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May 13th of this year marked the deadline for "states to stake their claims in what some experts are describing as the last big carve-up of maritime territory in history," Reuters reported in October of 2007. [3]
Rick Rozoff
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The US government is to drop espionage charges against two officials of America′s most powerful pro-Israel lobby group accused of spying for the Jewish state because court rulings had made the case unwinnable and the trial would disclose classified information.
Guardian
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In all catastrophes, there are always winners among the host of losers and victims. Bad times, like good ones, generate profits for someone. In the case of the present global economic meltdown, with our world at the brink and up to 50 million people potentially losing their jobs by the end of this year, one winner is likely to be criminal activity and crime syndicates.
Michael T Klare
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A ballistic missile launch by North Korea has apparently changed the position of US President Barack Obama, who stated in Prague on Sunday (5 April) he now wants the Central Europe-based missile defence shield to be built.
Agencies
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Ten years ago, NATO commenced the 78-day illegal bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), which was done without the approval of the UN. In the operation, code-named "Merciful Angel", there were 1002 Yugoslav Army soldiers and Serbian police killed; 2500 civilians including 89 children; while 12,500 people were wounded/injured.
FreeRepublic
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An Air Force officer based at the Pentagon has suggested the United States and NATO would be best served by moving F-16s now stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to Poland.
Air & Space Power Journal
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Secret Whitehall emails released yesterday provide damning new evidence that the notorious dossier making the case for invading Iraq was "sexed up".
Nigel Morris
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Until the old man is out of the way, everyone else who hungers for power in Iraqi Kurdistan is on hold. It could be a long wait. Despite his chronic bad knee and a Mayo Clinic heart operation last August, 75-year-old Jalal Talabani, Iraq′s president, is a survivor. At present, he and his longtime rival, Massoud Barzani (together with their families and their respective political machines), still control the largest part of what′s worth controlling in the three northern Iraqi provinces that make up the autonomous region. Government ranks are filled with their relatives. Barzani himself is president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, while his nephew Nechirvan is its prime minister and his son Masrour is in charge of intelligence. Talabani′s son Qubad is the Kurds′ man in Washington, while a nephew heads counterintelligence. Backers once touted Kurdistan as the model for a democratic Iraq—perhaps even for a total makeover of the Middle East. But if anything, the place seems more and more like a stagnant, feudal principality.
Newsweek Web Exclusive
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The company that released contaminated flu virus material from a plant in Austria confirmed Friday that the experimental product contained live H5N1 avian flu viruses.
TorontoSun
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Americans are poorly informed about their world. They endured over a year of election coverage, yet most were unaware that more than two people were running for President until they looked at their ballot. Despite thousands of news stories about the two corporate approved candidates, certain topics were ignored by the national press. It was decided that Barack Obama’s smoking habit must be hidden, and no one dared mention that John McCain collects over $58,000 a year tax-free for 100% disability pay, in addition to his Senate pay, his military retirement pay, and his social security payments.[1] A bigger problem is the corporate media has abandoned traditional standards designed to ensure that only the truth is reported as news.
Carlton Meyer
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Miliband in Baghdad as Iraq′s oil ministry announces signing of joint venture with British firm.
Middle East Online
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On February 15, Venezuelans voted on whether to let presidents, National Assembly representatives, governors, mayors, and state legislators run indefinitely for re-election after Chavez last December proposed a national referendum for constitutional change - so voters, not politicians could decide.
Stephen Lendman
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Staggering falls in exports across Asia have shocked economic analysts and ended all claims that the global slump may be nearing its bottom. The IMF′s growth forecast for Asia this year is just 2.7 percent—less than a third of the 9 percent growth rate of 2007. The prediction is a full percentage point less than during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.
John Chan
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With the situation on the ground rapidly deteriorating, U.S. imperialism's South Asian adventure is going off the rails.
Tom Burghardt
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It gives me great pleasure to come to Cambridge, a world-renowned university that I have long wanted to visit. Cambridge has produced many great scientists and thinkers Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Francis Bacon, to name but a few, and made important contribution to the progress of human civilization. This year marks the 800th anniversary of the university. Please accept my warm congratulations.
Xinhua
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