeda In Iraq Claim Responsibility For Recent Wave Of Deadly Bombings
An Iraqi militant group linked to al-Qaeda claimed responsibility on Wednesday for attacks that killed dozens of people across the country the day before, AP reported. According to the news agency, al-Qaeda’s Iraqi branch, the Islamic State of Iraq, posted a statement on their website claiming responsibility for Tuesday’s string of bombings, which killed a [...]
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Hollande Says Mali’s Sovereignty To Be Restored Within ‘Few Days’
French President Francois Hollande said Mali’s sovereignty over almost all of its territory would be restored within “a few days”, according the Telegraph. “In the last phase where we are, almost the entire territory will return to Mali’s sovereignty in a few days,” Hollande said during a dinner with representatives of the Jewish community in [...]
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Potential Crime-Terrorism Nexus In Latin America, Warns US General
By Jim Garamone A potential connection between crime syndicates and terrorists in Latin America would constitute a clear danger to the region, U.S. Southern Command’s senior leader told reporters at the Pentagon today. Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly said the increase in Iranian influence in Latin America is worrisome, and an example of the [...]
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Musharraf’s Return To Pakistan: Why Now? – Analysis
By Frud Bezhan for RFE/RL Pervez Musharraf is expected to make his return to Pakistan this week, but the former military ruler turned president is unlikely to get the red-carpet treatment after four years of self-imposed exile abroad, mostly in Dubai and London. Musharraf intends to revive his political career and run for parliament in [...]
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‘The Chinese Dream Is All About The People’– OpEd
By Bao Tong The most important decision of the 12th session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) was the leadership transition. I listened with great attention to the live broadcast of the closing session: the President’s inaugural speech; the closing remarks of the chairman of the NPC; the premier answering reporters’ questions. I thought Xi [...]
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Total U.S. Crude Oil Imports Continue To Decline In 2012 But Regional Differences Persist – Analysis
At 8.5 million barrels per day (bbl/d), U.S. crude oil imports in 2012 were the lowest for any year since 1997, as growing domestic crude oil production drove a 444,000 bbl/d (5.0 percent) decline from the 2011 import level. With refinery runs remaining relatively high, U.S. refiners are running an increasing amount of domestically produced [...]
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Is Israel Going To Attack Iran? – OpEd
By Fadi Elhusseini As we are approaching spring, it reminds us of Benjamin Netanyahu’s theatrical gesture at the United Nations General Assembly last September, while holding up a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb with a fuse as he drew the famous “red line” for Iran’s nuclear program. That red line represents this spring and is [...]
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French Foreign Policy Toward Syria: From Friendship To Hostility – Analysis
By Walid Belbachir Despite the reservations of several EU members, France and the United Kingdom decided to arm the Syrian rebels. French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius stated that “it is one of the last remaining ways to shift the situation on the political level”[1] and the supply of arms will be implemented within the limits [...]
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European Commission Wants Tangible Reforms From Kosovo
By Safet Kabashaj Kosovo authorities are accelerating efforts to meet European Commission requirements as the country hopes to receive a stabilisation and association agreement in early summer. Vlora Citaku, Kosovo minister for European integration, said the commission’s recent assessment of Kosovo’s EU progress, as well as the areas where the country failed to achieve progress, [...]
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PM Gillard Retains Australian Labor Leadership Unopposed
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard retained the Labor party’s top job Thursday after no-one stood against her in a ballot called in response to building pressure over her leadership. Gillard survived after former leader Kevin Rudd decided not to challenge, and Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan also retained his position unopposed, according to Chris Hayes, [...]
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Gaza Rockets Hit Israel As Obama Sets Off For West Bank Meet
Two rockets fired by militants in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Thursday hit southern Israel as U.S. President Barack Obama was making his first official visit to the country in four years, police said. “One exploded in the backyard of a house in Sderot, causing damage and the second landed in a field,” police spokesman [...]
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Fitch Affirms Saudi Arabia At ‘AA-’
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Saudi Arabia’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at “AA-“ and revised the Outlook to Positive from Stable. In addition, Fitch has affirmed Saudi Arabia’s Country Ceiling at “AA” and its Short-Term foreign currency IDR at “F1+”. The revision of the Outlook to Positive from Stable reflects the [...]
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Iraq War’s Most Damaging Legacy – OpEd
By David Rohde American households will be blanketed this week by a torrent of coverage, commentary and regret about the 10th anniversary of the Iraq war. Liberals claim that Twitter — if it had existed — could have stopped the invasion. Conservatives argue that the links between Saddam Hussein and terrorism have, in fact, been [...]
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Iran Viewpoint: US Should Prove Goodwill In Action – OpEd
By Hassan Beheshtipour In his message to the Iranian people on the occasion of the Persian New Year, US President Barack Obama said he wanted to “take this opportunity to speak directly to the people and leaders of Iran.” Obama addressed a similar message to Iran when he first took office in 2008, pretending to [...]
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Cyprus: The Latest Euro Zone Contagion – Analysis
By Zachary Fillingham The latest developments coming out of Cyprus might not seem overly dramatic: swapping the abstract, shared liability of taxpayer money for a more direct one in bank savings accounts. But in this small policy pivot lies the seed for a new and potentially ruinous fear that could spread through the peripheral European [...]
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Obama Meets With Palestinian Leader Abbas
By Dan Robinson U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Israelis and Palestinians to begin peace talks on core issues of their conflict without waiting for those disputes to be resolved in advance. Obama made the appeal Thursday at a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, the latest stop of his [...]
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How The US Almost Gunned Down Iran’s President Ahmadinejad
A US agent accidentally fired his gun at a UN assembly in 2006, narrowly missing Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a new book reveals. The incident was kept under wraps for fears Iran would accuse the US of attempted assassination. A Secret Service agent readjusting a shotgun mounted on a vehicle in former President George W. [...]
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