NOVANEWS U.S. PRIORITIES IN LEBANON Syria’s Instability Reaches Lebanon If current trends continue, Lebanese Islamists seem better positioned than Washington’s moderate friends to capitalize on Assad’s ouster and the emergence of a Sunni-led government in Syria. […]
NOVANEWS http://www.state.gov/s/d/2012/202017.htm Remarks at Forum for the Future William J. Burns Deputy Secretary (appointed by war criminal condy rice) We have launched Egyptian-American and Tunisian-American Enterprise Funds to help small and medium-sized businesses create jobs. And I am […]
NOVANEWS The continuation of terrorist operations and huge stockpiles of Israeli and Western weapons in Pakistan are aimed at fostering extremism in the Asian country, an Iranian lawmaker says.“Terrorist explosions and existence of 20 million […]
NOVANEWS carranza,farouk,yair kleins financiers Infamous businessman Victor Carranza, known in Colombia as the “Emerald Czar” because of his control over the country’s emerald exploitation, was a “big time narco” and paramilitary leader, according to declassified U.S. cables […]
NOVANEWS Turkish news: Turkey Okays approval of Israel’s status in NATO: Report NATO has reportedly agreed to increase Israel’s participation in its activities in 2013 after Ankara eased its opposition to the move following the alliance’s […]
NOVANEWS Do rebels have what it takes to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s government? Why hasn’t the United Nations or the European Union taken action to stop an ongoing massacre in Syria that has thus far […]
NOVANEWS Stephen Walt foreignpolicy.com I suppose I could be flattered that William Kristol is trying to use my endorsement to derail Senator Chuck Hagel’s candidacy to be the next secretary of defense. But in fact I’m disgusted, […]
NOVANEWS by Gideon Spiro גדעון ספירו That is the headline over Professor Daniel Blatman’s review of the latest book by Ian Kershaw, The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944-1945. (Haaretz books section, 31 […]
NOVANEWS Syria: Prospects for Intervention Meeting Summary Chatham House, August 2012Download paper here. This is a summary of discussions that took place in a closed-door study group bringing together experts from Chatham House’s Middle East […]
NOVANEWS South Sudan’s army shot down a United Nations peacekeeping helicopter in the restive Jonglei state on Friday, killing the four Russian crew members onboard, U.N. and military officials said.A U.N. source said the helicopter was on a […]