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NAWA, Afghanistan – Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Full Story… Underway for two weeks now, North Korea’s unimposing merchant ship Kang Nam 1 continues her mystery trip through the South China Sea at a sedate 10 knots. I expect this is for better fuel economy but not because her captain or Kim Jong Il want to be green. According to the Associated Press, anonymous U.S. […] Israel is urging the United States and other countries to start preparing now for the possibility that Washington’s proposed dialogue with Iran will fail, by readying a "Plan B" that includes "paralyzing sanctions" and other measures against Tehran. The U.S. has resisted this idea so far. Full Story… Iran is ready to take real and decisive action if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, a senior Iranian parliamentary official said Monday. Full Story… Iran’s nuclear program has been restored to prominence on the American-Israeli diplomatic agenda. After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adopted the "two states for two peoples" formula on the Palestinian issue, American recompense came in the form of Vice President Joe Biden’s statement that Israel, as a "sovereign nation," will decide for itself how to deal […] Members of an international Al-Qaida cell based in the northern Sinai Peninsula are suspected of planning to attack the gas lines running between Israel and Egypt, the Egyptian daily al-Masry al-Youm reported Sunday. Full Story… TEHRAN (Reuters) – A pro-reform Iranian clerical group said on Sunday the outcome of last month’s presidential vote was "invalid," even though Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has upheld the result. Full Story… Under pressure from the Pentagon, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been forced to back out of a joint partnership with a Swedish aerospace company to compete in a multi-billion dollar tender to sell new multi-role fighter jets to the Indian Air Force. Full Story… Mossad head Meir Dagan assured Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that Saudi Arabia would allow IAF jets to fly over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Sunday Times reported. Full Story… Trade Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer voiced harsh criticism on Saturday over America’s inaction in the face of what he called North Korea’s "blatant provocation" the test-firing of seven missiles off its eastern coast earlier in the day. Full Story… |
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