Epstein Secrets

the ranks of the still largely secular protest movement, whose unifying goal is the ouster of the regime led by President Bashar al-Assad. But if the United Nations' peace plan fails to end the government's bloody crackdown and promises of Western and Arab help for the rebel Free Syrian Army do not materialize

has a much bigger population and can sustain a much larger conventional army than Pakistan. A nuclear capability thus serves, from the viewpoint of Islamabad, as the main deterrent against being overrun—Pakistan would maintain its arsenal even if the US. and Russia dismantled their last nukes. Iran seek

olutions against Iran for its nuclear program and signed the interim agreement last November. However, Obama also angered Russia by deceiving it in United Nations negotiations over intervention in Libya. (The U.S. claimed its purpose was limited to humanitarian intervention.) And Russia, for its part, backed

r in the Middle East. The kingdom's closest ties remain with Pakistan. The Pakistani press has reported that Riyadh provided a $1.5 billion loan to Islamabad to help Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's effort to get Pakistan's economy out of its slump. The Saudis have a close relationship with Sharif, who live

intense shelling of parts of the capital has also been reported, and reports documenting the brutality of both sides continue despite warnings from the United Nations' leadership. While political negotiations seem an unlikely possibility, joint UN and Arab League envoy Brahimi held talks in Syria from September 13

has had much less importance than the other three slots under Karzai. Mdia-Pakistan: India's Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna traveled to Islamabad on September 7-8th for wide- ranging bilateral talks. The visit followed a week after President Zardari and Prime Minister Singh met on the margins o

intense shelling of parts of the capital has also been reported, and reports documenting the brutality of both sides continue despite warnings from the United Nations' leadership. While political negotiations seem an unlikely possibility, joint UN and Arab League envoy Brahimi held talks in Syria from September 13

has had much less importance than the other three slots under Karzai. India-Pakistan: India's Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna traveled to Islamabad on September 7-8th for wide-ranging bilateral talks. The visit followed a week after President Zardari and Prime Minister Singh met on the margins