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More power to Afghan warlords

When the recent crop of moralizing Western leaders once again apparently based foreign policy on outmoded and deeply flawed beliefs - particularly when combating the threat of religious extremists whose beliefs were still based in a medieval world - disaster was assured.

Hillary e a posição dos EUA

Summation and Portuguese translation of Tehran's 2 Revolutions by Journal do Brasil originally posted to Newsvine by this author on 29 July.

Tehran's 2 Revolutions

"If Mrs. Clinton's message was indeed requested by Mr. Rafsanjani, there can be little doubt that the ratline begins in Qum and ends in Najaf. Considering Mr.

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Biden Says Weakened Russia Will Bend to U.S.

"I can see Putin sitting in Moscow saying, 'Jesus Christ, Iran gets the nuclear weapon, who goes first?' Moscow, not Washington."

Recuos e avanços no Oriente Médio

Of Rollbacks and Come on's (Original Text)

Behind the mind games in the Gulf

The fault lines are there and the West will no doubt hope to exploit them.

Crimeia: um impasse sem data para acabar

The following is a transalation that condensing a 2700 word analytical piece by fechancellor printed after the BRIC--Brazil, Russia, India and China--meeting in Russia late last month. Crimea: an impasse with no end in sight

Netanyahu's Hinge of History lifts Iran debate

(The following by this author is from a recent AFI Intelligence Briefing by AFI Research)

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For Obama, Personal Diplomacy Brings Personal Responses

(The following article first appeared as the sole subject of an AFI MEDIA INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING by AFI Research on 28 March)

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No Boiled Carrots

Cuomo, who seems far more intent on transparency than Mr. Obama, and Tim Geithner, the Treasury secretary who reluctantly signed off on the bonuses, issued subpoenas for the names of the bonus babies.

Israeli army ordered to devise Iran war

As Israeli talks of war on Iran gain momentum, Israel's military Chief of Staff says the army must prepare for a military aggression.

Why should China not withdraw its 1 trillion $ from US treasury? Lessons from history

Wen Jiabao, China's prime minister issued an obscure warning to America to preserve control over its economy. No one ever tries to hurt its best customer. China will be the first to be ruined with collapse of the US $ and world trade.

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70 Days of Obama Foreign Policy Part II: Hillary's China Syndrome

Hillary Clinton's first sojourn as America's newly minted Secretary of State, a multi-state visit to East Asia, telegraphed the Obama administration's belief that better relations with China is of the first order of diplomatic importance.

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Allies' Clocks Tick Differently on Iran

Both men were reacting to, and interpreting, the United Nations' confirmation last month that Iran after a quarter-century of effort had collected enough atomic material, in dilute form, to produce a bomb. Israel and the United States have worried for years about what they wou …

How to surge

By Max Boot, Frederick Kagan and Kimberly Kagan

70 Days of Obama Foreign Policy Part I: Russia Ascends in Central Asia

During the presidential campaign, Democrats as well as Mr. Obama himself promised the return of foreign policy competency if elected. In the past seventy days, we've seen anything but mastery on issues of State from the Obama team.

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For War Supply Routes, U.S. Looks Even in Iran

The United States is seeking new supply routes for the war in Afghanistan that would bypass Russia, and has even had logistics experts review overland roads through Iran that might be used by NATO allies, according to military planners and Pentagon officials.

The trade-off season begins on Afghanistan

With the likelihood of the United States engaging Iran in the near future and with Washington "resetting the button" in relations with Moscow, the air is thick with rumors of trade-offs.

A Nuclear Iran is the Hinge of Fate

(The following article first appeared as the sole subject of an AFI Media Briefing by AFI Research)

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Iran accused of violating UN sanctions

A key Security Council committee reported Tuesday that Iran violated U.N. sanctions by trying to send weapons-related material to Syria on a cargo ship now docked in Cyprus.

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Taliban that I have known

The search for a moderate Talib is on! What does a moderate Talib believe? How will Obama know a moderate Talib when he sees one? Is a moderate Talib for Stem Cell Research? Are moderate Talibs concerned about Climate Change?

China condemns Western democracy

The head of China's rubber-stamp parliament cited Western democracy no less than nine times in a speech Monday - to illustrate what the country would not become.

Pentagon - Chinese vessels too close for comfort

This morning the Pentagon released information that a Chinese Intelligence ship along with some other ships encroached upon our military vessel.

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Morocco severs relations with Iran

Morocco cut off diplomatic relations with Iran on Friday, accusing Tehran in a rare public spat of trying to spread Shia Islam in this Sunni Arab kingdom.

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Big Iraqi Surplus, Big American Problem

It is an election year, and one-third of the senators and the all the members of the House of Representatives are scrambling to keep their jobs.

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