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Why Arming Kiev Is a Really, Really Bad Idea

Washington pundits are jumping on a proposal to send weapons to Ukraine. Here’s why they all need to take a deep breath. By Stephen M. Walt February 9, 2015 http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/09/how-not-to-save-ukraine-arming-kiev-is-a-bad-idea/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=*Editors%20Picks&utm_campaign=2014_EditorsPicksRS2%2F9 Should the United States start arming Ukraine, so it can…

World Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Human Wrongs Watch On the International Day , marked every year on 6 February, and this year focused on ending the ‘medicalization’ of the procedure, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on health workers around the world to eliminate what…

Give Greece a chance

From Thessaloniki comes a call for Greeks around the world to gather on the 11th of February in solidarity with the new anti-austerity government in their meetings with their EU partners on the 11th and 12th in which they are…

Isis vs The West – killing by fire

Isis is cruel but so are bombs and drones This is the title of a letter in the Guardian, sent in by Ian Sinclair, also by Dave Hepworth, the letters follow: The murder of the Jordanian pilot captured by Isis is…

Greece says, “Antio litotita!!” (Goodbye austerity)

Austerity has been served notice to leave Greece with immediate effect. Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, addressed parliament today to outline a number of measures that seek to end the enormous suffering inflicted on the population over the five years…

Kremlin trio meeting on Ukraine constructive: Russia

A high-profile meeting between leaders of Russia, Germany, and France on the crisis in eastern Ukraine has seen “constructive” negotiations, officials in Moscow say. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that the talks in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin,…

Dissolve the Palestinian authority!

Mazin Qumsiyeh writes:  In my last email, I asked readers what should Palestinian leaders do now that the Pal Authority is clearly without authority and is becoming bankrupt and Oslo process was shown a scam and can never lead to peace. 112 individual…

Who’s in charge of your country: the Government or the Bank?

In recent days the question of Greece’s debt has taken over the headlines in Europe, especially in the economic news. Greece’s leaders have toured many important capitals of Europe to seek support for a reduction of national debt. Despite some…

German chancellor says peace in Ukraine brings peace to Europe

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says a German-French initiative to stop deadly clashes in eastern Ukraine is aimed at defending peace all over Europe. “It’s about representing our interests – German-French – but also European interests…. It’s about European peace… and…

The war in Libya: Hillary Clinton pinned down by secret recordings

According to U.S. Intelligence the decision to attack Libya was unjustified and illegitimate and was carried on solely by the determination of Hillary Clinton. For readers familiar with geopolitical affairs or who follow them carefully this will certainly not be…

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