Navy explains why it’s capping DDG 1000 program – Marine Log

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Navy explains why it's capping DDG 1000 program
Marine Log, NY - Jul 31, 2008
The Navy must increase surface combatant capacity in order to meet Combatant Commander demands today for ballistic missile defense, theater security ...

New US Defense Strategy Stresses Terrorism and Small Wars – Voice of America

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New US Defense Strategy Stresses Terrorism and Small Wars
Voice of America - Jul 31, 2008
It says that response will involve engagement with China, as well as improving specific US military capabilities to balance China's military modernization. ...
US military shifts to "soft power" strategy Radio Australia
US tied to unconventional warfare Asia Times Online
New US defense strategy centers on 'long war' AFP
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Russia, Libya seek closer energy, military ties – BusinessWeek

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Russia, Libya seek closer energy, military ties
BusinessWeek - Jul 31, 2008
Russia was a major supplier of arms to Libya during the 1980s, but military ties dropped off after the Soviet Union's collapse. ...
LUKoil Release Eases Libyan Talks The Moscow Times
Russian, Libyan PMs to discuss bilateral agreements Thursday RIA Novosti
Tomorrow Russia-Libya meeting Avionews
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Olmert’s downfall unlikely to have major impact on Lebanon – analysts – Daily Star – Lebanon

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Olmert's downfall unlikely to have major impact on Lebanon - analysts
Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - Jul 31, 2008
Military considerations, however, may limit what a new prime minister can achieve, as the Israeli army views the area as valuable because of its proximity ...
Olmert's Plans to Step Down, Pakistan's Difficult Relations, and ... Council on Foreign Relations
Israeli Premier's Decision to Step Down "a Great Earthquake ... istockAnalyst.com
Could peace break out for Israel and Syria? International Herald Tribune
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - Middle East Times
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Navy says threat change behind destroyer decision – Forbes

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Navy says threat change behind destroyer decision
Forbes, NY - Jul 31, 2008
By DONNA BORAK 07.31.08, 5:06 PM ET Growing ballistic missile threats from rogue states and concerns about ballooning costs were behind the Navy's recent ...
Navy details shift in plan for destroyers GovExec.com
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Military service breaks mentality – Moscow News

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Military service breaks mentality
Moscow News, Russia - 23 minutes ago
For many years it was traditional for the young male population in Russia to be in military service for two years. It was obligatory, and everyone was to ...

Moscow Advances Military and Economic Ties with Tehran – Center for Research on Globalization

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Moscow Advances Military and Economic Ties with Tehran
Center for Research on Globalization, Canada - 23 minutes ago
Iran meanwhile arranges field tests of its new weapons and vigorously exercises its army. Military exercises of the Iranian regular army take place against ...

RF, Libya agree to strengthen coop within high-level committee-Putin – ITAR-TASS

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RussiaToday

RF, Libya agree to strengthen coop within high-level committee-Putin
ITAR-TASS, Russia - 26 minutes ago
Russia and Libya intend to continue military-technical cooperation. Putin said Libya had confirmed its interest in buying Russian military production. ...
Libya, Russia draft stronger energy ties Reuters South Africa
Russia, Libya push for closer energy ties PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Libya seeks arms deals, closer energy ties with Russia RIA Novosti
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America’s Age of Denial – Mother Jones

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America's Age of Denial
Mother Jones, CA - 47 minutes ago
No one could mistake the looming threat: Global nuclear war. Few of us listeners had seen the highly classified 1960 SIOP (Single Integrated Operational ...

Navy says threat change behind destroyer decision – Forbes

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Navy says threat change behind destroyer decision
Forbes, NY - 1 hour ago
By DONNA BORAK 07.31.08, 1:01 PM ET Growing ballistic missile threats from rogue states and concerns about ballooning costs were behind the Navy's recent ...

Gates Plans the Post-Gates Pentagon – New York Times

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Gates Plans the Post-Gates Pentagon
New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago
... however, reportedly focuses mainly on battling terrorists and other “irregular” foes, rather than potential military threats from China, Russia or any ...
Gates Sees Terrorism Remaining Enemy No. 1 Washington Post
Pentagon strategy shifts to 'irregular' warfare: report AFP
Gates urges strategy of 'soft power' The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
AHN - Thaindian.com
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China issues civilian ID cards to servicemen – Xinhua

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China issues civilian ID cards to servicemen
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
Civilian ID cards would make life easier, however, military personnel are still prohibited under army regulations from traveling abroad or get married ...
Chinese-Thai joint anti-terrorism training completed People's Daily Online
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RUSSIAN RAILROAD TROOPS COMPLETE MISSION IN ABKHAZIA – Eurasia Daily Monitor

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RUSSIAN RAILROAD TROOPS COMPLETE MISSION IN ABKHAZIA
Eurasia Daily Monitor, DC - 2 hours ago
The Russian military uses railroads to deploy heavy weapons and armor to the battlefield. The acute military, strategic and tactical importance of the ...
Russia railway soldiers leave Georgian rebel region Reuters
The News in Brief Messenger.ge
Russian railway troops leaving Abkhazia: spokesman Washington Post
RIA Novosti - RussiaToday
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US Intel: Iran Plans Nuclear Strike on US – Gather.com

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US Intel: Iran Plans Nuclear Strike on US
Gather.com, MA - 2 hours ago
While not explicitly naming Iran, Rumsfeld revealed that "one of the nations in the Middle East had launched a ballistic missile from a cargo vessel. ...

Defense Minister: China to pursue peaceful development – Xinhua

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Defense Minister: China to pursue peaceful development
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China's military would increase cooperation with foreign armed forces in order to contribute more to common development, ...
Look, Ma, No Arms Yahoo! News
Hong Kong Daily on Reasons for US Suspension of Arms Sales to Taiwan istockAnalyst.com
Analysis: Taiwan defense plans -- Part 1 United Press International
China Post - Monsters and Critics.com
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NAVY’S DDG-1000 FLIP-FLOP FACES UNDERCURRENT OF CONCERN IN HOUSE – InsideDefense (subscription)

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NAVY’S DDG-1000 FLIP-FLOP FACES UNDERCURRENT OF CONCERN IN HOUSE
InsideDefense (subscription), DC - 2 hours ago
McCullough, who fielded a question on the topic after a breakfast speech at the Capitol Hill Club, cited the increased need for ballistic missile defense ...

John McCain Ridicules 200000 Berliners Chanting Barack Obama Obama – OpEdNews

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John McCain Ridicules 200000 Berliners Chanting Barack Obama Obama
OpEdNews, PA - 3 hours ago
Barack Obama wants to “tear down the walls dividing Christians, Muslims and Jews”, and John McCain wants to go to nuclear war against 1.3 billion ...
MSNBC’s Mitchell Defends Obama Against McCain Ad NewsBusters
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CORR: Iranian Commander Says Enemies Threats Are to Flog a Dead Horse – istockAnalyst.com

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CORR: Iranian Commander Says Enemies Threats Are to Flog a Dead Horse
istockAnalyst.com, OR - 3 hours ago
... re-establish its political and military image because it knows very well that the nation and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran have passed ...
Iranian Official: Geneva Talks Were a Change of Policy By America istockAnalyst.com
Paper Analyzes New Approach of US Towards Iran istockAnalyst.com
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Peace hopes up in air as lame duck flies out – Sydney Morning Herald

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Peace hopes up in air as lame duck flies out
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 3 hours ago
... ineffectual leader of the Palestinians, propped up on one side with aid from the US and Europe and on the other by the Israeli military. ...
Video: Raw Video: Israel's Prime Minister to Step Down AssociatedPress
Beleaguered PM forced out by unpopular decisions The Australian
End of a political career dogged by corruption scandals guardian.co.uk
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Rusher: Best energy solution is nuclear power – Leader Vindicator

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Rusher: Best energy solution is nuclear power
Leader Vindicator, PA - 3 hours ago
It was nuclear power's misfortune to first be developed as a weapon -- the atomic bomb, which brought a swift end to World War II when two of them were ...

Politics As I See It – Suburban and Wayne Times

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Politics As I See It
Suburban and Wayne Times, PA - 3 hours ago
... bombs used to win World War II. Step five would be to authorize sufficient refineries, nuclear power plants and drilling in ANWR immediately thereafter. ...
The Terror Gang OpEdNews
The 10 most awesomely bad moments of the Bush presidency Sacramento News & Review
Obama’s foreign policy Manila Bulletin
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Second Palestinian teenager shot by Israeli army within hours – guardian.co.uk

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Second Palestinian teenager shot by Israeli army within hours
guardian.co.uk, UK - 5 hours ago
It is the third incident this month in which Israel's military appears to have deliberately targeted a resident of Ni'ilin, where protests against Israel's ...
Video: Israel shoots dead nine-year-old boy - 30 Jul 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
Palestinian protests against barrier turn savvy The Associated Press
Israeli soldier fires at Palestinian crowd, killing 10-year-old boy Los Angeles Times
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Pakistan PM meets a sceptical US – BBC News

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Pakistan PM meets a sceptical US
BBC News, UK - 7 hours ago
If they want to give such nuclear status to India, we expect the same for Pakistan After their meeting at the White House, both Prime Minister Gilani and ...
Obama meets Pakistani PM for terror talks AFP
US lines up nuclear ‘price’ & plainspeak for Pak Calcutta Telegraph
Pakistan: Of jets and morale Oxford Analytica (subscription)
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Pryor bills on housing, safety advance – Benton County Daily Record

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Pryor bills on housing, safety advance
Benton County Daily Record, AR - 7 hours ago
Mark Pryor announced progress on two pieces of legislation, one about product safety and the other to help pay relocation expenses of military families ...
Commission gets 'more teeth' on toys Politico
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Shooting high, bouncing back: Yao Ming – CNN International

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Shooting high, bouncing back: Yao Ming
CNN International - 7 hours ago
Although the shy primary school student was more inclined to recite vivid details of China's great historical military battles, his 9-year-old, ...

A reminder for Iran on the revolution – Asia Times Online

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A reminder for Iran on the revolution
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 8 hours ago
All the army and military affairs, all the macro-level decisions and reactions by the shah's regime, all the activities of the religious forces, ...

All military tombs in Russia to be put in order by 2015 – ITAR-TASS

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All military tombs in Russia to be put in order by 2015
ITAR-TASS, Russia - 9 hours ago
MOSCOW, July 31 (Itar-Tass) - All military tombs in Russia will be put in order by 2015, the commander of the Russian Armed Forces Logistic Service and a ...
Vostok 2008 command post exercise in Siberia enters final stage ITAR-TASS
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The Israeli army shoots Palestinian in Tulkarem city invasion – International Middle East Media Center

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The Israeli army shoots Palestinian in Tulkarem city invasion
International Middle East Media Center, Palestinian Territories - 10 hours ago
Local sources reported that an Israeli military force invaded the village at dawn, Israeli troops shot intensive gun fire shooting Mahmud Abed Al Jabar and ...
In Wake of Tahdiah Agreement, Escalation in Hamas-Fatah Conflict ... Middle East Media Research Institute
VIDEO: Despite Gaza truce, Hamas men undergo advanced military ... Ha'aretz
West Bank 'tsunami' hits Hamas and allies Financial Times
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Reasons to be fearful – New Statesman

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Reasons to be fearful
New Statesman, UK - 10 hours ago
Nuclear war seems irrelevant to the American Ivy-Leaguers who were still in diapers when the Berlin Wall fell. The exaggerations that accompanied the war in ...