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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Warrior John McCain: Far More Dangerous Than BushScoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 4 hours agoGeneral Power, like many of the Air Force brass at the time, believed that nuclear war with the Soviets was inevitable. He thought the United States would …Last Graph Messages to Moscow ABC NewsSenator John McCain Talks Nevada Politics KLAS-TVAn […]
Nuclear recreationLos Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours agoThe “B” plant produced the world’s first weapons-grade plutonium for the nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, in World war II. In 2000, then-President …
China Daily
On the Beijing Beat: Tank mounts guard on press armyIndependent, UK - 4 hours agoLiu Bo, husband of China’s newly established 52kg judo champion Xian Dongmei, is pictured in the local press watching her victory on television, …Video: Olympic Torch Shows Chinese Culture, Spirit wbalChina Steps Up Olympic Security Christian Broadcasting NetworkAfter Beijing, ball […]
US experts: Military attacks cannot destroy Iran’s nuclear facilitiesHa’aretz, Israel - 5 hours agoThe researchers contend that a military attack would only lead Iran to rebuild its nuclear program and speed up development at clandestine plants. …How to get along with Iran, without a bomb Indianapolis StarThe Israeli Threat Strategy Page all 3 news articles
US thwarts Israeli preparations for military strike against IranHa’aretz, Israel - 5 hours agoIt prefers to wait until this process has been exhausted, though without conceding the military option. Israel’s assumption is that Iran will continue to …NcCain Must favor Huckabee on Iran The Conservative Voice all 3 news articles
Dallas Morning News
ANALYSIS-US-Russia ties soured further by Georgia crisisReuters - 5 hours agoBy Sue Pleming WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Washington’s poor relations with Moscow have soured further over Russia’s military action against Georgia and …After Mixed Messages and Unheeded Warnings From the US, a Conflict … New York TimesBush escalates confrontation with Russia over […]
Iran plans major naval maneuverTehran Times, Iran - 6 hours agoIranian military officials, however, said the IRGC maneuvers in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz were solely aimed at demonstrating the country’s …
US sanctions five Iranian groups over nuclear workGulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 6 hours agoMeanwhile, Iranian state radio, quoting the country’s defence minister, said Iran’s military capabilities ‘increased remarkably’ after the construction of a …
Sydney Morning Herald
Russia Orders Conditional Halt To Military OperationsNPR - 6 hours agoMedvedev said Russia’s military has now accomplished what it set out to do and has agreed to a cease-fire. French President Nicolas Sarkozy then took the …Video: Russia orders halt to war ReutersVideoMedvedev says military operations in Georgia over remarks (3rd … […]
Georgian Ambassador to US: Russian Attack Resembles Past Soviet …FOXNews - 7 hours agoSo this is the full-scale Russian military intervention, military aggression on its neighbor,” Sikharuldize said. Russia claims its military occupation is …Worried Georgians protest at Russian Consulate in SF San Francisco Chronicle all 7 news articles
Boston Globe
The implications of improving security in IraqDaily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 7 hours agoLater, the military campaign moved to Amara close to the Iranian border, which is considered the most important Iranian entry point to Iraq for smuggling. …Jordan’s king visits Iraq, urges Arabs to support The Associated PressOther developments Minneapolis Star TribuneHas […]
Russia’s president has ordered his troops to halt military action in Georgia. In return, Russia wants Georgia to agree not to try again to take separatist areas Moscow supports. The French have taken the lead on this diplomatic effort to end the fighting.
ABC News
Warrior with AK-47 becomes cleric with pseudonymThe Associated Press - 8 hours agoAbu Ali and other commanders fled to Iran. Speaking by telephone last June from Iran’s holy city of Qom, Abu Ali broke down in tears as he talked of how …US military: Iranian-made munitions seized in Iraq Jerusalem PostWave of Attacks Kills […]
NITRONEX AWARDED PHASE II STTR GRANT TO FURTHER ENHANCE GAN-ON …dBusinessNews Triangle (press release), NC - 9 hours agoThe primary program objective is to deliver high power X-band GaN monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) that address Ballistic Missile Defense …
Calgary Herald
Oil at $112 as Russia ends military action in GeorgiaBusiness Standard, India - 9 hours agoCrude oil was little changed as Russia called off military action in Georgia and the dollar dropped from a 5 1/2-month high against the euro, …How Long and How Far Wall Street JournalStock Futures Improve As Russia Halts Military Operations […]
CND: From Fear To SanitySocialistworker.co.uk, UK - 9 hours agoIt brings out well the terror that people felt at the thought of nuclear war breaking out between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. …Climate change campaigners protest at RAF Mildenhall Bury Free PressClimate change protest at RAF Mildenhall Norfolk Eastern Daily […]
BBC News
Myanmar gem merchants dismiss US embargo threatThe Associated Press - 9 hours agoAlthough the European Union has edged closer to the punitive US position toward Myanmar’s military rulers, Yangon’s regional trading partners — China, …Bush’s Asian journey: a mixture of politics and sports Monday MorningSupport games, not China Times-StandardDaw Aung San Suu Kyi’s […]
Voice of America
Rice: Russia military operations ‘need to stop’USA Today - 9 hours ago… and its allies are considering expelling Moscow from an exclusive club of powerful nations and canceling an planned joint NATO-Russia military exercise.Video: Rice Calls for Attacks in Georgia to Stop AssociatedPressRice calls on Russia to stop operations in Georgia ReutersRice […]
Russia and Georgia have agreed in principle to a cease-fire, but the details of that are not yet clear. Russia says it has already halted military action, but Georgia says that’s not true.
Thompson Files: Raytheon BMD breakthroughUnited Press International - 11 hours agoAt that stage in its flight, a ballistic missile is relatively fragile and easy to spot because of the huge exhaust plume it generates. …
The Associated Press
US mil: Suicide bomber kills 2 Iraqis in BaqoubaThe Associated Press - 12 hours agoThe military said the Hezbollah Brigades allegedly receive funding, logistics support and weapons from Iran along with “guidance or direction” from Iran’s …
Washington Post
Cannon fodder for the marketGranma International, Cuba - 12 hours agoA nuclear war is not something to fool around with; and providing cannon fodder to the market cannot be rewarded. This reflection was already drafted when …Video: Bush Condemns Russia; Calls for Cease-Fire AssociatedPressMcCain and Obama condemn conflict in Georgia Los Angeles TimesOpinion: Europe […]
Can an Ex KGB General Save America From Itself?The People’s Voice, TN - 12 hours agoIt makes no sense at all to sane minds to think that our leaders would think that nuclear war is a good idea. How is the decimated world that will be left …
BBC News
Israel to Transfer Palestinian Funds; Officials Meet (Update1)Bloomberg - 12 hours agoAlso raised was a Palestinian request that the Israeli military halt operations in the city, he said. On July 9, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Hamas …Palestine Today 081208 International Middle East Media CenterCampaign to silence dissent in West Bank, Gaza […]
Wall Street Journal
What if Bush had gotten his way on Georgia?Beliefnet.com, NY - 12 hours agoIf Putin’s willing to use nukes to take back the lost territory, then a nuclear war is absolutely inevitable, and the old miniseries “Amerika” is just …Video: US presidential hopefuls react to Caucasus crisis RussiaTodayMcCain On The Russian Invasion And Negative […]
Times Online
Beijing Olympics: Chinese tanks watch over media centreTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 13 hours agoIn recent times China has been reluctant to show off on the streets the military power that underpins its rule, particularly since the Tiananmen Square …Video: Father of Former Olympian Killed in Beijing AssociatedPressHu Offers Sympathy for Dead Tourist, Boosts Security (Update1) […]
Russia responds to American anti-ballistic missile systems in EuropeBay Area Indymedia, CA - 13 hours agoA month has passed since US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice signed a pact in Prague about the construction of military radar on the territory of the Czech …
Chinese military ensures disruption-free GamesLondon Free Press, Canada - 14 hours ago… ethnic violence in the country’s Xinjiang region which, according to state media, claimed the lives of three security officers in China on Tuesday. …Political killings rock China’s north-west ABC OnlineThree Killed in Renewed Violence in Western China Washington PostMore violence in western China […]
BBC News
Israeli Tanks, Helicopters Move Into Gaza CityFOXNews - 16 hours agoThe Israeli military said soldiers blew up four metal workshops used for manufacturing weapons and exchanged fire with gunmen, and there were no Israeli …Gazan rocket lands in Israel, no one hurt: army ReutersYouths get military training in Hamas camp International Herald TribuneHistory […]
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