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• “Reset” in US-Russia Human Rights Issues

  
  FINROSFORUM — Authority: 128
  US President Barack Obama’s chief advisor on Russia, Michael McFaul, has declared a “reset” on human rights issues in US-Russian relations. Oleg Kozlovsky comments McFaul’s talks with Vladislav Surkov, the architect of Russia’s “managed democracy”:Michael McFaul is known for his sober and clear ...
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• Why EU President Blair isn’t a bad idea

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  The Tories have finally found an issue to unite them with the mainstream European right: their shared loathing of Tony Blair. Angela Merkel was never keen on the idea of President Blair; now Nicolas Sarkozy , who first mooted it, has decided that he, too, would rather have someone whose guts his voters don’t ...
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• Withdrawal And Then What?

  
  ModernityBlog — Authority: 132
  The politics of a withdrawal from Afghanistan are firmly on the British political agenda, the recent comments by Gordon Brown’s office indicates that, even Nick Clegg is hedging his bets.Combined with the removal of the United Nation’s western officials, the situation in Afghanistan is looking bleak, despite the ...
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• This fracture is of David Cameron’s making

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  So whatever happened to the Conservative Party’s willingness to debate and tolerate differences of opinion? At first sign of trouble it vanishes. The fall-out from the signing of the Lisbon Treaty has Tim Montgomerie planning to “take a vow of silence on Europe” and Iain Dale brands dissenters as ...
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• Conservative Party in deep trouble over Europe

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  This morning Poland’s Chief Rabbi, Michael Schudrich, appeared on the Today programme in an effort to salvage the reputation of Michal Kaminski – the leader of their European grouping. Predictably, this is being spun as final proof their man is innocent, and trying to shut down the difficult questions about his ...
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• The Kaminski questions Cameron didn’t answer

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  David Cameron yesterday said of the man the Conservatives have chosen to lead their new European grouping , Michal Kaminski: “I see this as a totally politically-driven campaign and particular nonsense. “In terms of Michal Kaminski, who I have met, he is not a homophobe, he’s not a racist, he’s not an ...
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• Over-compensating by turning pro-Israeli

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  My old psychology dictionary of terms informs me that overcompensation can be ‘a Freudian defence mechanism , whereby an individual attempts to offset weakness in an area of their lives by focusing on another aspect of it. I thought back to those English Defence League marches, where 2 things are promised every ...
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• Operation Rushbo, Fox News and Obamas Politics of Hate

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  Whether Rush Limbaugh was set up in his failed attempt to become an NFL team owner, there is no doubt that he is the target of a new Politics of Hate, perfected and implemented by Barack Obama and his handlers. Obamas oratory of Hope and Change has proved to be nothing more than camouflage for a realpolitik of Fear ...
  2 weeks ago

• K M Panikkar on India’s strategic omphaloskepsis

  
  The Acorn — Authority: 464
  The costly refusal to see beyond itself and the subcontinent An extract from Sardar K M Panikkar’s Annual Day address to the Indian School of International Studies on 13 February 1961: The study of international relations is fundamentally a study of power relationships. This, of course, has to be interpreted ...
  3 weeks ago

• Buckingham Palace Revisited. Are Wily Sathya Sai Baba Emissaries Again Seeking British Royal Approval?

  
  Call For Media and Government Investigation — Authority: 116
  What may the British Royal  Prince Edward’s visit to India portend for Sathya Sai Baba interests? Will there be, again, attempts by his top associates to exploit the British Royal Family for propaganda purposes? Summary Background 1. In late 2006, officials of The Duke of Edinburgh Awards and ...
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• New website raises leadership challenge rumours

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  Former home secretary and currently a constant thorn on the Prime Minister’s side charles Clarke has launched a new project: Labour Future . No sniggering there at the back please, Mr Clarke really is going to lead the troops into a serious discussion about the party’s direction. This comes not long after James ...
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• Obamas peace shattered as dollar takes a pounding

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  As the Nobel Prize committee was voting one way on Barack Obamas promise for the worlds future, the global marketplace was holding a very different vote on Americas future. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the US President the peace prize for 2009 for having "created a new climate in international politics", the ...
  3 weeks ago

• How to make excuses for your nasty friends

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  So, you’ve gone and formed a new grouping in the European Parliament, forsaking your moderate allies in a desperate attempt to stop haemorrhaging votes to frothing right-wing lunatics in the Home Counties (led by a nonsense-spouting twit ). But there’s a catch! Your new alliance is full of frothing far-right ...
  3 weeks ago

• Foreign Policy by Accolade. Been There, Done That, Have the Dead Americans to Prove It.

  
  The Sundries Shack — Authority: 521
  I wanted to revisit a quote from a link I used in my last post, because it gives me a chance to rail against the Obama administrations attempts to dial our foreign policy back to the realpolitik days... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Actions Still Drowning Out Words, Everywhere But Here

  
  The Sundries Shack — Authority: 521
  And that’s why this award must be shared with everyone who strives for justice and dignity — for the young woman who marches silently in the streets on behalf of her right to be heard... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Atilio Boron on Obama’s prize

  
  Machetera — Authority: 456
  Consolation Prize – Español By Atilio A. Boron English translation: Machetera In an unusual decision, the Norwegian Nobel Committee put an end to seven months of searching among the 205 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize and conferred it upon Barack Obama.  The Norwegian committee’s decision ...
  4 weeks ago

• Why would a Tory not want a landslide?

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  contribution by Plural Progressive This from Jonathan Freedland on the Guardian website: Nicholas Boles, head of David Cameron’s “implementation team” and one of his inner circle of advisers, has just said he hopes the Conservatives will not win by a landslide at the next general election. In a moment ...
  4 weeks ago

• The roots of Obama’s Af-Pak predicament

  
  The Acorn — Authority: 464
  US power is bound to decline if it continues to rely on a trans-Atlantic alliance Henry Kissinger injects a strong dose of strategic wisdom into the squabbly-wobble that is being passed off as an Afghanistan policy review on by the Obama adminstration. Concurrently, a serious diplomatic effort is needed to ...
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• Lisbon treaty is fraudulent democracy at work

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  When the 2005 referenda on the EU constitution began to go sour – with France and Holland rejecting it and most other countries postponing their referendum – the leaders of the EU learned an important lesson. Don’t ask the electorate a question unless a) you actually want to hear the answer or b) you think you ...
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• Normblog’s verbal flip-flops

  
  Liberal Conspiracy — Authority: 686
  When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.’ Alice in Wonderland In a post here a couple of days ago I noted that the term ‘liberal intervention’ had been discredited due to ...
  5 weeks ago

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