Epstein Secrets

lk to the opposition. The second alternative was to continue like this, but that this would lead to the international community isolating him, like Saddam Hussein and Colonel ICaddafi were isolated. The Security Council was worried. Several members had been calling Turkey seeking their advice. So far, they had

the international community isolating him, like Saddam Hussein and Colonel ICaddafi were isolated. The S

ternational community isolating him, like Saddam Hussein and Colonel ICaddafi were isolated. The Security

law for all acts of violence perpetrated by its security forces against the civilian population. The High Commissioner for Human Rights would brief the Security Council on the following Thursday [18 August]. This was a situation of mutual concern, and he therefore wanted to talk to the Foreign Minister. Foreign Min

nted popular uprising, is doing today what Saddam Hussein did when he occupied Kuwait, where Saddam gave I

-Arab disputes, largely because of Syrian incitement. The Syrian regime, under the weight of an unprecedented popular uprising, is doing today what Saddam Hussein did when he occupied Kuwait, where Saddam gave Iran all he had fought with it for, over eight years, with the stroke of a pen. Today, it seems lik

nt. The Syrian regime, under the weight of an unprecedented popular uprising, is doing today what Saddam Hussein did when he occupied Kuwait, where Saddam gave Iran all he had fought with it for, over eight years, with the stroke of a pen. Today, it seems like the regime in Damascus is ready to do the

are determined to go through with the drive for recognition, but it could take less aggressive forms: petitioning the General Assembly, rather than the Security Council, for nonmember status, thus sidestepping an American veto. The Palestinians could even propose a resolution that echoes Mr. Obama's formula for ta

, as Muhammad Sahimi wrote in Tehran Bureau, the reason that the Qods Force was established in the 1980s: to train Iraq's Kurds (and Shia) against Saddam. Interestingly, noted the same author, Soleimani and his generation of fellow IRGC commanders never got over the fact that the West (and indeed the

nt defiance of the West. It was also courting Iran in a similar fashion at the time. At that time, Turkey and Brazil — as non-permanent members of the Security Council — even produced a "fuel swap" formula that was designed to reduce international pressure on Tehran due to its nuclear program. Turkey also voted ag

he remarks by the official, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, did not mention the Brotherhood by name

s regime may cooperate in the effort. The accord's vacuity is a sign of the support Assad enjoys from Russia and China, each of which has a veto on the Security Council. Obama administration officials complain about that support, but Russian President Vladimir Putin shrugs them off. Why is Russia able to shield As