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Thursday, April 19, 2012 Syrian Troops Open Fire On Opposition As UN Monitors Arrive PARIS — France believes an effective force of international observers for Syria would need 300 to 400 well-equipped observers with a "robust mission" to help end months of bloodshed in the country. Secret Service Agents Out Following Colombia Prostitution Scandal Dozens Killed In Bombings Across Iraq LOOK: Time's 100 Before They Were 'Most Influential' Karzai: US Troop Photos 'Disgusting' Norway Massacre Suspect Confesses To Cold Details BLOG POSTS Jamal Abdi: Washington and Tehran's Vicious Spin Cycle If Iran and the U.S. are unable to build positive sum political space and the mutual spin becomes a vicious cycle, the negotiations could easily spin into failure. Marietje Schaake: Could NATO's Second-Largest Army Be Run by Terrorists? I find it hard to believe that NATO's second-largest army and such a significant member of Western security since the Cold War has been run by terrorists all along. But politicians should not take the seat of the judge. Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: Iran Picks Awkward Time to Escalate Gulf Tensions Whereas the UAE has constantly strived to lessen the economic impact of the UN sanctions on the Iranian people and has repeatedly stated that it will not impose non-UN sanctions on its northern neighbor, Iran has shown very little goodwill towards the UAE or its Gulf neighbors. Nake M. Kamrany: Bangladesh's Rising Income Potential Bangladesh is poised to follow China and India's recent growth pattern of rising per capita income, with its impressive growth performance of per capita income averaging and reduced population growth rate. Christina Patterson: Anders Breivik: The First Step to Mass Murder Is a Belief in Good and Evil Anders Breivik seems to think that bringing what one witness called "a blanket of death" to a tiny island full of life and hope wasn't poisoning a paradise, but shining a light into hell.

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