Posted on Sun, January 16, 2011 at 00:50 am CET
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Tunisia: Revolution?

A popular uprising fueled by unemployment, economic suffering, and long-term discontent has overthrown the dictator–but not necessarily the dictatorship–in Tunisia. In 55 years of independence… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Jasmine Revolution • The Media • Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, January 16, 2011 at 00:03 am CET
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WikiLeaks: PVDA-Ministers Hielden Kabinet en VS in de Houdgreep over Uruzgan-Kwestie

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag geeft een eerste signaal over Bos zijn harde opstelling ten opzichte van de VS die de diplomatieke… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 23:47 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Wouter Bos Weigerde Ontmoeting met Amerikaanse Ambassadeur over Uruzgan

“Government Collapse Not In Our Interest” schrijven de Amerikanen. Als door nieuwe verkiezingen Wilders groter wordt, is de kans… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 23:22 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Kabinet Discussies over Afghanistan waren ‘Frustrerend’

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de reacties op Obama’s Afghanistan-speech waarin fractievoorzitter Pieter van Geel (CDA) de Amerikanen vertelt… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 20:00 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Nederland Positief over Relatie met VS en Over JSF Deelname

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de aanschaf van de JSF: Nederland is positief, maar staatssecretaris Van der Knaap wil geen Tactical Tomahawk raketten… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 19:18 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Voortzetting Missie Uruzgan Meest ‘Logische’ Stap

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag waarin wordt gemeld dat PvdA-leider Bos de ambassadeur in vertrouwen vertelde dat Nederland waarschijnlijk… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 18:09 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: VS Probeerden via ‘Discrete lobby’ Minister Bos te Overtuigen voor Nieuwe Missie

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag waarin wordt verondersteld dat Wouter Bos de enige minister is die moeite heeft met… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 14:16 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Wouter Bos Struikelblok Verlenging Missie Uruzgan

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag waarin Wouter Bos het struikelblok wordt genoemd bij het verlengen van de missie in Uruzgan… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 13:51 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Nederland Geloofde niet in een Stabiel en Democratisch Afghanistan

Ambstbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de Nederlandse aanwezigheid in Uruzgan na 2010. In een gesprek van… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 13:27 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Amerikanen Blij met Eerste Verlenging Missie in Uruzgan

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de eerste verlenging van de missie in Uruzgan… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 13:08 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Nederland Had Moeite met het Vinden van Partner voor Missie in Afghanistan

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de moeilijke zoektocht naar een partner in Afghanistan en over hoe Verhagen daarbij… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 15, 2011 at 12:45 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Discussie over Verlenging Missie Uruzgan

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de discussie in de Nederlandse politiek over de verlenging van de ISAF Missie… Lees verder

Topics: Afghanistan • Nederlands • Netherlands • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, January 14, 2011 at 17:04 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Retaliation Planned after Iran Jammed BBC Broadcasts

Embassy London Iran Watcher (poloff) met February 3 (2010) with Jaime Turner, Deputy Head of Multi-lateral Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Iran Group to discuss… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • Europe • Iran • The Media • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 12, 2011 at 02:02 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Switzerland and Counter-Terrorism

A released WikiLeaks cable reveals that Switzerland believes Islamist groups could use the country as a transit point, logistics center, or haven for terrorist finances… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Europe • Funding Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Morocco • Switzerland • Taliban • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 12, 2011 at 01:28 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Greece Fears Islamic Radicalization of Illegal Immigrants from the Middle East

Greece’s new PASOK-led government has placed migration and asylum policy reform high on its agenda. Greece has become the EU entry point of choice for illegal migrants and refugees… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Counter-terrorism • Greece • The Middle East • Turkey • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, January 11, 2011 at 01:17 am CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. pressured UN climate chief to bar Iranian from job

The US used backstage diplomatic manoeuvres to help block the appointment of a scientist from Iran to a key position on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change… Continue reading

Topics: Argentina • Brazil • Britain • Europe • Iran • Mali • Norway • United Nations • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, January 9, 2011 at 14:50 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Anti-Palestinian Chants Mar Jordanian Soccer Match

In Jordan, hooliganism at a match in July 2009 between Al-Wahdat (Palestinian fans) and Al-Faysali (Jordanian fans) revealed the “ugly side of Jordanian ultranationalism” as the Palestinian origins of… Continue reading

Topics: Jordan • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, January 9, 2011 at 13:51 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Iran Feared Soccer Defeat Could Spark Election Unrest

President Ahmadinajad invested so much political capital in the fortunes of the national side the regime was said to have sent spies to keep tabs on key players. There was also concern that a loss… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, January 8, 2011 at 16:19 pm CET
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The Slow Disappearance of Turkey’s Jewish Community

A study by Rifat N. Bali on Turkey’s Jewish community for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs’ (JCPA) Institute for Global Jewish Affairs. It’s the December 2010 publication in the Changing Jewish Communities Lecture Series… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Islamism • Israel • Jewish Life • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, January 7, 2011 at 20:28 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Moroccan Royals Accused of Corruption

Morocco’s royal family is using the institutions of the state to “coerce and solicit bribes” in the country’s lucrative real estate sector, according to a leaked report from American diplomats… Continue reading

Topics: Morocco • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, January 7, 2011 at 19:30 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Requests Sahel Surveillance Flights

Algerian government slow to respond to signals intelligence overflight permission for areas of Mauritania and Mali where al-Qaida operates. The move is part of… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Mali • Mauritania • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, January 6, 2011 at 20:08 pm CET
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WikiLeaks on Gaza Shows Israeli Policy and Why it Made Sense

A new Wikileaks document is being spun by some media to imply something critical about Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip. In fact, the secret cable shows the exact opposite. It also… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Israel • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 5, 2011 at 18:40 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Algeria New U.S. Ally against al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb

Algeria’s government was badly shaken by al-Qaida bombings three years ago as the terrorist organisation opened a new front in north Africa and the country’s “sclerotic and suspicious” security forces struggled… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Algeria • Counter-terrorism • Mali • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, January 4, 2011 at 23:42 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Concerns over Transfer of Weapons to Middle East Regimes and Islamist Groups

The US is fighting a constant battle to stem the flow of arms from eastern Europe to terrorist groups and unstable regimes in the Middle East, US embassy cables leaked tonight revealed… Continue reading

Topics: Armenia • Bulgaria • China • Iran • Islamic Countries • Serbia • Sudan • The Middle East • Ukraine • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Mon, January 3, 2011 at 23:17 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Yemen President Tells U.S. to Keep its Guantánamo Detainees

Yemen’s president Ali ­Abdullah Saleh tells America to keep the 120 Yemeni detainees from Guantánamo unless Yemen gets $11m from the US and Saudi Arabia to build a rehabilitation centre in… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks • Yemen