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The tragedy of Iraq’s Sunnis

Sep

18 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

By Chloe Cornish KIRKUK, 16 September 2015 (IRIN) - Iraq is congested with armed men: Kurdish peshmerga in the north; forlorn Iraqi army troops strung across the country; ascendant Shia militia groups … http://flip.it/Xz9BR

America is still paying for W: Afghanistan, Iraq and our looming geopolitical crisis

Sep

17 Sep 2015 vweb In GLOBAL ECONOMIES Comments Off

Obama has diligently repaired America's standing abroad, but its days of global influence may finally be numbered In ways that have eluded Washington pundits and policymakers, President Barack Obama is deploying a subtle geopolitical strategy ...

JAPAN’S CREDIT RATING JUST GOT SLASHED

Sep

17 Sep 2015 vweb In GLOBAL ECONOMIES Comments Off

Standard & Poor's, one of the world's biggest credit-ratings agencies, just cut Japan's rating. The country's credit rating previously got an AA- grade, but it's now sitting at A+. That's still an investment-grade rating, but ...

Iraq reforms herald better future: Iran FM

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In GLOBAL ECONOMIES Comments Off

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed optimism that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s planned reforms for uprooting corruption would result in a better future for the Arab country.Iran hopes that “the reform process ...

Iraq returns to bond markets with $6bn capital raising

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

Success of Baghdad’s first issuance since end of US occupation likely to depend on Fed rate rise Capital Markets, Markets http://flip.it/pdTCl

Will the Iran Deal Facilitate the Breakup of Iraq and Syria?

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In GLOBAL ECONOMIES Comments Off

By Paul Davis The Iran deal cannot be looked at as black or white. As a former military intelligence analyst I always look at all sides of a potential conflict. Once analyzing one side’s plan ...

Iraq sentences 24 militants to death over Isis massacre of soldiers

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

An Iraqi court has sentenced to death 24 militants for their role in killing hundreds of soldiers. Four others were acquitted for lack of evidence. Islamic State (Isis) captured the soldiers when it overran Saddam ...

Iraqi Christians Form Babylonian Brigades Militia, Battle ISIS

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In IRAQ Comments Off

Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by ISIS have formed their own militia and are fighting alongside their "Muslim brothers" to retake their homeland from the extremists. The 1,000-strong Babylonian Brigades is the only Christian ...

We just got the clearest sign yet that Russia doesn’t really care about fighting ISIS in Syria

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In GLOBAL ECONOMIES Comments Off

Moscow will reportedly provide Russian troops in Syria with an advanced antiaircraft missile system as part of its military support for Syrian president Bashar Assad. "This system is the advanced version used by Russia, and ...

Why Jordan Is Key to Ending the Syria Crisis

Sep

15 Sep 2015 vweb In GLOBAL ECONOMIES Comments Off

LONDON -- The refugee crisis that dominates Europe's TVs and newspapers is the product of the horrendous civil war that still rages in Syria. Why will we not focus our attention on this? The reality ...