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Putin hits out at US airliftThe Australian, Australia - 3 hours agoMr Putin’s comments reflected Russia’s growing irritation with Western condemnation of Russia’s military action against Georgia. …Putin assails US over conflict with Georgia International Herald TribunePutin slams US for Georgia actions Special Broadcasting ServicePutin says Bush running interference on Georgia The Canberra Times […]
America’s Voice Abroad Silenced as Russia Continues Its Military …Blogger News Network - 3 hours agoOnly days before the Russian military forces attacked Georgia, the Voice of America (VOA), a US government-funded international broadcasting station …
Seattle Post Intelligencer
US military surprised by speed, timing of Russia military actionAFP - 4 hours agoWASHINGTON (AFP) — The US military was surprised by the timing and swiftness of the Russian military’s move into South Ossetia and is still trying to sort …Video: Casualties and damage in the S Ossetian conflict - 09 Aug 08 […]
AFP
Israel is worriedDaily Times, Pakistan - 4 hours ago“There have been no firm agreements or understandings, or any kind of concerted work” against Iran over its nuclear programme, Churkin said on Wednesday. …No peripheral vision Ha’aretzAyoon wa Azan (Is This What the Israelis Are Planning For?) Dar Al-HayatDelicate balancing act needed to avoid sparking all-out […]
Polish Leader Fires Missile-Shield Negotiator With USDeutsche Welle, Germany - 6 hours agoRussia has strongly opposed the US project, which Washington says would be targeted against ballistic missile threats from “rogue states” such as Iran …
BBC News
Russian military 20 times the size of Georgia’sCNN - 6 hours agoGeorgian soldiers on a tank watch a Russian attack on a convoy outside Gori on Monday. If Russia brings its full military might to bear on its former …Russian army in Georgia advances Aljazeera.netRussia Expands Into Georgia Proper The Moscow TimesRussian Army […]
Georgia conflict could revive big military spendingMarketWatch - 7 hours agoBut the Cold war gravy days for the military-industrial complex may not be entirely at hand. “This conflict is likely to be brief and fit into a general …
Parishioners take a stand against nuclear weaponsIntermountain Catholic, UT - 8 hours ago“One woman wrote that non-nuclear war is bad enough,” said Kreuter. “She also said we do not need nuclear war, that is way too destructive. …
Hindu
China keen to train Army with IndiaHowrah News Service, India - 8 hours ago11: After America, it is China that has sought to avail the expertise of the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School of the Indian Army to tackle urban …US soldiers amazed at Indian anti-terror training Times of India all 10 news articles
European Jewish Press
Russia angered by Israeli drone sale to GeorgiaWorld Tribune - 10 hours ago“Israel should be proud of its military, which trained Georgian soldiers,” Georgian Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobshvili told Israel Army radio on Aug …Fear of Russia ends Israeli support for Georgia Israel TodayGeorgian MP lauds IDF military training Jerusalem PostIsrael Linked […]
Wall Street Journal
Backgrounder on Ni’linInstitute for Middle East Understanding, CA - 10 hours agoIsraeli human rights organizations call the decision a “disgrace” and accuse to military of treating the case as “a public image problem and not a moral …Video: Remembering Mahmoud Darwish - 10 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglishMahmoud Darwish, Poet Laureate of the Palestinians, 1941-2008 […]
Jerusalem Post
View from Washington: Those obscene Holocaust analogiesJerusalem Post, Israel - 10 hours agoIn either case, a Middle Eastern nuclear holocaust would be in the cards.” In other words, the only way to prevent a nuclear war is to initiate one. …
ABC News
Brown calls on Russia to halt military operationsMonsters and Critics.com - 11 hours agoThere was ‘no justification’ for Russia’s military offensive, Brown said in a statement released in London. It is the ‘clear responsibility’ of Moscow to …Video: Raw Video: Intense Firefight in Georgia AssociatedPressRussian troops ‘open second front’ IndependentMedvedev: Operations in Georgia […]
Our Greatest World NightmareNewsByUs, ID - 11 hours agoIf it does spread, there can be all out world nuclear war with few, if any, survivors and no winners. If America begins planning with European allies and …Show Only Poster Name and Title Sort in Reverse Order Posted Strategy Page all 3 news articles
Canada.com
Palestine Today 081108International Middle East Media Center, Palestinian Territories - 11 hours agoContinuing our daily news coverage, Israel is seeking to overturn an order by the National Court of Spain to arrest six Israeli military leaders who have …Palestinians doubt two-state deal BBC NewsSecurity vacuum in Jerusalem Jakarta PostFree Gaza Movement: Break the siege by […]
AFP
Russian military carries out operation in western GeorgiaAFP - 11 hours agoEarlier on Monday, Russian military spokesman Anatoly Nogovitsyn said there was no plan to move land forces beyond South Ossetia. “We are not moving beyond …
Missile Defense Experiences in Gulf Help Spur InnovationsCNSNews.com, VA - 11 hours agoThis changed after withdrawing from the ABM Treaty [Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972] and we had to a do a lot of adapting with what was currently in …
Seattle Post Intelligencer
McCain issues statement on Russian military actionCNN Political Ticker - 12 hours ago… issuing a lengthy statement to reporters condemning Russian military action in Georgia and calling for further diplomatic against the Kremlin. …Video: Bush Tough On Russian Violence CBSWhat to Do About Russia and Georgia TheStreet.comMcCain, Obama Call for Global Push […]
International Middle East Media Center
Israel attempts to overturn arrest warrants for commanders accused …International Middle East Media Center, Palestinian Territories - 13 hours agoIsrael is seeking overturn an order by the National Court of Spain to arrest six Israeli military leaders who have been accused of war crimes. …
USA Today
The Caucasus —Washington Risks nuclear war by miscalculationCenter for Research on Globalization, Canada - 14 hours agoIn 1914 it was the “Guns of August” that initiated the Great War. This time the Guns of August 2008 could be the detonator of World war III and a nuclear …War in the Caucasus The Canberra TimesBruce Anderson: […]
Chinese vice president meets Bangladeshi army chiefXinhua, China - 16 hours agoFor his part, Moeen said Bangladesh attached great importance to its relations with China and exchange with the Chinese army. He stressed Bangladesh would …China keen on military cooperation with Bangladesh Kyrgyzstan News all 16 news articles
PRESS TV
US too much in the dark for Iran strikeAsia Times Online, Hong Kong - 16 hours agoBy Jim Lobe WASHINGTON - A military attack on Iran’s major nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would likely result only in a delay - and not a …Military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities may not be effective […]
China Daily
Russian military: no orders to go beyond S.OssetiaReuters - 16 hours agoMOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russia’s military said on Monday it would not extend its action beyond South Ossetia after sending troops and tanks to push …Video: Media briefing of Russia’s General Staff RussiaTodayRussian Peacekeepers Are Not Going Beyond S. Ossetia Limits … […]
Missile defense meet set tonightThe Huntsville Times - al.com, AL - 17 hours ago… including information on ballistic missile defense in Europe and Japan. It also will emphasize joint military operations, with each service …
Sydney Morning Herald
Russian military urge Georgian forces to retreat from AbkhaziaHotNews.co, Romania - 18 hours agoRussians urge Georgian military troops to retreat from Abkhazia and cease fire on Monday morning, Russian commander Serghey Saban announced quoted by AFP. …Georgia offers ceasefire as Russian blitz intensifies AFPCeasefire bid amid Georgia crisis The FINANCIALRussia Kudrin out to […]
New York Times
How to get along with Iran, without a bombIndianapolis Star, United States - 20 hours agoTalk of bombing Iran legitimizes military action, and even encourages American or Israeli use of force. It convinces Iran that only a nuclear weapon can …Israel, America And The Iranian Nuke Atlantic OnlineThe Israeli Threat Strategy PageIsrael Telegraphing […]
Wall Street Journal
Darfur Activists Endure Restrictions to Send Beijing a MessageVoice of America - 21 hours agoBy Howard Lesser Opponents of China’s military support for the war in Sudan’s Darfur region have been challenged this week by Beijing’s tight media controls …Video: Riz Extra - Joey Cheek on Olympics and Darfur - 07 Aug 08 […]
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