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Long Odds to Save Their Country...
Syria Sends a Strong Team to Geneva

Syria’s delegation in Geneva is led by a seasoned, smart, deeply knowledgeable and formidable delegation.

(DAMASCUS al Manar) - As we begin a new week here in Damascus, many citizens, across a fairly broad spectrum, appear to be backing, and even exhibiting a kind of pride for, their diplomatic team at the Geneva II conference.

It might sound flippant for this observer to suggest that returning to Damascus, after recent events in his neighborhood of Haret Hriek in Dahiyeh, South Beirut, sort of feels like arriving at last in a relatively peaceful, stress-free locale.

Obama`s State of The Union Address

Congress is tabling an AIPAC-backed sanctions bill that would sabotage diplomatic efforts with Iran and lead America down the road to war. Again. However, President Obama reiterated in his State of the Union address that he would veto this bill.

(LONDON) - I listened with interest to Mr. Obama’s State of The Union address. If you’re not an American citizen or living and working in America it has nothing to offer you.

On the other hand, if you are a citizen of the world, or in particular, if you are a Palestinian it spells disaster. Just read this one paragraph and you will see what I mean.

Latest Polls Reveal Little Faith In National Leaders, Perhaps A Sign of Public Wisdom

Public skepticism about our permanent political class, both Democratic and Republican, may be the beginning of wisdom.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - When he delivered his State of the Union address, President Obama had approval ratings lower than for any of his previous addresses and with Americans broadly pessimistic that he and lawmakers of either party will make good decisions for the future of the country.

The president's current approval rating stands at 46 per cent, up from a low of 42 per cent in November.

Mexico`s Armed Self-Defense Forces Surge

With the latest gains, the Tierra Caliente self-defense movement has upwards of 10,000 armed members deployed in more than 30 municipalities.

(LAS CRUCES , NM) - Questions, contradictory narratives and, above all, calls for calm energize the daily coverage and debate over the armed self-defense phenomenon sweeping parts of Mexico.

For their part, corporate media outlets like Televisa play up the deployment of federal police and soldiers to the Tierra Caliente of Michoacan, one of the epi-centers of the movement, graphically displaying the march of the federales in stark digital maps...

State of the Union Underscores Obama`s Strong Commitment to Middle East Peace and Security

"APN strongly supports the Obama Administration's Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy, recognizing that ending this conflict and achieving peace and a two-state solution are vital to the national security interests of both the U.S. and Israel..."

(WASHINGTON, DC) - In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama addressed in detail the issues that are at the heart of APN's mission and activities.

APN's President and CEO Debra DeLee, said President Obama's address to Congress and the American people highlighted the most important issues and priorities on the nation's agenda...

Human Rights Ambassador Strongly Condemns the Attempt on Raed Fares` Life

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes, calls it a clear effort to prevent the human rights defender and his colleagues from carrying out their peaceful and legitimate activities in defence of human rights in Syria.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On 29 January 2014 leading media activist and human rights defender Mr Raed Fares was shot at close range in front of his home in Kafranbel in the North-west Syrian province of Idlib.

The human rights defender is in a stable condition at Al-Aqra' hospital, despite having sustained serious injuries in the attack.

National Grange President Says Obama Touts Willingness to `Overstep` Presidential Authority

Maybe Mr. Obama should walk across Pennsylvania Avenue, through Lafayette Square and to our Grange Headquarters to learn what the role of a president is rather than tell lawmakers that he alone will attempt to solve problems without their consent.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - National Grange President Edward L. Luttrell, on Tuesday evening, reacted to President Barack Obama's fifth State of the Union Address.

"This President has overstepped the authority provided to the office by the Constitution, and tonight he presented a platform that runs in many ways in direct opposition to fundamental principles of our democratic republic."

Remarks by the President in the State of the Union Address

"The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many Americans are working more than ever just to get by, let alone to get ahead. And too many still aren’t working at all" - Pres. Barack Obama

(WASHINGTON, DC) - "...I believe this can be a breakthrough year for America. After five years of grit and determined effort, the United States is better positioned for the 21st century than any other nation on Earth."

President Barack Hussein Obama addressed the United States tonight, offering his State of the Union address. Below is the entire speech from the White House Press Office.

Rouhani`s Calculated Focus on Shattering Iranophobia Project

As Mr. Rouhani said in his latest remarks while addressing the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of Davos, “the world has totally changed.”

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - In her beautifully written book, The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, Barbara W. Tuchman has explored the history of international relations from thousands of years ago up to the 1970s.

In her extensive effort, she has presented several prominent examples of unwise and illogical measures taken by human beings as a result of which opportunities have been lost and peace has given way to war and destruction.

New BIG THINK for the Middle East Announced

They will consist of influential international peoples who care about our collective global future. Finally, this is brand new peoples thing so any ideas you may have to further the ideals, bring it. It’s all about we-the-people... and that means everyone!

(WASHINGTON, DC) - I know you care deeply about what’s going on in the Middle East, thus I cordially invite you to check out our new BIG IDEA think tank called the MIDDLE EAST UNION CONGRESS.

Yes some are actually laughing at the idea saying it will NEVER work. So yeah, you know we’re on TO SOMETHING BIG!