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Jan 4, 2013

The National Council for Human Rights, Lacking Human Rights Defenders

By Ragab Saad

When the Shura Council appointed new members to the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), the process revealed an obvious political bias in the formation. The NCHR, tasked with defending human rights and placing pressure on state authorities to improve human rights conditions, should naturally include as many human rights defenders as possible. Instead, its […]

NATOSource

Jan 4, 2013

Dutch Patriot missiles to leave for Turkey on Monday

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  The Dutch Patriot missile defense systems will leave the Netherlands for Turkey On Jan. 7 to support the NATO operation Anatolian Protector, the Dutch Ministry of Defense confirmed to Xinhua on Friday.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 4, 2013

US troops arrive in Turkey to prepare deployment of Patriot missiles

By PressTV/Iran

From PressTV/Iran:  Turkish media reported on Friday that the 27-member team of US military forces had arrived in the southeastern city of Gaziantep. The team will also inspect the site of the batteries.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 3, 2013

Bosnia sends first combat unit to Afghanistan

By AFP

From AFP:  Bosnia’s parliament on Thursday backed the deployment of the country’s first combat unit to Afghanistan

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 3, 2013

The Menace of Syrian Chemical Weapons

By Jamie M. Fly, Wall Street Journal

From Jamie M. Fly, Wall Street Journal:  Given that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would likely result in outside intervention, which Assad clearly wishes to avoid, a greater threat might be what happens to his chemical arsenal once his regime collapses and the stockpiles go unprotected.

NATOSource

Jan 3, 2013

Turkey’s former army chief detained over 1997 coup

By Today's Zaman

From Today’s Zaman:  Former Chief of General Staff retired Gen. İsmail Hakkı Karadayı was detained on Thursday for questioning over his suspected role in the ousting of a coalition government on Feb. 28, 1997.

New Atlanticist

Jan 3, 2013

Russia’s Ban on Adoptions a Sign that “Reset” Has Reached its Limits

By Anna Borshchevskaya

On December 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill banning U.S. citizens from adopting Russian children.

Russia

NATOSource

Jan 3, 2013

NATO-Russia Missile Defense: Compromise is Possible

By Steven Pifer, Brookings

From Steven Pifer, Brookings:  The Russian concern has an understandable basis in principle:  if U.S. missile defenses continue to grow in numbers and quality, at some future point they could undermine the balance in strategic offensive forces between Russia and the United States.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Jan 3, 2013

Top News: Brotherhood party inclined to run in elections without alliances

By Egypt Source

A source within the Muslim Brotherhood, speaking to Al-Masry Al-Youm on condition of anonymity, said that the majority of members of the group’s Guidance Bureau are inclined to run in the next parliamentary elections without allying with other forces, especially since other Islamist forces have already initiated alliances.  GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Brotherhood party inclined to […]

NATOSource

Jan 3, 2013

U.S. planning to keep 6,000 to 20,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2014

By Elisabeth Bumiller and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Elisabeth Bumiller and Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  Gen. John R. Allen, the senior American commander in Afghanistan, has submitted military options to the Pentagon that would keep 6,000 to 20,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, defense officials said on Wednesday.

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