West of Western

Status In Ukraine: After Putin's announcement today supporting the presidential election in Ukraine on May 23r... bit.ly/1mDO8xv

Allow me to help: Neil Clark over at Russia Today has written a piece and asked for some help, which I will at... bit.ly/1f9t39P

Can the Ukranians hold on to the east?: It looks like the answer is increasingly no.  The large "anti terror" ... bit.ly/1iZL5h1

Breaking: Ukraine begins to respond.: Reports of explosions near Donetsk as the operation has begun against th... bit.ly/1iShqGg

All quiet on the eastern front: For now, the authorities in Kiev's threat to use force to put down the Russian... bit.ly/1iPIoyj

Russian tactics in Eastern Ukraine and possible next moves: The Russian tactics in Eastern Ukraine mirror thos... bit.ly/1kVk4wl

Who's TV is better?: Things keep getting crazier in the propaganda wars, with lies an accusations hurled aroun... bit.ly/1hxatwZ

Breaking: Ukraine sending in the army: Breaking: Reports are that Ukraine is sending in the army to retake Slo... bit.ly/1qTdh88

Things changing fast in Donetsk: How did this:Become this:Things are moving very very fast in Eastern Ukraine,... bit.ly/1kiF6Xg

Is Eastern Ukraine already gone? westofwestern.com/2014/04/things… #ukraine #donetsk

Why No One Should Still Be a Neo-Con: Daniel Larison writes:One of the many serious flaws of neoconservatism i... bit.ly/1qsJeE9

Preface To Intervention: White House Says Assad Used Chemical Weapons: Politico:The White House announced Thu... bit.ly/18DvuCM

Tajik Government Cracks down: From IWPR:A campaign targeting opponents and critics of Tajikistan’s government ... bit.ly/18vVOyJ

Syrian Violence Spills Into Iraq: Via Bloomberg:Iraq's isolated western desert was the scene of the country's ... bit.ly/18vMwTh

Iranian Women Love Parkour?: Writes The Guardian:Parkour's popularity among young women in Iran is soaring, de... bit.ly/167wRFC

US Moves Towards Arming Syrian Rebels and No Fly Zone: From the Telegraph:John Kerry, the US secretary of stat... bit.ly/14QvbwR

Must Read: Writeup From Behind Syrian Rebel Lines in Aleppo: Via The Nation: On a whim earlier that morning, A... bit.ly/12bGML7

Israel Threatened to Fire on Syrian Tanks: From Al Arabiya:Israeli defense forces allegedly threatened to atta... bit.ly/18ifPc7

Al Qaeda Leader Talks Syria: Here's a great summary of the interview:The USA is accused of trying to exploit t... bit.ly/18gwuwt

NYT: Hezbollah Risks Broader Conflict: NYT is picking up what Hezbollah's participation in the fall of Qusayr... bit.ly/15OmMwZ