Written by Human Right Watch* Source: http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/01/18/turkey-court-protects-journalist-s-killers (Istanbul) – A Turkish court’s verdict on January 17, 2012, that there was no state involvement or organized plot behind the 2007 shooting of the Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is a travesty of justice, Human Rights Watch said today. “The Istanbul…
Read MoreWritten by Administrator Dr Yiorghos Leventis, Director of the International Security Forum (ISF), participated upon invitation in the debates of the 25th Winter Course of the International School on Disarmament & Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO). The week long winter course held at Andalo – Trento, Italy, 8-15 January 2012,…
Read MoreWritten by Brigadier General John H. Johns It is common for candidates in presidential primaries to use bellicose language to prove their toughness. This kind of rhetoric is especially useful in Republican primaries, where audiences have a firm belief in the use of military power to solve problems. But toughness…
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