Epstein Secrets

udi Arabia and Qatar, bolstered by Turkey and the West, seem ready to stop at nothing to violently overthrow a fellow Arab head of state, President Bashar al-Assad - and to do whatever they can to hurt Iran. Iranians increasingly interpret Saudi Arabia's mood as a hungering for war; and Gulf statements do oft

A02720382 The Saudi king may aspire to unify the Sunni world to his vision, but he is unlikely to succeed in this way: his harsh vendetta towards Assad is not unifying the region, it is souring it; and the recourse to militant Sunnism is fomenting civil, violent struggle in many states: in the Leva

ionary zeal? Alastair Crooke is founder and director of Conflicts Forum and is a former adviser to the former European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana from 1997-2003. EFTA_R1_02203695 EFTA02720383 Article 4. The Daily Star E2VPt faces hard economic challenges Mohammed Samhouri 12/06/2012 --

is achieved we will seek at Geneva ways of better dealing with the terrible internal humanitarian situation. International aid goes to the needy in Assad controlled areas where the population is greater and apparently lesser amounts to the non-Assad controlled areas where the need is probably greater

orst conflict so far this century. Meanwhile, the international community has been disastrously divided. Since the fighting began, Syrian President Bashar Assad has had Russia's explicit international support. But while Russia's strategy, from the outset, has been coherent and well- defined, the West's has n

l Interest Will America End Syria's Humanitarian Nightmare? Morton Abramowitz Article 5. The Daily Star Geneva should help end Syrian suffering Javier Solana Article 6. Sunday's Zaman What to expect in 2014 Turkey Dog'a Sacit Arti01e 7. New Republic Harry Truman's concerns about Israel and Palestin

ty to get in the way of "this narrative" by arguing that external intervention would be disastrous, are roundly condemned as complicit in President Assad's crimes against humanity. This school of journalism - the Guardian and Channel Four are good examples of this "I-was-there" reporting - that empha

attlefield? EFTA00630402 Alastair Crooke is founder and director of Conflicts Forum and is a former adviser to the former EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, from 1997- 2003. Notes: 1. Constant Conflict Parameters, Summer 1997, pp. 4.14. 2. The United Nations Accuses Syria of "Crimes against Humanity"