John Ward – Iraq/Syria Bombing: The Tediously Insane Saga Of Obama, Saudis, Iraqis, Syrians, Palestinians, Jordanians, Cameron, IS, Al-Nusra, Salafists, Bombs And Oil – 29 September 2014

The unifying power of a bombing campaignThis went up on Twitter today:

Well now, there’s a surprise: you give IS money to look good among Muslims, I get to bomb them and look good among Americans, and both of us stop Jihadists from controlling the oil. Except that nothing is ever quite that simple. Pay attention: there’s a lot to remember here.

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Palestinians, Israel Set To Agree To 72-Hr Truce – Egyptian Sources – 4 August 2014

Israel and the Palestinian factions are expected to accept a 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza starting Tuesday morning, Reuters reports citing two Egyptian diplomatic sources.

“Egypt has received very strong indicators on the acceptance by all parties of a 72-hour ceasefire starting at 5 a.m. GMT,” one Egyptian source said.

“More delegations are due to arrive in Cairo soon to engage in the Egyptian initiative, which is mainly aimed at an immediate halt to the bloodshed through a comprehensive truce agreement.”

“We hope this will secure a permanent ceasefire and restore stability,” Egypt’s Foreing Ministry said said in a statement.

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