January 2011

Wikileakes: Scottish Authorities Freed al-Megrahi in 2009 were Naive & Complicit

January 31, 2011 / Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

Leaked U.S. State Department cables show that a British government minister advised Libya in 2008 on how to win the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds. The cables were released by the WikiLeaks website and obtained by Britain’s Telegraph newspaper. The leaked cables say then Labor Party Foreign Office minister …

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Israel and Egypt Alliance 30 Years: A Cornerstone Under Fire

February 1, 2011 / Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

I don’t see the Muslim Brotherhood taking over Egypt “We are anxiously monitoring what is happening in Egypt and in our region,” said Netanyahu at the opening of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday. “Peace between Israel and Egypt has endured for over three decades, and our goal is to ensure these relations continue.” Netanyahu …

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Suez Canal: Vital Shipping Route for America`s Oil

February 16, 2011 / Business, Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

Nervous eyes on the Suez Canal as Egyptian unrest hits world economy Egypt’s political turmoil has left traders nervous, pushing oil and gold prices up and sending Asian stock markets down as concerns mount that the unrest will affect trade through the Suez Canal, a vital shipping route. AP – Oil prices closed in on …

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Egyptian Fighter Jets intimidate over Liberation Square

January 31, 2011 / Entertainment, Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

Perilous choices for Egypt’s military By Jon Alterman, Special to CNN January 30, 2011 1:40 p.m. EST Egyptian soldiers drive an armored personel carrier slowly through a crowd of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Jon Alterman says Egypt’s government is a military government He says military enjoys a privileged role in …

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Mubarak defiant in Crisis: Uprising of the Egyptian people

February 4, 2011 / Entertainment, Terrorism / Security, World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

JERUSALEM – Israel expects that the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will survive pro-democracy protests that have shaken the country over the past three days, government officials and analysts said. The wave of demonstrations throughout Israel’s southern neighbour have raised speculation about whether Mubarak will be forced from office, and how the protest movement …

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Security and Stability w/START Treaty & Russians

January 31, 2011 / World Politics / By / Leave a Comment

The upper house of Russia’s Parliament today approved the START nuclear arms control treaty at the heart of a new thaw in post-Cold-War relations between Moscow and Washington. The treaty, signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev back in April, requires both countries to cut their arsenals of nuclear warheads …

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