By Shubhra Chaturvedi With the American Presidential election scheduled for 6 November 2012, it is important to critically analyse the stand taken on Iran during the final presidential debate. Is Iran the permanent engagement tool for the US in domestic and international politics? Dealing with Iran Discussions during the three US presidential debates ranged from [...]
Iran And The US Presidential Debate – Analysis
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Imagine A Hedge Fund Manager As U.S. President – OpEd
By Julio Godoy In the late summer of 1998, in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, a group of German and French professors of economics organised at the University of Bremen in Germany a seminar to discuss ways to re-regulate the international financial markets. The theme could not have been timelier: The disaster of [...]
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NASA’S Curiosity Rover Provides Clues To Changes In Martian Atmosphere
NASA’s car-sized rover, Curiosity, has taken significant steps toward understanding how Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere. Learning what happened to the Martian atmosphere will help scientists assess whether the planet ever was habitable. The present atmosphere of Mars is 100 times thinner than Earth’s. A set of instruments aboard the rover [...]
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Intelligence Gathering And Reform: The Case Of The United States – Analysis
US intelligence reform remains a work in progress. While the re-orientation of the FBI and the creation of the National Counterterrorism Center represent progress, the same may not be true for the Department of Homeland Security and the position of Director of National Intelligence, argues Gregory F Treverton. By Gregory Treverton The twin failures – [...]
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Argentina Lowers Voting Age To 16
Argentina’s Congress has passed a bill that lowers the voting age to 16, as well as extending voting rights to foreign-born immigrants. It’s estimated that this has a potential to bring an additional three million voters into the system. The bill was approved with 131 votes to two and one abstention, after the opposition walked [...]
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Jerusalem: Patriarch ‘Threatens To Close Holy Sepulchre Church’ Over Bank Freeze
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is threatening to close the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a dispute over water bills, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday. Patriarch Theophilos III said he will shut the church doors in several days, if Israeli authorities do not lift a bank freeze on the Patriarchate’s account, Maariv reported. [...]
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UK ‘Considers’ Deploying Eurofighter Typhoon Jets In Persian Gulf Region
Britain may deploy its warplanes in the Gulf region amid the mounting tension over a possible war between Israel and Iran and the overall turbulence in the wake of the Arab Spring, according to a British newspaper. The arrival of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets may be announced soon by Prime Minister David Cameron, who has [...]
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Pakistan: Gunmen Attack Bus, Kill 18
Gunmen attacked a bus in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province on Friday, Nov 2, killing at least 18 people including a woman and a child, police said, according to Reuters. Most of the victims died from fire caused by the attack at a petrol station in Khuzdar, a town about a four-hour drive from Quetta. The [...]
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Syria: More Than 110 Killed In Fighting; Video Shows Possible War Crime
More than 110 Syrians were killed in fighting Friday, including 36 civilians, 34 rebel fighters, 41 regular soldiers, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that 38 were killed in Reef Dimashq, 27 in Deir Izzour, 9 in Homs, 18 in Idlib, 5 in Dera’a, 9 in [...]
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US Concerned Over Impeachment Proceedings Against Sri Lanka Chief Justice
The United States is concerned by actions taken to impeach Sri Lankan Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, the nation’s first woman chief justice. Bandaranayake has another 11 years in office unless the impeachment is successful. The Sri Lanka government is accusing Bandaranayake of “improper conduct” and “over-stepping” limits in an escalating conflict between the Judiciary and [...]
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Libya: Gunmen End Parliament Occupation, US Congratulates New Govt Formation
Gunmen who stormed and occupied Libya’s parliament have ended their siege after being able to meet with Prime Minister Ali Zidan. As reported, the gunmen broke through security forces late Wednesday to gain access to the parliament. Local reports say the gunmen were backed by additional forces surrounding the parliament, with around a dozen trucks [...]
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Obama Renews Sanctions On Sudan
Despite progress being made in regard to its dispute with South Sudan, U.S. President Barack Obama renewed sanctions on Sudan. The U.S. sanctions against Sudan have been in effect since 1997. According to the State Department, Obama signed Thursday the national emergency in Executive Order 13067, renewing the economic sanctions with respect to Sudan. Sudan [...]
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New York City Cancels Marathon
The City of New York and New York Road Runners announced late Friday that the 2012 ING NYC Marathon has been canceled. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg cancelled the event among growing criticism that the marathon was being held in a time when the city is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy, as well as [...]
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Napolitano Issues Temporary Waiver To Allow Additional Oil Tankers To Enter US Northeast Ports
As a result of impacts caused by Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued Friday a temporary, blanket waiver of the Jones Act to immediately allow additional oil tankers coming from the Gulf of Mexico to enter Northeastern ports, to provide additional fuel resources to the region. “The Administration’s highest priority is ensuring [...]
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Nigerian Troops Kill 30 During Boko Haram raids
Nigerian troops shot dead at least 30 people during raids in the northeast city of Maiduguri, bastion of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, witnesses and hospital staff said on Friday, Nov 2, according to Reuters. Boko Haram says it wants to create an Islamic state in Nigeria and its fighters have killed hundreds in [...]
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Turkey Haunted By Hubris – OpEd
By Conn Hallinan Two years ago, Turkey was on its way to being a player in Central Asia, a major power broker in the Middle East, and a driving force in international politics. It had made peace with its regional rivals, partnered with Brazil to take a serious stab at a peaceful resolution of the [...]
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Something To Cheer About: Bloomberg And The New York Marathon – OpEd
The show must go on – or so claimed Mayor Michael Bloomberg after scolding New Yorkers for not knowing the difference between 311 and 911 calls as the water levels were rising in the city. Reporting a fallen tree was not quite the same as reporting a life-threatening incident. “You have to keep going and [...]
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The EU And Its Use Of Rights Groups Against Other States – OpEd
By Ali Bluwi I had the opportunity to read two reports on the relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood and Britain and their relationship with the Freemason movement. I also read a report on Rashin Ghanoshi and Khairat Al-Shater — two leading figures of the Muslim Brotherhood who have used religion as a cover for business [...]
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SNC Says US Undermining Syrian Revolution
The Syrian main exiled opposition group yesterday accused Washington of undermining the country’s revolution by seeking to overhaul how regime opponents are organized. Two days ahead of key opposition talks due in Qatar, the Syrian National Council lashed out at US criticism of the group for not being fully representative of Syria’s diverse dissident groups. [...]
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EU To Defend Access To Open Internet And Freedom Of Speech at Azerbaijan Conference
The European Commission will use the opportunity of the annual global conference of the Internet Governance Forum in Baku November 5-9 to defend the open Internet and promote the Internet as a frontline in efforts to ensure freedom of speech globally, including in Azerbaijan. These efforts will advance the Commission’s No Disconnect Strategy and its [...]
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