Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosted Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the Pentagon today for a working lunch to discuss a range of national security issues, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. This was the first meeting of the two secretaries at the Pentagon since they both took their respective offices earlier this year, [...]
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(RFE/RL) — A bombing has killed at least 14 people at an election rally in the restive Kurram tribal area in northwestern Pakistan. Local officials say about 45 people were injured in the attack. Doctors in Kurram’s main hospital say some of the injured are in critical condition. The blast targeted a rally for the [...]
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The inteqal process assumes that Afghanistan will remain an aid-dependent state, in need of international financial assistance to sustain its economy, security and development initiatives for at least another decade. However, the dwindling financial assistance to Afghanistan has given rise to concerns about the international commitment beyond 2014. Contrary to Afghan government’s November 2011 estimate[1], [...]
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Colonial apologists are unlikely to agree but in looking deeper to understand the dynamics that continue to rip continents, regions and nations apart, it is the policies adopted by the British in all of the nations they conquered and ruled that are to be blamed. Myanmar is no exception. Its land was demarcated to the [...]
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A media outlet contacted us to be on a show about how Occupy had “fizzled coming into this year’s May 1.” The media keeps looking for encampments or last year’s protests and is missing how popular resistance is growing and demonstrating all over the country. This year there were actions in many cities on May [...]
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In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration crafted a legal theory and detention policy to handle accused terrorists. Nowhere was the policy more conspicuously problematic than at Guantánamo, where a total of 779 detainees were held and where today 166 remain after over ten years. The Bush administration referred to these people [...]
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Daniel Larison writes: Bill Keller confirms that he has not really learned any of the lessons of the Iraq war: Of course, there are important lessons to be drawn from our sad experience in Iraq: Be clear about America’s national interest. Be skeptical of the intelligence. Be careful whom you trust. Consider the limits of [...]
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Libya’s National Congress passed a law banning anyone who held a senior position during Muammar Gaddafi’s rule from working for the new administration. The move should end over a week of siege of some Libyan ministries by armed militias demanding the approval of the law. The new norm may have repercussions on the government, starting [...]
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By Estefania Aguirre A top official with the charity Caritas Tanzania says a Sunday attack on a new Catholic parish was the first of its kind for the East African country. “It is not normal and this has never happened in our country before,” said Joachim Wangabo, executive secretary of Caritas Tanzania, in a May [...]
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A resident of Taiwan whom the U.S. government has linked to the supply of weapons machinery to North Korea, and his son, who resides in suburban Chicago, are facing federal charges here for allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. laws designed to thwart the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, federal law enforcement officials announced today. [...]
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Three women who went missing at various times about ten years ago in the Cleveland area have been found alive after apparently being held captive just south of the city’s downtown. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight had been held at the home of Ariel Castro, 52, who has lived in that residence since [...]
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By Pamela F. Izaguirre On April 10, thousands of immigration reform supporters gathered together in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. to rally for the inclusion of a reliable path to citizenship for the more than 11 million undocumented residents presently living in the United States. The multicultural crowd present that day included [...]
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Iran’s letter to UN-SG and UN-PSG on the Israeli air strikes against Syria In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful No. 213 6 May 2013 Excellency, I wish to draw your attention to the reports on the Israeli air strikes against Syria on 3 and 5 May 2013. The Islamic Republic of Iran [...]
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By Alireza Rezakhah Israel attacked military goals inside Syria for the second time on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The military research facility is located in Jamraya area of Jebel Qasyoun district and had been first attacked by the Israeli warplanes in late January. According to Syrian officials, the center is used to “improve defense capabilities” [...]
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Wary of a backlash, Côte d’Ivoire’s government has hesitated to charge its own supporters of crimes committed during the 2010-2011 poll violence, something that has raised doubts about its commitment to impartial justice, say analysts. The government’s National Commission of Inquiry into the conflict has accused both the Côte d’Ivoire Republican Forces (FRCI – now [...]
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By Stephen Zunes If, as alleged, the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons, it would indeed be a serious development, constituting a breach of the Geneva Protocol of 1925, one of the world’s most important disarmament treaties, which banned the use of chemical weapons. In 1993, the international community came together to ratify the Chemical [...]
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By Layla Saleh The prospect of yet another U.S. intervention in the Islamic world spurs a range of views not only in the U.S. but also in the Arab world. When it comes to the Syrian uprising, now clearly a bloodbath, opinions on U.S. involvement reflect a broad spectrum. The long-standing authoritarian regime in Syria, [...]
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By Dan Robinson North Korea and the international response to provocations by Pyongyang will be a major focus of White House talks between U.S. President Barack Obama and President Park Geun-hye of South Korea. The situation on the Korean peninsula may have calmed somewhat in recent weeks, following the height of threats by Pyongyang to [...]
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During the first nine months of current financial year (FY13) exploration and production (E&P) companies operating in Pakistan have posted decent growth in earnings as the sector profitability surged by 6 per cent due to better production, steady prices and robust other income. Analysts forecast E&P companies to conclude FY13 on higher earnings during fourth [...]
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By Darshana M. Baruah The South China Sea (SCS) is major Sea Line of Communication (SLOC) and an important trade route. Conflict in the area concerns all Asian nations including India. Though India is not a claimant in the territorial disputes in the region, it holds an interest in the Freedom of Navigation (FON). China [...]
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