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Chinese Shi Lang (Ex-Varyag) aircraft carrier carrying model of J-15 fighter jet.
The YJ-83K and KH-31 Anti-ship missile (AShM) along with other air launched PGM being loaded on the Chinese Shi Lang (Ex-Varyag) aircraft carrier.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Royal Navy submarine HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) During Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012
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Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, maintains control of a hoist cable while lowering priority repair parts to the Royal Navy submarine HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise.
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 1, 2012
People gather to inspect the damage to the Libyan intelligence building after a bomb explosion, in Benghazi, on Aug. 1. Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters
Worrying Signs Of Lawlessness In Libya -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Seven Iranian Red Crescent members were abducted in downtown Benghazi yesterday. Today there were bomb blasts and a jail break.
A lot has gone right in Libya since the successful war to topple the regime of Muammar Qaddafi last year. An election was finally held last month and the country's new political leaders have avoided open fighting for power that some feared would follow in the wake of Mr. Qaddafi's ruinous time in power.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Syria after Assad -- John Allen Gay, National Interest
Russia Shouldn't Shield Syria's Chemical Weapons -- Alexander Golts, Moscow Times
An Israeli Attack on Iran Risks Messy U.S. War -- Malou Innocent & Ehud Eilam, Real Clear World/Global Post
Analysis: US, Israel differ on Iran over only 1 word -- Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post
Iranian nukes and Jerusalem: Attack plans will deter the mullahs more than sanctions -- Washington Times
The Muddle East: Whatever governments emerge, they will not be pro-Israel or pro-U.S. -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
Houston, We Have a Country: How American oil companies have built their own fiefdom in northern Iraq. -- Steve Levine, Foreign Policy
The South China Sea is making worrisome waves again -- Gareth Evans,
The Daily Star
China Knows the Party Can't Last Forever -- Satyajit Das, The Australian
Crippled Pakistan -- Jaswant Singh, Project Syndicate
India’s ambitions need power -- Gulf News
Africa: Why Do African Presidents Keep Dying? -- AllAfrica.com
Eurozone crisis: the bankers are happy to play Nero as Europe burns -- Simon Jenkins, The Guardian
Al-Qaeda Is Not Defeated -- Michael Rubin, Commentary
Too Much Baggage: Mitt Romney needs to fire his foreign-policy team. Yesterday. -- David Rothkopf
World News Briefs -- August 1, 2012 (Evening Edition)
Syrian Warplanes Strafe Aleppo as Rebels Commandeer Tanks -- New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The battle for the Syrian city of Aleppo intensified on Wednesday as United Nations observers there reported that Syrian jets had fired rockets into contested neighborhoods and that rebels had commandeered tanks and other heavy weapons.
Opposition leaders — a few hours after President Bashar al-Assad urged his forces to step up the fight — also said that they had found dozens of bodies in a suburb of Damascus in the aftermath of the Syrian army’s house-to-house search for rebel fighters and activists. This claim of a new massacre came as the rebels faced severe criticism themselves for what appeared to be their brutal summary execution, one day earlier, of suspected pro-government gunmen on the streets of Aleppo, recorded and uploaded on the Internet.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria dispatch: battle for Aleppo hangs in the balance.
UN assembly to ask Syria's Assad to step down.
Al-Assad to army: Restore order to Syria. Syria army in 'crucial and heroic battle', says Bashar al-Assad. Assad praises troops but his whereabouts are mystery.
Dash to enter Damascus with rebels shows government still in control.
Syrian soldier executed after graveside 'trial'.
UN: Syria using fighter jets against rebels with tanks.
Panetta meets Israeli leaders amid reports of splits on striking Iran. Panetta, in Israel, warns that US will use military force to stop Iran nuclear bomb.
Iraq car bombings kill 19 in central Baghdad.
Iran nuclear crisis: Barack Obama imposes new sanctions.
New Iran sanctions also hit banks in China, Iraq.
Iran unfazed by Israeli, US threats of force: Netanyahu.
ASIA
Analysis: China unveils oil offensive in South China Sea squabble.
Human rights group cites 'atrocities' in Myanmar.
China, S. Korea slam Japan's claims over disputed islands.
Philippines and Cambodia in South China Sea row.
China says US sanctions against Chinese bank over transactions with Iran will damage ties.
Power restored across India after historic failure.
Oil majors avoid Philippine bids for China-claimed sea blocks.
AFRICA
Tens of thousands flee north Kivu.
Israel: Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi pledges new peace efforts.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi seeks Hague trial.
Sahel region of West Africa 'in permanent food crisis'.
Mali warned of 'human rights chaos' by Amnesty.
Intelligence building in Libya hit by blast; suspected killer of rebel chief freed from jail.
Turks provide aid in Mogadishu, Somalia, where others fear to tread.
Suicide bombers target Somali constitution conference.
Exiled Rwandan general attacks Paul Kagame as 'dictator'.
EUROPE
Greece agrees new spending cuts to keep bailout.
Britain's annual bill for being in EU hits record £19.2 BILLION.
Eurozone manufacturing activity 'hits three-year low'.
Spanish regions rebel against deficit targets.
Bulgaria releases image of suicide bomber.
Belarus generals sacked over Swedish teddy bear stunt.
Parisians warned that naked sunbathers will be jailed.
Russian lawyers say women's punk band members mistreated.
Greece strips VIPs of police guards amid public anger.
AMERICAS
Drought puts more than half of U.S. counties in disaster zones, USDA says.
"Fast and Furious" gun case doomed by reckless strategy: report.
Mexico charges generals over suspected drug gang ties.
Colombian rebel chief says he's ready for peace.
With Brazil as advocate, Venezuela joins trade bloc.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
State Department: Iran supports Al Qaeda, Taliban.
Sharp decline in terror attacks after Bin Laden death.
Taliban deny media report that they seek split with al Qaeda.
Judge orders Iran, al-Qaida, to pay $6 billion in 9/11 lawsuit.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Analysis: As rich world falters, buoyant SE Asia discovers credit.
Asian factories sputter as Europe sinks: PMIs.
Drought deepens worries about food supplies, prices.
Deutsche Bank to cut 1,900 jobs.
Apple says documents prove Samsung copied iPhone.
Burma Accused Of A 'Campaign Of Violence' Against Rohingya Muslims
A Rakhine man holds homemade weapons as he walks in front of houses that were burnt during fighting between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in Sittwe
Government Forces Killed, Raped Rohingya In Myanmar, Report Says -- L.A. Times
In Myanmar, government forces stood by while Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists were slain in devastating rounds of violence and retribution, then joined in by killing, raping and rounding up the Rohingya, Human Rights Watch said in a new report on the devastating sectarian attacks.
As the long-isolated country takes steps toward reform and gains increasing acceptance abroad, human rights activists and analysts have warned that ethnic tensions are one of its most stubborn problems and must be addressed before the country can forge a sustainable peace.
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More News On The Report From Human Rights Watch On Myanmar (Burma)
Human rights group says Myanmar forces failed to halt violence and targeted Muslim Rohingya -- Washington Post/AP
'Campaign of violence' in Burma state - rights group -- BBC
Rights Group Slams Burmese Military on Rohingya Violence -- Voice of America
Rohingya Muslims "persecuted" after Myanmar crackdown - report -- Reuters
Burma slammed by US Human Rights group -- SKY News
Human Rights Watch cites 'atrocities' in Myanmar -- CBS
Burma Rejects UN Criticism of Riot Response -- Voice of America
Is Manaf Tlas The Next Ruler Of Syria?
Is Manaf Tlas The Man For Syria? -- Daniel DePetris, Special to CNN
With insurgents from the Free Syrian Army making inroads into areas that were once regarded firm bases of regime support, states backing the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appear to be accelerating efforts to forge an alternative leadership with the potential to take over once the uprising is done.
This task has taken on even greater urgency as more Syrian diplomats defect from the al-Assad regime, and as the Syrian National Council struggles to figure out how a post-al-Assad Syria should be governed. With European diplomats seemingly giving up on the SNC as a force with the potential to serve as an interim government in the event of al-Assad’s fall, the United States, Europe, and Arab states appear to be searching for viable alternatives.
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More News On Manaf Tlas
Ex-Assad ally vows to unite opposition to create ‘roadmap’ to end Syrian civil war -- National Post/AP
Defected Syrian general Manaf Tlas says seeks to unite opposition -- Haaretz
Defector touted as a saviour for Syria -- Globe and Mail
Manaf Tlass, Syria's Defected General, Lacks Support Among Rebels -- Huffington Post/Reuters
Syrian rebels suspicious of defector’s motives -- Times of Israel
Could This Man Lead Syria After Assad? -- Slate
The life and times of the defecting Syrian army man, Manaf Tlas -- Al Arabiya
Both Sides In Syria Are Hardening Their Positions For A Long Battle
In Syria, Hardening Sides, And Risks Of An Even Bloodier Civil War -- Christian Science Monitor
A new report argues the Syrian civil war is going to get a lot worse unless the country's rebels take a series of difficult and improbable steps.
Syria's Bashar al-Assad praised his military today in a written statement and once again branded the uprising against the Baath regime as led by "terrorists." He vowed that his regime will win the Syrian civil war. "Today, as every day, our people look to you as you defend their honor and dignity and give the nation back its stability," his statement said.
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My Comment: After decades of torture, summary executions, and collective punishment of whole families by the Assad family and government .... the breaking point has been passed .... this is now a fight to the finish. But with both sides not having the capability to vanquish the other .... we are now entering a period where a war of attrition and conflict will be order of the day .... but a type of conflict that will produce hundreds of thousands of casualties and refugees in the millions.
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