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Iran’s Meaningless ElectionsByAlan Caruba
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, no doubt knows the outcome of Friday’s, June 14 elections. My money is on Saeed Jalili, Iran’s nuclear negotiator whose job it has been to talk the other negotiators into a stupor while work toward the creation of Iran’s nuclear weapons program continues.
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“Peacemakers” against peaceBy Barry Shaw
In a Jerusalem Post article (“Blessed are the peacemakers” June 7, 2013) Gideon D.Sylvester, the British United Synagogue rabbi in Israel, told the anecdote of two member of the Bereaved Parents Forum, an association of Israeli and Palestinian parents whose children have been killed in the conflict, who travelled to a meeting held at the British House of Lords. Their host took them aside and explained, “On this side of the room sit the Lords who back the Palestinians, and on the other side will be the friends of Israel. Now you each know your supporters and opponents,” as if they were entering into a prize fight contest. The bereaved parents were shocked. “We have set aside our grievances and have come to share ideas about uniting for peace, and you who live in the tranquility of England wish to make divisions! If you cannot help, at least don’t make matters worse.”
The Return of Liberal Interventionism?By INSS
US President Barack Obama recently appointed Susan Rice as national security adviser and nominated Samantha Power as the next US ambassador to the United Nations. Many viewed the Rice appointment as a response to Republican criticism of her role in the scandal over the Benghazi attack. Still, the two moves add a twist to the administration’s foreign policy, and the Middle East should take note: liberal interventionism may be back. If so, this may signal definite advantages for Israel.
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China Ratchets Up One-Child Policy; Ignores Calls to End CoercionByChristian Newswire
HUIZHOU, GUANGDONG, China, —Recent reports from China show coercion in China’s infamous one-child policy is once again on the rise. Women in the southern city of Huizhou are being targeted for sterilization. Those who have one child are being forced to wear IUDs. Those who have two children are subject to tubal ligation. Those who bear an “illegal” child are being denied all government services. This means life without access to schools, hospitals, retirement benefits, etc.
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The Bay of Pigs—An Anniversary of Heroism and ShameBy Humberto Fontova
“Wimps,” sneers Michael Moore in his book “Downsize This,” referring to men (and boys some as young as 16) who 52 years ago this week hit a Cuban beach now known as the Bay of Pigs. “Really just a bunch of wimps. That’s right, wimps—and crybabies too,” Sneers Moore. “Ex-Cubans with a yellow stripe down their backs.”
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UN Special Envoy Confirms Dire Situation In LibyaBy Joseph A. Klein
Tarek Mitri, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya, delivered a dose of reality to the UN Security Council in his briefing on June 18th regarding the bleak political and security conditions in that beleaguered country. While he does not think that Libya was in imminent danger of complete collapse and that opportunities remained for progress through inclusive political dialogue, Mr. Mitri believes there are very serious problems that require significantly more assistance from the international community to help resolve.
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Belgium considers law to legalize child euthanasiaBy David C. Jennings
In a move that underscores the social depravity of north-west Europe, Belgium is now seriously considering legislation that would legalize euthanasia for children under the age of 18. The adult right to die can (pardon the pun) already be executed by doctors in Belgium and Holland with laws on the books since 2002. (The Dutch allow it for age 13+)
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