Monthly Archives: August 2013

“Rouhani: Iran willing to participate in ‘serious negotiations’” WP

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Pat Lang

  "In his first news conference since taking office, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the man known as the “diplomat sheik,” reiterated his willingness to participate in nuclear negotiations with the international community but stopped short of saying he would welcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran | 17 Comments

“Embassygate” or an Abundance of Caution? – TTG

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Andrei Martyanov

(Reuters) – Intercepted communication between al Qaeda leaders was one component of a broader pool of intelligence that prompted a threat alert closing numerous U.S. embassies in the Middle East and Africa, U.S. sources said on Monday. The New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, government, Intelligence, Middle East, TTG | 43 Comments

Islamist Turkish government jails opponents for life.

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Pat Lang

"Prosecutors demanded life prison terms for 64 of the defendants, mostly on terrorism charges. Others were charged with possession of firearms or merely membership in Ergenekon. Mehmet Haberal, a surgeon and founder of a university in Ankara, and Mustafa Balbay, … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkey | 26 Comments

A Secular Egyyptian Anthem for Obama

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Pat Lang

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Posted in Egypt | 26 Comments

Temporary bans lifted

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Pat Lang

Tyler and GCP you are released from the penalty box.  pl

Posted in Ukraine Crisis | 7 Comments

“You Turned Your Back on the Egyptians” – Slate

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Pat Lang

  "Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi: The dilemma between the former president and the people originated from [the Muslim Brotherhood’s] concept of the state, the ideology that they adopted for building a country which is based on restoring the Islamic religious … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt | 34 Comments

Open Thread – 3 August 2013

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Pat Lang

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Posted in Open Thread | 37 Comments

De Borchgrave on US public gullibility

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Pat Lang

  ""You'd be surprised what people will accept once you insist two or three times running that they have seen what you tell them they have seen" — So wrote Andrew Levkoff in "A Mixture of Madness." That was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Middle East | 37 Comments

I’ll Believe it when I see a SOFA.

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Pat Lang

"The Afghans have agreed to continue to allow the United States to maintain legal jurisdiction over its troops in Afghanistan, a requirement the Pentagon said was not negotiable. Disagreement over a similar provision ended up scuttling plans for a residual … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan | 22 Comments