French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s opponents have not attempted to capitalize on this investigation in their campaigning, instead focusing their criticism on Sarkozy’s austerity and immigration policies.
The latest P5+1 talks in Istanbul rejuvenated the diplomatic track between Iran and the West, paving the way for a new chapter in Iranian nuclear negotiations. Yet if the recently concluded talks were a test of intentions, the upcoming negotiations in Baghdad are going to be a real test of wills. Both sides will have to overcome huge obstacles if they want to establish a “sustained process of serious dialogue” to resolve the Iranian nuclear impasse.
The struggle over Iran at top of the Israeli political pyramid only reflects the tension at the grass roots.
Like North Korea, Iran believe uranium enrichment can win significant concessions from the West.
The Spanish Supreme Court reopened the case of José Couso and leveled charges at four American soldiers.
Radio Tahrir: a marathon retrospective on the Arab awakening, the Indignados and the Occupy movement.
Tyrannies and states with weak institutions are seldom successful developing nuclear weapons.
So desperate were Saudi officials to make an example of Hamza Kashgari that they pressured Malaysia into arresting and extraditing him while he was traveling there.
Radio Tahrir: a marathon retrospective on the Arab awakening, the Indignados and the Occupy movement.
Progressives must seriously consider intervention in Syria despite our misgivings. Such an intervention, however, need not impose hegemony on Syria. Unfortunately, so far no one advocating intervention has pledged to abide by fundamental moral principles of respecting Syrians, their independence, and their future government.