After clashes with Israeli forces earlier in the week, members of the UNSC came under pressure to condemn the attacks. Since the pullout of Syrian forces from Lebanon, and the subsequent UNSC resolutions for Lebanon to gain complete control over its’ entire Territory, the situation has changed dramatically for Hezbollah. Now, instead of Lebanon and …
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Juan Cole, blowin’ in the wind
Juan Cole has a nice post set to Bob Dylans’ tune. How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? In response to the call for a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by a retired marine colonel, decorated Vietnam War veteran and Democratic Congressman, John Murtha, White House Spokesman …
Canadian Armoured Vehicles in Sudan
The CBC reports today that the Sudanese government has finally cleared passage for 105 Canadian “Grizzly” Armoured Vehicles to be delivered to African Union peacekeakers working in the troubled countryside. Soldiers from the African Union have been training on the vehicles in Senegal and they should be in use by the end of the year, …