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2013/09/202013/09/20

Review: American Interests in South Asia (Ho Ho Ho)

Nicholas Burns (Editor) , Jonathon Price (Editor) , Joseph S. Nye Jr. (Foreword) , Brent Scowcroft (Foreword) 3.0 out of 5 stars Parallel Universe — Divorced from Reality, September 20, 2013 I am in Afghanistan with the opportunity to think about all of the external and internal realities impacting on 2014, and this book attracted my immediately interest, along with Afghanistan: The Perfect Failure: A War Doomed By …

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2013/09/182013/09/18

NIGHTWATCH: China-Jordan, Syria Questions, Russia-Arctic

China-Jordan: The Foreign Ministry also said that on Tuesday, Yang met with King of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein on bilateral ties, the Syria situation and the Middle East peace process. King Abdullah II is paying a state visit to China from 15 to 18 September, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Comment: …

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2013/09/16

Chuck Spinney: Bill Polk Primer on Syria & Chemical Weapons

My friend Bill Polk, a well-known historian with extensive experience in the Middle East and Central Asia and author of many books on these areas, has written a backgrounder on how to make sense out of the Syrian chemical weapons issue. He has given me permission to distribute it. Herewith is his most interesting primer on …

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2013/09/16

Paul Craig Roberts: Police Are More Dangerous To The Public Than Are Criminals?

Police Are More Dangerous To The Public Than Are Criminals The goon thug psychopaths no longer only brutalize minorities–it is open season on all of us –the latest victim is a petite young white mother of two small children Paul Craig Roberts The worse threat every American faces comes from his/her own government. Full article …

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2013/09/16

Review: Great Games, Local Rules: The New Great Power Contest in Central Asia

Alexander Cooley 3.0 out of 5 stars Neither the Book Nor the Other Reviews are Serious, September 16, 2013 I am in Afghanistan, where I spend my time thinking about all external and internal factors bearing on 2014, and I was greatly looking forward to reading this book. It arrived, I read it, and I …

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2013/09/14

Marcus Aurelius: Al Qaeda Calls for Attacks Within USA

Personal view–cannot confirm or refute press report below but certainly think it’s possible, if not by AQ, then by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (Quds Force) or by Lebanese Hezbollah. There is a war going on in northern Mexico over control of drug smuggling routes into United States. Narcos and terrorists have worked together previously in …

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2013/09/14

NIGHTWATCH: Syria

Syria: Syrian ambassador to the UN Jaafari said, “Legally speaking Syria has become, starting today, a full member of the (chemical weapons) convention.” He made the statement after submitting relevant documents to the United Nations. He said President Bashar al-Asad signed a legislative decree on Thursday that “declared the Syrian Arab Republic approval to accede to the convention” …

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