Israel’s allies, Iran’s trading partnersHa’aretz, Israel - 2 hours ago… to answering the main question that is preoccupying Israeli political and military leaders: Will Israel be forced to attack Iran’s nuclear sites? …Protests engulf OMV Iran gas deal Jerusalem Post all 2 news articles

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BBC News

Analysts Say Major Progress Unlikely in Arab-Israel Peace ProcessVoice of America - 2 hours agoThe trajectory of where Hamas is going, where Israel is going, makes me believe that there will be a military operation, a wide scale military operation in …Video: Bush heads to Mideast ReutersVideoRocket Hits As Bush Begins Israel Visit […]

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Violence Mars Bush’s Israel Trip for 60th Anniversary (Update1)Bloomberg - 2 hours agoIsrael’s military chief, Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi, has decided to back a broad thrust deep into the Gaza Strip to stop the attacks, …Video: Raw Video: Aftermath of Israel Rocket Attack AssociatedPressRocket hits as Bush begins Israel visit International Herald TribuneRocket fired […]

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stv.tv

Lebanese Cabinet reverses anti-Hezbollah decisionsThe Associated Press - 3 hours agoLebanon’s strife has touched off a wider regional standoff between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal warned Iran that its support …Lebanon officials reverse decisions that set off violence CNNLebanon cabinet cancels crackdown Aljazeera.netLebanon’s government reverses decisions against Hezbollah that … […]

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China Daily

Military airdrops disaster relief goods to quake-stricken townsXinhua, China - 3 hours agoIt plans to carry out 80 airdrop missions with 28 helicopters Thursday, according sources with Chengdu Military Area Command. China will also airdrop mobile …Troops fight against time to save lives China DailyChina to send 30000 more troops to Sichuan disaster area […]

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Turkish Press

Gates urges more nongovernmental contacts with IranReuters - 14 hours ago… ties with Iran after its 1979 Islamic revolution, accuses Iran of fomenting violence against US troops in Iraq and of pursuing nuclear weapons. …Gates: US Should Engage Iran With Incentives, Pressure Washington PostGates calls for more private US-Iran contacts XinhuaUS needs leverage […]

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Times Online

Israel at 60, and a resolution further away than everDaily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 3 hours agoIsrael is most at fault for this failure, owing to its continued military occupation and illegal settlements. Despite paying lip service to peace, …Israel at 60: A grim balance sheet Tehran TimesExpulsion and dispossession can’t be cause for […]

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The Moscow Times

Security Exhibit Shows Off Russia’s BestThe Moscow Times, Russia - 15 hours ago… children armed with toy weapons and dressed in military garb opened a five-day security exhibition at the All-Russia Exhibition Center on Wednesday. …

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Alalam News Network

US promises military support for LebanonXinhua, China - 4 hours agoWASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) — The United States promised Wednesday that it will provide military support for the pro-Western Lebanese government headed by …LEBANON: BUSH ACCUSES Iran OF UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY Agenzia Giornalistica ItaliaLebanon army in bid to end violence AFP all 30 news […]

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In Case You Needed Something Else in Iran to Worry About [NRO Staff]National Review Online Blogs, NY - 4 hours agoBrookes goes on to point out that North Korea’s ballistic-missile program began as a supposedly civilian space-research effort. The entire article can be …

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Voice of America

Gates the Substitute TeacherWashington Post, United States - 4 hours agoGates wants the military just to complete its assignment while he watches from the front of the room. Not only does he know he’ll be gone tomorrow, …Gates: Time for the Pentagon to Actually Wage war Wired NewsGates warns against wasteful military spending […]

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The rise of the rest: The good newsThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - 7 hours agoRussia’s military spending is $35 billion, or 1/20th of the Pentagon’s. China has about 20 nuclear missiles that can reach the United States. …Defense Focus: Numbers count — Part 2 United Press International all 2 news articles

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The Southern Ledger

`Angry’ Iran sharpens tone with Baghdad’s leadersThe Associated Press - 7 hours ago… US military operations in Iraq. The daily, which is considered close to Iran’s ruling clerics, claimed Washington wants a “full-fledged colony” in Iraq. …US squanders as Iranian threat grows The Vail TrailStrange bedfellows in Iraq Boston GlobeIran Brokers Truce […]

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Israel PM Olmert warns Hamas Israel may hit hardReuters - 9 hours ago“We hope that we will not have to act against Hamas in other ways with the military power that Israel hasn’t yet started to use in a serious manner in order …

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All American Patriots (press release)

Aid groups believe donations will get to BurmaCTV.ca, Canada - 9 hours agoCyclone Nargis struck Burma on May 2-3, and since then, news coverage has often focused on the resistance of the military regime to foreign help. …Two disasters, different responses Bangkok PostVoices: Foreign aid quandary Toronto StarChina’s testing times […]

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National Post

Could the tail wag the dog? And should we care?Payvand, Iran - 9 hours agoNuclear armed Pakistan has become less reliable and stable by each passing day, creation of another war in western border of Pakistan would catapult the …Iran pumps iron in the Middle East Christian Science MonitorHas the Battle for America Begun? […]

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Iran puts new proposals on its nuclear program to the European UnionSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - 11 hours ago… Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged international mediators to provide security guarantees to Iran that it is not under threat of military action. …

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RIA Novosti

Russia’s missile defense systems: past, present and futureRIA Novosti, Russia - 12 hours agoIn 1972, Moscow and Washington signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty that served as the main element of mutual nuclear parity for several decades. …

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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Vladimir Putin is still the bossNational Post, Canada - 23 hours agoIn 2005, Russia and China conducted their first-ever joint military exercises, activating thousands of troops on land, air and sea, presumably for the …Video: Putin reveals all at photo show RussiaTodayMedvedev takes in missile base on first presidential trip RussiaTodayThe Russian Bear is Back […]

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The Associated Press

China quake toll hits 15000 as aid arrivesThe Associated Press - 39 minutes agoHANWANG, China (AP) — Military helicopters dropped food and medicine to Chinese earthquake survivors who remained cut off Wednesday in remote mountain …China Drops Aid to Quake Victims, Death Toll Rises to Nearly 15000 Voice of AmericaChina Races to Save […]

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Number of Marines to be relocated to Guam rises to 12849Marianas Variety, Micronesia - 1 hour agoThe project also involves the construction of berthing for visiting aircraft carriers and the establishment of a US Army Ballistic Missile Defense Task …

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The Great seditionAsharq Alawsat, UK - 1 hour ago(A few days ago, the Al-Manar channel announced that it will broadcast a two-part documentary on Iran’s military might.) The party is an integral part of …Video: Inside Story - Lebanon’s army - 11 May 08 - Part 1 AlJazeeraEnglishA new US military intervention unlikely Middle East […]

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The Southern Ledger

Israel arrests 12 Palestinians in West BankXinhua, China - 1 hour agoAbout 15 Israeli military vehicles stormed the city of Nablus and broked into tens of houses, arresting at least 10 residents before withdrawing in the …The road map, another case of a failure foretold Daily Star - LebanonBlair unveils deal to boost Palestinians […]

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AFP

Jordan’s military court sentences 3 militants to 15 years for …International Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour agoThe verdict came as Bush arrived in neighboring Israel on the first stop of a regional tour to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding and also …3 men sentenced for Bush assassination plot USA Today all 46 news […]

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RussiaToday

US attaches expelled for visiting military plantRussiaToday, Russia - 1 hour agoThe two American military attaches expelled from Russia last week were asked to do so by the Russian Foreign Ministry for making an unauthorised visit to a …

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Hürriyet

Turkey combines dialogue with bulletsAsia Times Online, Hong Kong - 2 hours ago… tied to the PKK) cross-border attacks on Iran has also left the KRG worrying about joint Turkish and Iranian military operations inside KRG territory. …Officials say Turkish planes bomb PKK in Northern Iraq ReutersEleven PKK separatists killed in eastern Turkey HürriyetIranian artillery […]

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Aljazeera.net

Arab mediators hold Lebanon talksAljazeera.net, Qatar - 2 hours agoSenior US security officials said Washington plans to intensify its pressure on Syria and Iran over their alleged support for Hezbollah’s moves against the …The message from Hizbollah: it’sa new game and we set the rules The NationalFinding the Center in Lebanon Arab NewsHezbollah shooting itself […]

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BBC News

Guesses for an extraordinary decadeBBC News, UK - 2 hours agoIt was the closest the world had ever come to nuclear war. Then there was space exploration, at the time dominated by the Russians. Professor Bernard Lovell …

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Al-Zahar: Israeli military not beyond defeatYnetnews, Israel - 2 hours ago“Now more than ever I tell you – will never recognize Israel… We will form the Palestinian state on all of Palestine’s territories and the sun of liberty …Egyptian intelligence chief in Israel for talks The Associated PressIsrael kills two Palestinians in Gaza-medics Reuters South […]

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GulfNews

Hezbollah deals more damage to Bush’s credibilityReuters South Africa, South Africa - 2 hours ago… time gave Hezbollah approval — assuming it did — to apply its military muscle to a Lebanese political row rumbling since the 2006 war with Israel. …Who’s Following Bush’s Mideast Trip TIMEThe New Cold war New York TimesBush quick onto […]

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