Refugees and Turkey The whole world is grateful to Turkey for taking in a very large number of Syrians. It has provided health care for many, while allowing some to work for their living, and perhaps one-third of the children attend school. On the other hand, if things are as good as the Turkish ambassador…
Prometheus Books – Amherst – NY pub 2014 – ISBN: 978-1-61614-948-2235 pages + Appendices, Chronology, Notes on Sources, and Index The author is an American journalist, who grew up in California as a politically active student, from a Jewish family, who protested against the Vietnam War. He gives a useful background on Syria since the…
Can the current situation in Ukraine and Russia’s new assertiveness spin out of control?
On Page 1 of the Times for January 13th you imply that those MPs who signed the “Time Running Out” letter all want to arm the Syrian rebels. In fact they called for strengthening the hands of those attending the Geneva II conference. This would help the agreeing of ceasefires and the ending of sieges. …
To Baroness Warsi: (28.08.13) You are personally in a better positioin than most Ministers to foresee the possible unintended consequences of missile or other air-strikes. These could be very serious throughout the whole Arab and Muslim world. From being something of a pariah, Assad could be transformed into a noble victim. It is worth recalling…
