Iran’s schools are nurturing a siege mentality in children with textbooks showing preparations for war and depicting Israel and the West as the enemy, an Israel-based think tank said on Tuesday.
One textbook gave 13-year-olds a basic overview of light arms while one early reader book depicted the murder of a Palestinian toddler by an Israel [...]

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From the rubble of the Soviet Union, a new Russia has arisen. Where is it headed?
Russia’s response to the 9/11 attack on America was similar to most other nations: sympathetic and supportive. Moscow even surprised some by offering the U.S. military access to former Soviet bases in Central Asia in the war in Afghanistan.
Some believed [...]

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Beijing’s decision to launch a ground-based ballistic missile to destroy one of its weather satellites on Jan. 11 has left many scratching their heads about what it seeking to accomplish.
The decision to test this sophisticated new weapon was not random, but rather part of a strategy to gain military respect and manifest China’s dissatisfaction with [...]

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Both Russia and China have exceedingly different foreign policy aims than the United States, and domestic complexities inevitably have distanced Moscow and Beijing from Washington on a series of pressing international matters. The common aspiration to produce a multipolar world has driven Russia and China to effectively align against the United States incorporating a skilled [...]

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World war III: Judging from recent actions, the U.S. can no longer rely on either Europe or Russia for real help as we try to bring a renegade Iran to heel. This must be kept in mind as Iran’s threat grows.
Iran is moving steadily forward in pursuit of its three main goals: (1) becoming a [...]

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North Korea and Iran are cooperating in developing long-range missiles, the deputy director of the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency said yesterday.
Army Brig. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly said during a speech that North Korea test fired a long-range Taepodong missile in July, and Iran is working on a space launcher that would help [...]

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Russia uses its vast oil and gas resources to trigger shifts in power equations, effectively eroding the West’s post-Cold war gains.
THE year 2007 will see the confrontation between Russia and the West over the energy resources of the former Soviet Union gain new intensity. Throughout the past year the West watched with mounting alarm as [...]

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