Iran said that the US decision to boycott the UN conference on disarmament due to Iran’s presidency over the meeting will not affect Tehran’s resolve and plans for the world gathering.
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A little known US law has actually criminalized boycotting Israel.
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Sri Lanka accepted Chinese aid to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and then allowed the Chinese to built a new deepwater port at Hambantota. Now suddenly the West is up in arms about the human rights situation.
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The current government was put in place with French military assistance. Now, of course, they need a democratic cover.
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Egyptian President Morsi will eventually have to silence ElBaradei. I wonder who the US will support when this happens?
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There is very little else that they can do. The National Council of Resistance of Iran is based in Paris but is a creation of US intelligence.
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Water, very likely, is going to be the weapon of choice for the elites. The push to privatize the world’s sweet water supplies has bothered me for years.
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Bank cards have been banned in restaurants across Portugal. It is cash only as part of a nationwide day-long protest at charges.
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Jordan’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood decided on Thursday to boycott early elections expected later this year because of a “lack of reform,” in a move that likely throw the country into political crisis.
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The head of Libya’s Tabu tribe says his people will boycott this week’s election if the government does not withdraw tanks from a southern city where deadly clashes have killed dozens.
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