‘From the Regional Powers’ Archives
Mullah Omar Captured? Taleban Deny It
Pravda.ru | ByIvan Tulyakov | 7 July 2010 US Blogger Captures Talib No. 1 Read the original in Russian The authorities of the United States and Pakistan refused to conform the rumors about the capture of Taliban movement leader Mohammad Omar, aka Mullah Omar. A US blogger, who posts under the screen name Bred, posted a message on the [...]
Iranians Mourn Victims of U.S. State Terrorism
China Daily | 4 July 2010 Iran remembers victims of airliner shot down by US BANDAR ABBAS, Iran – Iranian helicopters scattered flowers into the Persian Gulf waters on Saturday as family members and relatives remembered the 290 passengers killed when a US warship shot down an Iranian airliner 22 years ago. About 250 relatives of victims [...]
Pravda on Petraeus’ COIN and Human Terrain Strategy
Pravda.ru | By John Stanton | 2 July 2010 General Petraeus’ Magic Bag: Human Terrain System & Covert Ops So General David Petraeus is back on the COIN campaign trail arguing that pacifying the Human Terrain (HT) is his number one priority. Petraeus’ model program for converting an indigenous human terrain that is opposed to US [...]
BJP threatens stir against 15% quota for Muslims
Times of India | 4 July 2010 BANGALORE: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday threatened to launch a mass agitation if the central government implemented the Ranganath Mishra Commission report which recommended 15 percent reservation for Muslims in education and government employment. "We will launch a massive agitation if the United [...]
U.S. Adm. Mullen concerned about synergy among terrorist groups
People's Daily | Xinhua | 30 June 2010 Top U.S. military commander shows concern about synergy among terrorist groups Terrorist groups are operating more closely with one another, posing an increasing threat to the global security, top U.S. military commander said in a recent interview. "I'm increasingly concerned about the synergy [...]
Israel fleet raid probe Head threatens to resign
Times of India | APP | 30 June 2010 Head of Israel fleet raid probe threatens to resign: TV report JERUSALEM: The head of an Israeli commission set up to investigate a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla threatened to resign unless the probe is given wider powers, Israeli TV said on Tuesday. Yaakov Tirkel, a retired Supreme [...]
Israel: Rogue Terrrorist State Marching on a Fast Track to Hell
Pravda.ru | By Lisa Karpova | 29 June 2010 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of United Nations relief operations in Gaza have deplored Israel’s latest attack on a recreational facility for children in Gaza, the second such incident in a month. A group of about 25 armed and masked men attacked and set fire to the facility on [...]
Russians Support Israel on the Gaza Flotilla Massacre
Russia BTH | 23 June 2010 Views from Russia on the Gaza Strip It wasn’t Israel’s attack on the naval convoy destined for the Gaza strip that shocked and surprised Russian pundits, who were mostly sympathetic to Israel in its reaction to not let the flotilla pass at all costs, even to the point of violence. On the contrary, they were [...]
Why do Americans kill so easily?
Pravda.ru | 18 June 2010 Another Child Adopted from Russia Brutally Murdered in USA Another child adopted from Russia has died in the United States. Kirill Kazakov, an eight-year-old boy, named as Jackson David Attuso, fell victim to a brutal non-motivated murder. His adoptive parents are not guilty of his death, Itar-Tass [...]
US warns Pak over Iran gas deal
Times of India | 21 June 2010 ISLAMABAD: The US warned Pakistan that a recently signed gas pipeline deal with Iran could run afoul of new sanctions being finalized in Congress, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan said on Sunday. Richard Holbrooke delivered the message during a visit to Pakistan, his first since Iran inked a [...]
