Waves of war? China-Filipino sea row boiling over
Russian TV: China has refuted claims that troops in the country’s south are preparing for war over a territorial dispute with the Philippines. However growing warmongering rhetoric in the Chinese […]
The US Is Now Worried That Israel Could Attack Iran At Any Moment
Businessinsider.com: A surprise deal by Israel’s house of representatives Monday night has apparently left the U.S. far more concerned about an attack on Iran, by the new government, than it has let […]
Echoes of ‘67: Israel unites: Shadows of another War, but bigger this time
Washington Post: By Charles Kurthiamer: In May 1967, in brazen violation of previous truce agreements, Egypt ordered U.N. peacekeepers out of the Sinai, marched 120,000 troops to the Israeli […]
Two blowbacks from Afghanistan: Will Pakistan Survive the Second One that is Imminent
Express Tribune: by Khalid Ahmad: Pakistan is about to face the second ‘withdrawal’ blowback from Afghanistan. The first, after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, came under General Ziaul Haq, whose […]
Pentagon encircles Iran: Victory would take 3 weeks
Russian TV: As the US beefs up its military presence in the Persian Gulf region, Pentagon strategists estimate that they would need less than a month to defeat Iranian forces […]
Drone strikes are back: US and Pakistan fighting over extrajudicial murders
Russian TV: Despite continuing pleads to abolish drone strikes in Pakistan, the United States used an unmanned aircraft to target a girls’ school over the weekend, executing four suspected militants […]
Taliban website under repeat attack by hackers
Source: The Guardian (Author): (Reuters in Kabul) Hackers have for the third time in less than a year attacked the main website of the Afghan Taliban. The Taliban has blamed western intelligence agencies amid an intensifying cyberwar with the insurgents. The unidentified hackers broke into the Taliban’s El Emara website […]
Top Iraq politicians demand greater democracy
Source: AFP Author: Abdel Hamid Zebari ARBIL, Iraq — Top Iraqi politicians, many of whom feel marginalised by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s style of governing, called on Saturday in Arbil for greater democracy in running the country. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, Massud Barzani, the president […]
Hidden hands behind Sudan’s oil conflict
Once again Omar Bashir, the president of Sudan, waved his walking stick in the air. Once again he spoke of splendid victories over his enemies as thousands of jubilant supporters danced and cheered. But this time around the stakes are too high. An all-out war against newly independent South Sudan […]
Dealing with Tyrants – German Military Rethinks Exporting Democracy
The German military may soon adopt new guidelines that call into question the export of democracy, SPIEGEL has learned. In the future, the Bundeswehr is to take greater account of […]
Panetta: ‘We’re within an inch of war almost every day’
Brussels, Belgium (CNN) — The United States is prepared for “any contingency” when it comes to dealing with North Korea, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told CNN. “We’re within an inch […]
Iran, Syria, North Korea: Is the world sitting on a tinderbox? WW III
Daily Telegraph: by David Blair: The conference centre was cleared of alcohol, a prayer room prepared and female officials advised to dress with a special touch of modesty. When Iran’s […]
Is Religion the Cause of Most Wars?
Huff Post There are many common misconceptions about religion that are often taken as unquestioned facts, such as the idea that religious people are inherently anti-science, that a literal reading of holy texts is the “true” religious stance, that faith is incompatible with reason, and that all religions claim to […]
Two decades from war, a new fight to save Bosnia
(Reuters) – The shooting began over the course of weeks, but if Bosnia’s war needs a beginning to mark, then it’s April 6, 1992, twenty years ago this Friday. That’s […]
Five possible scenarios for Syria, and their impact on Iraq
By Safa A. Hussein The Daily Star, Lebanon Iraqis celebrated the Arab Spring that changed the regimes of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen. But they are divided about the protests and uprisings in Bahrain and Syria. On the surface, it seems that this is merely a reflection of the sectarian divide […]
US missile defense plans may signal strike on Iran, Russia warns
Russian TV: A unified missile defense system comprising the United States and six Arab states is a signal that a military strike on Iran could be on the horizon, says […]
Letter to the editor of Jordan Times: Where is Syria heading?
It is wrong to relate the current developments in Syria to the Arab Awakening in Egypt, Libya or Tunisia. Many tend to simplify the situation in Syria, making it merely a matter of the ruling system suppressing unarmed, united and peaceful opposition. I wish it were the case, as it […]
Swiss aid group withdraws from northern Mali
The Swiss charity Helvetas says it is moving its aid workers from the embattled region of northern Mali to the south of the country. Pierre-Yves Suter, who is stationed in the capital Bamako, said a military offensive by Tuareg rebels in the north was reason for serious concern. “It might […]
Leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community warns Israel against attack on Iran, starting WW-III
Ahmadiyya Times: By Imran Jattala: This time the war will not remain just between Israel and Iran; but it will force all countries of the world to fight each other,” Hadhrat Ahmad wrote […]
Did the US just break the secret Israeli-Azerbaijani alliance against Iran?
Russian TV: According to an alleged leak, Israel is secretly staging an airstrike on Iran in neighboring Azerbaijan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been salivating over the thought of […]