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28Mar

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Syria

Syria arrests US national ‘for spying for Israel’

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross Syria arrested an American national for inciting protests against the regime and spying for the State of Israel, official media reported Sunday. Secretary of state says situation in Syria not the same as in Libya, claims many Congressmen believe Assad is a reformer State-run television ran footage of a young man it said was an Egyptian engineer carrying a United States passport, who had been working in Syria after a secret visit to Israel. The man said on camera that he had “received foreign money for transmitting images and videos about Syria”. He said he had been contacted by a Colombian national and had received 100 Egyptian pounds (17 dollars, 12 euros) for each photo sent, and more per video. He added that he had received “e-mails sent f...

28Mar

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Syria

State Dept.’s Trojan Horse in Syria

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross Source–www.thepassionateattachment.com Did Alec Ross and Jared Cohen attempt to sow the seeds of Bashar al-Assad’s downfall during last year’s State Department-led technology delegation to Syria? Perhaps they’re not such “silly Jewish boys,” asMarty Peretz would have us believe. Check out this report from Reuters: The trade mission was led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s top technology adviser, Alec Ross, and Jared Cohen, a member of her Policy Planning Staff. U.S. tech companies expect Syria’s population to double in the next 17 years and they want to tap into the youth to promote U.S. businesses and Washington’s human rights agenda. The talks last week represent a new stage in U.S. diplomatic efforts in which the issue of Internet cen...

28Mar

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Syria

Unrest in Syria and Jordan Poses New Test for U.S. Policy

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross Source–New York Times Quote–“Other analysts, however, point to a positive effect of the unrest (in Syria): it could deprive Iran of a reliable ally in extending its influence over Lebanon, Hezbollah and the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. That is not a small thing, they said, given that Iran is likely to benefit from the fall of Mr. Mubarak in Egypt, the upheaval in Bahrain, and the resulting chill between the United States and Saudi Arabia. “There’s much more upside than downside for the U.S.,” said Martin S. Indyk, the vice president for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution. “We have an interest in counterbalancing the advantages Iran has gained in the rest of the region. That makes it an unusual confluence of our va...

28Mar

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Syria

Surprise, No-Fly Zone in Syria

NOVANEWS Surprise, Surprise, Surprise–Lieberman Suggests No-Fly Zone an Option in Syria if Violence Escalates by crescentandcross Sen. Joe Lieberman speaks Feb. 3 during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Joe Lieberman suggested Sunday he would support military intervention in Syria if its president resorts to the kind of violent tactics used by Libya’s Muammar al-Qaddafi. Dozens reportedly have been killed in protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, raising questions about whether the international community would get involved. Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told “Fox News Sunday” that if Assad starts slaughtering his own people, he will risk other countries imposing a no-fly zone “just as w...

26Mar

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Syria

Protests in Syria and Government Propaganda

NOVANEWS Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem Chair of West Midland PSC "Searching for a mob By Khaled Saghiyeh. Al-Akhbar Newspaper Foreigners …Islamists …Israel …Mobs ... even Rats… Erratic and fervent adjectives and terms selected by Arab Rulers to describe the beginnings of popular Intifadas [Uprisings] in their countries. The use of such terms soon acquires unintended consequence; filling the squares with distinct citizens whom publicly declare their National, Arab and Civic Identity. However it seems that the Syrian regime insists upon the use of the same terminology to describe what is occurring in Deraa, as if it has not been witness to what has occurred in Egypt or Tunisia, or what is presently occurring in Libya, Yemen, and Bahrain. It has been said that Syria is not an ...

26Mar

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Bahrain

Bahrain's Foreign Police Add to Tension

NOVANEWS Posted By: Sammi Ibrahem Chair of West Midlands PSC By ALEX DELMAR-MORGAN In Manama, Bahrain, and TOM WRIGHT in Islamabad, PakistanBahrain's ruling family is moving to shore up its security forces with more recruits from Pakistan, in a move that risks further stoking nationalist and sectarian tensions in the Persian Gulf state. Joseph Eid/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Pakistani nationals took refuge at a Pakistan Club in the Bahrain's capital Manama, March 19, 2011. The Al Khalifa family, Sunni Muslims who rule over a Shiite-majority population, have long relied on recruits from Sunni-majority countries such as Pakistan, Jordan and Yemen to fill the ranks of their police forces. As antigovernment protests have flared in Bahra...

26Mar

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Syria

Over In Syria and More

NOVANEWS modernityblog Tags: Attacked, Away with Dictators, Bahrain, Bashar el Assad, Collusion, Deraa, Gadaffi,Gaza, Hamas, Human rights, Hussein Ibish, Jordon, Journalists, Libya, Middle East, Myth of The Arab Street, revolt, Revolts, Syria,UN, Western collusion | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p4XPG-32y Khaled Abu Toameh has had some thoughts on Syria: "Just as Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son, Seif ul Islam, was once praised as the new, liberal and democratic hope of Libya, so Bashar was projected eleven years ago as representing a new generation of Arab leaders willing to break away from a dark and dictatorial past. But the events of the last few days in Syria, which have seen unarmed demonstrators gunned down by government forces, prov...

25Mar

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Pakistan & Kashmir

331 US officials may Leave Pak under secret deal over Davis

NOVANEWS A total of 331 US officials in Pakistan, most of them suspected of engaging in espionage under diplomatic cover, have been “identified to leave the country” under a secret deal between the two sides for release of American national Raymond Davis, a media report said on Thursday. Pakistani authorities have agreed not to declare these US officials “persona non grata” if they voluntarily leave the country within a stipulated time, ‘The Express Tribune’ quoted unnamed sources as saying. Islamabad was almost ready to summarily expel these persons who have various levels of diplomatic immunity as most of them were issued Pakistani visas without getting prior no-objection certificates in line with standard operating procedures, the daily reported. Davis, a 36-year-old for...

22Mar

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Pakistan & Kashmir

CIA Rambo Escapes Pakistan

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross By Eric Margolis March 20, 2011 “Information Clearing House” —- The US government just decided Islamic shariah law is not so bad after all – at least not in the case of jailed CIA agent Raymond Davis. The burly Davis, an ex-US Special Forces soldier, former Blackwater gunman, and now CIA “contractor” (jargon for mercenary) was jailed in Pakistan after shooting dead two Pakistanis, who were either robbers or government security agents. A third Pakistani was killed by a car driven by a CIA rescuer racing up a one-way street the wrong way. Pakistanis were outraged, but their weak government, which subsists on $3 billion of annual US aid, caved in to its American patrons. After weeks of intense negotiations over US claims that Davis had diploma...

20Mar

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Pakistan & Kashmir

Mistrust in Pak US Relations

NOVANEWS By Hamid Waheed Pak U.S relations have always been a story of seasonal relationship with Pakistan accusing U.S of being a friend only at time of its need and leaving Pakistan high and dry afterwards. The U.S accuses Pakistan of partnering only for its economic interests . Resultantly the U.S policy has always focused on winning individuals which play important role in Pakistan. The international events after 9/11 brought a realization to both the nations . The public statements by leadership of both countries focused on long lasting and strategic relations. U.S publically admitted leaving Pakistan after Russian withdrawal , F-16 issue and sanctions were counter productive. Pakistani leadership came out to reverse anti U.S sentiments by convincing public that partnershi...