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Iran Starts Military Drill In Persian Gulf: Report
Post Date: 2010-04-22 12:26:44 by Brian S
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TEHRAN, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran began a large-scale military exercise in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, local satellite Press TV reported. To show the country's defensive capabilities and determination to maintain security in the region, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) began a massive military exercise in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, said the report. The three-day maneuver dubbed the "Great Prophet 5," in which the IRGC's air, naval and ground forces were participating, coincides with the 31st anniversary of the establishment of the IRGC, the report added. "The main objective of this war game is to preserve the ...
What the Heck Is a 'Neocon'?
Post Date: 2010-04-21 23:36:45 by mininggold
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What the Heck Is a 'Neocon'? Author: http://www.cfr.org/publication/5343/what_the_heck_is_a_neocon.html December 30, 2002 Wall Street Journal Neoconservatives believe in using American might to promote American ideals abroad. I have been called many names in my career— few of them printable— but the most mystifying has to be "neocon." I suppose I get labeled thus because I am associated, in a small way, with the Weekly Standard, which is known as a redoubt of "neoconservatism." But what the heck is a neocon anyway in 2003? A friend of mine suggests it means the kind of right-winger a liberal wouldn't be embarrassed to have over for cocktails. ...
Please forgive us: Catholic bishops’ deep sorrow for decades of child sex abuse [ U.K. ]
Post Date: 2010-04-21 21:57:07 by WhiteSands
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The leaders of the five million Roman Catholics in England and Wales will publish an unprecedented mea culpa today for child sex abuse. The “expression of deep sorrow” acknowledges the harm done to hundreds of children over decades by Catholic priests and lay officials. The Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols, will lead diocesan bishops and archbishops in offering repentance to all Catholics for how the children were treated. The Catholic Church in England and Wales has been regarded worldwide as a model of how to respond to the crisis. It addressed child abuse in two reports a decade ago and has strict guidelines on safeguarding children. But although ...
Goldi Lurches Towards Sanity (not really)
Post Date: 2010-04-21 19:47:10 by Biff Tannen
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#6. To: All (#5) Our only hope now is for Israel to take out the nukes. The Obastard has crippled the Israeli plans by withholding the bunker-busters that we were selling them effectively boxing them into a corner. Israel must act now, with nukes if they have them and show the world that they DO have nukes...which will rain down hell on them from all the other nations. Goldi-Lox posted on 2010-04-21 16:44:00 ET
Poster Comment:Executive Summary: Our only hope is if Israel nukes Iran. Rain down hell in G-d's name, etc.
Iran Displays Advanced Ballistic Missiles, Air Defense Systems & Anti-Ship Missiles on Army Day Parade
Post Date: 2010-04-21 19:34:15 by Brian S
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Iran's S-300 'look-alike' - Hoax or Reality? Iran has unveiled several new missiles and UAVs at the 2010 Army Day Parade, highlighting long-range ballistic missiles of the solid-propelled Safir and liquid propelled Shahab family. Iran also hints on the existence of a new missile in its arsenal, an S-300 'look-alike'. The vehicle displayed on the parade carries four cylindrical canisters measuring roughly as the S-300 container-launcher, but the Iranian vehicle does not show any erection apparatus. If these vehicles are part of a real system, they could be vehicles carrying reload missiles. The system is definitely not the Russian S-300, but could be a derivative of the ...
Iran Exports 'Revolutionary Principles' To Venezuela, Report Claims
Post Date: 2010-04-21 19:17:31 by Brian S
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The report on Iran's military states that paramilitaries from the Quds Force, a special paramilitary unit attached to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, have "an increased presence in Latin America, particularly Venezuela". It also alleges that Iran is continuing to supply weapons and explosives to the Taliban to help them kill American and British troops in Afghanistan. The Quds force [IRGC-QF] "maintains operational capabilities around the world," the report states that "it is well established in the Middle East and North Africa" but has been extending its reach into Latin America in recent years. "If US involvement in conflict in ...
The "Obama Effect"? Perceptions of U.S. Improve Abroad
Post Date: 2010-04-20 19:57:56 by Brian S
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In what one pollster described as evidence of the "Obama Effect," a new BBC World Service poll finds that America is now viewed as a positive force in the world by more people than view the country as a negative force. (Full poll here [PDF]) This is the first time America has been seen more as a positive than negative influence since the poll began five years ago. The survey found that the U.S. is seen as having a positive influence in 20 of 28 countries; an average of 46 percent view the country as a positive influence, while 34 percent see it as a negative influence. Negative views of the United States have dropped nine points on average compared to last year, while positive ...
Lebanese PM Says Scuds Accusations Like Iraq's WMD
Post Date: 2010-04-20 13:35:18 by Brian S
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BEIRUT – Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister has denied Israeli allegations that Hezbollah obtained Scud missiles, comparing them to the false American charges that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction ahead of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Saad Hariri appeared to be trying to ease tensions raised by Israeli President Shimon Peres' accusations that Syria supplied the Lebanese militant group with Scuds, which can carry a warhead of up to 1 ton and would be far larger than the biggest rockets previously in Hezbollah's arsenal. Syria has denied the Israeli allegations and Hezbollah has neither confirmed nor denied them. On Monday, the U.S. State Department summoned ...
Mood Is Dark as Israel Marks 62nd Year as a Nation
Post Date: 2010-04-20 11:49:44 by mininggold
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Mood Is Dark as Israel Marks 62nd Year as a Nation By ETHAN BRONNER JERUSALEM — Every year, Israelis approach the joy of their Independence Day right after immersing themselves in a 24-hour period of grief for fallen soldiers. Before the fireworks burst across the skies Monday night to celebrate the country’s 62nd birthday, the airwaves filled with anguished stories of servicemen and -women killed, the Kaddish prayer of mourning and speeches placing the deeply personal losses of a small country into the sweep of Jewish history. But there is something about the mood this year that feels darker than usual. It has a bipartisan quality to it. Both left and right are troubled, and ...
2 million Canadians know someone sexually assaulted by priest: Poll
Post Date: 2010-04-19 16:24:02 by WhiteSands
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The poll also suggests that a majority of Canadians, and even a majority of Roman Catholics, believe Pope Benedict XVI is guilty of covering up abuse by pedophile priests. At least two million Canadians personally know someone, a friend, relative or acquaintance, who has been sexually assaulted by a Roman Catholic priest, suggests a new national poll. It also suggests that a majority of Canadians, and even a majority of Roman Catholics, believe Pope Benedict XVI is guilty of covering up abuse by pedophile priests. The Ipsos Reid survey, carried out last week for Canwest News Service and Global Television, shows that child abuse scandals — which for years have troubled the Catholic ...
Israel's Declining Sperm Quality Tied to Depleted Uranium Exposure
Post Date: 2010-04-19 14:43:27 by mininggold
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Israel's Declining Sperm Quality Tied to Depleted Uranium Exposure With the latest news, Israel may soon lose the need to create and seek out enemies; with a little help from the U.S. they did this to themselves. Round used by Israel during their 2006 attack on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Photo by Dexter Phoenix, to purchase Dexter's images from Israel, send an email to: dexter_phoenix@hotmail.com (TEL AVIV / SALEM) - Israel's population is facing a dire threat: a drastic depopulation, from the use of weapons that leave behind Depleted Uranium (DU). Depleted Uranium leads to the word Omnicidal, as DU kills everything in the food chain, everywhere the wind blows. Experts ...
President Obama’s Incredibly Weak Iran Policy
Post Date: 2010-04-19 09:54:32 by no gnu taxes
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Just gets weaker all the time: -- President Barack Obama’s national security advisers are considering a broad range of options to curb Iran’s nuclear program… …In his statement, Gates said: “The memo was not intended as a ‘wake up call’ or received as such by the president’s national security team. Rather, it presented a number of questions and proposals intended to contribute to an orderly and timely decision-making process.” Mullen said Gates was leading policy deliberations within the administration that have had “great focus for years, not months.” “This is as complex a problem as there is in our country and we have ...
Is Obama Using Israel as a Scapegoat for His Foreign Policy Failures?
Post Date: 2010-04-18 20:53:42 by no gnu taxes
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Though needing to handle dozens of difficult issues around the world, President Obama seems obsessed with one: the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Obama’s administration has been on the warpath with Israel from the beginning, picking fights over issues that have been around for a long time. These include where Jews can live and build in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria (the West Bank); removing checkpoints that stop terrorists; and easing restrictions on the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. Yet Obama has been silent regarding anti-Jewish and anti-Israel incitement, and the upsurge in rioting, violence, and terrorist attacks sponsored by the Palestinian Authority. An innocuous announcement ...
U.S. Army Chief: Iran Strike Would Only Delay Nuclear Program
Post Date: 2010-04-18 18:51:14 by Brian S
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U.S. President Barack Obama's national security advisers are considering a broad range of options to curb Iran's nuclear program, among them military strikes, if diplomacy and sanctions fail, Pentagon officials said on Sunday. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Sunday the military options available to Obama would go "a long way" to delaying Iran's nuclear progress but may not set the country back long-term. He called a military strike his "last option" right now. The comments underscored the difficult choices facing Obama in trying to keep Iran from getting a nuclear bomb without setting off a broader ...
Pope John Paul backed praise for hiding abuse - cardinal
Post Date: 2010-04-18 15:57:19 by WhiteSands
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By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A former Vatican cardinal who congratulated a French bishop for hiding a sexually abusive priest has said he acted with the approval of the late Pope John Paul, a Spanish newspaper reported on Saturday. Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, the Vatican official in charge of priests around the world when he praised the French bishop in 2001, dragged the Polish pope into the controversy during a conference in the Spanish city of Murcia. His comment came after a Vatican spokesman indirectly confirmed that a 2001 letter to the bishop posted on a French website on Thursday was authentic and was proof the Vatican was right to tighten up its ...
Top General Says US Withdrawal From Iraq On Track
Post Date: 2010-04-18 14:40:32 by Brian S
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(04-18) 10:10 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- The planned withdrawal of nearly 45,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August is on track in spite of a recent increase in attacks by militant forces, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Sunday. Army Gen. Ray Odierno said that al-Qaida's strength in Iraq is steadily degrading. Unless there's a dramatic and unforeseen change in the security situation, the U.S. troop drawdown will go ahead as scheduled, he said. There are now about 95,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, according to Odierno. The U.S. plans to cut that number to 50,000 by Aug. 31, when it will end combat operations. "I fully expect us to be at 50,000 by the first of ...
Largest Airspace Shutdown Since Second World War
Post Date: 2010-04-17 19:39:33 by Brian S
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LINGERING CLOUD Many analysts think the ash cloud will not linger over Europe for more than a few days. The volcano's previous eruption lasted over a year, but changes in wind and weather patterns could disperse the ash. If the volcano does continue to erupt, occasional disruption will be possible over six months or more, experts say. Much will depend on whether Eyjafjallajokull triggers a new eruption from the nearby and larger Katla volcano, which has happened in the past. That could magnify the impact. ASH IN THE LUNGS Volcanic ash could harm people with breathing problems, the World Health Organization said yesterday. About a quarter of the ash particles were believed to be ...
* Police: 'Honor killing' suspect may have been aided by family [ Arizona ]
Post Date: 2010-04-17 18:00:33 by WhiteSands
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Almaleki, 49, crossed into Mexico and eventually caught a flight to London, where he was detained by British customs officials and extradited back. During the six-day search for Almaleki, family members had multiple phone calls with him, filled a prescription for the insulin-dependent diabetic and apparently supplied him with money in Mexico, according to a Peoria police report. All the while, Almaleki's son, cousin and wife repeatedly denied to investigators that they were assisting the fugitive or knew his whereabouts. Peoria police are now investigating the extent to which family members might have helped Almaleki on the run and charges are possible, police spokesman Jay Davies ...
No-one saw, no-one heard: 300 Palestinian olive trees uprooted
Post Date: 2010-04-17 15:59:14 by Brian S
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Some 300 olive trees belonging to Palestinians were uprooted on the night between Monday and Tuesday in groves near the village of Mihmas, close to the illegal outpost of Migron. Mihmas residents blamed settlers for the attack and said this was the third time the settlers had uprooted trees in the area. Damaged live saplings could be seen littering the ground. Some were ripped out of the soil, and other had their slim trunks broken. The destruction appeared to have been well-organized, as trees were uprooted across a wide swathe and that required the cooperation of at least several people. The assailants apparently did not resort to saws of axes, but used their bare hands. The owners of ...
German minister urges top Catholic bishop to change sex-abuse rule
Post Date: 2010-04-17 15:26:40 by WhiteSands
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Berlin - Germany's justice minister, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, urged the country's top Catholic bishop Thursday to ensure that all sex-abuse allegations are reported to police. She was meeting with Robert Zollitsch, archbishop of Freiburg, at her Berlin office. Both said they had got over a public row a month ago about the sex scandal and allegations that the church had covered up cases of priests who hit or groped children. German church guidelines only require bishops to report proven and recent cases of rape to police. This week, the Vatican explicitly said for the first time that all crimes by clergy must be reported to civil authorities. The minister and the ...
Vatican praised bishop who shielded paedophile priest from police [ France this time ]
Post Date: 2010-04-17 14:58:41 by WhiteSands
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A controversy was brewing in France Friday after publication of a letter in which a high Vatican official praised a French bishop for shielding a paedophile priest from police. Dated Sep 8, 2001, the letter was posted by the progressive Catholic online daily Golias. In it, Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos 'congratulates' Bishop Pierre Pican 'for not having denounced a priest to the civil authorities'. At the time, Castrillon Hoyos was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy. The commission is responsible for overseeing matters regarding priests and deacons not belonging to religious orders. He was also a close collaborator of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who is today Pope ...
Iran Slams US As 'World's Only Atomic Criminal'
Post Date: 2010-04-17 12:55:57 by Brian S
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Iran appealed on Saturday for "atomic criminal" the United States to be suspended from the UN nuclear watchdog at a disarmament conference it is hosting. At the opening of the two-day meeting, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled out any use of atomic weaponry as "haram," meaning religiously banned under Islam. Iran also called for changes to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, while Iraq, Lebanon and Syria voiced support for Tehran's "peaceful" nuclear programme and demanded Israel join the NPT "without conditions." Khamenei branded the United States an "atomic criminal" in a message read out by an aide at the nuclear ...
Europe Extends Flight Bans As Ash Cloud Spreads
Post Date: 2010-04-17 12:53:12 by Brian S
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Millions of people faced worsening travel chaos Saturday as a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland moved further south and east, forcing European countries to extend flight bans into next week. France decided to shut the three airports in the Paris area and others in the north of the country until 8:00 am (0600 GMT) on Monday due to the ash cloud that has caused the biggest airspace shutdown since World War II. Italy also said it would not allow any flights until 0600 GMT Monday, Ireland shut its airspace until 1200 GMT Sunday and Britain and Germany lengthened bans on most flights in their airspace until 0600 GMT Sunday. Additionally, British Airways cancelled all its flights due to have ...
Dr. Strangelove, Made in Israel
Post Date: 2010-04-17 02:19:12 by mininggold
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Dr. Strangelove, Made in Israel One would expect the Air Force’s top civilian adviser to be someone who has spent some time in the US military or who has a very particular educational or skills set that brings something special to what is, after all, a very senior and sensitive position. Not so. Dr. Lani Kass, who is the senior Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Norton A. Schwartz, was born, raised, and educated in Israel and then served in that country’s military where she reached the rank of major. She has a PhD in Russian studies but advises Air Force Generals on Cyberwarfare, terrorism, and the Middle East. And Kass appears to have ...
60 Percent Of Israelis Say Settlements Should Be Removed, Survey Reports
Post Date: 2010-04-16 17:05:35 by Brian S
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Three fifths of Israelis support dismantling settlements in the disputed territories, according to a survey conducted by the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 60% of the Israeli public answered that they supported "dismantling most of the settlements in the territories as part of a peace agreement with the Palestinians." This is 11 points higher than the previous survey, conducted in December 2009, and the highest result since 2005. One-third of the Israeli public oppose dismantling most of the settlements, with 13 percent of that number very strongly opposed. In sharp contrast, however, are the responses of settlers ...
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