Hollande to Visit Iraq ahead of Security Summit in Paris
"With the agreement of the Iraqi authorities, the president has confirmed that an international conference on the peace and security of Iraq will take place in Paris on September 15," a statement from the Elysée presidential palace said. "It will bring ...
Kerry in Iraq to back government, build support against Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday as he began a tour of the Middle East to build military, political and financial support to defeat Islamic State militants controlling parts of Iraq and Syria.
Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said Iraq should not cooperate with 'occupiers'
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, head of a powerful Shi'ite movement in Iraq, said on Wednesday during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Iraq should not cooperate with "occupiers". "We wish for Iraq to cooperate with the ...
John Kerry holds Iraq talks on US strategy against jihadists
BAGHDAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Iraq on Wednesday for talks with its new leaders on their role in a long-awaited new strategy against Islamic State jihadists to be unveiled by President Barack Obama. Iraq has been at the centre of US ...
Official: Fighting in Iraq delays Iran gas exports
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The fighting between Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants will delay even further the planned start of Iranian natural gas exports to neighboring Iraq, Iran's oil minister was quoted as saying Wednesday. Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh ...
Kerry holds Iraq talks on US strategy against jihadists
BAGHDAD, Iraq – US Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Iraq on Wednesday, September 10, for talks with its new leaders on their role in a long-awaited new strategy against Islamic State jihadists to be unveiled by President Barack Obama. Iraq has ...
John Kerry in Iraq to meet new prime minister Haider al-Abadi
Baghdad: With a new Iraqi government finally in place and a growing Mideast consensus on defeatinginsurgent threats, US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad today to press Iraq's Shiite leader to quickly deliver more power to wary Sunnis or ...
Jesuit Pretrib Rapture History – To take the heat off the Pope — Manuel Lacunza > Edward Irving > Margaret MacDonald > John Nelson Darby > Cyrus Ingerson Scofield — “Stop believing in this Pretribulat ...
From: OmegaShock.com… Jesuit Pretrib Rapture February 20, 2013 by John Little – OmegaShock.com That’s right. The originators of the pretribulation rapture theory are none other than the Jesuits. And, I can’t say that I’m too terribly surprised. With all of the lies and corruption that permeate the J ...
Today's visit...
While we're being distracted by all the pomp and bullshit around the three Westminster leader's visit today. While they're telling you how much they care about the union, how keen they are to do right by you and how valuable Scotland is and how much safer it will be as part of this much feted Union ...
Pinotti: «Se bisognerà bombardare, non ci tireremo indietro.» - Alessandra Costante
Genova - «Nel caso in cui l’intervento dei nostri aerei servisse a difendere civili indifesi, non mi sentirei in difficoltà a dire di sì. Nessuno però me lo ha mai chiesto». Alla Festa dell’Unità di Genova il ministro della Difesa, Roberta Pinotti affronta il tema della crisi in Iraq e Siria, la min ...
Wednesday Link List
From DailyEncouragement.net — “…It is a camp for displaced Christian refugees in Iraq (Click to enlarge). Note the English writing on the center tent proclaiming in a very dark place, ‘Jesus Is The Light Of The World’.” This week we celebrate the ellipsis, its utility as connective device, and its o ...
Vad betyder egentligen en Mellanösternstrategi i en värld utan ordning?
Det här blogginlägget är skrivet av gästbloggaren Tomas Olsson. Tomas läser en Master i Freds- och Konfliktkunskap vid Uppsala Universitet och gör sin praktik som forskningsassistent hos oss. Senare idag kommer president Obama att presentera en strategi för att hantera den Islamiska Staten i Irak oc ...
Two Evils Don't make a Right!!!
Today, ISIS and the new fledgling US led coalition to stop these Islamic marauders have stolen the news. But there are other dangers brewing in the Middle East that are far more dangerous and will possibly have far more reaching consequences in the Middle East and the world. I'm talking about Iran a ...
Stargates in my inbox
I get the weirdest emails sometimes. I suppose it comes with the territory, given some of the stuff I blog about. The problem is, not knowing anything about perhaps 80% of the people who email me with responses or comments, I often can't tell if the person was serious or not. This leaves me in the a ...
Lettera di Putin a Ezio Mauro
di Midnight Rider . da Megachip. Le premesse: La letterina di Ezio Mauro, 5 settembre (2014) La lettera di Putin, 10 settembre (2013) ------ La lettera di risposta di Vladimir Vladimirovic Putin ad Ezio Occidente Mauro non si è fatta attendere. L'aveva scritta esattamente 365 giorni fa, ben un anno ...
Vuoto politico e jihad: l’immagine inquietante del Kosovo
Striscione del 2010 per Ramush Haradinaj, uno dei leader dell’opposizione kosovara (foto Quinn Dombrowski, http://bit.ly/1o0kLtT) Un paese senza governo, in cui cresce l’estremismo islamista. È il ritratto (parziale) del Kosovo che si ricava dalle notizie delle ultime settimane, con l’unica nota pos ...
12. søndag efter Trinitatis (Poul Henning Bartholin)
Tekster: Jon.2 og Matt, 12,31-42. Salmer kl. 10: 754-449-385/ 294-439-378- 227.v 8-9. Salmer kl. 17: 44-394/294-439-578-785 Domprovst Poul Henning Bartholin Det hele slutter med at hun råber, nærmest skriger: ”Det var det ikke værd”. Vi sidder alle et øjeblik. Vi skal lige komme til os selv, inden v ...