Section: US & Canada
Proxy warriors: 4 types of pro-Russian separatists
Four groups fight for Russia in Ukraine, experts say, while the downing of a Malaysian plane complicates Putin’s plans there. …read more Source:...
MH17 Families Shouldn’t ‘Lust For Revenge,’ Father Of Lockerbie Bombine Victim Says
The English father of a woman killed in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, 26 years ago reached out to the victims’ families of MH17, assuring them that their loved ones didn’t suffer when the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine last week. …read more Source: International Business...
On “We Told You So,” Ben Gurion Airport, Gaza and the West Bank
As of 2005, when Ariel Sharon executed the ”Disengagement Plan” from Gaza, in which not even one Israeli, whether civilian or military personnel, was allowed to stay there, the Israeli right wing, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, warned of what would happen in Gaza. When their dire predictions were fully materialized, and instead of peace...
All Eyes on Moscow: What’s Next on Putin’s Agenda?
As Putin’s approach in Ukraine appears to be paying off at home, reassessing his support of the separatists following the MH17 crash might not be on his agenda. …read more Source:...
As airliner dead are honored, Germany chides Russia for inaction
As about 1,000 relatives of the dead from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 gathered Wednesday to meet the first bodies returned to the Netherlands, European anger at Russia’s involvement in the months-long conflict in eastern Ukraine appeared to grow and the pro-Russian separatists in the region reportedly shot down two more military jets....
No Quick Decision Seen on Tougher EU Sanctions on Russia
European Union ambassadors will debate proposals on Thursday on restricting Russian access to Europe’s capital markets and defense and energy technology but are not expected to make a quick decision. Ambassadors from the 28 EU nations are expected to agree on Thursday to add the names of some Russian companies that are helping to undermine...
How Many Plane Crashes Will It Take for the Terror To End?
On July 17th , the world was shaken to the core when a Malaysian airliner was shot down by a ground-to-air missile, which is widely believed to have been fired by the Russian-backed terrorists of a self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR). On July 18th, nearly every pundit who has been following the crisis in Eastern Ukraine had...
Why Obama Wants Israel to ‘Do More’ About Civilian Deaths
As the death toll in Gaza escalates, so does the pressure from Washington on Israel to limit the killing. President Obama has conveyed his “concern” about Palestinian civilian casualties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Hell of a pinpoint operation,” John Kerry sardonically cracked on Sunday. Former U.S....
Stacking up the BRICS
Why five strange bedfellows should make the United States pay attention, at least for a little while Shakespeare wrote “misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” However, for the BRICS, it wasn’t misery, at first, but in fact prosperity, that brought together this diverse band of nations. Today, as the BRICS countries...
Ben Gurion Airport Isn’t The Only Place American Planes Can’t Fly
The Federal Aviation Administration put a 24-hour ban on American flights to and from Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport Tuesday, after a rocket landed a mile away from the airport, and extended the ban an additional 24-hours through Thursday earlier today. Israel’s Transportation Ministry stated on Tuesday that Ben Gurion, the main...
