Police and security forces in President Barack Obama’s ancestral home in Kenya said Sunday on a Fox News Channel broadcast that they are disappointed that they’ve not yet arrested suspects who perpetrated two bombings at a Nairobi neighborhood on Friday night, an Israeli counterterrorism source told the Law Enforcement Examiner. The source, a member of [...]
Kenya: Islamic Terrorists Bomb, Terrorize Obama Ancestral Home – OpEd
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Tunisia: Investigate Attacks By Religious Extremists, Says HRW
Tunisian authorities should investigate a series of attacks by religious extremists over the past 10 months and bring those responsible to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. In a July 11, 2012, letter to the ministers of justice and interior, Human Rights Watch described in detail six incidents in which individuals or groups who appeared [...]
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Implementing Peace And Security Architecture In Southern Africa
To preserve Southern Africa’s relative peace in the face of rising challenges and threats, Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states must collectively reinforce its peace and security architecture. Implementing Peace and Security Architecture (II): Southern Africa, the latest International Crisis Group report, examines the weaknesses that hinder SADC from effectively dealing with rising threats [...]
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Majid Majidi’s Address To Istanbul World Forum
The world-famous Iranian film director, who is currently making his new film, Muhammad (PBUH) on the life of Prophet of Islam (PBUH), addressed the Istanbul World Forum on Saturday October 13, asking why Israel can stockpile up to 300 nuclear warheads in its nuclear arsenal without allowing international bodies to inspect them. The forum was [...]
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Iran Dissident Mohammad Tavassoli Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison
A court in Iran has sentenced prominent political prisoner Mohammad Tavassoli to eleven years in prison. According to the semi-official Isna news agency, Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced the 74-year-old to eleven years in prison as well as a five-year ban on political and press-related activities on charges of “disrupting national security” and [...]
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Laos Gambling China’s Foreign Hand
A senior Thai official has accused Laos of bowing to pressure from China by allowing casinos in the country but authorities in Vientiane say the gambling venues bring in much-needed revenue to the resource-starved state which ranks among the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. Laos’s casino boom has been fed by mostly investors from giant [...]
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Communal Land Titling At A Standstill In Peru
By Milagros Salazar The titling of the lands of indigenous and peasant communities has been at a practical standstill for two years, with many of the corresponding files lost or incomplete. But the promotion of foreign investment is moving full steam ahead in the same regions. “Without land titles, people are forced to move from [...]
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Patrick Buchanan: Behind The Benghazi Cover-Up – OpEd
On Sept. 11, scores of men with automatic weapons and RPGs launched a night assault on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and set the building ablaze. Using mortars, they launched a collateral attack on a safe house, killing two more Americans, as other U.S. agents fled to the airport. On Sept. [...]
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UK Doctors Say Pakistan Teen Malala Has Chance For ‘Good Recovery’
(RFE/RL) — Medical specialists in Britain say Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl who was flown to the United Kingdom for treatment after being shot in the head and neck by Taliban militants in a targeted assassination attempt, “has a chance of making a good recovery.” The case of 14-year-old Yousafzai has prompted prayer vigils and [...]
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Tunisia: Leaked Ghannouchi Tape Raises Salafism Concerns
By Houda Trabelsi A leaked video featuring Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi strategising with young salafist leaders is causing controversy in Tunisia. In the video, which was first broadcast last April and re-broadcast October 9th, Ghannouchi said, “The secularists are still controlling the media, economy and administration. Therefore, controlling them would require more time.” He added [...]
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Serbia Football Association Denies Racism Charge
By Danilo Lucic Serbia’s Football Association said there was no racism before and after the Serbia-England football match in Krusevac on Tuesday – while sports minister promises an investigation. Serbia has given a confused response to British charges of racism at an England-Serbia football match in Krusevac with the sports minister promising an investigation and [...]
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Gitmo Trials: Judge Addresses Issue Of Classified Material And ACLU – OpEd
The judge presiding over the military trials of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and four other terrorism suspects held at the detention center on Guatanamo Bay, Cuba, is expected to have rough sailing thanks to groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). On Tuesday, the judge, U.S. Army [...]
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FBI Arrests Person In Suspected New York Bomb Plot
US officials have arrested a man for plotting to detonate what he thought was a massive bomb in front of the Federal Reserve building in New York. FBI says suspect Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, of Bangladesh, traveled to U.S. in January 2012 for purpose of conducting attack on U.S. soil. Nafis was arrested after [...]
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Iranian Drone Incident Was Unacknowledged IDF Security Debacle – OpEd
I’ve often noted the parallel between the IDF’s public statements and Kabuki-style Japanese theater. Everyone wears a costume (or uniform) and mask, everyone plays a role, no one’s actual role or anything they say bears any resemblance to reality. So the Iranian drone incident is in the same vein. Israel’s leadership high-fived each other over [...]
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Greek Accounts In Swiss Bank Entangles Government
By Andy Dabilis Already battling international lenders and facing rising social unrest over plans to impose 13.5 billion euros in spending cuts and tax hikes, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has become caught in a political firestorm over a stolen computer disk that included the names of 1,991 Greeks with 1.5 billion euros in deposits [...]
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US Presidential Debate: No Knock-Out – Analysis
The first US Presidential debate a fortnight ago devoted exclusively to economic and social policies was won by Mr.Mitt Romney, with 67 per cent of the sample votes polled as against only 25 per cent for President Barack Obama. Only eight per cent of those polled were not sure who did better. It was thus [...]
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Malala: Is Pakistan Externalizing An Internal Problem? – Analysis
By D Suba Chandran There is a spurt in the comments and responses within the electronic and social media condemning Taliban’s attack on Malala for her courageous efforts to oppose the radicals’ ban on education. This article explores whether such an incident is a one-time phenomenon or is it likely to occur again? And is [...]
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Nepal: Political Deadlock And Another CA Election – OpEd
By Dr Gyan Basnet PhD Nepal was plunged into even deeper political stalemate when the Constituent Assembly (CA) failed to address the controversial issue of federalism and missed the fourth deadline since its establishment in 2008. A few weeks ago, the major political parties, after failing to agree on the reinstatement of the dissolved assembly, [...]
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Obama Pressured By Palestinian President To Help With UN Bid – OpEd
Apparently the Palestinian leaders didn’t get President Barack Obama’s message to wait until after he’s reelected before requesting decisions on foreign affairs issues, an Israeli security source told the Law Enforcement Examiner. In a message sent to the White House on Monday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Obama that the Palestinian bid for a membership [...]
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Genuine Accessories For The New Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake: More Entertainment
Over 100 top quality and practical products are among the Genuine Accessories on offer from Mercedes-Benz for the new CLS Shooting Brake. Advanced telematics systems, comfortable transport solutions and chic light-alloy wheels are particularly in focus. The Drive Kit Plus for the iPhone (690 euros), together with the Digital DriveStyle app specially-developed by Daimler, makes [...]
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