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Elliott Abrams

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Name: Elliott Abrams

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 29 mins ago - 1 reports

Guatemala: After high court collapses genocide case, trial may have to restart

Ríos Montt's attorney, Francisco García Gudiel. Photo: El Periodico, Guatemala . "They must restart the trial," he told the paper today. In Guatemala today, confusion and concern around what will become of the historic trial that recently saw ... [Published Boing Boing - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Guatemala, Elliott Abrams, Constitutional Court, Human Rights, Francisco García

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

U.S. Action in Syria Could Sway Iran on Nukes

loading... Author: , Adjunct Senior FellowMay 15, 2013Bloomberg.comSyrian dictator Bashar al-Assad must be pleased at how, within a week, the conversation has shifted from his regime's alleged use of chemical weapons to an on Syria's civil war.The idea ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - 1 hour ago]

Entities: United States, Syria, Iran, Action, Chemical Weapon

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Is Algeria The Next Crisis?

loading...by Elliott AbramsMay 22, 2013 As the ?Arab Spring? swept the fake republics of North Africa?Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt?Algeria seemed immune. Media reports dwelled on its stability (see this 2011$ BBC and this 2012 Deutsche Welle story).The question ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Crisis

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports

Argentina: ex-dictator Videla dies in prison

Submitted by Weekly News Update... on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 06:08Former Argentine dictator Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla (1976-1981) died the morning of May 17 in the Marcos Paz prison in Buenos Aires province, where he was serving a 50-year sentence for crimes ... [Published World War 4 Report - May 21 2013]

Entities: Elliott Abrams, prison, Military/Armed Forces, Argentina, Dirty War

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Jennifer Rubin: Iran policy reaches day of reckoning

at 3:46 pmE-mail the writerEvents are proceeding on several tracks with regard to Iran. What is happening is as significant as what is not happening.In the “not happening” department, even the administration no longer insists diplomatic progress is being ... [Published Washington Post - May 20 2013]

Entities: Iran, Jennifer Rubin, Israel

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Rafsanjani: ?Moderate? or Terrorist?

loading...by Elliott AbramsMay 20, 2013Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has now declared his candidacy for president of Iran, and many Western media accounts suggest that he is the kind of “moderate” who could radically change Iran’s conduct and its relations ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 21 2013]

Entities: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran, Terrorists

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

A GENOCIDE IN GUATEMALA: The Responsibility of the United States Going Forward

TRIAL ON GUATEMALAN CIVIL WAR CARNAGE LEAVES OUT U.S. ROLEMEXICO CITY — In 1999, President Bill Clinton went to Guatemala and apologized. Just two weeks earlier, a United Nations truth commission found Guatemalan security forces responsible for more than ... [Published Rights Action - May 20 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, Military/Armed Forces, Genocide, Kate Doyle

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Dina Hampton, Little Red: Three Passionate Lives Through the Sixties and Beyond

Welcome Dina Hampton and Host David Farber (Temple University) (author, The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s ) Little Red: Three Passionate Lives Through the Sixties and Beyond In Little Red: Three Passionate Lives through the ... [Published Firedoglake - May 18 2013]

Entities: Elliott Abrams, Angela Davis, Elisabeth Irwin High School, Communist Party, David Farber

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Guatemalan genocide got assist from US, Christian Right, and Israel

The conviction of Rios Montt for genocide in Guatemala during his short rule (1982-1983) has brought that episode back into the news. The death toll during the Guatemalan civil war was estimated at 200,000 by a UN commission, with the overwhelming ... [Published Mondoweiss - May 18 2013]

Entities: Christian Right, Israel, Reagan Administration

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Reagan and Argentina’s Dirty War

Exclusive: The 87-year-old ex-Argentine dictator Jorge Videla died Friday in prison where he was serving sentences for grotesque human rights crimes in the 1970s and 1980s. But one of Videla’s key backers, the late President Ronald Reagan, continues to ... [Published Consortium News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Ronald Reagan, Jorge Videla, Dirty War, Argentina

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Erasing Sykes-Picot

loading...by Elliott AbramsMay 17, 2013Much has been written about whether the instability in Iraq, the warfare in Syria and the crises this causes for Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan, the Kurdish drive for autonomy (at least) in Iraq and Turkey, will at ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 17 2013]

Entities: Syria, Iraq, Ignorance, Iran

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

The Egyptian Opposition: Not As Weak As Is Often Claimed

loading...by Elliott AbramsMay 15, 2013It is fashionable to claim that support for democracy in Egypt is a fool?s errand, given the strength of the Muslim Brotherhood and the weakness of the opposition. Both claims deserve skeptical analysis.The newest ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 15 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Democracy, Muslim Brotherhood, Mansur Osanlu

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U.S. Action in Syria Could Sway Iran on Nukes [Published Council On Foreign Relations - 1 hour ago]
Guatemala: After high court collapses genocide ... [Published Boing Boing - 3 hours ago]
Is Algeria The Next Crisis? [Published Council On Foreign Relations - 5 hours ago]
What a Real Cover-up Looks Like [Published Consortium News - 21 hours ago]
Argentina: ex-dictator Videla dies in prison [Published World War 4 Report - May 21 2013]
New York City Council official urges Brooklyn C... [Published Mondoweiss - May 21 2013]
WNU #1177: Argentine Dictator Dies in Prison [Published Weekly News Update on the Americas - May 21 2013]
Rafsanjani: ?Moderate? or Terrorist? [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 21 2013]
Bum Rap: The U.S. Role in Guatemalan Genocide [Published Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - May 20 2013]
Jennifer Rubin: Iran policy reaches day of reck... [Published Washington Post - May 20 2013]
A GENOCIDE IN GUATEMALA: The Responsibility of ... [Published Rights Action - May 20 2013]
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Dina Hampton, Little Re... [Published Firedoglake - May 18 2013]
Guatemalan genocide got assist from US, Christi... [Published Mondoweiss - May 18 2013]
Reagan and Argentina’s Dirty War [Published Consortium News - May 18 2013]
Erasing Sykes-Picot [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 17 2013]
Guatemala's victory for human rights highlights... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Report coauthored by former Obama aide suggests... [Published Center for a New American Security - May 15 2013]
The Egyptian Opposition: Not As Weak As Is Ofte... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 15 2013]
Bomb, Coerce or Contain Iran [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 15 2013]
Kerry To Stockholm, Despite Vacancies Galore [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 13 2013]
Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia Are All Slowly Islam... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 13 2013]
HuffPost Radio: BOTH SIDES NOW: Benghazi-Gate, ... [Published Huffington Post - May 13 2013]
Boston And Venezuela: Terrorism There And Here ... [Published Eurasia Review - May 12 2013]
Hawking Boycotts Israel [Published Mathaba.net - May 11 2013]
China Tip-Toes into Mideast Peace [Published Consortium News - May 11 2013]
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Guatemala: After high court collapses genocide ... [Published Boing Boing - 3 hours ago] Ríos Montt's attorney, Francisco García Gudiel. Photo: El Periodico, Guatemala . "They must restart the trial," he told the paper today. In Guatemala today, confusion and concern around what will become of the historic trial that recently saw ...
New York City Council official urges Brooklyn C... [Published Mondoweiss - May 21 2013] City Councilman Lew Fidler.(Photo via CSA-NYC.org) New York City Councilman Lew Fidler is still outraged over the Brooklyn College panel that took place in February on the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. The Assistant Majority leader, ...
WNU #1177: Argentine Dictator Dies in Prison [Published Weekly News Update on the Americas - May 21 2013] Weekly News Update on the AmericasIssue #1177, May 19, 2013 1. Argentina: Ex-Dictator Videla Dies in Prison 2. Latin America: 7 Ex-Rulers Remain Jailed or on Trial 3. Brazil: 30,000 People Displaced for Sports Events 4. Mexico: Activists Protest GMO ...
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Dina Hampton, Little Re... [Published Firedoglake - May 18 2013] Welcome Dina Hampton and Host David Farber (Temple University) (author, The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s ) Little Red: Three Passionate Lives Through the Sixties and Beyond In Little Red: Three Passionate Lives through the ...
Guatemalan genocide got assist from US, Christi... [Published Mondoweiss - May 18 2013] The conviction of Rios Montt for genocide in Guatemala during his short rule (1982-1983) has brought that episode back into the news. The death toll during the Guatemalan civil war was estimated at 200,000 by a UN commission, with the overwhelming ...