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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:20:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Russia Is Brazen, Europe WeakWall Street Journal - 8 minutes ago... the Russian army occupying a sovereign country, moving through it as it pleases, advancing and retreating at will, and casually destroying the military ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/27/russia-is-brazen-europe-weak-wall-street-journal/ BBC NewsOccupation by Another NameAntiwar.com, CA - 43 minutes agoTuesday, Ha'aretz reported that "the Palestinians oppose any Israeli military presence in the territory of a future Palestinian state. ...Video: Rice: Settlements Are Not Helpful to Peace AssociatedPressRice Presses Israelis to Ease Limits on Palestinian Movement BloombergThe Lekarev Report, Israel News ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/27/occupation-by-another-name-antiwarcom/ 3 News NZDissident released after 16 years in Chinese jailJerusalem Post, Israel - 52 minutes agoHe had also been active in planning activities to commemorate victims of the government's June 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square, when hundreds of ...Chinese political prisoner Hu freed after 16 years in jail Irish TimesChina ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/27/dissident-released-after-16-years-in-chinese-jail-jerusalem-post/ Spiegel OnlineThe Missile Defence ScamMiramichi Leader, Canada - 1 hour agoby Gwynne Dyer Cynicism and hypocrisy are always part of international politics, but in the case of Poland and the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) missiles ...Nuclear Chicken in Poland: Putin Can't Afford to Back Down Center for Research on GlobalizationTrying to make ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/27/the-missile-defence-scam-miramichi-leader/ Radio AustraliaN. Korea Threatens to Restore Plutonium PlantNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoBy CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday that it had stopped disabling its main nuclear complex and threatened to restore facilities ...North Korea vows to bolster "war deterrent" AFPNKorea says it halts ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/27/n-korea-threatens-to-restore-plutonium-plant-new-york-times/ BBC NewsSensing new shift, Syria butters upits old allyMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 1 hour agoSyria's long-term aim remains unclear, in part because Assad also continues to pursue peace efforts with Israel -- a key US and European goal. ...Video: Syria: we'll host Russian missile system RussiaTodayWhat Israel Lost in the ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/27/sensing-new-shift-syria-butters-upits-old-ally-minneapolis-star-tribune/ 'Tom Clancy's EndWar' (PS3/X360) Multiplayer Demo Planned in OctoberWorthPlaying.com, CA - 4 hours agoStrategic nuclear war has been rendered impossible. On both sides of the Atlantic, crowds celebrate the advent of a new age of peace and security. ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/tom-clancys-endwar-ps3x360-multiplayer-demo-planned-in-october-worthplayingcom/ Biker is on crusade to help abused childrenSuburban Journals, MO - 5 hours agoWhile living with his American-born parents, he was a soldier in the Israeli Army. He rides a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a hobby that turned into a crusade ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/biker-is-on-crusade-to-help-abused-children-suburban-journals/ Analysis: Nato ageements are at riskTimes Online, UK - 5 hours agoThis is far from the only element of Nato/Russian military co-operation now at risk, however, because of the row over Georgia. ...‘NATO transit to Afghanistan can be barred’ Daily TimesDALOGLU: Russia's withdrawal Washington TimesWestern leaders panic at their plight ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/analysis-nato-ageements-are-at-risk-times-online/ Reagan’s Vision for Missile Shield Now Shared in Europe, Advocate SaysCNSNews.com, VA - 6 hours ago... into Georgia over the last few days, integrating ballistic missile strikes with conventional military forces, according to an MDAA press release. ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/reagan%e2%80%99s-vision-for-missile-shield-now-shared-in-europe-advocate-says-cnsnewscom/ Iraqi adviser says he quit to speak against IranThe Associated Press - 6 hours ago... wanted to expose the role in Iraq of Iran's elite Quds Force, a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The US military has said the Quds Force arms, ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/iraqi-adviser-says-he-quit-to-speak-against-iran-the-associated-press/ Times OnlineRussia, ignoring US, recognizes breakaway Georgian regionsKansas City Star, MO - 6 hours agoAt least one of those ships is scheduled to dock at the port of Poti on Wednesday, within sight of a newly built Russian military position. ...Video: Al Jazeera talks to Dmitry Medvedev - 26 Aug 08 ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/russia-ignoring-us-recognizes-breakaway-georgian-regions-kansas-city-star/ New Chief Shares Vision For Air ForceNPR - 7 hours agoSchwartz talked about his plans for the service — from handling its nuclear arsenal to rebuilding its aging fleet. The following is an edited version of the ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/new-chief-shares-vision-for-air-force-npr/ Nations Respond To Google Earth ThreatInformationWeek, NY - 7 hours agoThe report cites an article from a Chinese military journal in 2006 to convey China's perception of Google's eyes in the sky. The military journal article ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/nations-respond-to-google-earth-threat-informationweek/ Christian Science MonitorA summer camp for political dissenters in IsraelChristian Science Monitor, MA - 7 hours ago"Israel is more conflicted and complicated than it may seem." Military service is mandatory in Israel – two years for females, three for males, ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/a-summer-camp-for-political-dissenters-in-israel-christian-science-monitor/ The Moscow TimesCountdown in the Caucasus: Seven days that brought Russia and ...Financial Times, UK - 8 hours agoRussian jets pounded the Georgian military mercilessly as it withdrew and Tbilisi sued for peace. Bombs aimed at an army base outside Gori on August 9 ...Video: South Ossetian president: we deserve our independence ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/countdown-in-the-caucasus-seven-days-that-brought-russia-and-financial-times/ The Associated PressMedvedev threatens military response to US shieldIrish Times, Ireland - 8 hours agoRussian military and political leaders have never specified what military steps they might take. Some military officials have suggested deployment of ...Russia threatens military response to US missiles The Associated PressReport: Russian president warns of military response ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/medvedev-threatens-military-response-to-us-shield-irish-times/ B92George Bush is the real loser in the latest Caucasus warSocialistworker.co.uk, UK - 8 hours agoShe cited efforts to secure old Soviet nuclear arms, to support the war effort in Afghanistan and to force Iran and North Korea to give up their nuclear ...Let's talk about World War III Asia Times ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/george-bush-is-the-real-loser-in-the-latest-caucasus-war-socialistworkercouk/ Voice of AmericaOrville Schell: China's post-Olympic challengeBusiness Standard, India - 8 hours ago... until they find the strength to begin addressing the crucial, but elusive, issue of making China an ethical, as well as an economic and military, power. ...Bluster aside, the Olympic games won't deliver Socialistworker.co.ukBeijing Olympics: Cheap London spectacle ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/orville-schell-chinas-post-olympic-challenge-business-standard/ ABC NewsRussia recognizes breakaway Georgian regionsThe Associated Press - 9 hours agoThe Russian military is also claiming the right to patrol in the city. Angering Russia, the United States sent the missile destroyer USS McFaul to the ...Video: Raw Video: US Navy Ship Delivers Aid to Georgia AssociatedPressUS warship due ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/russia-recognizes-breakaway-georgian-regions-the-associated-press/ AFPIsrael court jails Hamas mayor for six yearsAFP - 9 hours agoJERUSALEM (AFP) — An Israeli military court has sentenced the Hamas mayor of the occupied West Bank town of Jenin to six years in prison, the military said ...West Bank mayor jailed for aiding Hamas Reuters AlertNet all 7 ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/israel-court-jails-hamas-mayor-for-six-years-afp/ Lieberman would be a bad VPguardian.co.uk, UK - 10 hours agoWrites Vogt: Though careful to say he hoped war with Iran could be avoided, the senator ended his address with a Biblically-coded call for military action ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/lieberman-would-be-a-bad-vp-guardiancouk/ BBC NewsSyria, Iran warm to Russia as US tensions growThe Associated Press - 10 hours ago"It has emboldened Syria, Hezbollah and Iran to push harder against Israel and the US" Some military officials in Iran have, like the Syrians, ...Video: Syria: we'll host Russian missile system RussiaTodaySyria and Iran: an ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/syria-iran-warm-to-russia-as-us-tensions-grow-the-associated-press/ Ghana Broadcasting CorporationOne Last Lap Around the Olympic GreenBoston Globe, United States - 11 hours agoA group of US journalists broke down the military security guards with equal parts persistence and good, old-fashion American gumption and ran a lap around ...Video: Post-Olympic Hype May Boost Chinese Economy AssociatedPressEditorial: China's Olympic Image ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/one-last-lap-around-the-olympic-green-boston-globe/ BBC NewsRussia explains cutting NATO military tiesUSA Today - 13 hours agoBRUSSELS (AP) — Russia said Western "double standards" over the Georgia conflict forced it to freeze military cooperation with NATO, but added it still ...America can replace Russia The Conservative VoiceEurasian Secret Services Daily Review Axis NewsRussia: back ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/russia-explains-cutting-nato-military-ties-usa-today/ Daily MailHow the Reagan Doctrine Once Again Defeated the RussiansFOXNews - 14 hours agoAnd yet when military-minded observers noted long columns of Russian tanks and trucks snaking single-file through tunnels and mountain passes, ...Rollback Russian Expansionism American ThinkerGeorgia was tricked, but by Russia or US? Sunday HeraldVladimir V. Putin: ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/how-the-reagan-doctrine-once-again-defeated-the-russians-foxnews/ Fars News AgencyIranian, Omani Military Officials MeetFars News Agency, Iran - 17 hours agoWelcoming Iranian military delegation to Oman, General Ahmed bin Harith al-Nabahani said that his country is willing to expand Tehran-Muscat all-out ...Army Commanders Reshuffled by Leader Fars News Agency all 2 news articles http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/iranian-omani-military-officials-meet-fars-news-agency/ Canada.comWhat We Can Learn About RussiaForbes, NY - 18 hours agoRussia's military might, backed up by a mammoth if decrepit army and nuclear arsenal, has never seriously been in doubt. And its economic clout has been ...Don't Trust Politicians With War The Moscow TimesJoy and dismay greet Kremlin’s move Financial ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/what-we-can-learn-about-russia-forbes/ Iran And the Paper SubmarineStrategy Page - 18 hours agoThen a ballistic missile launch, which the Iranians touted as a successful test of a satellite launcher. Up until now, Iran has been buying satellite ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/iran-and-the-paper-submarine-strategy-page/ 200 more military trucks delivered from ChinaDemocratic Voice of Burma, Norway - 18 hours agoAug 26, 2008 (DVB)–Over 200 more military trucks have arrived in the town of Ruili on the China-Burma border, the latest consignment of the 3500 trucks to ... http://pipes.1913intel.com/2008/08/26/200-more-military-trucks-delivered-from-china-democratic-voice-of-burma/