An #Outsiders Newsflash (II): On the US Political Scene

Hillary Clinton will announce today.   We are awaiting the "official word" on Twitter along with a video feed   Marco Rubio is announcing tomorrow as a number of others on the Republican have already announced and were at the National Rifle Association convention in Nashville this past week.   The Republicans have been attacking here already.   

It is going to be an absolutely interesting and intriguing year before us.    

An #Outsiders Newsflash: On #Yemen

Yemen continues to slide into anarchy hour by hour.    Saudi Arabia rejected Iran's call to halt the bombing campaign against the Houthis.    We here @ #Outsiders have reviewed reports of Iranian Military Advisers being captured as the fighting intensifies.      This is as Saudis lost five soldiers in a fight with the Houthis yesterday.    

The story will be developing....

Notations On Our World: Brief Thoughts on the Summitt of the Americas & How a Picture is Worth A Thousand Words :-)

Raul Castro and Barack Obama have met.  It was so fabulous as Raul Castro noted how   he apologized to President Obama for being emotional about the Cuban Revoultion,  called President Obama an honest and humble man and how President Obama  had nothing to do with the problems in Cuba over the last 50 years.   It will be interesting tos ee how the Republicans react to this to vote of confidence.

It is so great to see when people talk rather than shout--It was so interesting that even Nicholas Maduro of Venezuela said he came to the Summit in a "constructive spirit" despite all the blistering attacks he's had against the United States to mask his own profound challenges.    It was also fun to see Rafael Correa of Ecuador reflect upon what President Obama noted to be "lessons of history". 

It is ever so fun to be witness to it all as our journey in #Outsiders continues: 



Image Source; Al Jazeera/AP 

Notations From the Grid: On the Challenging State of Our World Today

This is compelling on the true realities today:

That's our planet, where we live, the planet earth --on this earth, almost 1/2 of the world’s population--more than 3...

Posted by Hamid Dabashi on Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Notations From the Grid: A "Mid-Week" Thought 4 the Week

For this edition of "Notations from the Grid" we here @ #Outsiders hope all enjoy this:

One admonition not forgetting....wishing all a great Wednesday :-)
Posted by Mike Pouraryan on Tuesday, April 7, 2015

 

Notations From the Grid: On a challenging World, the US Political Scene & A "Thought 4 the Week"

As we begin our new week, it is quite a challenging 24 hours in our World.   The situation in Yemen continues to be ever so horrific as Saudi Arabia continues its' bombing campaign.    Foreign Nationals are escaping via land, air and sea.   Pakistan has been asked by Saudi Arabia to contribute to the campaign.   This is as we have seen the latest out of Syria and our founder commented on Twitter to underscore the horror in Syria right now:

Finishing the rounds for the night..adding my humble voice in support of the @UNRWA ...as I see the horrible scenes: https://t.co/Ih1MngoVm9
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) April 6, 2015

 It is also slated to be a very busy week on the US Political Scene as we will be witness to announcements by Rand Paul and Hillary Clinton.    There is also Marco Rubio as well will be announcing his intention soon.    One of the Democrats operatives we here @ #Outsiders keep tabs on is Karen Finney who is a top Democratic  Operative   has worked for Barack Obama and is an expert on Communications.    We view it as one indication of the impending Clinton Announcement especially as office space has already been finalized in Brooklyn.

Congress is also coming back next week as the debate over #IranTalks gathers steam.  What is striking is how opposition to it in the United States and Iran is so striking in similarity.    BBC Farsi spoke to one of the Wall Street Editorial Writers, Sohrab Amari,  that signifies some of the opposition in the United States as Iran's Political Elite and some of the key players in the Region--Including Saudi Arabia-welcome the move.      It was interesting how Mr. Amari laid out an analysis of the political process without underscoring the Presidential Prerogative in this regard.     In many ways, both President Rouhani and President Obama are kindered spirits:

Rouhani + Obama selfie #Iran #Irantalks pic.twitter.com/bLcMG8KFR9
— Eskandar Sadeghi (@EskandarSadeghi) April 2, 2015

  
On a positive note, We hope all enjoy this "Thought 4 the Day" : 

Here are the the most magical things JK Rowling has ever done http://t.co/NYbNc4wK2G pic.twitter.com/gaYYGXAjqU
— The Independent (@Independent) April 6, 2015

Notations From the Grid For the Week-End: On #Irantalks (A lot of What if's) :-)

The US Sunday Public Affairs Shows featured the Israeli Prime Minister rallying against the #IranDeal that we have noted over the course of the ensuing days.     There was some semblance of balance as Senator Feinstein noted how The Israeli Prime Minister needs to "Contain Himself".   Senator Graham, though, called Obama a "Weak Negotiator" .

As The #IranTalks become embroiled in the Presidential Sweepstakes, the World though is taking notice.    The World has generally welcomed the deal--including Saudi Arabia's King Salman.   What was telling was this profound analysis by the Independent's Robert Fiske--The Middle East correspondent for the Independent-- about a lot of "What Ifs":

America's nuclear deal with Iran could trigger a political earthquake, says Robert Fisk http://t.co/zM8PLDLBHW pic.twitter.com/RUy3niw6mE
— Independent Voices (@IndyVoices) April 3, 2015

Robert  Fiske has been reporting from the Middle East for over 30 Years and knows the Middle East better than anyone.  He's the one who exposed the Human Rights abuses by Ariel Sharon, lived through the Lebanon Civil War and documented the horror of the Iran-Iraq War.   The "What ifs" he's noted is every so critical to observe and reflect upon as the debate gathers steam and as Israel musters up its' very considerable influence to scuttle the deal.