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Syria may become another Iraq – author — RT
France and Britain are building the diplomatic pressure against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying he has lost his legitimacy. They are calling for a special UN resolution on Syria, which Russia strongly opposes. Author Jean Bricmont says that what France and Britain are doing is ‘crazy.’ Continue reading
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Russia's U-Turn on Libya By M K Bhadrakumar
Russia went to the Group of Eight (G-8) summit meeting at Deauville as an inveterate critic of the “unilateralist” Western intervention in Libya, but came away from the seaside French resort as a mediator between the West and Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The United States scored a big diplomatic victory in getting Moscow to work… Continue reading
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Russia’s U-Turn on Libya By M K Bhadrakumar
Russia went to the Group of Eight (G-8) summit meeting at Deauville as an inveterate critic of the “unilateralist” Western intervention in Libya, but came away from the seaside French resort as a mediator between the West and Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The United States scored a big diplomatic victory in getting Moscow to work… Continue reading
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LIBYA: NATO IS ONE STEP FROM A GROUND WAR
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov on Sunday said he was concerned about NATO’s use of attack helicopters in Libya, warning the alliance was one step away from a land war, DPA reported. Continue reading
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The Libyan (Vietnam) Syndrome by Vladimir Fedoruk
[I]t seems like the US forces have stuck in Libya for long, like it is in Afghanistan and Iraq and, if we take some glance back into history, like it was in Vietnam. It becomes increasingly clear by the day that the NATO bombings are not helping to solve the Libyan conflict…. Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 4-6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info 6 June 2011 SCF: Saudi TV: Saleh to return to Yemen after surgeries, recovery SCF: Yemeni government troops retreat from cease-fire area in Sanaa: official BBC: Yemeni president is ‘recovering’ 5 June 2011 Greanville Post: Obama the Minimalist SCF: Yemen opposition to work with U.S., Gulf to prevent president’s return… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: 5 June, 2011: Libya: NATO’s War Of Aggression Against A Sovereign African State
5 June 2011 — Stop NATO Libya: NATO’s War Of Aggression Against A Sovereign African State Russia Alarmed By NATO’s Escalating, Partisan Use Of Force In Libya NATO Warplanes Intensify Bombardment Of Libyan Cities Two NATO Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan Continue reading
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Libyan war update/Stop NATO news: June 3, 2011
3 June 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Maintains Deadly Nightly Onslaughts Against Libyan Capital U.S. Recruits More Georgian Troops For NATO’s Afghan War Four NATO Soldiers Injured In Afghan Bomb Attack Clinton Applauds Czech Republic’s Willingness To Join NATO Missile System U.S. Horn Of Africa Command Marks Death Of Soldiers In Djibouti U.S. Eurasian/Caspian Energy… Continue reading
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Russia's turnabout on Libya arouses doubts, welcome
Russia’s change of its stance on the chronic Libyan crisis raised doubts from the Libyan government, but was applauded by the Libyan opposition. Continue reading
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Russia’s turnabout on Libya arouses doubts, welcome
Russia’s change of its stance on the chronic Libyan crisis raised doubts from the Libyan government, but was applauded by the Libyan opposition. Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 27 May 2011
27 May 2011 — williambowles.info NATO Allies Reject Libyan Cease-Fire Offer Wall Street Journal This capability would be at NATO’s disposal, though final decisions will be up to military commanders on their deployment, he said. The calls from the US and French presidents came a day after Libya’s government, under mounting pressure from a military… Continue reading
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New on Strategic Culture Foundation 27 May 2011
27 May 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation The Visegrad Bloc 27.05.2011 | 17:00 | Vladislav GULEVICH (Ukraine) The countries of the Visegrad Group (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) on the 12th of May announced their intention to create a new military bloc, which by the year 2016 might turn into a full-fledged organization,… Continue reading
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National Security Archive Update, May 25, 2011: THE DIARY OF ANATOLY CHERNYAEV, 1991
Marking the 90th birthday of former top Gorbachev advisor Anatoly Sergeevich Chernyaev, the National Security Archive today publishes on the Web at www.nsarchive.org the latest installment of the unique and invaluable Chernyaev diary, covering the final fateful year of the Soviet Union, 1991. Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: 25 May, 2011: Latest NATO Air Strikes Kill 19, Wound Over 130 In Tripoli
25 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Ground Troops Likely To Follow Helicopters In Libya Latest NATO Air Strikes Kill 19, Wound Over 130 In Tripoli Russia Condemns Intensified Bombing Of Libya Libya: 8,168 NATO Sorties, 3,133 Strike Missions Obama-Cameron Talks Focus On Libyan, Afghan Wars Afghan War: NATO Death Toll Continues To Rise Continue reading
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NATO airstrikes kill 19 civilians in Tripoli – Libyan TV
NATO airstrikes on Libyan capital, Tripoli, killed at least 19 civilians over the past 24 hours, the Libyan state television reported. Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 24 May 2011: France, NATO to deploy helicopters in Libya
24 May 2011 — williambowles.info NATO Says Blast Kills 4 Service Members in Afghanistan Fox News In a separate incident, NATO says four of its service members have been killed by an explosion in eastern Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO says four of its service members have been killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan.… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: May 21, 2011: NATO Provokes Humanitarian Crisis By Bombing Tripoli Port
21 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Libyan Air War: Over 7,500 Flights, Nearly 3,000 Combat Missions Libya: NATO Provokes Humanitarian Crisis By Bombing Tripoli Port Canada Expends Hundreds Of Bombs, $300 Million On Libyan War Russia: NATO Wages War For “Regime Change” In Libya U.S.-NATO European Missile Shield Targets Russia, General Claims Russia Tests… Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: 20 May, 2011
20 May 2011 — Stop NATO Updates on Libyan war: May 20 Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts U.S. Missile System In Europe Real Threat To Russia: Generals Russian Chief Of Staff: Nuclear Parity With U.S. Could Be Disrupted Missile Shield: Security Sphere Can Be Rolled Back To Reagan Era – Russian President… Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war 20 May 2011: Libya: Under Western Military, Media Siege
20 May 2011 Stop NATO Russia Condemns NATO Strikes, Urges Peacekeeping Force In Libya NATO Warplanes Attack Libyan Ships In Three Ports NATO Bombs Eight Libyan Naval Vessels Libya: Under Western Military, Media Siege NATO Targets Libyan Telecommunications: $1.2 Billion In Damages Continue reading
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