Posted by Matt in December 1st, 2008 |
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Don’t believe me? Here is what President Jintao Hu said over the weekend at a party meeting:
“In this coming period, we will starkly confront the effects of the sustained deepening of the international financial crisis and pressure as global economic growth clearly slows. … Whether we can turn this pressure into momentum, turn challenges into [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 17th, 2008 |
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Military and political experts both in Russia and Central Asia say the timing of Russia’s ratification of the bilateral agreement with Tajikistan and its plans to reinforce the Kant air base are not coincidental, and show Moscow’s seriousness about fortifying its influence in Central Asia.
Vladimir Mukhin, a Moscow-based journalist and expert on military affairs, says [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 31st, 2008 |
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Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, on a state visit to North Korea in 1993, smuggled in critical data on uranium enrichment — a route to making a nuclear weapon — to help facilitate a missile deal with Pyongyang, according to a new book by a journalist who knew the slain politician well.
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Posted by Matt in August 29th, 2007 |
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In Russia a “hostile takeover” isn’t just a turn of phrase. Ruthless businessmen are employing armed thugs to intimidate their rivals and force them to hand over their companies — backed by corrupt policemen and courts. By Uwe Klussmann more…
Progress in Slain Journalist Case: Ten Arrested over Politkovskaya Murder
Money Laundering: Germany Puts Suspected Russian Mafia [...]
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