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Olmert to cede Shebaa Farms to UN

Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Israel, , , , , , , , , ,

The Israeli premier has voiced his willingness to evacuate Israeli troops from Shebaa Farms to hand the area to the UN, a report says.
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Israel, tell me this isn’t true? This is trading land for nothing. You will not get peace.
Israel, if you want peace then pray to God for war. You [...]

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Threats to strike Iran concern Israel

Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fears are mounting in the defense establishment that comments by senior officials regarding an imminent Israeli military strike against Iran will spur Russia to complete controversial sales of anti-aircraft missile systems to the Islamic Republic, The Jerusalem Post learned on Monday.
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The Myth of Moderate Islam

Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 | 1 comment 
Published in Islam, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Supporting moderation in all things Islamic may seem like a no-brainer, but woe betide the policymaker who tries to turn a plausible idea into a workable strategy.
Of all the cures commonly proposed for the many ailments afflicting the Middle East, there is one tonic nearly everyone seems to agree on: boosting moderate Islam.

But this belief [...]

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Taiwan-China thaw hides a host of pitfalls

Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Taiwan, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

And China has marked the superficial thaw in relations by deploying at its Leping Ballistic Missile Base in Jiangxi province about 200 of a new and improved version of its DF-15 tactical missiles aimed at Taiwan.
So these advances in cross-straits relations, as welcome as they are, are the first steps on a long and difficult [...]

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Korea: A potent, troubling nationalism

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Published in Anti-Americanism, Koreas, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Much has been written about the rise of Chinese nationalism and its implications for the stability of Northeast Asia. But Korean nationalism could prove to be just as destabilizing.
The two Koreas, even combined, are no match for China’s economic and military might. But the latent intensity of nationalism on both sides of the peninsula’s demilitarized [...]

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Surviving the Century

Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 | no comment 
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Scientists From Around the Globe Join ABC News in a Forum on Surviving the Century
Are we living in the last century of our civilization? Is it possible that all of our technology, knowledge and wealth cannot save us from ourselves? Could our society actually be heading towards collapse?
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Video: Collapse - How Societies Choose [...]

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China, India: Back to the boundary

Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, India, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A recent hardening of positions on both sides does not augur well for regional stability in Asia.
Notwithstanding this lofty rhetoric, the reality of Sino-Indian relations is growing increasingly complicated as the two Asian giants continue their ascent in the global inter-state hierarchy.
Tensions over a boundary dispute between the two sides are escalating, with China opening [...]

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Israeli Ministers Mull Plans for Military Strike against Iran

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Published in Iran, Israel, Military, , , , , , , , , ,

The Israeli government no longer believes that sanctions can prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. A broad consensus in favor of a military strike against Tehran’s nuclear facilities — without the Americans, if necessary — is beginning to take shape.
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BP accused of ‘Goebbels propaganda’ in Russian TNK-BP row

Posted by Matt in June 16th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Oil, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The BP chairman suggested that the tactics adopted by the AAR consortium were a return to the 1990s, a lawless period when many of Russia’s biggest fortunes were amassed by a small group of individuals, often referred to as oligarchs.
Mr Sutherland also pointed a finger at the Kremlin and asked why the Russian government had [...]

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