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03.07.2009, 20:41 27 comments

“Politicians do not make good historians”

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Iran offers military protection for Gaza aid ships

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Warsaw Treaty hits 55

After NATO was formed in 1949, the Soviet Union built up its own military alliance, the Warsaw Pact. The Soviet Union and seven European socialist states joined the treaty on May 14, 1955.

31.03.2010, 15:14 10 comments

Serbia apologizes for Srebrenica massacre

Serbia’s parliament has passed a crucial resolution condemning the 1995 Srebrenica mass murder of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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General Petraeus’ Afghan mission is doomed – Kabul analyst

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German troops prepare to enter Poland. September 1, 1939 01.09.2009, 11:10 6 comments

“In 1939 Poles assumed they were able to attack Berlin”

Poland wanted to believe it could defeat Germany, even though the intelligence they were being supplied with suggested something very different, believes WWII historian Professor Richard Overy.

Allied War Committee agreeing armistice, at Versailles, France; November 1, 1918 28.06.2009, 10:48

A peace that no one came to terms with

On June 28, 1919 – exactly ninety years ago – the Treaty of Versailles put a definitive end to World War I, but Russia had already bowed out of the war in August 1918 on humiliating terms.

05.08.2009, 18:40 4 comments

“Russian subs near US waters is normal procedure” – Russian Navy

The Russian Navy says there is nothing unusual about its submarines patrolling international waters, including those off the US coast.

A U.S. Soldier takes down the vehicle numbers of humvees loaded up on a trailer as they prepare to leave Iraq at Balad Base 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad  August 27, 2010 29.08.2010, 14:39 4 comments

Iraq War – over or just begun? NYC offers its view

With US combat troops now out of Iraq, some are wondering if the real battle in the country is only just beginning.

The longest ranged ballistic missle in Iran's arsenal launched at an undisclosed location in the Iranian desert (AFP Photo/HO/Sepah News) 27.06.2009, 15:16 3 comments

“US is not intending to threaten Russia in any way” – US top military official

The US is reviewing its plans for the AMD shield in Eastern Europe, says Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen in his interview to RT.

Cheney accused of going too far in Obama criticism

Published: 15 June, 2009, 23:34


AFP Photo / Ahmad Al-Rubaye

CIA Director Leon Panetta has accused former Vice President Dick Cheney of overstepping the mark in his criticism of Barack Obama’s approach to anti-terrorism.

 
2 COMMENTS
sam June 16, 2009, 15:50 quote
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Hmm lets see, the most unpopular government ever both in the USA and the world is finding faults with the new one. Hey Cheney! guess what? Even if Obama sits down and does nothing for four years he will still not fall to the Bush level.

Russ July 15, 2009, 19:20 quote
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Recently, when Cheney was blasting Obama for allowing/ordering the our troups out of Iraq's cities, did it occur to people that it GW Bush who negiated the June withdrawal? Cheney is/was a joke!

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