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Defense Focus: Israel's fence -- Part 1
Washington (UPI) Oct 22, 2007 Flying by helicopter along the entire northern half of Israel's security barrier sealing off most of the West Bank to lock out Palestinian suicide bombers brings home clearly a simple truth almost never mentioned in the U.S. and European media -- the security barrier is a fence, not a wall. Flying over the entire length of the barrier, or fence, from Tel Aviv east to Jerusalem then nort ... more New Iran negotiator to hold first nuclear talks 
Tehran (AFP) Oct 22, 2007Iran's new nuclear negotiator will meet EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana in Rome on Tuesday for his first talks on the atomic crisis with the West amid little expectation of any breakthrough. Saeed Jalili has taken over from Ali Larijani, who held the post for over two years but resigned on Saturday after falling out with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the handling of Iran's nuclea ... more Analysis: A possible new Iraq war 
Washington (UPI) Oct 22, 2007 A Turkish invasion of Iraq over the Kurdish separatist group based in the northern Iraq mountains highlights -- and risks escalating -- the tension between Washington and allies Turkey, Iraq and Iraq's Kurds. Turkey is mad at the United States for what it sees as the selective prosecution of the war on terrorism, among other reasons, and blames Iraq's national government and the Kurdist ... more Gates hopes Polish military cooperation will continue 
Kiev (AFP) Oct 22, 2007US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said Monday he hopes Poland will continue to cooperate with Washington on Iraq and a proposed missile shield despite the change of government following elections. "We are clearly hopeful that the kind of cooperation we enjoyed recently both in Iraq and Afghanistan on the one hand and... negotiations on an agreement on missile defence will continue as befo ... more White House denies stirring tensions with Iran 
Washington (AFP) Oct 22, 2007The White House insisted Monday it was still committed to diplomacy with Iran, despite menacing comments from the US president and vice president attacking the Islamic republic's nuclear drive. Spokesman Tony Fratto said also that the replacement of Iran's chief nuclear negotiator did not alter President George W. Bush's determination for Iran to stop enriching uranium. "I wouldn't call ... more |
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Edward AFB CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2007The 452nd Flight Test Squadron pushed the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 20 to its fuel system limits during a weeklong starvation test here in October. The testing involved tilting the aircraft to a 20-degree angle while running the aircraft out of fuel inside the weight and balance hangar. "The testing is very important," said Lt. Col. Andy Thurling, 452nd FLTS commander. "It allows us to know the air ... more QinetiQ Establishes Service And Support Centre For Talon Robots In Australia 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 23, 2007QinetiQ has unveiled plans to establish a service and support centre for its Talon robots in Sydney, Australia in conjunction with its in-country representative, Pacific Security and Environmental Solutions (PSES) Pty. QinetiQ's Talon robots are manufactured in North America and are being sold in ever increasing numbers around the world - there are already over 1000 Talons in-theatre. Part ... more Bombing Targets Anti-terrorist Group; One Terrorist Killed, Four Detained 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2007The headquarters of a political organization opposed to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups was bombed last night in the Adhamiyah neighborhood on the Iraqi capital's east side, officials reported. An improvised explosive device made with about 35 pounds of homemade explosives was detonated outside the headquarters building of the Adhamiyah Islamic Party in Baghdad. The blast caused no injuries ... more Northrop Grumman Introduces New Geospatial Data Appliance For Defense And Intelligence Operations 
Mclean VA (SPX) Oct 23, 2007Northrop Grumman has added a new product to its suite of geospatial applications that will benefit U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and their international allies. The Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit (CJMTK) Geospatial Appliance provides users with new ways of accessing National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) unclassified domestic and international products. The CJMTK Geospatial App ... more US 'not satisfied' at NATO support in Afghanistan 
Kiev (AFP) Oct 22, 2007The United States is "not satisfied" with the level of support it is receiving from NATO members in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Monday ahead of a meeting of NATO ministers. "I am not satisfied that an alliance with members who have over two million soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen cannot find the modest additional resources that have been committed for Afghanist ... more |
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New York (AFP) Oct 22, 2007US investment bank and brokerage Bear Stearns and China's CITIC Securities Co. Ltd announced a strategic alliance Monday in a deal involving investments of at least two billion dollars. Under its terms, the two securities firms will seek new business opportunities in China's rapidly-growing economy while forging a joint venture company to combine their existing businesses operations across A ... more China blocks US request for WTO panel on film, music imports 
Geneva (AFP) Oct 22, 2007China on Monday blocked a US request for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule on a complaint that Beijing restricts the import of cultural goods such as books, music and DVDs. The US asked that the complaint be investigated by the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body but China blocked the move, as it is allowed to do under the global trade body's rules. However, should the US renew its re ... more A Roadmap For Calibration And Validation 
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 23, 2007The volume of data acquired by more than 50 Earth Observation satellites is increasing at an exponential rate and is providing unprecedented synoptic views of our planet. Because these satellites often use different methodologies, using data for trend analysis and environmental monitoring can be difficult, making it essential to establish globally recognised guidelines for Calibration and Valida ... more Beijing's population to hit 20 million by 2020: report 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2007Beijing's population will hit the 20 million mark by 2020 as millions of migrants looking for work flood into the capital, an academic report said Monday. The increase is entirely down to people moving here from rural areas because growth due to birth rate has stood at zero for the past five years, according to the study by Peking University's Institute of Population Research. Beijing's ... more Energy poses major 21st century crisis: scientists 
Paris (AFP) Oct 22, 2007Energy poses one of the greatest threats facing humanity this century, the world's leading academies of science warned Monday, highlighting the peril of oil wars and climate change driven by addiction to fossil fuels. Nations must provide power for the 1.6 billion people who live without electricity and wean themselves off energy sources that stoke global warming and geopolitical conflict, t ... more
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