Japan warns that North Korea may fire missile at U.S. on Independence Day

North Korea may launch a long-range ballistic missile towards Hawaii on American Independence Day, according to Japanese intelligence officials.

The missile, believed to be a Taepodong-2 with a range of up to 4,000 miles, would be launched in early July from the Dongchang-ni site on the north-western coast of the secretive country.

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U.S. military teaches ‘protesters’ are ‘low-level terrorists’

Become ‘dangerous citizen’ by ‘repeating the very phrases Founding Fathers used’

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Gates Orders Measures to Protect Hawaii From North Korea Missile

June 18 (Bloomberg) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he has ordered the U.S. military to take defensive measures should North Korea attempt to fire a ballistic missile toward Hawaii.

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Iran’s first Bushehr reactor to be launched this year – Russian nuclear chief

The Bushehr nuclear power plant will be ready to launch this year after additional testing of its systems and equipment, Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko has announced on the company’s official website.

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Iran Cracks Down on Internet Use, Foreign Media

In the days following Iran’s election, the government has slowed the speed of the Internet and limited access to Web sites in ways that show the growing technical skills of the country’s Web censors.

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63% of Adult Americans have broadband internet

Some 63% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, according to the Pew Internet Project.

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U.S. Military Tracking North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes

A ship named Kang Nam left a port in North Korea Wednesday and could be carrying missile parts or nuclear materials in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution. 

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US ready for possible NKorean missile launch to Hawaii: Gates

The United States has concerns about a possible North Korean missile launch towards Hawaii and has taken steps to ensure the protection of US territory, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.

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China Continues House Church Raids; Website Closed

BEIJING, CHINA (Worthy News)– At least six Christians from China’s Henan province were behind bars Thursday, June 18, after security forces stormed their house church following a similar raid on a house church in Sichuan province, Christian rights investigators said.

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Mousavi to supporters: Election fraud ‘crime against Islam’

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi addressed tens of thousands of black-clad supporters in the streets of Teheran on Thursday night and again rejected the results of Friday’s election in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner.

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