Taiwan's Democracy Needs U.S. Arms - Sol W. Sanders - If there was any doubt that Taiwan is the first democratic state in the long history of the Chinese, it came this week in the buildup to January presidential election. The current ruling … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, Oct 18-23, 2015
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U.S. Conflicting Objectives in Syria
Left: The A- 10 plane is famed for its tank-destroying capabilities. A day before Bashar Assad's meeting with Russian President Putin in Moscow, the United States signed a deal with Russia, to avoid entering "the same battle space" over the Syrian … [Read more...] about U.S. Conflicting Objectives in Syria
Weekly Review, October 12-16, 2015
Obama's Palestinian Legacy in the Making - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Being caught taking a leaf out of the Palestinian blood-libel against Israel, the Obama administration had to retract its statements, which in essence repeated the Palestinians’ false … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, October 12-16, 2015
State Dept: Nuke Deal Allows Iran Ballistic Missile Development
Left: Iran successfully test-fires its domestically-built Emad ballistic missile on October 11, 2015. © Tasnim news agency. The administration's campaign on the Iran deal involved commitments that Iran would not be allowed to: increase its … [Read more...] about State Dept: Nuke Deal Allows Iran Ballistic Missile Development
Would Turkey’s Military Stand By?
Left: Turkish police officers stand on guard, securing the site of the explosion in Ankara. Protesters clashed with riot police after the bombings, accusing officers of blocking a road being used by ambulances to transport the wounded. (Burhan … [Read more...] about Would Turkey’s Military Stand By?
Spotlight on Iran (September 24 – October 11, 2015)*
Overview: Syria - Official Iranian spokesmen praised the start of Russia's aerial attacks in Syria. Hossein Hamedani, considered the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps' (IRGC) senior military advisor in Syria, was killed in the region of … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Iran (September 24 – October 11, 2015)*
Weekly Review, October 5-9, 2015
U.S. Does Not Condemn Palestinian Violence - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The White House latest condemnation of the escalating violence in Jerusalem is akin to that issued by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Both are talking from both sides of … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, October 5-9, 2015
Russia’s Return to the Middle East*
A Russian army pilot poses at a cockpit of SU-25M jet fighter at Hmeimim airbase in Syria on Oct 3 2015. (Alexander Kots, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Photo via AP) Russia is back in the Middle East in a wholesale fashion signing huge aircraft sales … [Read more...] about Russia’s Return to the Middle East*
Weekly Review, September 21-25, 2015
The U.S. Moral Decline - Rachel Ehrenfeld - What would Eleanor Roosevelt say about the election of Saudi Arabia’s Geneva ambassador Faisal Trad, as Chair of the United Nation Human Rights Council’s monitoring panel? She would wonder … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, September 21-25, 2015
A Tale of Two Viennas*
Left: The EU's Federica Mogherini (L), Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russia's Sergei Lavrov (R) in Vienna after the deal was signed. (Reuters/Leonhard Foeger) VIENNA 1815: The great powers of Europe; Russia, Prussia, Great Britain and Austria, meet … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Viennas*