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White House: Readout of the President’s Briefing on the Explosions in Boston
This morning the President, joined by Vice President Biden, convened a briefing in the Oval Office with his national security team on the ongoing investigation into the explosions in Boston.
Message of Metropolitan Methodios of Boston to the Clergy and Faithful of the Metropolis of Boston
To the Reverend Clergy and Faithful Stewards of the Metropolis of Boston Brethren, We are all shocked with today’s terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon. Once again, evil reared its ugly head and countless of our fellow citizens have been victimized. Our prayers and thoughts are with the victims and their families, as well as […]
Greece’s Daily Torment
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris The never-ending torment that the Greek people continue to experience, a full three years after the government’s bailout loan agreement with the IMF, ECB and EC triumvirate (2010), has brought the nation to a breaking point. With the “troika” descending quarterly on Athens to review the government’s progress on reducing the budget […]
On Second Thought … Maybe that Israeli Apology to Turkey was a Good Idea
By Daniel Pipes I was appalled to learn a week ago that the Israeli prime minister had apologized to his Turkish counterpart for his government’s actions during the Mavi Marmara incident, seeing this as feeding the Turkish government’s inflated sense of grandeur and power.
Cyprus: Europe’s Original Sin…
By Endy D. Zemenides “If this is successful then it will be used in the future. If this is not successful, then who cares about Cyprus.” – Senior eurozone official on Cyprus’s bank deposit levy vote
Greece’s Desperate Call
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris The Greek Foreign Minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos, arrived in Ottawa on an official two-day visit last week where he held talks with his Canadian counterpart, John Baird. Amidst a climate of mutual respect and friendship, the officials emphasized the historic ties that bond the two nations and pointed to the fact that 2012 […]
Germany: Europe’s Greedy Boss
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem’s comments after a painstaking, last-minute bailout deal for Cyprus was reached in the wee hours of Monday morning sent shivers through global financial markets. The recently appointed president of the influential Eurogroup, responding to questions from Reuters’ and the Financial Times‘ correspondents, praised the plan as a […]
Israel’s apology to Turkey was a mistake
By Efraim Inbar The Jerusalem Post Israel’s apology to Turkey for “operational errors” in the Mavi Marmara incident is a diplomatic mistake both in terms of substance and timing. It’s hard to understand or justify Israel’s weekend apology to Turkey. While the use of Israeli force in the Mavi Marmara “flotilla” incident was not very […]
Once again, OXI
By ENDY D. ZEMENIDES The vote to approve the “bailout”/legalized bank robbery terms for Cyprus was scheduled for Sunday, but then postponed to Monday. Then on Monday, it was postponed to Tuesday. On March 19, Greek Cypriots threw a wrench into Germany’s plan to treat every southern European economy as a guinea pig during this […]
Cyprus: The geopolitical dimension
By Alexis Papachelas Cyprus’s entry into the European Union was billed as one of the greatest silent victories of Hellenism. It was the product of a long and organized battle fought by Athens and Nicosia against the objections of the British and others who didn’t want to see Cyprus join the bloc.