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M.N.: It looks like a family portrait: Lavrov tries to find himself a new "younger brother" but to keep the old one too. Well, he has a big Transcaucasian heart, and it shows.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday "early details" of how to coordinate international efforts to fight Islamic States have started to emerge.
Lavrov was speaking at a joint news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. He said Moscow and Riyadh agreed that international players should join ranks to counter the Sunni jihadists who control swathes of Syria and Iraq.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday Riyadh's position on the conflict in Syria has not changed and that there was no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the future of the country.
He was speaking after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, a long-standing ally of Assad in the conflict, amid a renewed diplomatic push to end the conflict in Syria because of gains on the ground by Islamic State.
M.N.: Like "staffers" like "stuff": a "shotgun political marriage"? Did Alinsky teach on romantic matters too?
WASHINGTON — Aug 11, 2015, 12:11 AM ET
Two philosophers have been honored with a prize handed out by the Library of Congress for fields not covered by the Nobel prizes.
The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that Jurgen Habermas (HOB-uhr-MAHS) and Charles Taylor will share the $1.5 million John W. Kluge (KLOO-ghee) Prize for humanities.
They are the ninth and tenth winners of the prize, which was first awarded in 2000 and was handed out most recently in 2012. It was endowed by philanthropist John Kluge and honors achievement in fields including history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology and religion.
Habermas and Taylor will split the $1.5 million award.
Habermas is an 86-year-old German whose books include "The Theory of Communicative Action." Taylor is an 83-year-old Canadian whose best-known work is "Sources of the Self."
Members of "Oath Keepers" walk with their personal weapons on street during protests in Ferguson, Missouri on August 11, 2015
MOSCOW — Whenever Russians think about Iran, soul-searching ensues. Some look at the Iranian system favorably, and some despise it, but in the aftermath of the recent deal to limit Iranian nuclear production in exchange for a lifting of economic sanctions and increased commercial contacts with the outside world, many Russians, worried by their country’s growing status as an international pariah, have begun to ask themselves: “Are we the new Iran?”
This may sound strange to foreign ears, but it is not really so far-fetched. Many Russians, both inside and outside the Kremlin, admire the Iranian way of dealing with a hostile world. They respect the country’s determination to develop its own nuclear power, regardless of widespread global opposition. And Tehran’s toughness in the face of crippling economic sanctions struck a chord with President Vladimir Putin and his supporters, who have succeeded in presenting Western sanctions over Moscow’s misdeeds in Crimea and Ukraine as a sinister attack upon their sacred motherland.
Many Russians feel much as Iranians felt when their country was hit with sanctions years ago: defiant and eager to prove that no sanctions can affect them. Mr. Putin and his acolytes never tire of declaring that Russia will stand up to the West and prosper on its own.
And yet Russia played an important role in negotiating the American-led agreement with Iran. Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, was a key voice among representatives of the six-nation coalition, never letting the U.S.-Russia conflict over the Ukrainian crisis and other issues get in the way of talks with Iranian officials.
Perhaps President Obama was taking this into consideration when he acknowledged Moscow’s contribution to the Iranian accord. Referring to Washington’s tensions with Moscow, Obama said in an interview after the agreement was reached in Vienna that “Putin and the Russian government compartmentalized on this in a way that surprised me.” He added: “We would have not achieved this agreement had it not been for Russia’s willingness to stick with us.”
But now that Iran is opening up, Russia simply won’t be competitive enough with the West to deliver the kinds of consumer goods and technology that a post-sanctions country would want. In reality, the nuclear deal will increase Russia’s political isolation and hurt its economy — already reeling from the steep drop in oil prices, a plunging ruble and the effects of Western sanctions. Investors, wary of the Kremlin’s cavalier approach to contracts, prefer to seek opportunities elsewhere. And many of the country’s most talented people, troubled by its dictatorial approach to government, are seeking their future abroad.
Meanwhile, high-profile delegations from Germany, France, Italy and other European countries that include dozens of corporate representatives have begun visiting Iran. “Even in the past couple of weeks we have approved more than $2 billion in projects in Iran by European companies,” Reuters quoted the country’s deputy economy minister, Mohammad Khazaei, as saying last month.
Iranian officials are hoping for renewed access to consumer goods and are planning a massive revamp of the country’s antiquated infrastructure. Hard-liners may want the bomb, but the leaders who have prevailed want their citizens to have new clothes and gadgets, automobiles and airplanes. Tehran already has announced that it plans to buy as many as 90 aircraft a year from Boeing and Airbus as soon as the sanctions are lifted. If Obama’s gamble to reopen the country pays off, Iranian and Western interests can merge.
Russia can certainly compete with the West in the energy sector as well as the arms trade (although the United Nations embargo on weapons sales to Iran won’t be fully lifted for five years). But it still faces a difficult paradox. While the Iranian business climate waxes, the Russian climate will wane. The lifting of sanctions in one nation will further complicate economic conditions in the other. Some international companies, including the same car and equipment manufacturers that are now interested in Iran, are leaving Russia, and even more may follow. Western investors worried by what might await them in Russia are lining up to compete for more lucrative deals in Iran.
Mr. Putin supported the Iranian accord because he realized that disrupting negotiations that both Iran and the West wanted to succeed would have only deepened Russian isolation. Perhaps he also has realized that he’s been alone on the world stage all too often. Russia’s aggression against its neighbors, its military games of chicken with NATO, and his own often-comic chest-thumping, are setting him up to take Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s place in the world.
Mr. Putin probably realized that he had to support the Iran deal in order to stay in the game. That is why he recently pushed a plan for a “united front” to fight Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Though this is unlikely to materialize, given that the front would include forces loyal to the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, it’s real purpose was to present our president as an important and engaged global leader.
Far more important to we Russians, however, is how and on what terms our country stays in the game. Today it seems as though we are proudly and foolishly marching into the position hastily being vacated by Iran.
Maxim Trudolyubov is the opinion page editor of the business newspaper Vedomosti and the author of a forthcoming book on power and property in Russia.
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FERGUSON, Missouri - In the midst of a spasm of tension in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, several heavily armed men carrying assault rifles and flak jackets appeared, and they weren't cops.
Instead, they said they were members of the Oath Keepers, and claimed to have been hired to protect reporters working for <a href="http://InfoWars.com" rel="nofollow">InfoWars.com</a>, a website run by radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
One member of the militia-style group described the Oath Keepers as constitutionalists. On their website, they say they are "a non-partisan association of current and formerly serving military, police, and first responders who pledge to fulfill the oath all military and police take to 'defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic."'
In a statement, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar called their presence "both unnecessary and inflammatory." St. Louis County police and prosecutors told CBS News said they would consult about the legality of openly displaying the weapons during a state of emergency, which had been declared Monday after violence rocked Ferguson during protests the previous evening.
Jones' website is well known for hosting inflammatory conservative rhetoric, and posting items that take an extreme view of current events. One of the headlines produced about the recent Ferguson unrest screams: "PROTESTERS DECLARE THEY ARE READY FOR WAR AS AMERICA'S IMPOVERISHED INNER CITIES THREATEN TO ERUPT."
A separate video claiming to be from an Oath Keepers' award banquet shows one of them imploring members to "assume the worst" and "prepare for economic collapse."
Oath Keepers is a national group best known as supporters of the Nevada rancher Cliven Bundyduring a 2014 dispute with the Bureau of Land Management. The Idaho group gets its name from the 3 percent of Americans who fought in the Revolutionary War.
They come from what was a general rise in sometimes-violent anti-government activity in the Inland Northwest. After a lull following the demise of the Idaho-based neo-Nazi Aryan Nations in 2000, anti-government and white supremacist groups and individuals saw a dramatic uptick in activity and organization.
The Oath Keepers appear to still be active in multiple parts of the country. Last week, they were among several similar groups involved in a dispute in Montana over a mining claim.
The groups were there in support of a mine owner who is in contention with the U.S. Forest Service over his claim. Members of Oath Keepers, Pacific Patriot Network and 3% of Idaho said they came to Lincoln - the former hometown of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski - at White Hope Mine owner George Kornec's request.
In 2011, a member of the Georgia Oath Keepers, Darren Huff, was convicted in Tennessee on a federal firearms charge in what police said was a plot to take over a Tennessee courthouse and force President Barack Obama out of office.
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The Washington Post's Wesley Lowery and the Huffington Post's Ryan J. Reilly are both being charged by the St Louis County prosecutor for trespassing and interfering with officer while covering last year's protests.
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The Washington Post's Wesley Lowery and the Huffington Post's Ryan J. Reilly are both being charged by the St Louis County prosecutor for trespassing and interfering with officer while covering last year's protests.
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A White House staffer has been arrested and placed on unpaid leave after allegedly shooting at her police officer lover in a domestic altercation.
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Washington (CNN)A White House staffer was arrested Friday on charges of assault and reckless endangerment after allegedly threatening and shooting at a Capitol Hill police officer with whom she had been having sex, according to arrest records.
Barvetta Singletary, a special assistant to the President and House legislative affairs liaison, has been placed on unpaid leave and had her access to the White House revoked, a White House spokesperson told CNN on Monday.
Singletary was released Monday from jail in Prince George's County, Maryland, after posting a $75,000 bond, according to spokesman John Erzen of Maryland's state's attorney's office.
The incident began early Friday morning after Singletary texted the officer "asking him to come to her residence...for sexual intercourse," according to charging documents, which classified the incident as domestic violence.
After "a brief sexual encounter," Singletary began asking the officer about another woman he was dating and tried to access his cell phones.
Singletary then grabbed the officer's service weapon from a bag and pointed it at him, before firing one round toward him, documents say.
"You taught me how to use this, don't think I won't use it," Singletary allegedly said before firing one round, according to the police report. She then allegedly wiped down the gun with a towel.
The Capitol Hill police officer then fled Singletary's home and called 911, after which Prince George's county officers arrived at the scene and arrested Singletary.
Singletary previously served as deputy chief of staff to Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn before moving to the White House in 2014, where she made $125,000 annually, according to public records.
"We are aware of the matter and have temporarily placed the employee in question on unpaid leave and revoked her access to the complex until we have more information. We will take additional actions as needed," a White House spokesperson said Monday in a statement.
U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberley Schneider said the department is "investigating the matter."
"Department employees are held to a high standard of conduct and the matter will receive a thorough review consistent with our policies and procedures," Schneider said.
CNN's Deirdre Walsh and Kristen Holmes contributed to this report.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One of Iraq's three deputy prime ministers resigned on Monday and will be investigated for corruption, officials said, the first tangible result of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's push to tackle corruption in the face of mounting unrest.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif's visit to Turkey, during which he was expected to discuss the Syrian conflict, has been postponed, a Turkish foreign ministry official said on Tuesday.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey launched a series of air strikes against Kurdish militants on Monday and Tuesday, hitting 17 targets in the southeastern province of Hakkari, the military said.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday "early details" of how to coordinate international efforts to fight Islamic States have started to emerge.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday Riyadh's position on the conflict in Syria has not changed and that there was no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the future of the country.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow and Riyadh continue disagreeing on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the two countries' foreign ministers said on Tuesday commenting on one of the most contentious points that has stalled efforts to solve the conflict.
Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:21am EDT
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday Riyadh's position on the conflict in Syria has not changed and that there was no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the future of the country.
He was speaking after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, a long-standing ally of Assad in the conflict, amid a renewed diplomatic push to end the conflict in Syria because of gains on the ground by Islamic State.
(Reporting by Katya Golubkova, Writing by Gabriela Baczynska, Editing byDmitry Zhdannikov)
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Russia says 'early details' of plan to fight Islamic State start to emerge
Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:16am EDT
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday "early details" of how to coordinate international efforts to fight Islamic States have started to emerge.
Lavrov was speaking at a joint news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. He said Moscow and Riyadh agreed that international players should join ranks to counter the Sunni jihadists who control swathes of Syria and Iraq.
(Reporting by Katya Golubkova, Writing by Gabriela Baczynska, Editing by Dmitry Zhdannikov)
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