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Rocket fired from Egypt hits Israeli city of Eilat
Post Date: 2012-04-05 08:23:46 by A K A Stone
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A Grad rocket has landed in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, but has caused no damage or injuries, Israeli security officials said. District police chief Ron Gertner told Israeli radio the rocket had been fired from Egypt's Sinai peninsula. He said it struck a construction site close to a residential area shortly after midnight (21:00 GMT). The blast took place as thousands congregated in the resort town for the Jewish holiday of Passover. Rocket attacks from Egyptian soil are uncommon. Attacks on Eilat and the nearby Jordanian town of Aqaba in 2010 killed one person and injured another four. Sinai unrest Eilat Mayor Meir Yitzhak-Halevy told the Jerusalem Post that the city ...
In Candid Study, Chinese Scholar Sees U.S. Decline
Post Date: 2012-04-03 20:26:13 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON — Convinced that the United States is in decline, China’s distrust is growing of the longtime superpower which it sees as bent on holding back the Asian power’s rise, an influential scholar says. In a candid new study, well-known experts from China and the United States with wide experience in the other country describe the Pacific powers as seeking a partnership but hampered by distrust of their rival’s intentions. The scholars proposed steps to build confidence between the world’s two largest economies including deeper discussions on defense and three-way dialogues with Japan and India. Wang Jisi, dean of the School of International Studies at Peking ...
Gov. Christie Arrives In Israel Monday New Jersey's Governor Will Spend A Week In The Middle East. This Is His First Official Trip Overseas
Post Date: 2012-04-02 19:02:43 by Brian S
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is due to touch down in Israel on Monday morning for a week long trip. Christie's first day in the Middle East will be busy. He plans to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visit Jerusalem's Western Wall Christie is traveling with his family and a delegation of 13 business and religious leaders on what is primarily a trade mission. While in Israel, he plans to tour a pharmaceutical facility, participate in a business roundtable and visit a school. Toward the end of the week, the Christie family will head to Jordan before flying home Sunday. Several New Jersey governors have traveled to Israel since Gov. Tom Kean established ties with ...
Wallet Wars: Amex and Visa join Amazon, PayPal and Google at The Open Mobile Summit
Post Date: 2012-04-02 14:52:46 by jwpegler
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The battle for control of the mobile wallet is high on the agenda at this year’s annual mobile industry gathering. Keynotes at The Open Mobile Summit, 29-30 May London this year include Dan Schulman, Group President American Express, and Peter Ayliffe, CEO of Visa Europe. They’re joined by heavy hitters from PayPal, Amazon, Google and all of Europe’s leading operator groups as the industry races to define the future mobile payments ecosystem. Brands and retailers are also getting on the act -- with Unilever, Starbucks, EAT, Gondola Group and others joining this year’s line-up -- a clear indication of the rising tide of mobile commerce activity. “After a slow ...
Ahead Of Nuclear Talks, Iran Says Not To Yield To U.S. Pressures
Post Date: 2012-04-02 12:38:17 by Brian S
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TEHRAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Just a few days ahead of nuclear talks between Iran and the world's major powers, Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Monday that his country will not yield to U.S. pressures over its nuclear program. "The West thinks that like many countries, Iran will also succumb to the U.S. pressures, but the assumption is basically wrong," Salehi was quoted as saying by local satellite Press TV. Salehi's remarks came just ahead of Iran's nuclear talks with the five permanent members of UN Security Council (the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China) plus Germany, known as G5+1, which is slated for April 13 in Turkey's ...
Pakistan's Muslim League Voices Support for Iran against US
Post Date: 2012-04-01 18:10:52 by Brian S
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary-General of Pakistan's Muslim League Party Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed underlined that his country would oppose any attack on Iran and would never allow its territory to be used against Iran. The secretary-general of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q), a coalition partner, said Islamabad stands against a US attack on Iran and would not allow anyone to use its soil for attacking Iran. Speaking to reporters at the Parliament House after attending a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed observed that his party had also flouted proposal before the committee to oppose any American ...
Iran Says Russia Relations to See ‘Leap’ With Putin at Kremlin
Post Date: 2012-04-01 18:08:47 by Brian S
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Iran’s relations with Russia will witness a “leap” with Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin, the Fars reported, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast. Russia and Iran have “multiple grounds for cooperation,” Mehmanparast said in an interview with state-run news agency. The “horizon of relations with Russia will be bright” and the level of relations will rise considerably, he said.
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Man whose WMD lies led to 100,000 deaths confesses all ("Curveball" Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi)
Post Date: 2012-04-01 15:33:30 by Hondo68
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Defector tells how US officials 'sexed up' his fictions to make the case for 2003 invasion A man whose lies helped to make the case for invading Iraq – starting a nine-year war costing more than 100,000 lives and hundreds of billions of pounds – will come clean in his first British television interview tomorrow. "Curveball", the Iraqi defector who fabricated claims about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, smiles as he confirms how he made the whole thing up. It was a confidence trick that changed the course of history, with Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi's lies used to justify the Iraq war.He tries to defend his actions: "My main purpose was to ...
Clinton: Iran Agrees To New Nuke Talks
Post Date: 2012-03-31 19:43:57 by Brian S
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(CBS/AP) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Iran and six world powers have agreed to meet in Istanbul on April 13 for the latest round of talks about Iran's nuclear program. Clinton made the announcement at a news conference Saturday following a security conference in Saudi Arabia. That conference focused on the nuclear program, which the U.S. and other believe is intended to develop nuclear weapons, and on military threats from Iran in the Persian Gulf region. Iran and the six nations — the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China — met in Istanbul 14 months ago. But the talks ended after two days with the sides agree ...
Syria Declares It Has Defeated Revolt
Post Date: 2012-03-31 12:18:29 by Brian S
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Syria’s regime declared on Saturday it has defeated those seeking to bring it down while reiterating support for a UN-Arab peace plan, as its troops reportedly shelled rebels in the city of Homs. Foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdisi, cited by the official SANA news agency, also said Syrian troops would only draw back from urban areas once the security situation is stable. The United Nations says more than 9,000 people have been killed in the crackdown by forces of President Bashar al-Assad on an Arab Spring-inspired uprising that began a year ago with pro-democracy protests. “The battle to topple the state is over, and the battle to solidify stability… and move on ...
Inside the Ring: Beijing coup rumors
Post Date: 2012-03-31 00:59:20 by A K A Stone
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U.S. intelligence agencies monitoring China’s Internet say that from March 14 to Wednesday bloggers circulated alarming reports of tanks entering Beijing and shots being fired in the city as part of what is said to have been a high-level political battle among party leaders - and even a possible military coup. The Internet discussions included photos posted online of tanks and other military vehicles moving around Beijing. The reports followed the ouster last week of senior Politburo member and Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai, who was linked to corruption, but who is said to remain close to China’s increasingly nationalistic military. Chinese microblogging sites Sina Weibo, ...
Attacking Iran: Did US Just Torpedo Israeli Deal For A Base In Azerbaijan?
Post Date: 2012-03-30 14:44:21 by Brian S
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Israel is developing a 'secret staging ground' in Azerbaijan for a possible attack on Iran, reports Foreign Policy magazine. US officials aren't happy with that, and may have leaked the story. An Israeli F-16I fighter plane takes off from Ramon Air Base in southern Israel in 2008. Foreign Policy magazine reports that Israel is developing a 'secret staging ground' in Azerbaijan for a possible air attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.(Gil Cohen/Reuters/File) By Brad Knickerbockerposted March 29, 2012 at 7:41 pm EDT The three-way tension between the United States, Israel, and Iran became tenser this week with a widely cited report that Israel is developing a ...
Child Witnesses To Afghan Massacre Say Robert Bales Was Not Alone
Post Date: 2012-03-30 12:38:46 by Brian S
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Here are two versions of what happened the night of March 11, when 17 Afghan villagers were shot to death.First, the Army version: Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, troubled by marriage woes, drunkenly left Camp Belambai, 12 miles from Kandahar, with a pistol and an automatic rifle and killed six people as they slept. Bales then returned to the base and left again for another village, this time killing 11. He acted alone and he admitted to the killings, according to the Army.Then there is the account that child witnesses provided Yalda Hakim, a journalist for SBS Dateline in Australia. Hakim, who was born in Afghanistan and immigrated to Australia as a child, is the first international journalist to ...
Satellite Image Shows Activity At Nkorea Launch Site
Post Date: 2012-03-29 20:30:20 by Brian S
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New satellite imagery appears to show preparations beginning for a long-range rocket launch in North Korea despite international objections. The image from a privately operated satellite was taken Wednesday at the Tongchang-ri site where North Korea says it plans to launch the rocket between April 12 and 16. An analysis conducted for the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies says the image shows trucks and fuel tanks outside two large buildings that would be used to store propellant for the rocket. It also shows work under way at a gantry tower next to a mobile launch pad, with a crane being used to load equipment. The rocket itself is not yet ...
Parents of murdered British students criticise Barack Obama
Post Date: 2012-03-29 11:45:16 by calcon
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The parents of two British students murdered in Florida have criticised President Barack Obama for his lack of compassion over their son's deaths. His failure to respond to three letters sent to the White House was because there was no "political value" and not worthy of a few minutes of his time. They spoke out as teenager Shawn Tyson began a life sentence after being found guilty of the murder of James Cooper and James Kouzaris last April. The 17 year old, who shot the men as they begged for their lives, will die in prison. His conviction of first degree murder carries an mandatory life sentence without the chance of parole. The powerfully built teen even looked bored ...
More woes for Airbus as A380s abandon flights [Socialists Produce Crap]
Post Date: 2012-03-27 20:04:26 by Capitalist Eric
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Airbus’s A380 superjumbo encountered fresh operational problems on Tuesday, when two aircraft had to abandon flights because of separate difficulties. An A380 operated by Singapore Airlines and flying from Singapore to Frankfurt had to return to the Asian city state after one of its four engines developed a fault and had to be shut down. A superjumbo operated by China Southern Airlines and flying from Beijing to Guangzhou turned back to the Chinese capital after a malfunction with the air pressure system in the passenger cabin. These incidents follow an order by regulators last month for inspections of all 71 A380s that have been delivered to Airbus customers because of a wing ...
State Department Won’t Say Jerusalem Is in Israel
Post Date: 2012-03-27 15:53:22 by Brian S
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BY: Adam Kredo - March 27, 2012 9:50 am An official State Department communication has labeled Jerusalem and Israel as separate entities. In an official press release yesterday, the State Department announced that “Acting Under Secretary Kathleen Stephens Travels to Algeria, Qatar, Jordan, Jerusalem, and Israel.” Keeping up with its longstanding policy, the State Department refuses to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s official capital—despite a U.S. law stating otherwise. Obama faced criticism on the issue last year, when it was revealed that the White House had scrubbed all references to Jerusalem being part of the Jewish state from a ...
Dmitry Medvedev tells GOP: Cold War Is Over, “It Is 2012, Not The Mid-1970s"
Post Date: 2012-03-27 11:42:34 by Brian S
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Mitt Romney and the other GOP presidential candidates Tuesday that they need to flip their calendars out of the Cold War and stop making Russia out to be America’s “No. 1 enemy.” “I always get very cautious when I see a country resort to phrasings such as ‘No. 1 enemy.’ It is very reminiscent of Hollywood in a certain period of history,” Medvedev said, through a translator, at the nuclear security summit in Seoul, South Korea. He also said presidential candidates need “to listen to reason when they formulate their positions,” adding, “Reason never harmed a presidential candidate.” Medvedev was ...
Egypt’s Islamist Groups Consolidate Power
Post Date: 2012-03-27 11:34:36 by Brian S
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Egyptian Islamists, who control the recently elected parliament, are on track to consolidate their hold over politics after the selection of a panel that will draft the country’s new constitution. They will have a large majority on the panel according to a final list published on Sunday, a day after parliament elected its members during a session which witnessed the withdrawal of parliamentarians representing liberal and leftist forces. The panel was chosen at a meeting of the upper and lower chambers in parliament which is itself dominated by Freedom and Justice, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, and by Nour, an ultraconservative Islamist party. Last week parliament ...
President Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on Missile Defense — ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’
Post Date: 2012-03-26 19:47:44 by Brian S
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SEOUL, South Korea — At the tail end of his 90 minute meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday, President Obama said that he would have “more flexibility” to deal with controversial issues such as missile defense, but incoming Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to give him “space.” The exchange was picked up by microphones as reporters were let into the room for remarks by the two leaders. The exchange: President Obama: On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it’s important for him to give me space. President Medvedev: Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you… ...
Saudi Arabia And China Team Up To Build A Gigantic New Oil Refinery - Is This The Beginning Of The End For The Petrodollar?
Post Date: 2012-03-26 14:58:15 by Capitalist Eric
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The largest oil exporter in the Middle East has teamed up with the second largest consumer of oil in the world (China) to build a gigantic new oil refinery and the mainstream media in the United States has barely even noticed it. This mammoth new refinery is scheduled to be fully operational in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu by 2014. Over the past several years, China has sought to aggressively expand trade with Saudi Arabia, and China now actually imports more oil from Saudi Arabia than the United States does. In February, China imported 1.39 million barrels of oil per day from Saudi Arabia. That was 39 percent higher than last February. So why is this important? Well, back in 1973 the ...
India bans its airlines from paying EU carbon tax
Post Date: 2012-03-23 19:24:18 by A K A Stone
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India has barred its airlines from complying with the European Union carbon tax scheme, joining China in resistance to plans that have caused a backlash among the EU's trade partners. The European Union imposed a carbon levy on air travel with effect from January 1, but no airline will face a bill until 2013 after this year's carbon emissions have been tallied. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told parliament on Thursday that "the imposition of carbon tax does not arise" because Indian airlines would simply refuse to hand over their emissions data. "Though the European Union has directed Indian carriers to submit emission details of their aircraft by March 31, 20 ...
Danish TV Host Mocks Obama for His Rhetoric
Post Date: 2012-03-23 16:46:46 by A K A Stone
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Thomas Buch-Andersen, host of the Danish TV show Detektor, mocked President Obama's political rhetoric in a recent episode. "Obama used a metaphor from boxing to explain Denmark's role in the world," says Buch-Andersen, introducing the segment. He then roles the tape. "That's fairly typical of the way that Danes have punched above their weight in international affairs," President Obama says at a press availability in the Oval Office with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark. "It's nice to be praised," Buch-Andersen remarks. "We punch harder than our weight class would suggest. But how much should we read into his words? ...
Kony’s Invisible Christian Fanaticism
Post Date: 2012-03-23 12:03:25 by Brian S
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There is no doubt that the thirty-minute video ‘Kony 2012′ by the advocacy group Invisible Children has raised much awareness regarding the relatively under-reported atrocities committed by the Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). It is also true that the video, which boasts of over 80 million views on YouTube so far, has been subjected to much – I think fair – scrutiny. Criticism of the motives, accuracy and objectivity of the video’s makers has stirred a rather healthy debate on the issue, where alternative ways forward were discussed.
However, I could not help but wonder how Invisible Children – whose founders are reported to have evangelical leanings – would ...
Muslim Group 'Enjoys' Killing Nigerian Christians
Post Date: 2012-03-23 11:59:52 by A K A Stone
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Muslim Group 'Enjoys' Killing Nigerian Christians
Poster Comment:Killing is the fruit of the muslim cult. Maybe we should wipe them out before they try to wipe us out. No more muslims is a worthy goal. Hopefully we can convert them to the good Christian side. If they insist on staying muslims they will have to be our enemy. There will be no muslims in Heaven. Not even one. Former muslims yes.
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