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Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Come Friday prayers in Lahore, it is not hard to find the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attacks. Hafiz Mohammed Saeed is neither in hiding nor in jail. The founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba is instead delivering a sermon to thousands of devoteees at the Jamia al-Qadsia mosque — one of the biggest in the city. “God has promised to make Muslims a superpower if we follow the right path,”...
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Geostrategy (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A proposed U.N. resolution is calling for an arms embargo and other tough sanctions against Eritrea for supplying arms to opponents of the Somali government and refusing to resolve a border dispute with Djibouti.Uganda has circulated the draft to the 14 other members of the United Nations Security Council but diplomats said Friday no experts meeting has been scheduled to discuss it.Some council
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Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on Saturday on an Israeli drone that entered Lebanese airspace in the south of the country, the military said in a statement. "A surveillance drone of the Israeli enemy" overflew "the area of Bint Jbeil at medium altitude" in the morning, the statement said. "Army anti-aircraft batteries opened fire on the drone, forcing it to gain altitude...
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Global Security (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Lebanese military commander said on Saturday border security would be tightened due to a possible Israeli attack.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Andrew GilliganPublished: 7:30AM GMT 22 Nov 20092002 29 January Related Articles US President George Bush identifies Iraq – along with Iran and North Korea – as an “axis of evil” in his State of the Union address 14 May UN Security Council revamps the 11-year-old sanctions against Iraq to introduce “smart sanctions” targeted at military equipment July 5 Talks...
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Middle East Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday
Well yes, we already knew the outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim - USSR and China watered down all previous sanctions resolutions, didn't they? But as the Obama administration had about 10 months to prepare for this moment, you would've thunk they had thought about the problema and worked out solutions, no? Apparently not. Don't ever take it for granted that the people in charge know what they...
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International Solidarity Movement (Free subscription) | yesterday
21 November 2009 For immediate release Demonstration to be held in Salim village in condemnation of Israel’s continued occupation and violation of international law. The village of Salim will host a demonstration this Sunday, 22 November, marking two causes: one, in support of the UN Security Council’s recently adopted resolution to protect women in conflict situations; the other, [...]...
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Secondo Protocollo UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
A United Nations committee has approved a Canadian-led resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of its disputed presidential elections. The vote Friday in the General Assembly’s 192-member human rights committee passed with 74 in favour, 48 against and 59 abstentions. The resolution censured Iran for its human rights record, including the arbitrary [...]
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sweden decided Friday to donate an extra 20 million Swedish Kronor (about 3 million U.S. dollars) to UNICEF's efforts to implement Security Council Resolution 1882 on children in armed conflict. "This targeted measure will enable us to help particularly vulnerable children who are affected by or forced to take part in armed conflict," Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla...
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Legal Theory Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Dianne Otto (University of Melbourne - Law School) has posted The Exile of Inclusion: Reflections on Gender Issues in International Law Over the Last Decade (Melbourne Journal of International Law, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2009) on SSRN. Here is the...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak reaffirmed in Seoul on Thursday that they will seek a "definite and comprehensive resolution" to the North Korean nuclear issue. Mr. Obama urged the North to return to the six-party nuclear talks, adding that he will send special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth to the country on Dec. 8. In early October,...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Six major powers say they are disappointed with Iran's response to the offer of a nuclear power deal.
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Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
" In 1975, the General Assembly passed Resolution 3379 declaring, “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.” Other organizations followed suit: The Conference of the International Women’s Year declared that international peace required the end of colonialism, occupation, apartheid and Zionism. The Organization of African Unity stated that South Africa, Rhodesia...
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Sabbah's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
By Bishop Donald Corder* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz 'Political will to comment horror was in effect its own brand of genius during the time of war,' paraphrasing Marlon Brando in his 1979 'Apocalypse Now' role as Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz, whose army has crossed the border into Cambodia and is conducting hit-and-run missions against [...] The Sun Tzu of Palestinian Resistance is a post...
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Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Top UN envoy to DRC welcomed the arrest of 2 leaders of a rebel Rwandan militia.
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konaxis.net | 01/08/2009
China's three-ship fleet of battle-ready warships set out Friday, December 26 from the port at Sanya, on Hainan Island, carrying a total crew of about 800, including 70 soldiers form the Navy's special force, on their way to join the multi-national patrolling of the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somalia. The fleet consists of the supply ship Weishanhu, and two destroyers - the DDG-169 Wuhan...