Tag: Syria
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Stalin not a bad word in Russia any longer
Russians across the board are sensitive to the status reversal they suffered with the Soviet collapse. This is Vladimir Putin’s strong point: he stokes Russian nationalism by appearing to stand upto the…
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Western journos in Syria and Indians in Maoists country
Would Arab journalists have been justified in entering Ulster with IRA support when it was illegal to use Gerry Adams’ voice on BBC?
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Cool Syria to focus on Afghanistan in Chicago
Let me jump the gun on the global pundits. The great charge on Damascus is about to be called off, sorry toned down.
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Assad’s troops close in on foreign mercenaries
An infinitely more serious situation has arisen in a part of Homs where Foreign Mercenaries and special forces are surrounded by the Syrian Army.
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Indian vote at UN notwithstanding, Syria not falling soon
The West and Israel obviously find it easier to manage a Mid-East without independent minded trouble makers like Qaddafi and Assad who had a history of being on the wrong side during…
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Turkey and Syria press the pause button
The ultimate irony, ofcourse, is that after having prepared itself on every possible count for eligibility to enter Europe, Turkey is no longer interested in Europe.