Posted by Matt in July 18th, 2008 |
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Mexico finds tons of cocaine in submarine
Reuters - 4 hours ago
… which they say would do more to weaken the cartels. Some 1700 people have been killed in drug gang violence in Mexico so far this year, and Calderon’s …
Mexico infiltrated
ISN, Switzerland - Jul 17, 2008
With a fast increase of police, will the government prevent [...]
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Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 |
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Analysts see a host of reasons to keep away from full-scale violence. Shlomo Ben-Ami, former Israeli foreign minister, and Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, write in the Christian Science Monitor that bombing runs alone won’t destroy “any potential clandestine facilities in Iran nor Iran’s knowledge of the enrichment process.” Mohamad ElBaradei, [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 18th, 2008 |
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Hamas and Israeli negotiators have agreed to a cease-fire that could ring in a new era. Instead of fighting, they want to lay down their weapons. By Pierre Heumann in Tel Aviv more…
‘Mission Doable’: Israeli Ministers Mull Plans for Military Strike against Iran
From the Archive: Hamas’ Triumph of Violence
SPIEGEL 360: Our Full Middle East Coverage
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Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2008 |
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The long military standoff in Abkhazia, where a separatist dispute has risked escalating this year to a renewed war, has entered a phase of quiet diplomacy aimed at easing tensions and urging negotiations, according to officials on both sides of the conflict.
No agreement to negotiate has been reached, and the differences between the Abkhaz and [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 9th, 2008 |
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The Bush administration accused Iran and Syria on Friday of fueling ongoing violence in Lebanon by inciting members of the radical Shiite Hezbollah movement to take up arms against the country’s western-backed government.
As Hezbollah militants seized control of large parts of Beirut, the administration denounced the show of force, which it said was being supported [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 9th, 2008 |
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And the correlation between oil and violence is likely to grow stronger, since as Ross points out, countries in Africa, the Caspian basin, and Southeast Asia will soon become “significant oil and gas exporters. Some of these countries, including Chad, East Timor, and Myanmar, have already suffered internal strife. Most of the rest are poor, [...]
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Posted by Matt in November 28th, 2007 |
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Water consumption has tripled in the past 30 years and there’s a growing danger that disputes over the most necessary of resources could erupt into violence.
Many parts of the world, notably the Middle East, are running out of water to feed themselves. In response, a vast global trade is emerging. Not in water itself, but [...]
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