Facing total economic meltdown at home US/UK, spear-heading NATO, have chosen the path of confrontation with the rest of the world, a path which will lead us to the brink of war with Russia and China
Posted by seumasach on August 28, 2008
(source: CASMII)
CASMII Press Release
22 August 2008
Statement by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Iran’s nuclear issue
The XV Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran on 27-30 July 2008 issued a statement in support of Iran’s nuclear programme, which has just been circulated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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Posted by seumasach on August 27, 2008
MOSCOW, August 27 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia will have to respond militarily to the deployment of elements of a U.S. missile shield in Central Europe.
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Posted by seumasach on August 27, 2008
SUKHUMI, August 27 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian naval official reported an increase in NATO warships near the Georgian coast on Wednesday.
“According to our information, NATO ships are in the Black Sea and their numbers are increasing,” said Vice Adm. Sergei Menyailo, commander of the Novorossiisk naval base.
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Posted by seumasach on August 26, 2008
Despite being the world’s leading arms trader, it is still, seemingly, not enough. What more can we do to help struggling defense contractors?
Jonathan Browning
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) — BAE Systems Plc Chief Executive Officer Mike Turner warned that U.K. lawmakers aren’t giving enough priority to defense, the Financial Times reported, citing an interview with Turner.
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Posted by seumasach on August 26, 2008
25. August 2008
By Sardar Ahmad, AFP
The Afghan cabinet demanded Monday a renegotiation of agreements regulating the presence of international troops in Afghanistan after more than 90 civilians were killed in US-led air strikes.
The cabinet said the review should focus on the “authorities and responsibilities” of international troops and demand a halt to air strikes on civilians, illegal detentions and unilateral house searches, a statement said.
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Posted by seumasach on August 25, 2008
Amir Shah AP
25th August, 2008
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Two Afghan army officers have been sacked after a joint Afghan-coalition operation in the west of the country that President Hamid Karzai said killed at least 89 civilians.
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Posted by smeddum on August 24, 2008
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Posted by smeddum on August 24, 2008
TEHRAN (IRNA) — Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexander Sadovnikov said on Saturday that Moscow has never sought any new resolution against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
Talking to IRNA, he expressed the hope that Iran’s all-out cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency would help find a logical and realistic solution to the issue.
On the Caspian Sea issues, the ambassador said Iran and Russia share identical views regarding the affairs related to the Caucasus region, including those of the Caspian Sea. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on August 24, 2008
SHIITE LEADER ANGRY NO FIRM DATE SET Mercury news
By Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmad
Los Angeles Times
Article Launched: 08/23/2008 01:31:30 AM PDT
BAGHDAD – The debate over a deal that would chart the future of U.S. troops in Iraq has reignited the rhetoric coming from Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who denounced the plan Friday for not setting a firm date for a U.S. withdrawal. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on August 23, 2008
22nd August, 2008
An airstrike by the US-led forces in western Afghanistan has killed 76 civilians including women and children.
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Posted by seumasach on August 23, 2008
Dix soldats français sont tombés au champ d’honneur, le 18 août en Afghanistan. Cette nouvelle glace le sang, car nous, Français, sommes tous responsables de leur mort. Ils avaient accepté de prendre le risque ultime lorsque, en notre nom collectif, le président de la République les avaient envoyés en mission. Ils pensaient nous défendre face à un danger, certes lointain, mais bien réel. Ils pensaient servir notre patrie.
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