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2012-02-21 Voltaire Network The regime options : pluraliste Constitution and hunting to the extremists - (Node) -

Arab affairs. The Gulf escalation fever.
2012-02-20 Voltaire Network Morocco: Prison without parole for violating "sanctity" of Mohammed VI - (Node) -

Walid Bahomane, an 18-year-old Moroccan, was arrested on 24 January 2012, then tried and sentenced on 16 February by the Rabat Court of First Instance to one year in prison and a fine of 10,000 dirham
2012-02-20 Voltaire Network Israel's Levant Basin—a new geopolitical curse? Part 1 - (Node) -

A recent major oil and gas find is bound to change dramatically the geopolitical equation in the Eastern Mediterranean region and beyond.
2012-02-17 Voltaire Network Washington admits Bashar al-Assad's ouster not on the cards - (Node) -

After hearing the terrifying report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN General Assembly condemned the repression in Syria by 137 votes in favor, 12 against and 17 abstentions.
2012-02-17 Voltaire Network Policy of targeted killings in Damascus - (Node) -

Sheikh Mohammed Ahmad Sadeq, Imam of the Anas Bin Malek mosque in the al-Midane neighborhood of Damascus, was shot dead by an armed terrorist group on Thursday, February 16.
2012-02-16 Voltaire Network Free "Syrian" Army stronghold equipped with Milan missiles - (Node) -

The Battle of Homs was particularly deadly for the belligerents on both sides, as well as for civilians.
2012-02-16 Voltaire Network Syria indicted before UN General Assembly - (Node) -

The United Nations General Assembly, presided by Qatar, held a special session on the Syrian situation.
2012-02-15 Voltaire Network Foreign instructors leave, Al Qaeda arrives - (Node) -

The new Western discourse coincides with the withdrawal of many foreign instructors, as witnessed in the field, and with the statements of Ayman al-Zawahari (the Egyptian leader of Al-Qaeda since the

2012-02-15 Voltaire Network Egypt and Syria - (Node) -

Arab Affairs Egypt and Syria What happened in Egypt was definitely a revolution, but what is currently happening in Egypt is definitely not part of the revolution's course.
2012-02-14 Voltaire Network Qatar buys General al-Dhabi's resignation - (Node) -

Sudanese General al-Dhabi, considered until recently as the Darfur peace negotiator, has been targeted by an international smear campaign after the first daily reports by the Arab League monitors star
2012-02-14 Voltaire Network Many Americans gave up hope last year – 2012 will be worse - (Node) -

Joseph Stiglitz comments on the recent woes of the U.S.
2012-02-14 Voltaire Network End of game in the Middle East - (Node) -

Although the armed clashes are not completely over in the beleaguered district of Homs and that the Syrian and Lebanese authorities have yet to inform public opinion of their recent actions, Thierry M
2012-02-14 Voltaire Network Syria's Uprising in Context - (Node) -

In this analytical overview, Canadian pundit Stephen Gowans puts his finger on a fundamental aspect which informs on Washington's real regime change ambitions in Syria.
2012-02-14 Voltaire Network US war games in South East Asia - (Node) -

"Cobra Gold 2012 " is on track.
2012-02-11 Voltaire Network Moscow and the formation of The New World System - (Node) -

Imad Fawzi Shueibi examines the reasons and consequences of Russia's recent position at the Security Council.
2012-02-11 Voltaire Network Al-Qaeda refashioned by the UK - (Node) -

Abu Qatada, the man who had been dubbed by the Anglo-American media as "Osama ben Laden's ambassador in Europe", and who is on the list of individuals associated with Al-Qaeda established by the UN Se
2012-02-10 Voltaire Network U.S. Prepares Georgia for New Wars in Caucasus and Iran - (Node) -

Placed in power in 2003 by a US-backed regime change operation, Georgian President Saakashvili has enthusiastically pandered to Washington's every whim ever since: From contributing a hefty troop cont
2012-02-10 Voltaire Network Faced with competition from the SCO, will NATO choose diplomacy or arms? - (Node) -

While the likelihood of a conventional war against Syria has been swept aside by the Russian and Chinese double veto, Westerners have been left with no alternative plan.
2012-02-10 Voltaire Network Vladimir Putin emerges as protector of Eastern Christians - (Node) -

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged to make the protection of persecuted Christians one of his foreign policy priorities if he wins the 2012 presidential election.
2012-02-10 Voltaire Network Westerners looking for a "Plan B" - (Node) -

At the forefront of the international stage, Turkey has called for the creation of a group of "Friends of Democratic Syria," modeled on the "Contact Group for Libya," while the Italian press ruminates
2012-02-08 Voltaire Network Russia's popularity in Syria confounds the West - (Node) -

The Western press continues to dwell on the triumphant welcome given to the Russian delegation by the people in Damascus, but is at a loss to explain it.
2012-02-08 Voltaire Network China becomes German's first trading partner - (Node) -

The German Chancellor has just completed her fifth trip to China since she took office.
2012-02-08 Voltaire Network Lebanese security officials seize suspicious cargo from US, Brazil - (Node) -

Lebanon's security officials say a suspicious cargo containing huge amounts of US dollars, guns, special passports and credit cards have been seized upon arrival in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, from

2012-02-08 Voltaire Network Lavrov gets hero's welcome in Damascus, but fighting continues - (Node) -

Tens of thousands of Syrians amassed along the roads of Damascus on Tuesday morning, 7 February, to welcome Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, in the wake of that country's vet
2012-02-05 Voltaire Network With the observers gone, the lie industry is back in full swing - (Node) -

On 4 February 2012, the media organizations of the War Party unanimously announced more than 200 deaths in Homs, a city "bleeding", the torture of children and "relentless" bombing.