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Russia calls US funding of democracy a ‘problem’
MOSCOW – Russia said Tuesday that continued US funding of groups supporting the spread of democracy in the country was turning into a problem in advance of Vladimir Putin’s return for a third Kremlin term. Putin has repeatedly accused Washington of using the programme to bankroll the mass street protests that first rose against his […]
Institutional imbalance and democracy in Pakistan
Democracy is a delicate system of government. It is based on a number of principles that have to be implemented in their true spirit. Much depends how these principles are actually applied. Self-restraint and over all welfare of the society are key determinants for pursuing democracy. The major weakness in a democratic system is that […]
New Afghanistan war photos part of a long, controversial tradition
WASHINGTON — In the picture, victory is portrayed by the winner’s arms thrust wide in celebration, a boot near the head of a fallen enemy. It’s not another photograph of U.S. troops in Afghanistan showing another “serious error in judgment.” It’s a painting that still hangs in the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, and it shows […]
US sympathizes with UAE in Iran island rift
WASHINGTON (AFP)— The United States on Tuesday urged Iran to enter talks with the United Arab Emirates over Gulf territorial disputes as it criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for visiting a contested island. The firebrand Iranian president visited Abu Musa island and declared that historical documents proved “the Persian Gulf is Persian,” triggering a protest by […]
Will diplomacy solve the Iran-US imbroglio?
Ayatollah Khamenei’s recent declarations concerning the future of the Iranian nuclear dispute may sound belligerent, but they indeed reveal levers to be used for diplomacy. Acknowledging Iran’s role as a regional leader is a first step. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s assertion that an attack […]
Iran army ready for action on disputed Gulf island
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s ground forces commander is warning that should diplomacy fail, the military is ready for action over a disputed Gulf island controlled by Iran but also claimed by the United Arab Emirates. Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan says Iranian forces are ready to confront the “disturbing” party over the strategic Abu Musa […]
US Congressional paralysis
Even if President Obama adopts a stronger-arm approach to domestic politics and demands legislative efficiency, the conflicts will simmer regardless, boiling over in some form or other by 2016. The Republican primaries season has been one of the nastiest in GOP political history: millions have been spent on smear campaigns and vitriolic slander. Candidates trying […]
Honorable Mario Diaz-Balart Speech
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Hillary Clinton questioned on Ashraf
Congressional hearing: Hillary Clinton questioned on Ashraf Saturday, 29 October 2011 18:21 NCRI – On 27 October, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was at a Congressional hearing of Foreign Affairs Committee of US Congress. Several Members asked about the situation of Camp Ashraf and the delay in delising of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of […]
O.C. Iranian-Americans demonstrate at White House Families of dissidents living in Iraq fear for their safety
By DENA BUNIS The Orange County Register WASHINGTON – Shadi and Melissa Zolgalal were seven and eight-years old when their parents sent them to the United States rather than have them mixed up in their fight to overthrow the Iranian regime. But the two young women flew from Orange County to the nation’s Capitol Sunday […]