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Oct 15, 20091 min read
Italy accused of bribing Taliban for safety in Afghanistan
The Times of London accused Italy of issuing secret payments to Taliban fighters in the Sarobi region of Afghanistan. The Times claims...
Oct 15, 20091 min read
500 more British troops to be sent to Afghanistan
President Obama met with his national security team several times this week and spoke with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Prime...
Oct 15, 20091 min read
Secretary Clinton speaks at Moscow State University Encouraging Political Openness
Secretary Clinton spoke in Russia today about human rights and promoted freedom and openness in political life for journalists as well as...
Oct 15, 20091 min read
5th attack in 10 days in Pakistan
In Lahore this morning, several militants attacked 2 police stations and the Federal Investigation Agency building while wearing law...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
UN Human Rights Counsel releases draft resolution condoning Israel action in the Occupied Territorie
A draft UN HRC resolution condemns Israel for restricting access to religious sites, restrictions on movement, and violations of...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Fatah Signs Palestinian Unity Pact
After announcing that it would push for UN action on the Goldstone report this Saturday, Fatah signs a reconciliation pact that calls for...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Israel Holding Hundreds Without Trial
B’Tsalem and HaMoked, two Israeli human rights groups, released a report that shows over 300 Palestinians are being held in...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Idelphonse Nizeyimana Pleads Not Guilty
Idelphonse Nizeyimana is facing four counts of genocide, or in the alternative complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity (rape) and...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Professor Julian Ku's Observations on Senator DeMint's Honduras Trip
Last week in the Wall Street Journal, Senator Jim DeMint (R-NC) authored a WSJ Op-Ed highly critical of the Obama Administration’s policy...
Oct 14, 20092 min read
Change in Priorities, Change in Course?
The New York Times recently reported that President Obama was presented with an alternative strategy for Afghanistan which would require...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Britain Plans to Send 500 More Soldiers to Afghanistan
The New York Times reports that Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a cautious and heavily conditioned plan on Wednesday to send 500...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Two seperate wars, Russia and Georgia both violated laws of war
Why did the EU report on the war last August in Georgia fail to bring resolution to the conflict? Both Russia and Georgia used the same...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Russian parties stage Duma walkout in protest of this week’s elections
The conservative Liberal Democratic (LDPR), the A Just Russia and the Communist parties walked out of parliament today in protest of what...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Russian parties stage Duma walkout in protest of this week's elections
The conservative Liberal Democratic (LDPR), the A Just Russia and the Communist parties walked out of parliament today in protest of what...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
United Russia sweeps elections
After 99 percent of the Moscow vote is counted, pro-Kremlin United Russia won 66 percent of the vote and Communists 13 percent. They were...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
India and Pakistan fighting proxy war in Afghanistan
Ghost Wars author Steve Cole says that Pakistan is influencing terrorist groups in Afghanistan to keep India off balance, while India is...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
A Historic Success in Military Recruiting
The Washington Post reports that as a result of the economic downturn, the U.S. military has met all of its recruiting goals for the...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
Croatia Edges Closer to EU Entry
The Financial Times reports that, in order to speed up its entry to the Europe Union, Croatia must crack down harder on corruption and...
Oct 14, 20091 min read
China and Russia eying each other, over influence in Central-Asia
WSJ reports China and Russia have signed trade contracts worth several billion dollars. Easing National Security tensions that arose when...
Oct 13, 20091 min read
Further Iranian sanctions may be ineffective
The black market is alive and well in Iran. A Dutch aviation company recently plead guilty to attempting to supply Iran with airplane...
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