Russia, surprisingly to Western powers, has put forward a UNSC resolution on Syria, calling on the Syrian parties to end violence and start talks. Meanwhile, Syria’s vice-president is visiting Moscow to discuss peaceful solutions for the crisis. The Kremlin’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin, who holds the council presidency for the month in December, did not [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
Russia Circulates New UN Draft On Syria
Russia has distributed to the 14 other United Nations Security Council members the draft of a new resolution aimed at pressuring the Syrian regime to take action to halt the bloodshed in the country. Reports say that while envoys from Western countries view the proposed Russian text as not tough enough on the Syrian regime, [...]
December 12, 2011
Syrian news fog getting denser
Despite daily amateur video accounts of the Syrian government’s harsh crackdown on the opposition, many are still able to say, only, that there is violence in Syria – but this is all we know. With most foreign journalists still not allowed into the country, independent reports on Syria remain scarce. However, this could change if [...]
December 9, 2011
NYPD officers have fun with racist Facebook group
If you’re not too keen on the New York Police Department, don’t worry — the feeling is mutual. Officers within the NYPD allegedly typed racist and revealing comments on a public Facebook page seemingly undetected until a New York attorney uncovered them. Benjamin Moore was one of two attorneys from Brooklyn Defender Services representing a [...]
December 7, 2011
Russia sees anti and pro-Kremlin rallies in Moscow
Anger over a Russian election marred by allegations of widespread violations and the shadow of Vladimir Putin’s likely return to the presidency broke into violence, as thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow in protest. Both anti and pro-Kremlin protesters rallied again in the centre of the capital while police detained dozens of [...]
December 6, 2011
Russia election descends into violence as riot police clash with protesters
Anger over a Russian election marred by widespread violations and the shadow of Vladimir Putin‘s likely return to the presidency broke into violence late on Monday, as thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow in protest. Several thousand people, mainly young men, filled a park in central Moscow to listen to liberal opposition [...]
November 29, 2011
Libya to Syria With Humanitarian Care Packages by the West…
As we all know, I made it clear that I thought that what we did to Libya was and is a sick pathetic expression of war in disguise as humanitarian care. Now we have stepped from destroying Libya to banging the drums ever so rapidly and loudly over Syria. The lies are in full swing [...]
November 29, 2011
Russia Urges End To Syria Ultimatums
Russia’s foreign minister has dismissed calls for a UN arms embargo on Syria and said the international community should stop threatening Damascus with ultimatums. Sergei Lavrov’s comments came after the United States and the European Union on November 28 called for the UN Security Council to take action in response to alleged atrocities committed by [...]
November 28, 2011
Three teens die in Moscow garage
The bodies of three teenagers aged between 15 and 16 were found on Monday inside a car in a garage in Moscow, apparently the victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, a source in local law enforcement said. “According to preliminary data, the cause of death is carbon monoxide poisoning,” the source said. The teenagers died six [...]
November 27, 2011
‘West should give way to regional players in Syria’
More casualties are being reported in Syria as armed rebels and government troops continue to clash in the country’s eastern region. The violence continues amid increased pressure from other Arab nations and from the West. The Arab League’s ultimatum demanding that Damascus admit foreign observers or face sanctions, expired without a response on Friday. The [...]
November 24, 2011
Libya The Quagmire Nightmare of a Country: Thank You Western World…
From the beginning a few of us believed, and said, that this would happen. I, among others predicted and still consider it probable, that foreign troops will be needed to protect oil installations… For reasons probably connected only with getting control of Libyan oil and gas, western politicians ignored all contrary advice and meddled with [...]
November 21, 2011
November 20, 2011
November 20, 2011
Assad defiant as Syrian party HQ hit by RPGs
The headquarters of the Syrian ruling party in Damascus has been shelled with propelled grenades on Sunday. The new violence erupted just hours after the Arab League ultimatum for the Syrian leadership to stop the crackdown on protesters expired. At least two rocket propelled grenades were fired at the Baath Party headquarters in Damascus early [...]