Monthly Archives: February 2012

A. G. Noorani 7 February 2012 If anything, the pursuit of regime change is hurting the international community’s ability to end the crisis. President Bashar al-Assad’s government has used brute force to crush a genuine popular upheaval against his regime. … Continue reading →

Uploaded to YouTube.com by nextleftnotes on Feb 5, 2012 NEW YORK — February 4, 2012. Does the U.S. need to initiate a third war in the Middle East? Debra Sweet of the World Can’t Wait — and 500 of her … Continue reading →

“Democracy promotion” and regime change in the Middle East by Justin Raimondo, February 06, 2012 The arrest and pending trial of foreign “democracy activists” in Egypt on charges they violated laws prohibiting funding by foreign governments of NGOs has caused … Continue reading →

My drawing for Vittorio Arrigoni (Shahd Abusalama) As I realized today’s date, the 4th of February, a stream of memories flooded into my mind. Today, last year, marked my dear friend Vittorio Arrigoni’s last birthday I spent with him. Click … Continue reading →

By Aisling Byrne “Viscous nasty business” … “aggressive pressure … by US diplomats”, “ferocious pressure on weaker non-permanent members”, the “type of pressure [that] is very, very difficult for weaker countries … to resist.” That’s how a former British diplomat … Continue reading →