CNN Middle East News- U.N. considers Arab League plan for joint Syria mission as attacks escalateThe United Nations was expected to take up an Arab League proposal Thursday calling for a joint monitoring mission in Syria as President Bashar al-Assad escalated a brutal assault against the opposition who want end to his regime. […]
- Hacked e-mails reveal Syrian spin used to defend crackdownSyrian President Bashar al-Assad was apparently coached on how to describe his government's brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrators just days before his appearance on an American network, according to purported e-mails of Syrian officials released by the hacking group known as Anonymous. […]
- Activist: Infants, medical staff among dead in Homs crackdownFour consecutive days of shelling and bombing by Syrian government forces into the besieged city of Homs have left residents cowering, afraid to escape and fearing for their lives. […]
- Iranian Parliament summons Ahmadinejad for questioningIranian lawmakers have summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer questions before Parliament about his management of economic policies and key government ministers. […]
- Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may comeThe Syrian assault on the city of Homs is "a grim harbinger of worse to come" without united pressure on the government in Damascus, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. […]
- U.N. considers Arab League plan for joint Syria mission as attacks escalate
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U.S.A policy in Iraq Afghanistan and Israeli Palestinian conflict…Success or Failure?
Once a great power decides to invade another country it makes sure to find someone who will be able to lead the country occupied later. Not only new [singlepic id=164 w=320 h=240 float=right] occupied countries but also newly formed states could face such external effect in deciding who will become the leader.
In its war in Iraq and Afghanistan the United States did not succeed in preparing the countries for the after war period. The American intelligence and political teams thought that the Iraqi opposition which has been outside Iraq since tens of years will succeed in controlling the country after a complete American occupation which was supposed to be ended shortly after the Iraqis take the lead.
Will there be any Peace soon in the Middle East?
The situation in the Middle East keeps on developing towards the worst. Iraq is still in war although many try to convince the world that [singlepic id=129 w=300 h=200 float=right]democracy has been achieved. Afghanistan is under attack and nothing until this moment has been achieved in order to say that the situation is becoming better. The Israeli Palestinian conflict is similar to the situation which we call silence before the storm. Iran’s crisis with the west is becoming more complicated every day and the later threatens to start serious economical sanctions if Iran does not forget about its nuclear projects.
IRAQ DETERMINES THE FATE OF AFGHANISTAN
Issues in Iraq still continue to call for urgent attention and prove to be a deciding factor in future US-South Asia processes. Gitanjali Bakshi [singlepic id=128 w=320 h=240 float=right]analyzes the upcoming Iraqi national elections in 2010 and the effect that this could have on security in Afghanistan.
IRAQ DETERMINES THE FATE OF AFGHANISTAN
By Gitanjali Bakshi
It has been suggested by many analysts that after the initial efforts in Afghanistan, put forward by Operation Enduring Freedom, US focus on the
