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Saturday, July 07, 2012

 

Azerbaijan Says Newspaper Editor Spied for Iran Since 1992

Charged with treason and other crimes, including heroin possession, an Azeri newspaper editor from a region that borders Iran could be jailed for life. Read more.

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Hamas Likely to Hijack Palestinian Protest Movement

Disaster! Palestinian-controlled West Bank areas are likely to follow the Egyptian script.Read more.

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London Anti-Terror Police Arrest Seventh Suspect

Islamists suspected of planning a major attack on London. Read more.

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Sunni Islamism Gaining from Syrian Strife

Civil War Spills Over

Syria's sectarian strife is spilling over into neighboring Lebanon. Sunni Lebanese Islamists are opposing Shiite Lebanese Islamists--meaning, of course, Hezbollah, the main Arab proxy of non-Arab Iran's Shiite Islamist mullahocracy--over Hezbollah's support for the secular, Iran-backed Syrian regime. Read more.

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Assad Still Confident as West Woos Tlass Clan

Sunni General's Departure Highlights Alawitization of Army

Syria's embattled dictator, still confident of ultimate victory, incredibly, is purging the country's military and intelligence agencies, appointing and promoting Alawites over Sunnis. Assad has alienated the powerful heads of the Tlass clan, who have long served the regime, are known to have strong ties to Russia--and are now being courted by the U.S. and Assad's Arab enemies. Intrigue abounds. Read more.

Related:
Russia Calls 'Friends of Syria' Immoral 
Will Sectarian Cleansing Follow Syria's Splitting? 

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Friday, July 06, 2012

 

Israel Preparing Population for Possible Lebanon War

Israel is again signaling that World War II (rather than CNN) rules of engagement will apply if Hezbollah bombards Israeli cities and towns with missiles. Read more.

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Clinton Slams Russia, China Over Syria

Reset? The opposite is happening. Obsessed with replacing Syria's secular dictatorship with another "Islamic democracy"--that is to say, a Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government--the Obama administration is escalating a war of words with Moscow and Beijing over their support for the Syrian regime. Read more.

Related: Russia's Arms Buildup Proceeding at a Snail's Pace

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Thursday, July 05, 2012

 

Iran Claims it Can Hit 35 US Bases in Minutes

Iran says its missiles can strike 35 U.S. bases within minutes of Iran coming under a U.S. attack.  Read more.

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