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Abizaid: US Could Be in Middle East For 50 Years
02/11/2007 It might take as long as half a century before US troops can leave the volatile Middle East, according to retired Army General John Abizaid. "Over time, we will have to shift the burden of the military fight from our forces directly to regional forces, and we will have to play an indirect role, but we shouldn't assume for even a minute that in the next 25 to 50 years the American military might be able to come home, relax and take it easy, because the strategic situation in the region doesn't seem to show that as being possible," Abizaid said Wednesday at Carnegie Mellon University. |
The Betrayal - That led to death of millions innocents.
 The US cited Mr Alwan's bio-weapon claims in its war argument |
The CBS show 60 Minutes identifies him as Iraqi defector Rafid Ahmed Alwan.
The programme says he arrived in a German refugee centre in 1999 where he lied to win asylum and was not the chemical expert he said he was.
His claims of mobile bio-weapons labs in Saddam Hussein's Iraq were backed until well after the 2003 invasion.
US spin doctors fib about Iraq
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:01:11
By Bita Ghaffari, Press TV, Tehran
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Western print and broadcast media have been giving much hype to an apparent decline in violence-related deaths of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians in October 2007.
Figures say 875 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Oct. compared to 1,023 in Sept., while the number has fallen to 36 for US military personnel from 65 during the same period.
It can be safely argued that the civilian death toll is much higher, for a large number of fatalities are never reported.
Thousands flee Mogadishu fighting
About 88,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Mogadishu after three days of fierce fighting in the Somali capital, the United Nations has said.
US diplomats protest call-up to Iraq
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US diplomats protest call-up to Iraq
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In the largest diplomatic call-up since Vietnam, the participants objected to the enforced service at the Baghdad embassy as part of the so-called Provincial Reconstruction Teams. |
Longtime Bush adviser resigns
Her departure follows that of close Bush aides Karl Rove and Dan Bartlett. The three from Texas are widely credited with Bush's rise to the White House.
Iraqi tales of life under the militias
The power of the Shia and Sunni militias presents the Iraqi government with one of their most challenging problems. BBC Arabic.com asked a number of Iraqis how the militias affected their lives.
Airline bans A380 mile-high club
The potential problem has arisen because the first class area of its giant superjumbo contains 12 private suites complete with double beds.
Singapore, which is the first airline to start flying the A380, said the suites were not sound-proofed.
It said it did not want anyone to offend other travellers or crews.Police guilty over Menezes case
 Jean Charles de Menezes: Followed to train, then shot |
The Metropolitan Police broke health and safety laws when they shot Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes on 22 July 2005, a jury decided.
The Met's commissioner Sir Ian Blair said he would not be standing down.
The Old Bailey jury said police chief Cressida Dick, who led the operation, bore "no personal culpability".
The force has been fined £175,000 and ordered to pay £385,000 in costs.
Iran wins international prison award
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:49:55
 Iran's Evin Penitentiary and Correctional Center |
Parviz Afshar, an advisor to Iran's Ministry of Welfare and Social Security received the prize at the 9th Annual General Meeting and Conference, held on October 21-26.
"Iran was the recipient of 3 out of 7 awards given by the ICPA," Afshar said, adding that one of the awards was presented to Iran Prisons Organization.
The organization created a positive environment for implementation of its programs, of which HIV/AIDS and harm reduction plan is one of the most successful one.
Afshar is also a temporary adviser for WHO, UNODC & UNAIDS.
The ICPA is an organization devoted to improving global understanding and professionalism in the correctional sector.
MK/MMN
Veteran investor quits greenback
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:31:05
 Veteran investor Jim Rogers |
The 65-year-old Rogers said he placed great trust in the Chinese yuan alongside the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc since the US economy was "in recession".
"I live in Asia. It is really not that strange that I am selling out of the US dollar," Rogers told The Daily Telegraph.
Oil approaches fresh high of $94
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:36:26
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"The dollar seems to be the force that's driving us now," said Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp., in Chicago.
Light, sweet crude for December rose $1.67 to settle at a record $93.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after rising as high as $93.80 earlier.
Gold price sets a new record high
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:40:23
 Gold price rises as US dollar slides |
The precious metal was traded at a peak of $794.70 per ounce in the London market, the highest price since January 1980.
Since gold price moves in tandem with oil prices, as the US dollar slides, investors often purchase gold as a protection against economic trouble, political turmoil and inflation hedge.
Cellcept may cause birth defects
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:16:51
FDA has raised worrying concerns over the risk of birth defects and miscarriages following the use of Cellcept (mycophenolate mofetil).
“50 Years of Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law"
Bismillahi Rahmanir Rahim.
This year marks the 50th year of our nation’s Independence. It is also the 50th year of our Merdeka Constitution.
Malaysia and its people have every reason to celebrate this joyous occasion as the country prospers as a constitutional democracy with a constitutional monarchy in the form as established by the Merdeka Constitution in 1957. Not all countries that achieved their freedom at the end of the colonial period are today able to celebrate their independence with pride. Some are under military rule, whilst others have had their institutions undermined or even abolished.
America's self-defeating hegemony
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:04:02
By Francis Fukuyama
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When I wrote about the "end of history" almost twenty years ago, one thing that I did not anticipate was the degree to which American behavior and misjudgments would make anti-Americanism one of the chief fault-lines of global politics.
And yet, particularly since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, that is precisely what has happened, owing to four key mistakes made by the Bush administration.
First, the doctrine of "preemption," which was devised in response to the 2001 attacks, was inappropriately broadened to include Iraq and other so-called "rogue states" that threatened to develop weapons of mass destruction. To be sure, preemption is fully justified vis-à-vis stateless terrorists wielding such weapons. But it cannot be the core of a general non-proliferation policy, whereby the United States intervenes militarily everywhere to prevent the development of nuclear weapons.
The cost of executing such a policy simply would be too high ...
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Egypt unveils nuclear plants plan
President Hosni Mubarak has said Egypt is to build a number of nuclear power stations to generate electricity.
Mr Mubarak said he had decided to go ahead with the programme because energy security was such an important factor in Egypt's development.
Egyptian officials announced plans last year to revive civilian nuclear activities but at the time they spoke of building a single power station.
The United States said it would offer its co-operation in the project.
EA findings on Iran dismissed
 Iranian and UN officials began new talks in Tehran on Monday |
French Defence Minister Herve Morin challenged Iran to allow UN inspectors unlimited access to sites.
A White House spokeswoman said Iran was "enriching and reprocessing uranium, and the reason that one does that is to lead towards a nuclear weapon".
Mr. Bush, Lebanon is not US 53rd state!!
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29/10/2007 Perhaps a reminder is needed that this is the 21st century.
Definitely a reminder is needed that a foreign mandate is no longer existent in Lebanon. In fact both reminders should be for the head of the unconstitutional government Fouad Saniora and Bush.
Open Source in the Community and Voluntary Sector
Somali PM Gedi resigns
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:51:18
Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi
Somali PM has resigned following a long-running feud with the president who accused him of failing to quell insurgency in the capital.
The Original Cheaper By The Dozen
Clifton Webb discusses the "degenerate" youth of the 20's-30's in these classic scenes from the original Cheaper By The Dozen." He'd have never survived the youth of today.
Baby are getting their own website
| 13-Oct-07 12:16 AM EST | (Relevance: 85.33%)
Air Violation Again in Lebenon
Profile: Iran's Revolutionary Guards - What the Western Media says
 The Guards have some of Iran's most advanced military equipment |
after the 1979 Iranian revolution to defend the country's Islamic system, and to provide a counterweight to the regular armed forces.
The Revolutionary Guards' power and influence are such that the US government has designated it a "proliferator of weapons of mass destruction" and its elite overseas operations arm, the Quds Force, a "supporter of terrorism".
Civilian presence
The Guards also have a powerful presence in civilian institutions, and control the Basij Resistance Force, an Islamic volunteer militia of about 90,000 men and woman and a mobilisational capacity of nearly 1m.
The Basij, or Mobilisation of the Oppressed,....democracy-is-hypocrisy
What will the excallation be like?
| 22-Oct-07 9:22 AM EST
The debate while the sufferings in Iraq
Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of a House watchdog committee, said Thursday that recent State Department missteps, including lax oversight of Blackwater USA and other contractors, may have hurt U.S. efforts in Iraq. (Oct. 25)
| 25-Oct-07 11:50 AM EST
Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez has condemned the current strategy in the conflict, calling it a "nightmare".
| 13-Oct-07 7:16 AM EST
Thousands in US anti-war protests
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