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Israel, eying Iran, comes off Syria fence Asia Times [Hong Kong, PRC], by?Victor Kotsev Original Article Posted By:Attercliffe, 9/20/2013 11:43:49 AM That Israel has chosen to publicly come out against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad just when he and his Russian and Iranian allies seemed to have scored a major victory suggests that there is a lot more to the drama than meets the eye. Whether a new grand initiative, perhaps on Iran, is in the making, or the Syrian crisis is nearing another major unexpected twist, is hard to tell, but the recent interview of the Israeli Ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, in the Jerusalem Post brought up both of these possibilities. "We always wanted ???? ? Reply 1 - Posted by: dman, 9/20/2013 1:57:05 PM?????(No. 9529300) Headline and first paragraph are a tad misleading. The rest of the article details the "fog of diplomacy" and jockeying for position in this matter. The comments on the UN report at the end of the article further increase the density of the fog. ??Click Here if you Like this Comment ???1??person like this. Below, you will find ... Most Recent Articles posted by "Attercliffe" and Most Active Articles (last 48 hours) Most Recent Articles posted by "Attercliffe" Israel, eying Iran, comes off Syria fence Asia Times [Hong Kong, PRC], by Victor Kotsev??? Original Article Posted By: Attercliffe- 9/20/2013 11:43:49 AM ??? Post Reply That Israel has chosen to publicly come out against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad just when he and his Russian and Iranian allies seemed to have scored a major victory suggests that there is a lot more to the drama than meets the eye. Whether a new grand initiative, perhaps on Iran, is in the making, or the Syrian crisis is nearing another major unexpected twist, is hard to tell, but the recent interview of the Israeli Ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, in the Jerusalem Post brought up both of these possibilities. "We always wanted Nigel Farage ? the only politician who dares say what we?re thinking Telegraph [UK], by James Delingpole??? Original Article Posted By: Attercliffe- 9/20/2013 11:24:19 AM ??? Post Reply "When we believe something--we don?t go ?are you thinking what we?re thinking?. We say it out loud." [Snip] That paragraph about the Romanian crime wave, for example. You?d never hear Cameron, or Clegg or Miliband getting as near-the-knuckle as this, would you? London is already experiencing a Romanian crime wave. There have been an astounding 27,500 arrests in the Metropolitan Police area in the last five years. 92 percent of ATM crime is committed by Romanians. This gets to the heart of the immigration policy that UKIP wants, we should not welcome foreign criminal gangs and we must deport those Heart disease drug statins ?raise the risk of developing cataracts by 27%? Daily Mail [UK], by Jenny Hope??? Original Article Posted By: Attercliffe- 9/20/2013 9:44:07 AM ??? Post Reply Millions of people who take statins to fight heart disease could be 27 percent more likely to develop cataracts, researchers warn. Older people are particularly susceptible because they make up the majority of statin users and patients with cataracts, which cloud the eye and require surgery to prevent blindness. [Snip] The scientists found the increased risk of 27 percent for statin users held up even after they accounted for other factors that could explain the result, such as high blood pressure. They said cholesterol was necessary to maintain healthy cells in the eye and the transparency of the lens. Shootings up 13% in New York City after federal judge rules police ?stop and frisk? tactics unconstitutional and racist Daily Mail [UK], by Damien Gayle??? Original Article Posted By: Attercliffe- 9/20/2013 8:54:57 AM ??? Post Reply The recent ruling to reform the New York Police Department?s controversial ?stop-and-frisk? tactic has already led to a sharp rise in shootings, new figures reveal. In the month after the policy was ruled unconstitutional shootings spiked nearly 13 per cent while gun seizures fell almost a fifth, the figures show. In the 28 days up to September 8 there were 140 shootings across the city, compared with 124 over the same period last year, according to NYPD statistics. The shocking rise in gun crime has emerged days after the federal judge who ordered an overhaul of the stop-and-frisk strategy refused

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