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Benghazi Talking Points Emerge From Bureaucratic Battles? – OpEd

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By Glenn Kessler There have been many questions raised about the development of the administration’s talking points in the aftermath of the attack on Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead, including the US ambassador. There have been allegations that the administration deliberately covered up the fact that this was a terrorist attack. We have [...]

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George Soros Says Euro To Eventually Destroy European Union – OpEd

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By Valentin Mândrăşescu The controversial financial speculator George Soros believes that the existence of the common European currency and the unwillingness of Germany to guarantee the debts of the poorer European countries will eventually lead to the dissolution of the European Union. George Soros, also known as “the man who broke the Bank of England”, [...]

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The Geopolitical Centrality Of Poland – Analysis

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As noted by Romanian philosopher and historian of religions Mircea Eliade, the man of archaic societies sought to live as near as possible to the centre of the world, often considering his country as laying at the midpoint of the earth. Residues of this conception are still visible, whereas the Chinese, for instance, call their [...]

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Over 680 Hopefuls Register For Iran’s Presidential Election

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A total of 686 hopefuls have registered for Iran’s presidential election due on June 14, the country’s Interior Minister Mustafa Mohammad-Najjar said on Saturday. Among candidates there are 30 women. The youngest candidate is 19 years old and the oldest one is 87 years old, the minister said. The registration for candidates in the country’s [...]

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Carter In Afghanistan For Meetings With Officials

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By Claudette Roulo Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived here today for meetings with senior U.S. and Afghan officials. According to a senior U.S. defense official, among those Carter will be meeting with is Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan. Dunford is slated [...]

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Paraguay’s New President Determined To Fight Poverty And Corruption

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Horacio Cartes, Paraguay’s president-elect, trumpeted again on Friday his determination to lead the war against corruption and poverty in the first 100 days of his upcoming government. In his first official speech as president-elect, Mr. Cartes promised a better country for all and “since [his] political campaign was focused on the war against poverty, [1] [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Cleric Who Backed Protests On Trial For His Life

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Saudi authorities should ensure a fair trial for the Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, Human Rights Watch said today. Criminal justice authorities should make sure he gets immediate access to adequate medical care for gunshot wounds received during his arrest 10 months ago and conduct an immediate bail review, as international law requires. Authorities shot al-Nimr, [...]

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Algerian Army Kills Seven Terrorists

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By Walid Ramzi Algerian troops killed seven terrorists in two separate operations in the restive Kabylie region, the defence ministry announced on Wednesday (May 8th). In the first operation, four terrorists were taken out in Tizi Ouzou on Tuesday evening, where authorities recovered three Kalashnikovs during an ambush in the Aghrib region. The second operation [...]

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Georgia’s Ruling Coalition Nominates Presidential Candidate

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Georgia’s ruling coalition on Saturday nominated Education and Science Minister Giorgi Margvelashvili as its candidate to run in this year’s presidential elections. The announcement was made by Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, who had denied presidential ambitions last December. The premier said he would stay at the post where the Georgian people need him. Georgia [...]

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Terrorist Anders Breivik Wants To Create His Own Party

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Terrorist Anders Breivik has decided to create his own party -”Fascist Party of Norway and the Northern League.” A representative of the structures responsible for registration of such initiatives, explained that Breivik’s application does not meet legally required preconditions. “To create an association at least two people are required, while the application form features just [...]

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Burma: China-Led Oil, Gas Projects Spark Arrests

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Authorities in Burma should drop charges against ethnic Arakanese activists who participated in peaceful protests against Chinese-led oil and gas projects, Human Rights Watch said today. Ten activists are scheduled to face criminal charges in court on May 13, 2013, for demonstrating and holding a peaceful march without a permit on April 18 on Maday [...]

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Reports: South Korean President Fires spokesman For Molesting US Intern – OpEd

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By Yoo Eun Lee South Korean President Park Geun-hye fired spokesman Yoon Chang-jung Friday for an “unsavory” act. Yoon is believed to have sexually assaulted a 21-year-old intern earlier this week, during the President’s high-profile trip to the United States. A community website for Korean women living in the US, Missy USA, first reported the case and a screen [...]

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US Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz In South Korea For Drills

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A U.S. naval strike group led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has arrived in South Korea for joint naval exercises that are very likely to bring a strong response from North Korea. The Nimitz made a port call at the southeastern port city of Busan Saturday for a three-day stay to participate in [...]

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Before The Next Drought Wreaks Havoc – Analysis

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By Jutta Wolf The growing intensity, frequency and duration of droughts worldwide is a source of acute anxiety to secretariat of UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which was agreed in the aftermath of the severe drought in the Sahel in the 1970s and 1980s and continues to be key to global efforts to combat [...]

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Child Well-Being In Spain: The Impact Of The Crisis – Analysis

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By William Chislett Children are the last people responsible for Spain’s crisis in all its many dimensions, but they are suffering the consequences to an equal or greater extent than other collectives, although this is not as visible as it is for other groups and is mainly confined to dramatic images in the media. The [...]

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AQIM’s Existing And Disrupted Plans In And From The Sahel – Analysis

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By Fernando Reinares When political uprisings began to seriously affect authoritarian regimes in North African countries such as Tunisia and Libya from January 2011, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) –the main source of terrorist threats in the area– was in an ambivalent situation. On the one hand, the ambition of creating a truly regional [...]

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The Northern Caucasus, The Tsarnaevs, And The US – Analysis

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By Michael A. Reynolds The identification of two young Chechen males as the alleged perpetrators of bombing of the Boston Marathon has caused Americans to ask a great many questions about the alleged perpetrators. Those questions range from the ineffable—what could drive the brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to commit such willful acts of violence?—to [...]

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More Israeli Settlements Announced Despite US Peace Efforts

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The Israeli government announced on May 9 that it will build 296 new homes in the settlement of Beit El near Ramallah. Hagit Ofran of Peace Now denounced the move. “This initiative proves Netanyahu is deceiving the world,” she said. “On the one hand, he lets us believe that he is putting the brakes on [...]

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Pakistan: Sharif Declares Victory, Poised For New Government

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(RFE/RL) — Veteran politician Nawaz Sharif appears headed toward forming Pakistan’s next government following elections notable for a high turnout in the face of Taliban violence. Electoral officials said turnout in the May 11 elections was nearly 60 percent of some 86 million voters. In the 2008 elections, turnout was just 44 percent. Around 20 [...]

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Mass Held In Rome For Kidnapped Syrian Bishops

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By Estefania Aguirre Eastern Catholic clergy celebrated a Mass in Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin to pray for two archbishops and two priests who remain the hostages of rebels in Syria. Archimandrite Mtanious Haddad, rector of the Greek Melkite Catholic Basilica, said there are “so many” people who have been kidnapped. “Our Mass [...]

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