Why Europe Must Stop Outsourcing its Security / ISN
Of course, military force is not always, or even often, an appropriate part of the answer to security crises: it would be futile to complain about CSDPs irrelevance in the Ukraine crisis or in the turmoil of todays Middle East.[3] But the. In Iraq and in Libya, an insufficient regard for international legality has left the West accused, not just by Russia and China but also by India, Brazil, and South Africa, of cloaking its regime-change agenda behind spurious proliferation or��.
Syrian army, Hezbollah take town near Damascus from rebels
Syrian government forces backed by Lebanons Hezbollah took control of a town just outside Damascus from Islamist fighters on Thursday, a blow to the rebels who had held it for more than a year. Syrian state.. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/christian-militias-lend-muscle-to-syrian-regime-in-ongoing-battle-against-rebels-1.1859569.. Ukraine was the last place Russians liberated from the Nazis. Why is.. Swiss Franc Surges as Gold Jumps.
Russian air incursions rattle Baltic states
The Baltic countries are registering a dramatic increase in Russian military provocations, rattling nerves in a region which fears it could be the next frontier after Ukraine in Moscows quest at asserting its regional power. Nato fighters policing.
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GPS Digital Producer Jason Miks speaks with Chrystia Freeland, a member of the Canadian parliament and former top editor at the Financial Times and Reuters, about recent developments in Ukraine... KIEV, Ukraine ��� Russias withdrawal of troops from its border with Ukraine has eased fears in Ukraine and the West that President Vladimir Putin will launch a full-scale invasion. But the risk.. European Agency Reports Surge in Illegal Migration, Fueling a Debate.
Tony Abbott says Moscow must not protect Russian-backed rebels accused of.
US intelligence officials believe the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and Ukraine has accused pro-Russian separatists of carrying out the attack. Mr Abbott also thinks it ���highly probable��� Moscow-backed rebels shot down the Boeing 777.
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A record 17,500 people joined the latest in a string of demonstrations against Islam in Dresden, eastern Germany, celebrating the rise of their far-right populist movement by singing Christmas carols (Guardian, 23 xii). The march was organised by Patriotic Europeans.. Verily, wherever found, Mueslidom was a disaster (especially to its own aficionados) except in so far as it was fuelled by the Wests discovery and development of oil. BRITAIN REPLACED The extent of��.
Uber unveils new luxurious ride service for LA clients
Uber unveils new luxurious ride service for LA clients amid controversy over surge pricing. UberLUX made. Last month, executive Emil Michael said at a New York dinner party that the company should spend a million dollars hiring a team to dig up.
Scottish independence could trigger eurozone-style currency crisis, warn.
Ed Miliband will today become the latest high-profile Westminster politician aiming to shore up the pro-union vote. He will tell. Mr Miliband will say that as Prime Minister in eight months time he will tax bankers bonuses, raise the minimum.
Russians accused of funding shale gas protests
Vlasa Mircia, the mayor of the destitute village of Pungesti in eastern Romania, thought he had struck it rich when US energy giant Chevron showed up there last year and leased a plot of land he owned for exploratory shale gas drilling. But the.
Connecting the Dots: People Power vs Weapons of Mass.
This secret government with links to other western powers, most notably the United Kingdom and Israel, has an agenda that identifies the masses of common people as its main threat... The exact same method was used in Washington around the time of the toner cartridge scare; the time useful idiot Farooque Ahmed was accused of attempting to provide material support to al-QaedaTM and collecting... At least in Europe, some still have some fight left in them.
South African family killed in Kabul attack identified
The latest Taliban strike in Kabul killed a South African father running an education charity and his two teenage children, a family spokeswoman said Sunday, as the city police chief resigned after a spate of attacks.
High Street revival powered by rush to buy EU banned vacuums as sales of.
The Office for National Statistics said the surge had been partly caused by the stampede to buy high-powered vacuum cleaners. The rush, in which some retailers reported a fourfold leap in vacuum sales, came after the Mail highlighted the EUs impending .
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���Pro-Russian rebels attacked two Ukrainian coastal guard vessels for the first time, just hours after European Union governments agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia if the conflict worsens.. ���Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again fueling Western ire by pushing for a negotiated settlement of the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine, calling in the rebels to allow troops to flee the area and calling on Ukraines.. Accused of Crimes that Dont Even Exist?
Ranting email sent to James Foleys parents may have been written by working.
For months, they had been waiting in vain for any news of their kidnapped son. So when an email arrived last week from one of his captors ��� believed to be a Briton known as John ��� Diane and John Foley felt a surge of hope. Even though it contained a .
Outrage as Muslim mayor of Tower Hamlets orders the Palestinian flag to fly.
But he was expelled from the Labour party after allegations surfaced about his close links with an Islamic extremist group called the Islamic Forum of Europe. He is accused of using illegal tactics to win the mayoral election in Tower Hamlets, East.
European Stocks Erase 2014 Gain as Miners, Energy Shares Tumble
Greeces ASE Index (ASE) was the only gauge among 18 western-European markets to rise today, up 1.5 percent. It sank 20 percent last week, the most since 1987, amid concern a potential snap parliamentary election will open the door to anti-austerity .
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The CIA last year declassified 99 documents describing the agencys role in publishing Doctor Zhivago in Russian for the first time in 1958 after it had been banned by Soviet authorities.. He also said that there are more than 52,000 Russian troops in a state of full combat readiness on the Ukrainian-Russian border, along with more than 300 tanks, 1,800 armored fighting vehicles, 750 artillery systems and up to... Ynetnews -Channel News Asia -Irish Examiner
We are the underdogs now, admits Salmond: Support for independence slumps.
Alex Salmond yesterday admitted that the nationalists are now the underdogs in next months Scottish referendum ��� after he suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Alistair Darling in the first TV debate. Mr Salmonds independence campaign.
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Ukraine in punitive war against rebels
. heart or participate in the fighting voluntarily including in the southeast of Ukraine are not mercenaries because they are not getting any more for it. The Russian strongman also ratcheted up his anti-Western rhetoric, accusing Moscows partners.
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Why Europe Must Stop Outsourcing its Security
Of course, military force is not always, or even often, an appropriate part of the answer to security crises: it would be futile to complain about CSDPs irrelevance in the Ukraine crisis or in the turmoil of todays Middle East.[3] But the Ebola.
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The latest boots hitting Iraqi ground from TheLocal.it: Isis: Italy to send 280 soldiers to Iraq Italy will send 280 soldiers to Iraq to train Kurdish forces in their fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) jihadist group, Italys defence. These conflicts include the Afghanistan War, NATOs arms buildup to monitor Russia in Ukraine, military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and armaments for governments wishing to suppress internal dissent.
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More out of his depth than the Loch Ness monster: ANDREW PIERCE on how.
It was windy stuff, packed with the sort of vacuous platitudes weve come to expect from a Labour leader who in recent weeks has looked more out of his depth than the Loch Ness monster. Let us be able to tell our children, to tell our grandchildren.
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Russia and Ukraine quarreled belligerently. Europes disconnect. Recent reports appear to favour Mogherinis appointment although the young Italian foreign minister is widely believe to be inexperienced, lacking gravitas and is accused of being too.
The Irish Savant: Germania delenda est
A classical Jewish response to accusations of German hatred (and Ive personally heard this) goes they tried to exterminate my people, literally wipe us off the face of the earth, every last man, woman and child... The Germans..decided to fight against their Anglo-Saxon homies.. So, according the New York Times, there just happened to be SIX MILLION Jews in Russia, SIX MILLION Jews in the Ukraine and Poland and SIX MILLION Jews in Central Europe.
Obama says Muslims bear responsibility to counter radical.
A central theme of President Obamas speech to the United Nations General Assembly yesterday is that Muslims have a special responsibility to fight radical Islam and redeem their religion from a scourge.. or of course the unconditional support that America gives Israel to do whatever it pleases in Gaza and the West Bank and occasionally Lebanon, while at the same time condemn the immoral or unjust actions of the Russian Federation, especially under Putin.
West accuses Russia of fuelling latest surge in Ukraine fighting
Kiev, the United States and Nato accused Russia of continuing to send troops and heavy weaponry to support rebels in eastern Ukraine, as top diplomats prepared for talks aimed at ending the latest surge of deadly fighting in the region. Foreign.
Where is Putins Army Hiding? | - Acting Man
The presence of as many as 40,000 soldiers along Ukraines eastern border is fueling concern that Russia is poised to invade on the pretext of protecting Russian-speaking inhabitants of eastern and southern Ukraine. Backed by. ���When the Moscow to Budapest express pulled into the border town of Suzemka in south-western Russia, passengers stepped into a pre-dawn fog thick enough to hide an army. It might well.. Accused of Crimes that Dont Even Exist?
Ukraine Crisis- BBC - Midtown blogger
The US, which has repeatedly accused Russia of fuelling separatist sentiment in eastern Ukraine, says it believes that rebels shot down flight MH17 with a Russian-provided SA-11 Buk surface-to-air missile, probably by mistake. Leading rebels in. They are looking for voice recordings of the last moments of the planes flight, as well as potentially vital information from after any missile strike, which could yield clues about the impact and effect of the strike. Details of��.