Compelling evidence has emerged that an airstrike using cluster bombs on the town of Deir al-`Assafeer near Damascus killed at least 11 children and wounded others on November 25, 2012, said Human Rights Watch on Wednesday, adding that the Syrian government should immediately cease its use of this highly dangerous weapon, which has been banned [...]
Syria: Evidence Shows Cluster Bombs Killed Children, Says HRW
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Building A Disability-Inclusive Society In Asia And The Pacific – OpEd
By Noeleen Heyzer The 2012 London Paralympics captivated the world’s attention with the strength of the human spirit demonstrated by persons with disabilities. We were all moved by the determination and perseverance of the athletes to overcome the odds that defeat so many of us. What we saw of the London Paralympics gives reason to [...]
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Market Implications Of Increased US Production Of Light Sweet Crude Oil
Rising domestic production of light sweet crude oil, especially from tight oil formations in North Dakota and Texas, is already leading to adjustments in oil markets. U.S. Gulf Coast refineries are using these high-quality domestically produced streams to replace imported oil from West Africa and other sources. Flows of light sweet crude oil via rail [...]
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Tunisia: 200 Wounded As Security Forces Use Tear Gas, Shotguns Against Protesters
More than 200 people were wounded as clashes between Tunisian security forces and thousands of protesters in the impoverished town of Siliana raged on for the second straight day, medical sources say. One reporter was also injured by shotgun fire. A doctor at the hospital in Siliana told AFP on Wednesday the injured were being [...]
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What If America’s Leaders Actually Want Catastrophic Climate Change? – OpEd
What if the leaders of the United States — and by leaders I mean the generals in the Pentagon, the corporate executives of the country’s largest enterprises, and the top officials in government — have secretly concluded that while world-wide climate change is indeed going to be catastrophic, the US, or more broadly speaking, North [...]
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Elite Intrigues: It’s Not About Sex, Stupid! – OpEd
The headline stories claim that CIA Director General David Petraeus resigned as head of the CIA because of an adulterous relation with his young biographer and that General John Allen, Supreme Commander of US troops in Afghanistan, was under investigation and his promotion to top commander of US troops in Europe was on hold, because, [...]
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Burma: Police Disperse Mine Protesters
Security forces have sprayed inflammable chemicals and tear gas and used water cannons to disperse hundreds of villagers and activists protesting against a controversial China-backed copper mine in northwestern Burma, injuring several protesters, including Buddhist monks, eyewitnesses said. They moved in around 3:00 a.m. local time Thursday after the protesters, who had held demonstrations around [...]
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Stable Nuke Zero Is Feasible – Analysis
By Ramesh Jaura Before World War II broke out in 1939, German-born Nobel laureate Albert Einstein recommended President Franklin D. Roosevelt to begin research on a nuclear weapon since Germany under Adolf Hitler might be developing such a destructive tool. The result was the Manhattan Project, which culminated in the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on [...]
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Obama’s Visit To Myanmar – Analysis
By Udai Bhanu Singh US President Obama’s path breaking visit to Myanmar was part of the Asia visit (Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia) that he has undertaken at the very start of his second term. It is being seen as the next stage in ‘Pivot to Asia’ or ‘rebalancing’ and could set the basis for the [...]
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Key Informant In Magnitsky Case Reportedly Dies In Britain
(RFE/RL) — Reports say a Russian businessman who was helping Swiss prosecutors uncover an alleged money-laundering scheme used by Russian officials has died. The reports on November 28 said 44-year-old Aleksandr Perepilichny, a wealthy businessman who sought sanctuary in Britain three years ago, “collapsed on a Saturday two weeks ago” outside his mansion on the [...]
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Greece Politics: A Who’s-Who Of Chaos And Exhaustion – OpEd
By Dimitra Karantzeni As the days go by, the current chaos in Greece is rendered more and more perplexing and unwieldy, so much so that one might assume that this country likes to put itself into a permanent submissive position of misery. It’s like the hypocrisy of past generations is somehow infused into people’s DNA. [...]
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Mali Extremists Target Women
By Jemal Oumar and Bakari Gueye As the Islamist occupation of northern Mali continues unchecked, citizens say that women are paying the heaviest price. Starting about a month ago, Islamist group Ansar al-Din began arresting unveiled women in Timbuktu. The Islamists established a special “women’s prison” for the purpose. Women have also been subjected to [...]
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UN Votes Thursday On Palestinian Status
By Margaret Besheer The U.N. General Assembly will decide Thursday whether to upgrade the status of the Palestinian Authority at the world body from an entity to a non-member state. The Palestinians chose this day for the vote because it is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. About 60 countries are co-sponsoring [...]
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Belarus: One Week Left For Charismatic Church?
By Geraldine Fagan The New Life Pentecostal Church received notice Tuesday that it must voluntarily vacate its building by 5 December or else be forcibly evicted. “We are treating this very seriously,” Sergei Lukanin, New Life member and lawyer, remarked to Forum 18 News Service from the Belarusian capital Minsk on 28 November. “There will [...]
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Brahimi’s Plan Is To Save Whom? – OpEd
By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed WE do not know what UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is doing to stop the war in Syria. He is the only person who represents the last hope to end the killing and destruction. He has been appointed to resolve the most important issue of concern in the Middle East and its outcome [...]
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Did Britain Try Blackmail To Cripple Palestinians’ UN Bid? – OpEd
By Stuart Littlewood Britain’s Foreign Office, on its website, states loudly and clearly: “The UK is committed to upholding international justice and all of our international obligations. Our core principle is clear. Those guilty of war crimes must be brought to justice whether they are Israeli or any other nationality. We are also committed to [...]
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Yad Vashem Honors Italian Cardinal Who Rescued Jews
Israel’s official Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem has named the World War II-era Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Elia Dalla Costa, as “Righteous Among the Nations” for his help in rescuing hundreds of Jews from Nazi persecution. Yad Vashem said on Nov. 26 that the cardinal “played a central role in the organization and operation of a [...]
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Israel, Hamas, And ‘The Egypt We Were Waiting For’– Analysis
By Brandon Friedman The current confrontation between Israel and Hamas has its roots in Egypt. On 5 August, sixteen Egyptian soldiers were killed by militants crossing into Egypt from Gaza. During the attack the militants seized two Egyptian Armored Personnel Carriers and attempted to attack Israeli forces at the Kerem Shalom crossing. Hamas, which is [...]
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Basque Conflict: Consensus On An Agenda Of Disarmament, Dismantling And Reinsertion – OpEd
The problem the Basque peace process faces is that the Spanish government will not change its strategy until ETA declares its dissolution, whilst ETA is not prepared to take steps towards its disarmament and until contact takes place with the government; thereby creating an obstacle to the consolidation of peace. By Lokarri The end of the [...]
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Bungee-Jumping Over The Fiscal Cliff – OpEd
What’s the best way to pressure Republicans into agreeing to extend the Bush tax cuts for the middle class while ending them for the wealthy? The President evidently believes it’s to scare average Americans about how much additional taxes they’ll pay if the Bush tax cuts expire on schedule at the end of the year. [...]
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