Tag: john kerry
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Interview w/ Eva Bartlett of InGaza on Human Rights in Palestine
“Eva Bartlett follows in the footsteps of Rachel Corrie.” As she continues her US speaking tour about human rights in Palestine, activist and journalist Eva Bartlett joins us for the second episode of Geopolitiks to talk about her years spent volunteering in Gaza documenting the various angles of life under siege, from the “peace” talks…
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Kerry Offers Assurances as Syria Talks Draw Near
from nytimes.com: As the Syrian opposition neared a decision on whether to attend an international peace conference next week, Secretary of State John Kerry offered a public assurance on Thursday that the Obama administration had not pulled back from its goal of establishing a transitional government that would not include President Bashar al-Assad. In a…
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Talking Peace, Waging War
from indybay.org: Obama’s war on Syria rages. It’s taken a horrific toll nationwide. Tens of thousands died. Dozens more do daily. Millions were displaced. Numbers internally and abroad range up to one-third of Syria’s population. Humanitarian crisis conditions exist. Human suffering is extreme. Peace talks reflect more illusion than reality. On January 22, they’re scheduled…
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US Seeking to Soothe France Over NSA Snooping
from abcnews.go.com: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says America is working to find the right balance between protecting peoples’ security and privacy rights. Kerry arrived in Paris Monday to anger over a reported NSA program that collected more than 70 million French telephone records over a month. Kerry said protecting people’s security in today’s…