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RYAN Crocker

Type: Person

Name: RYAN Crocker

Title: U.S Ambassador to Iraq

Date of Birth: 19/06/1949

Place of Birth: Spokane, Wash.

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for RYAN Crocker

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Attacks against holy sites stoke Iraq sectarian ...

Attacks against holy sites stoke Iraq sectarian fearsA sharp rise in attacks on Sunni mosques and Shiite places of worship, called husseiniyahs in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the ... [Published Alarab Online - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Sectarianism, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam

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

Lessons from a Long War: the US, the Middle East, and Af-Pak

Ryan Crocker is former U.S. Ambassador and the 2012-13 Kissinger Senior Fellow at Yale University.Born in Spokane, Washington, he grew up in an Air Force family, attending schools in Morocco, Canada and Turkey, as well as the U.S. He received a B.A. in ... [Published Events At Stanford - May 17 2013]

Entities: RYAN Crocker, Afghanistan, Robert C. Frasure, American Academy of Diplomacy, US Embassy

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Jeffrey Laurenti: Obama Earns His Nobel Prize on Syria

As pressures mount in Washington for a more aggressive American involvement on behalf of at least some rebel groups in Syria, President Obama has seemed intent on proving the Nobel committee was farsighted in awarding him its peace prize four years a ... [Published Huffington Post - May 16 2013]

Entities: Syria, Barack Obama, Christopher Hill, Nobel Prize

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Iraq Veterans Against the War

A history of activism

Adam Kokesh has promoted a variety of causes over the past six years, including peace in Iraq and free speech. His latest idea is a march into the District by 1,000 people carrying loaded rifles.1 / 11Rate this Photo: 1 2 3 4 5Buy this PhotoThumbsAu ... [Published Washington Post - May 16 2013]

Entities: Adam Kokesh, Iraq Veterans Against the War, War in Iraq, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism

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

RYAN Crocker

Crocker on Syria

Josh Rogin reports on the former U.S. diplomats that are wary of any military involvement in Syria: On the other hand, those who’ve seen the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from a front-row diplomatic seat say caution is the better part of policy prudence ... [Published Eunomia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Crocker (United States), Syria, RYAN Crocker, United States

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's Elections: Three Things to Know

loading...Speaker: Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, May 14, 2013Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League party appear set to win a majority in parliament and form the next government. Daniel Markey, CFR's senior fellow ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 14 2013]

Entities: Daniel Markey, Pakistan, Elections, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Viewpoints: The Impact of Elections in Pakistan

loading...Author: Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South AsiaMay 13, 2013BBCNawaz Sharif's victory will pose new challenges for the United States. The centre-right leader has little affection for Washington or its post-9/11 counter-terror ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 14 2013]

Entities: Pakistan, Daniel Markey, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Elections

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Ryan Crocker to Join US Broadcasting Board

President Barack Obama has announced he will nominate former Ambassador Ryan Crocker to join the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees the Voice of America and other government-supported international broadcast media.Crocker is one of the ... [Published VOA News - May 11 2013]

Entities: RYAN Crocker, Voice of America, Broadcasting Board of Governors

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 2 reports

Obama to name Crocker to broadcast governing board

President Barack Obama says he will nominate former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker to the Broadcasting Board of Governors.Click to Continue » ... [Published Kentucky.com - May 11 2013]

Entities: Crocker (United States), Barack Obama, Broadcasting Board of Governors, RYAN Crocker

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Threat of violence looms over Pakistan's elections

Story HighlightsA suicide bomb Monday killed 14 people at a political rally in PeshawarMore than 70 people have been killed in pre-election violenceEstablishing an election commission has helped move vote forwardLAHORE, Pakistan — With terrorism happening ... [Published USA Today - May 10 2013]

Entities: Pakistan, Elections, Lahore, RYAN Crocker, Cricket

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Pulitzer Winner Writes Epic Takedown Of Failed US Civilian Efforts In Iraq And Afghanistan

YouTube/CharlieRoseIn November 2008 Rohde and two associates were kidnapped by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and held captive for seven months before escaping. See Also Reuters investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winnerNow he's written a book, ... [Published Business Insider - May 07 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, Iraq, United States, Crocker (United States)

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

As Tensions Boil Over, How Might Iraq Prevent Return to Chronic Violence?

RAY SUAREZ: For more on all of this we get two views. Ryan Crocker was U.S. ambassador to Iraq from 2007 to 2009 and is now a distinguished professor at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia. And Feisal Istrabadi is the director of the Center ... [Published PBS - May 03 2013]

Entities: RYAN Crocker, Iraq, Ray Suarez

Quotes

"these developments threaten not only to unravel the gains made since 2007, but also to energize the forces of violent extremism in the heart of the arab world, already burning in syria" Crocker said

Attacks against holy sites stoke Iraq sectarian ... [Published Alarab Online - 18 hours ago]

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Attacks against holy sites stoke Iraq sectarian... [Published Alarab Online - 18 hours ago]
Lessons from a Long War: the US, the Middle Eas... [Published Events At Stanford - May 17 2013]
Jeffrey Laurenti: Obama Earns His Nobel Prize o... [Published Huffington Post - May 16 2013]
A history of activism [Published Washington Post - May 16 2013]
Opinion: How Can Iraq Avoid Another Hawijah? [Published Yahoo! Maktoob News - May 16 2013]
Crocker on Syria [Published Eunomia - May 15 2013]
Pakistan's Elections: Three Things to Know [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 14 2013]
Three Priorities for Pakistan's New Government [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 14 2013]
Viewpoints: The Impact of Elections in Pakistan [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 14 2013]
Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq [Published Fort Mills Times - May 13 2013]
Do the Massacres in Bayda and Banyas Portend Et... [Published Syria Comment - May 13 2013]
Ryan Crocker to Join US Broadcasting Board [Published VOA News - May 11 2013]
Obama to name Crocker to broadcast governing board [Published Kentucky.com - May 11 2013]
Obama to name Crocker to broadcast governing board [Published Huffington Post - May 11 2013]
Former Afghanistan ambassador nominated to over... [Published The Hill - May 11 2013]
Attacks in Iraq threatening gains from ‘surge’ [Published Japan Times - May 10 2013]
Threat of violence looms over Pakistan's elections [Published USA Today - May 10 2013]
Pulitzer Winner Writes Epic Takedown Of Failed ... [Published Business Insider - May 07 2013]
Pulitzer Winner Writes Epic Takedown Of Failed ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 07 2013]
Deputy Secretary Burns on America and a Changin... [Published US Embassy United Kingdom: London - May 07 2013]
What if Pakistan's 'Old Lion' Returns to Govern? [Published Council On Foreign Relations - May 07 2013]
As Tensions Boil Over, How Might Iraq Prevent R... [Published Campus Daily Australia - May 06 2013]
David Rohde: Sadly, U.S. doesn't have the aid t... [Published Portland Press Herald - May 05 2013]
Tripping-on-its-own-feet [Published Hindustan Times - May 03 2013]
Princeton Weekend Guide: May 3-5 [Published Princetonn NJ Patch - May 03 2013]
As Tensions Boil Over, How Might Iraq Prevent R... [Published PBS - May 03 2013]
President Asif Ali Zardari’s hollow achievement [Published Gulf News - May 03 2013]
Is Iraq falling apart again? [Published The Week Magazine - May 02 2013]
A diamond in the rough [Published Foreign Policy Magazine - May 01 2013]
"Challenges to U.S. Policy in the Middle East"–... [Published Princetonn NJ Patch - Apr 29 2013]

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Crocker on Syria [Published Eunomia - May 15 2013] Josh Rogin reports on the former U.S. diplomats that are wary of any military involvement in Syria: On the other hand, those who’ve seen the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from a front-row diplomatic seat say caution is the better part of policy prudence ...
Do the Massacres in Bayda and Banyas Portend Et... [Published Syria Comment - May 13 2013] Do the Massacres in Bayda and Banyas Portend Ethnic Cleansing to Create an Alawite State? by Joshua Landis Map showing the cities of Latakia – Baniyas – Tartus on the Syrian coast Syria Comment May 13, 2013 This question is taken up in two ...
National Security Brief: Bipartisan Expert Grou... [Published Think Progress - Apr 18 2013] A new report from a bipartisan group of former U.S. officials urges the Obama administration to strengthen and expand diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear program instead of relying solely on sanctions to convince the regime in Tehran to change ...
The Iraq Endgame and the Lessons for Afghanista... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - Apr 09 2013] Washington is in a rush and everyone knows it The U.S. commentariat spent much of last month ruminating over the lessons of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. Left unexamined were the important lessons relating to the U.S. endgame in that ...
What Iraq Should Have Taught Us [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Mar 22 2013] Marc Lynch notes that Iraq War retrospectives “have almost exclusively been written by Americans, talking about Americans, for Americans.” The problem with this American-centric commentary: The real story of the American departure is how little ...