breakingnews
17.06.2010, 17:11
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After months of debate and talks, the UN Security Council and the EU are taking the first concrete steps in implementing the fourth round of sanctions against Iran in an effort to stall its disputed nuclear ambitions.
16.08.2010, 14:10
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In an interview to Russian correspondent Nadezhda Kevorkova, head of the government in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh shares his vision of different countries' contributions to Middle East settlement and its perspectives.
Medvedev-Obama
25.05.2010, 12:36
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New sanctions against Iran may force Tehran to scrap the uranium swap deal, Iran’s ambassador to Russia told a Moscow press conference.
14.11.2009, 02:24
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The US is shamefully supporting a “corrupt and illegitimate” government in Afghanistan, retired US Army officer Matthew Hoh told RT. He resigned in protest over the war in Afghanistan.
22.10.2010, 03:16
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The Pentagon has announced a US $60 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, the largest arms sales in U.S. history if it goes ahead.
24.09.2010, 17:32
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The Iranian president pulled no punches during his speech before the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, saying the US government may have had a hand in the attacks of 9/11.
Medvedev-Obama
14.07.2010, 16:23
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In March, US media reported on the “defection” of Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist who went missing in Saudi Arabia who is now accusing US officials of abducting him.
31.03.2010, 18:04
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With the US taxpayer already shelling out huge sums for the benefit of Israel, will Washington’s demands to freeze Israeli settlement construction come about, or is the relationship between the two truly one-sided?
07.09.2010, 17:09
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The top US commander in Afghanistan has warned that a church pastor’s plan to burn copies of the Koran during a 9/11 memorial service may jeopardize the lives of US soldiers serving overseas.
14.04.2010, 11:25
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An Israeli court has lifted a gagging order preventing the country's media from covering the case of the journalists accused of revealing classified military information to the press.
Published: 04 November, 2009, 05:22
Edited: 04 November, 2009, 21:02
Barack Obama has yet to make a decision on whether more troops will be sent to Afghanistan. His top military advisors say greater numbers are needed. However, that view is not shared by some veterans of the conflict.
The actual 'war' in Afghanistan is lost, or at least is a stalemate and Obama knows this. The operation is now at a tipping point, hastened by NATO reluctance to send more / replace existing troops. Faced with the politicaly suicidal non option of withdrawl, does Obama decide that this is now a 'ground holding' operation to maintain the tactical foothold they have?, or is it a 'nation building' operation?, or is Afghanistan important for another reason? (I don't buy the Al Quida nonsence so think oil, gas, Pakistan or even Russian and Iranian containment etc). It is certainly not a military campaign anymore, it has been reduced to the classic Afghan conflict of occupier against mujahadeen. Does Obama try to follow the failed examples of the British empire and the Soviets?, or try something new?. By the way, the US and British (and some other nato forces) are now actively involved in paying the warlords (yes they are all still there) to provide 'security' services to convoys, supply roads, and forward bases. This is a sure sign that things on a slippery slope. A wise man once wrote that empires are lost in Afghanistan............................