Archive for January, 2007
The U.S. government wasted tens of millions of dollars in Iraq
Posted by alanmirs on January 31, 2007
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Arab allies in region feeling pressure
Posted by alanmirs on January 31, 2007
With Iran Ascendant, U.S. Is Seen at Fault
Mohammed Zaatari / AP file
A Lebanese protester holds up bread as he stands in front of burning tires in the southern city of Sidon on Jan. 23. Hezbollah-led opposition protesters seek to topple U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Kuwait rarely rebuffs its ally, the United States, partly out of gratitude for the 1991 Persian Gulf War. But in October it reneged on a pledge to send three military observers to an American-led naval exercise in the Gulf, according to U.S. officials and Kuwaiti analysts.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/29/AR2007012902090.html?nav=hcmoduletmv
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Two men on the wrong mission
Posted by alanmirs on January 27, 2007
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Their tough talk suggests Bush and Blair may be preparing to attack Iran, says robert fox
I hope George Bush and Tony Blair aren’t about to do something daft over Iran. There are ominous signs that they are
On the last stop of his Middle East in Dubai, Blair named Iran as the number one destabilising force in the region Iran’s government, he said, is "openly supporting terrorism in Iraq to stop a fledgling democratic process, trying to turn out a democratic government in Lebanon and flouting the international community’s desire for peace in Palestine"
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kill or capture
Posted by alanmirs on January 26, 2007
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Tehran’s Influence Grows As Iraqis See Advantages
Posted by alanmirs on January 26, 2007
"The economic power between the two countries, it’s enormous," said Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s ambassador to Iraq. "We can help them in technical issues and engineering. We have a lot of experience in building roads and airports."
"As for our policy, it’s clear and it’s going forward. We are happy with the Iraqi government," Qomi said at a recent news conference. "The kidnapping of our diplomats will have no effect at all on our help and cooperation with the Iraqi side. . . . We are only at the first stages of thi
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/25/AR2007012502087.html
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’08 campaign draws on the careful Clinton centrism
Posted by alanmirs on January 23, 2007
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Al-Sadr aide’s capture draws fire
Posted by alanmirs on January 20, 2007
"I think it’s probably going to be the summer, late summer, before you get to the point where people in Baghdad feel safe in their neighbourhoods," Casey said at news conference with visiting U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
Asked how long the additional American forces would remain, Casey replied, "I believe the projections are late summer."
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/2007/01/20/3413057-sun.html
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Bush appointee attempts to give a no-bid contract
Posted by alanmirs on January 19, 2007
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Need for U.S. Troops Could Drop ‘Dramatically’
Posted by alanmirs on January 18, 2007
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Scientists Adjust `Doomsday Clock’ as Threat Grows
Posted by alanmirs on January 17, 2007
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