Information Czar Cass Sunstein Confronted on Infiltrating and Taxing Conspiracy Groups [video]
Activist Post
May 1, 2012
CrossTalk: Counter-Revolution [video]
Russia Today
April 30, 2012
Counter-revolution: are we seeing a counter-revolution in the Middle East and North Africa? How strong are the counter forces? Will the revolutionary movement actually revive a conservative mood? CrossTalking with Majid Rafizadeh, Vijay Prashad and Suzanna Shah.
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China-Russia Partnership Protects Rights Of Developing Nations
Global Times
April 28, 2012
Sino-Russian ties protect rights of developing nations
The official visit to Russia by Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has further strengthened the two countries’ partnership.
International relations seem to be at an intersection of choices, as the Western world still has ambiguous ties with the emerging economies. Both China and Russia have been pushed into a “non-Western” position.
The governments in both China and Russia play a vital role in guiding domestic recognition of the other nation within their own country. Non-governmental exchanges are not enough by themselves to support the strategic relationship. This relationship is vital for both sides as it is determined by the need for national interests, not out of simple utilitarianism.
The development of globalization expanded the Western political arena, and the process inspired non-Western countries’ political awareness but impaired their ability to independently select their own paths.
No country in recent years has succeeded by directly following in the footsteps of the West. Countries that do are caught in a dilemma since they have been deprived of the political legitimacy in exploring their own paths for development.
The biggest significance of the China-Russia partnership, in the foreseeable future, may be that it establishes an obstacle to the Western monopoly and protects the basic rights of the non-Western world, including the independence of national interests and the diversity of political systems.
There are pessimistic people in China and Russia who are not confident in the return of this strategic partnership, and who believe that only by Westernizing itself can a country integrate into the world. They are not confident in themselves.
Both China and Russia are world powers, and their emergence means a balanced global order. It is wrong for either China or Russia to perceive their relationship with the West as the source of their power.
China and Russia are capable of establishing a new strategic direction against the West and providing a promising future by securing their all-round partnership. This is in line with their national interests and will benefit their strategic position. Of course, China and Russia also have suspicions of each other, so it is everyone’s interests to build mutual trust.
Li’s first visit to Moscow offers a timely opportunity to consolidate bilateral relations for the future.
The visit demonstrates the confidence of both countries in securing relations in a year of global elections, and makes their partnership clearer and more attractive.
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Blasts & killing fail to blow apart Kurdish chance in Syria [video]
Russia Today
April 30, 2012
In Syria, a third bomb blast has reportedly rocked the city of iDLib, just hours after eight people were killed and dozens wounded in twin explosions there. The government and the opposition are blaming each other for orchestrating the attacks. The United Nations warns the ongoing violence threatens the peace plan it helped broker. The head of the expanding UN observer mission to Syria says the roadmap is futile, unless all sides observe a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Damascus is preparing to hold nationwide Parliamentary elections in just a week’s time. But the US and its allies are still calling for regime change. Jordan-based professor Ibrahim Alloush thinks Syria fell out of favour for playing by its own rules.
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Lebanon seizes 150 tons of Libyan arms en route to Syrian rebels [video]
Russia Today
April 29, 2012
As the violence in Syria continues unabated, neighbouring Lebanon has seized a shipment of smuggled weapons, destined for Syrian rebels. The sea-bound cache apparently came from Libya, which is backing the opponents of President Assad.
Franklin Lamb, director of the NGO, Americans Concerned for Middle East Peace talks to RT. He thinks the latest arms smuggling effort was an attempt at regime change.
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Two Bombings in Syria This morning – Telephone report [video]
108morris108
April 30, 2012
A resident’s report from Syria. One bombing in Idlib 20 killed, One bombing in Aleppo, reported one Killing.
This report is not from a Journalist, but from a resident, he had earlier explained that security had sealed off the area.
