Tag: Peace
Road to Peace: How Russia, Iran and Turkey’s Safe Zones Can...
Jim W. Dean - Some of this could be staging and play acting, so we will have to wait and see what the jihadis do, and then the guarantors, especially Turkey who has a long record of having supported the insurgents.
Syria opposition leaves peace talks in Astana
Jim W. Dean - Almost everywhere that combat is going on, some civilians are in the way, and the jihadis and opposition use them as human shields and their corpses as "proof" of Assad being the ruthless tyrant. They forget that we are onto their scam.
‘Butcher of Kabul’ calls for peace in 1st public appearance in...
Jim W. Dean - While the story mentions Hekmatyar being a CIA asset during the Soviet-Afghan War and a close friend of Osama bin Laden, it left out that Osama was a full CIA officer, Tim Osman, who even used his medical benefits when he was on the terror lists.
Uri Avnery – Zionist Atheists versus The Messiah
Jim W. Dean - We admire Uri because he has always been in the minority in wanting to do whatever is necessary, in terms of tradeoffs to get a final peace in Palestine, and he has never quit.
Israeli Press: Abbas tells Abdullah of Trump’s commitment to peace process
Mahmoud Abbas hosts Jordan's King Abdullah (left) in Ramallah, November 2011. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke Saturday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II...
Afghanistan: Change the United States war strategy to a “sincere” negotiations...
Dear Secretary Tillerson:
Dear Secretary Tillerson - For more than thirty years I have been working for peace in Afghanistan. I am a Muslim American Afghan, a U.S. citizen for many years.
Astana talks draft communique: Russia, Turkey, Iran to fight against IS,...
Jim W. Dean - Mr. al-Ja'afari has confirmed what I have been posing in my interviews on the peace talks, that one of the main goals was to flush out which groups were in or out of the political negotiations.
A New Insight on Recent, Secret Afghan Peace Talks
Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen for VT
Afghan writer and political Analyst based in Kabul
Guardian and Reuters reported that the Taliban held secret peace talks with U.S....
Mike Harris on Press TV: Return to Peace in Syria...
Russia says the return of peace to war-torn Syria is almost “impossible,” more than a week after US warplanes carried out several airstrikes against Syrian government forces, killing dozens.
War, Terrorism, Subjugation and Colonialism vs. Peace, Security, Freedom and Sovereignty
... by Ann Diener for VT
Colonialism - the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with...
‘We’ll never have peace’: Philippines leader Duterte wants to boot US...
The Philippines president says US troops “have to go” from the south of his country. He blames American soldiers for inflaming tensions with the local Muslim population, saying they would “never have peace” with a US military presence.
Suu Kyi’s peace promise, intensified crime against Myanmar Muslims
Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday described Myanmar as a great opportunity to put an end to ethnic tensions in several regions of the country, promising that in historic negotiations held by the government under her leadership, equal rights and respect will be guaranteed.
Yemen’s Ansarullah says ready for peace talks
Jim W. Dean - The Yemenis are making history with not only the resistance they are putting up against the Saudi coalition, but also the sophisticated political moves they have been making.
Aleppo – the ‘Ultimate Ace Up the Sleeve’ Ahead of Geneva...
About ten days ago, the militants were forced to flee towards Aleppo’s northern boundary, towards the border with Turkey, after their only supply route which heads to the militant-controlled areas of Aleppo city, the Castello Road, was cut. - Hassan Shemshadi
Riders on the Zionist Storm: Avnery on ‘Hatred Unlimited’
Ehud Barak - "We have no partner for Peace." Pragmatically this means, "We will be at war with anyone who sees through our deception." This dogma can only stoke hatred and war.
Chilcot, Israel and the Lobby
The Chilcot Inquiry wasn’t just destined to fail. It was designed to subvert any scrutiny of Israel and the Jewish Lobby lobby.
Independent Pope Promotes Peace Better Than Corrupted Politicians
Sofia Iliadi - Bishop of Rome Francis's humanity based on deep faith is a far cry from pseudo humanism of political elite who wishes to bomb peaceful cities, villages and hospitals under the guise of "human rights".
Uri Avnery – Can Lightning strike America Twice?
Mastermind of triple towers demolition resurrected - Ehud Barak
Moment of Truth: This is how Syrian Peace Process may Continue
Jim W. Dean - The ceasefire dirty dancing continues in Syria despite Lavrov being assured by Kerry that the Pentagon is not supplying arms to the militants. It does not need to because Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the other Gulf States can handle that just fine.
Netanyahu tells France’s Ayrault he still opposes peace conference
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told France's foreign minister on Sunday that Israel remained opposed to a French initiative for an international conference to try to revive peace talks.
Taliban’s Split, Peace and War
Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen
Afghan writer and political Analyst based in Kabul
First of all the Pakistani media and then the Afghan media reported the detention of...
Peace OR War; One of Them Should be pursued
Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen for VT
Afghan writer and political Analyst based in Kabul
Some of the media employees and analysts were jabbering names of the ten...
5 reasons to believe Turkey wants no peace in Syria
The Turkish army’s latest shelling of Kurdish and Syrian army positions in northern Syria comes just days after a meeting of world powers in...
Syria crisis plan: Cessation of hostilities, humanitarian airdrops, peace talks laid...
According to US Secretary of State John Kerry, leaders have reached a ceasefire agreement that could be implemented within days.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
Russia Will Not Allow Exclusion of Kurds From Syrian Peace Talks
Russia will not allow certain participants of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva to exclude Kurds from participating, Russia's envoy to the UN Office in...
Jim W. Dean interview – Saudis want full control over Syria...
We are on the eve of the talks and who is really coming seems to still be up in the air. But Staffan de Mistura did not humiliate the UN by letting the extortionists hijack the invitation list from the UN.
The Afghan peace campaign is peppered with strikes
Last week, Afghanistan and Pakistan went through the same-day attacks amid peace talks. In Kabul, the suicide bomber targeted a bus carrying crews of a best-selling TV channel, prompting a relatively heavy uproar against Taliban’s anti-media hostile act.
Russia, US agree to have 2 rebel delegations at Syria peace...
Moscow and Washington are close to reaching a compromise on the participants of the Syria peace talks set to start next week. Two separate...
Key Reminders about Afghan Peace Process
Afghans desperately need peace, since Afghanistan has been burning of its ongoing conflicts for the past 40 years. Afghans have really suffered many setbacks due to imposed wars.
Quadrilateral Peace Talks and its Achievements
Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen
Afghan writer and political Analyst based in Kabul
On January 11, the first meeting of the quadrilateral coordination group of Pakistan, Afghanistan,...
Afghanistan: peace talks and conflict escalation
By Masud Wadan, for VT
The root cause of today’s endless conflict in Afghanistan dates back to the day when soviet forces set foot on...