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Putin On Libyan Scenario For Syria: We Will Set Up Coalition Of Concerned States, We Will Strike
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hopes that the ‘Libyan scenario’ will not be implemented in Syria and that Western countries led by the United States will not circumvent the United Nations Security Council by launching a military operation in this country. Continue reading
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Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
This press conference concludes a 10 day visit to the region, carried out within the framework of my mandate as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. I have had meetings with representatives of Governments, intergovernmental organizations, and civil society actors, as well as with… Continue reading
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Syria Crisis, Arab Spring Revive Cold War Alignment By Marwan Kabalan
The Russian-Chinese co-ordination on many world issues, including in the UN Security Council, makes it almost certain that the West will, from now on, face tougher resistance to its polices from underprivileged powers in the international system. Continue reading
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Wrongheaded UN Vote on Syria: US-NATO "Arm Twisting" at the General Assembly By Stephen Lendman
Under international law, no nation or combination thereof, may interfere in the internal affairs of others, except in self-defense if attacked. Continue reading
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Syria: China, Russia Won’t Allow Further Transformation Of UN Into West’s Bludgeon
Western powers are privileged to interpret interests and ethics at their own will due to their obvious dominance of public opinion. They label the 12 countries who voted differently to them at the UN as being ‘unethical.’ China should never be fooled by this hypocrisy. Continue reading
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Rights and regime change By Shahnaz Durrani
The dawn of twenty-first century has brought a new phenomenon in its wake, which unfortunately has been little questioned or debated: the right of the mightiest to regime change. Where earlier the pretext of communism’s displacement reigned, followed by orthodox theocracy, now is the age of supplanting assertive regimes, even though they may be progressive… Continue reading
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Media Lens: UN ‘Travesty’: Resolutions Of Mass Destruction – Part 2
Ironically, like other media that dismissed highly credible scientific analyses of the death toll in Iraq – published in one of the world’s most respected medical journals, the Lancet – the BBC has been reporting hundreds of deaths in Homs based on anecdotal evidence and highly questionable sources. Continue reading
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UN’s Syria Vote: Kings And Ex-Colonial Powers Champion “Democracy” By Prabir Purkayastha
The irony of the Gulf monarchies fighting for ‘democracy’ is not lost on the people. Neither is an Iraqi- or Libyan-style military intervention for bringing democracy to the region. No wonder that the US and other Western countries rejected out of hand Russia’s amendments, one of which asked for democracy, not just in Syria but… Continue reading
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Media Lens: UN ‘Travesty’: Resolutions Of Mass Destruction – Part 1
It has been said that compassion is ‘the only beauty that truly pleases’ While beauty ordinarily provokes the fiery itch of desire or the sullen shadow of envy, compassion is cooling, blissful, inspiring awe and wonder. It implies an ability to stand outside our own needs as observers, to perceive the suffering of others as… Continue reading
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Carla Stea: World War and the Russia-China Veto – Towards a Break Point at the UN Security Council?
It is troubling, indeed, that although Mrs. Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights had never set foot in Syria during the period about which she professed expertise, she was, nevertheless invited to address the United Nations Security Council on December 9, 2011, and much of the Western media quoted her as… Continue reading
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That “Disgusting” “Travesty” Over Syria at the UN
As a riposte to the Arab League initiated, US/EU backed ‘Assad must step down’ resolution, Russia proposed a resolution calling on both sides to pull back forces and negotiate. Continue reading
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Syria And UNSC: New Provocation Against Russia, China And UN Itself By Alexander Mezyaev
On February 4 the UN Security Council (UNSC) held a new session devoted to Syria. This time the targets of the strike were Russia and China. It was done in an open and demonstrative way. The provocative skills become more and more honed. Continue reading
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Syria and the New Model of International Transformations By Alexander MEZYAEV
Today’s priority should be to prevent the new model of international transformations from being put to work in Syria – otherwise, the sovereignty of a number of countries, not only Syria, will be threatened and hundreds of thousands of human lives would be exposed to serious risk. Continue reading
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PCHR: A new UN Report Finds Closure of Gaza Illegal and Calls for its Complete Lifting
The report has widely acknowledged that the Israeli-imposed closure, and its wide range of practices and policies, neglects education, health, housing, work and human development in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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Diplomatic Blowback By Craig Murray
Here is something you won’t find in any western media. Part of the actual Russian speech or ‘Explanation of Vote’ for their veto of the UN Resolution on Syria. It is worth reading. It is my own translation from the website of the Russian mission to the UN. There will be an official UN translation… Continue reading
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The Role of the UN Security Council in Unleashing an Illegal War against Libya By Ronda Hauben
Looking back at the sequence of events by which the issue of Libya was brought to the Security Council, leads to an important observation. It was not a Security Council member nation which started this process. Nor was it the Arab League. Rather it was a party that one could argue had no legitimate basis… Continue reading
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A Palestinian State Redeems the U.N.’s Historic Nakba (Catastrophe) By Mohamed Khodr
9 July 2011 — Intifada Palestine This September is the moment of truth for the United Nations Security Council and the U.N. General Assembly, despite the threatened U.S. veto. Continue reading
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STATEMENT OF FREEDOM FLOTILLA II – STAY HUMAN STEERING COMMITTEE TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
On 14 June 2011, as part of its 17th Session, the Human Rights Council held discussions on the status of implementation of the conclusions contained in the report of the independent international factfinding mission on the flotilla attack. The Freedom Flotilla II Steering Committee submitted the following statement Continue reading
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Video: Guilty as Charged
Lawrence Wilkerson Pt7: Before Powell’s UN presentation I wrote my resignation but didn’t submit it Continue reading
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NEWS RELEASE – UN human rights expert on the 63th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba
Since the Nakba on 15 May 1948 Israel has continuously confiscated Palestinian land in order to build illegal settlements and populate them with Israeli citizens. It is astonishing that no one in the international community has stepped forward, after 63 years, to coerce Israel to comply with international law. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 