Erstmals seit sieben Monaten zeigte sich der Diktator wieder in der Öffentlichkeit: Er attackierte den Westen, die arabischen Nachbarn und die Opposition. Zurücktreten will er nicht.

Mit Hagel würde zum ersten Mal ein im Kampf mehrfach verwundeter und mit dem Tapferkeitsorden „Purple Heart“ dekorierter Veteran an die Spitze des Pentagon gelangen.

little attention has been paid to another recent failure of statesmanship by both of those branches of government: the perpetuation of laws and policies that undermine civil liberties and government transparency in the name of the „war on terror.“

In the memoir, which is due out on Monday, General Stanley McChrystal writes that tension was evident from the outset, with conflict largely focusing on the „decision making process on Afghanistan“. In excerpts reported by the US media, the general said the effects of the disconnect between the White House and the department of defense had been „costly“.

Don‘t waste too much of your time paying attention to a possible „united bloc“ of the center-left. A. Because this is mostly spin aimed at getting more votes from within the bloc.

“I was very happy to hear Livni’s statements,” Yachimovich said Saturday, adding that she is happy that her announcement form Thursday has “made waves.”

Israels Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanyahu hat Pläne zum Bau eines elektrischen Zauns an der Grenze zu Syrien angekündigt, um den jüdischen Staat vor „Terrorismus“ zu schützen.

Ihm zufolge wurde der Konflikt in Syrien absichtlich geschaffen, um, einerseits, das Regime in Damaskus zu schwächen und, andererseits, die genannten Terroristen loszuwerden.

„The second stage: First, the current government calls for a comprehensive national dialogue conference for reaching a national charter that adheres to the Syrian sovereignty, its unity and territorial integrity.

It also rejects foreign interference and renounce all types of terrorism and violence, as this charter would draw the political future of Syria and propose the constitutional and judicial systems and depict the political and economic features, in addition to the agreement on new laws for parties, elections, local administration and others.

Secondly, the national charter is to be presented for a popular referendum.

Thirdly, a broadened government is established where the Syrian components are represented, as it is tasked to implement the items of the national charter.

Fourth, the constitution is presented for referendum“

President al-Assad : Out of Womb of Pain, Hope Should Be Beget, form Bottom of Suffering Important Solutions Rise

A rare appearance by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to go out of control when he is mobbed at the Damascus opera house.

Israel‘s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed in a rare interview on Sunday to his right-wing base to cast ballots for his list, rather than hawkish alternatives, to prevent his being unseated by a potential center-left coalition.

Lapid wrote on his Facebook page, „Instead of ignoring the likely possibility that Netanyahu will form the next government, let‘s join it together and then instead of a haredi government“

In India, people are on the streets against widespread sexual violence and the equally widespread and deep-seated culture of victim-blaming and misogyny that makes it difficult for rape survivors to get justice.
We need you to tell the Government of India to prohibit, without any further delay, the misogynist and degrading medico-legal practice of inserting two fingers in the vagina to check if the rape survivor is ‚habituated to sex.‘ This practice, inherited by India from colonial times, is nothing but medical ‚re-rape‘ of the rape survivor. It contributes to India‘s low conviction rates for rape, by allowing the survivor‘s past sexual history to undermine her testimony.