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KABUL (AP) – Bombs and bullets killed seven American troops on Monday, the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in nearly a year—and a sign that the war being fought in the Taliban heartland of the south and east could now be expanding north. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9994NU80&show_article=1 Source: Reuters * World’s richest emit about half of Earth’s carbon * Tracking the wealthy could break climate impasse * New method would follow individual greenhouse emissions By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) – To fairly divide the climate change fight between rich and poor, a new study […] WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing. Full Story… 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’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 […] 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… JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama‘s envoy will hold a second meeting in a week with Israel’s defense minister, an Israeli official said on Friday, announcing talks on Monday likely to focus again on a dispute over settlements. Full Story… Saddam Hussein believed Iran was a significant threat to Iraq and left open the possibility that he had weapons of mass destruction rather than appear vulnerable, according to declassified FBI documents on interrogations of the former Iraqi leader. Full Story… A Webster minister angry over a traffic stop involving a church member was arrested Wednesday after police Tasered him and tried to break up a crowd of churchgoers with pepper spray, officials said. Full Story… A recent English translation of a column written by Stanislav Mishin from the modern-day version of the former Soviet newspaper Pravda recently appeared online. I found it at www.drudgereport.com. It’s one modern Russian writer’s take on his perception of President Obama’s performance so far. Full Story… |
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