150 Syrian refugees ‘disappear’ in Greece

150 Syrian refugees ‘disappear’ in Greece | Europe | World Bulletin.

Sweden and, to a certain extent, Germany have set a good example for how Europe should deal with Syria’s refugees arriving onto her shores. Bulgaria, Italy and Greece are setting a bad one. The United States, reflecting the thinking of her President, remains of a few minds about the situation. Meanwhile, hundreds of Syrians die every day and thousands join the ranks of refugees as the world turns its back, insistently, as if by doing so the problem would just disappear. On this Christmas Days, let me just say: “Fuck You World.”

Saudi Arabia Will Go It Alone

Saudi Arabia Will Go It Alone – NYTimes.com.

In no uncertain terms, the Saudi Ambassador to Britain tells Obama to go screw himself. But the real story that is always lost in all this back-and-forth is how the Syrian people are the ones who are actually getting screwed caught, as they are, between a genocidal regime, ambitious regional powers, and selfish international ones.

Toward A New World Order

Amarji Special

Every historical period has given us different powers-that-be that shaped its main events according to their particular interests and worldview. These pivotal powers often derive their legitimacy from the ability to impose their will on others as well as from a certain set of principles and values that coincide with the belief systems of the prevailing majorities involved. Appeals to principles and values have always been necessary in order to mobilize public opinion in support of policies and actions that might otherwise seem objectionable and illegitimate.

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Is Obama waging war against Sunni Islam?

Amarji Special

The United States is tired of being the policeman of the world, we are told. But when we wonder about the alternative, we are told it is the UN. But the UN does not move without leadership and its decisions can be blocked by Russia or China who apparently have no problem with genocide. NATO does not move without US approval, when Turkey wanted to call on it to intervene, the Obama Administration made it clear that it would not welcome this development. The Arab League has never proven effective in this regard. Moreover, it, too, requires a tacit American approval before endorsing major action.

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