Ben Bova: Nuclear weapons still threaten our worldNaples Daily News, FL - 24 minutes agoWhich is strange, because we may be nearing the brink of a nuclear war. Aug. 6, 1945, was a clear and relatively cool day in Hiroshima. …

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Pakistan’s Dr Nuke bids for the presidencyTimes Online, UK - 28 minutes agoCentrifuge technology is good for both levels of enrichment, hence the current concern that Iran’s nascent plant at Natanz has a military purpose. …

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Russia digs in as it defies calls to pull troops out of Georgiaguardian.co.uk, UK - 28 minutes ago… in sardonic reference to the four US Humvees seized by Russia in Poti last week. The vehicles were used in joint US-Georgian military exercises. …Protesters Demand Russia’s Withdrawal from Georgia’s Black Sea Port Voice of AmericaGermany urges Russia […]

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The People’s Voice

Russia is flexing its muscles and finding them in good working orderTimes Online, UK - 1 hour agoWestern generals and securocrats have elevated these anarchist fanatics to the status of nuclear powers. Policing crime has become “waging war”, …What Israel Lost in the Georgia war TIMEUS Sees Much to Fear in a Hostile Russia […]

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Malaysia Star

Khamenei praises Iran’s resistance in nuclear rowAFP - 2 hours agoThe United States, which has been pushing for tougher sanctions, has never ruled out a military option to thwart Iran’s nuclear drive. …Iran prepares to launch new satellite PRESS TVAhmadinejad’s foray to Turkey Yemen ObserverTurkish observers speculate Bush to attack Iran before leaving […]

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Joseph Biden’s view of the world’s hot spotsNEWS.com.au, Australia - 5 hours agoAlso like Senator Obama, Senator Biden supports direct talks with Iran. “I believe the United States should agree to directly engage Iran, …

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Sydney Morning Herald

Amid Georgian villagers’ tales of violence, death toll remains unclearKansas City Star, MO - 6 hours agoBy TOM LASSETER A Russian flag flies atop a tank at a Russian military checkpoint being established at Chkhorotsku in western Georgia, on Friday, August 22, …Paul Goble’s Window on Eurasia - August 22, 2008 GeorgiandailyEnemies united in […]

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Hindu

Concern over border firings conveyed to PakistanHindu, India - 2 hours agoThe Army had conducted joint military exercises with the US, the Russian and the Chinese militaries and had won their acclaim, he said. …Next stop Washington, for Menon Hindu all 4 news articles

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Boston Globe

Russia claims troop withdrawalHindu, India - 2 hours agoThe US and other Western nations insist that the peace deal calls for the withdrawal of all Russia military personnel from Georgia. …Georgian parliament extends military regime in country XinhuaProtests over Russian hold in Georgia The AgePutin’s Russia Acts Like a Great Power Again U.S. […]

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ABC News

Georgia was tricked, but by Russia or US?Sunday Herald, UK - 6 hours agoWhen the United States − having shredded the anti-ballistic missile treaty that gave nuclear deterrence its single justification − bribes Poland into …Russia’s Attack Signals Dangerous New Era theTrumpet.comCommentary: Georgia brings scary reminder of nuclear threat Republican EagleHow Not To Punish […]

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ABC News

“Change,” “Hope”…Why They Must be Talking About Joe Biden!CounterPunch, CA - 3 hours agoMcCain, I think, is unbalanced enough to start a nuclear war, and not stupid enough to be managed by others.” Meanwhile, Ralph Nader seems to be dropping …Video: Sen. Obama Introduces VP Pick Joe Biden CSPANObama picks India friend Biden as running […]

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The Moscow Times

The Real World: Georgia war Lessons for the Middle EastMiddle East Times, Egypt - 3 hours agoDamascus also is interested in the long range S-300 anti-aircraft/anti-ballistic missile system Russia has sold to Tehran. Assad said he hopes to offer …Video: Syria: we’ll host Russian missile system RussiaTodaySyria Seeks Advanced Military Equipment from Russia […]

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PRESS TV

Israel launches joint military drillPRESS TV, Iran - 5 hours agoThe Israeli Army has held a joint military exercise along with the Turkish and the United States’ military forces in the Mediterranean Sea. …

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ABC News

Russia rolls into Georgia, rolls back the clockThe Associated Press - 6 hours agoThe invasion also expanded the role of Russia’s military, which until now mainly kept the peace domestically, fighting Islamic or ethnic separatists in the …How Strong Is Russia? ABC NewsGeorgia was tricked, but by Russia or US? Sunday HeraldRussia rolls […]

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ESPN

Team USA has already won hearts and minds in ChinaESPN - 6 hours agoDwyane Wade was surprised to find a bottle of Gatorade with his picture on it at the base of the Great Wall of China. That ‘04 Athens team rubbed a lot of …

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China’s female pioneers have helped change Games for the betterguardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours agoThe atmosphere is more akin to netball international than military rally. And it is all of a piece with the feminisation of the Olympics and, by extension, …

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FACTBOX: Obama running mate Biden on foreign policyReuters - 6 hours agoIn a speech the day before the attacks on the United States, he said the new threat would not come from an inter-continental ballistic missile, …

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To Be Free From AmericaNewsweek - 6 hours agoYet, as an element of the US global ballistic-missile defense system, they raise the specter of a decapitating first strike. This may be paranoia, …

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ABC News

American Jews and the PalestiniansCounterPunch, CA - 8 hours ago… they were involved in a summer program to aid the IDF by performing work on an Israeli military base so that soldiers could be freed from those duties. …Video: The West Bank’s acute water crisis - 21 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglishGaza and West Bank in muddied […]

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ABC News

Making Money on a New Cold WarConsortium News - 8 hours agoIn June 2002, for instance, Bush withdrew the United States from Nixon’s 1972 Ballistic Missile Treaty to clear the way for deployment of a missile defense …Georgia was tricked, but by Russia or US? Sunday HeraldGwynne Dyer: Georgian military debacle may spark demise […]

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Los Angeles Times

Free Gaza Project Already Big Success - Israeli ResponsesAmerican Muslim, MO - 9 hours agoAccording to IMEMC, Israeli military officials said the Israeli Navy is “within its rights” to use force against the boats, as the Oslo Accords of 1993 …Intimidation will not stop our boats sailing for Gaza guardian.co.ukSeafaring activists reach Gaza shore […]

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ABC News

Western leaders blew the chance for peace: KeatingThe Age, Australia - 9 hours agoInstead, he said the West had “ring-fenced” Russia, treating it as a virtual enemy at a time when the risk of Moscow launching nuclear war by mistake was …World Affairs Sunday Leader (subscription)Georgia was tricked, but by Russia or US? Sunday […]

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BBC News

Austrian minister says Russia no longer a reliable partnerGeorgiandaily, NY - 9 hours agoAustrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik said Saturday that Russia’s military intervention in Georgia had seriously undermined its credibility as a …Video: Russia Aims to Keep Control of Georgian City AssociatedPressRussia aims to keep control of Georgian port city The Associated PressRussian […]

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Alalam News Network

Iranian Army Wraps up Stealth ManeuversFars News Agency, Iran - 10 hours agoThe US and Israel have long threatened to launch military strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran should the country continue its uranium enrichment program. …Moscow against any new anti-Iran resolution: envoy Tehran Times‘Nuclear stance protects Iran’s dignity’ PRESS TVIran launches an […]

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Islamic Jihad urges all Palestinian groups to kidnap Israeli soldiersHa’aretz, Israel - 14 hours agoBy DPA The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement on Saturday called on all armed Palestinian groups to kidnap Israeli soldiers. …

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Russian military roll out of positions in GeorgiaOrillia Packet & Times, Canada - 15 hours agoIGOETI, Georgia — Russian military convoys rolled out of three key positions in Georgia and headed toward Moscow-backed separatist regions Friday in a …

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Rezaei Terms Iran Top Military Power in RegionFars News Agency, Iran - 11 hours agoThe Islamic republic news agency quoted him as saying that given Iran had not possessed remarkable political and military power in the beginning of the …

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Sky News

Georgia back in control of strategic roadelEconomista.es, Spain - 12 hours agoBut elsewhere there was a mixed picture of the extent ofRussia’s military presence. There was no sign of the checkpoint Russia’s military saidit had set up …Russian military pulls out of key Georgian areas MLive.comGeorgians return to Gori The Press AssociationRussia starts Georgian […]

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Times Online

Russian Military Plan Poti PatrollingCivil Georgia, Georgia - 16 hours agoThe Russian troops will be carrying out patrol of Georgia’s port town of Poti, the deputy chief of general staff of the Russian armed forces, …Video: Despite Truce, Prisoners Taken in Georgia AssociatedPressRussia withdraws its forces from Georgia as promised AlsumariaGeorgians Chant `Russians Go […]

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Alalam News Network

Russian military slams NATO’s Black Sea presenceMonsters and Critics.com - 17 hours agoMoscow - The Russian military Saturday criticized the presence of NATO naval vessels in the Black Sea given the current conflict in Georgia. …Russia claims troop withdrawal HinduRussia aims to keep control of Georgian city The PostRussian security source says […]

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