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Warsaw (AFP) Aug 19, 2008In a clear swipe at Russia, Poland's President Lech Kaczynski on Tuesday said his country would not give in to threats over its deal with Washington to deploy US missile silos on Polish soil. "No-one can dictate to Poland what it should do. That's in the past," Kaczynski said in a live prime-time television address ahead of Wednesday's signing of the accord with the United States. ... more NATO raps Russia over troops in Georgia 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 19, 2008NATO said Tuesday it was impossible to continue "business as usual" with Russia until it honoured its promise to withdraw its troops from Georgia. The 26 NATO foreign ministers, meeting in an emergency session in Brussels, accused Russia of carrying out the "deliberate destruction of civilian infrastructure" in the former Soviet republic. "We call on Russia to take immediate action to ... more Interview: Georgia, the way forward 
Berlin (UPI) Aug 19, 2008 The war in the Caucasus, which began with a Georgian offensive into South Ossetia on Aug. 7 that prompted a major Russian military counter-operation, has ended with an overwhelming Russian victory. Uwe Halbach, a Caucasus expert at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, a Berlin-based think tank, talked to United Press International about Russia's motives, its delayed ... more Feature: Success alters U.S. Iraq tactics 
Baghdad (UPI) Aug 19, 2008 U.S. forces are continuing on the offensive against Shiite extremists and al-Qaida remnants in Baghdad despite the dramatic drop in violence, but the way they do so is undergoing a transformation. The hard-edged aggressiveness of combat operations just a few months ago is being replaced with a seemingly softer, hearts-and-minds practice. Searching suspect neighborhoods, soldiers ... more Outside View: DHS bungles threat crisis 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Aug 19, 2008 In October 2001 five people were killed and 12 injured when a series of anthrax-laced letters were sent to major U.S. news organizations and prominent members of Congress. Now, seven years later, it is widely reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation finally has identified the individual responsible for the first documented attack with biological weapons in the United States in modern ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Aug 20, 2008EADS Defence and Security provides Lockheed Martin with its proven TRS-3D naval radar in order to enhance situational awareness, and thus the security in littoral waters, for the U.S. Coast Guard's "Deepwater" programme. As reported by EADS Defence and Security (DS) , the company has received a follow-on order from Lockheed Martin's Maritime Systems and Sensors business, valued at ... more Commentary: From Tbilisi to Taliban 
Washington (UPI) Aug 19, 2008 The dog days of August suddenly became the guns of August. In Georgia, the United States and its NATO allies are learning you don't get into a resurgent Russia's space -- let alone its face -- with impunity. Russia is back, just as the United States would be back had it lost the Cold War 20 years ago and watched Russia trying to extend its Warsaw Pact security blanket to the Bahamas and Puerto ... more China hopes for stability in Pakistan after Musharraf quits 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2008China said Tuesday it hoped its traditional ally Pakistan would maintain political stability and economic development following Pervez Musharraf's resignation as president. "As a friendly neighbour, China sincerely hopes Pakistan will maintain its political stability and economic progress," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement posted on the ministry's website. ... more Boeing Delivers Super Hornet Proposal To Brazil For F-X2 Competition 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Boeing has delivered a detailed proposal July 30 offering its advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Brazilian Air Force as part of Brazil's F-X2 fighter competition. "International interest in the combat-proven Super Hornet continues to increase, and Boeing is honored Brazil is considering the Super Hornet to meet its near-term defense requirements," said Bob Gower, F/A-18 and EA-18 ... more Atlantic Eye: Lost lessons of the Cold War 
Prague, Czech Republic (UPI) Aug 19, 2008 Once the West stood tall against the great Bear. NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact. More than 1 million U.S. and Soviet troops faced each other in a divided Germany. Then communism fell. The Bush administration has forgotten all the United States learned and knew since. The Bush doctrine has been marked by arrogance, condescension and using friends as pawns. The U.S. playbook harks back to the ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Japan on Tuesday warned users of Apple iPod nanos of a potential fire risk after two new instances in which the popular portable music players overheated. The economy, trade and industry ministry has received two new reports of minor fires in August in Tokyo caused by overheating iPod nanos, said ministry official Hiroyuki Yoshitsune. There were no injuries and the cause is still unclear ... more 30 still missing after truck swept into river in Haiti 
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Aug 19, 2008At least 30 people remain missing in Haiti two days after a truck carrying more than twice that number was swept into a river swollen by Tropical Storm Fay, authorities said Tuesday. Only two bodies have been recovered from the scene of Sunday's accident on the river Glace in southwestern Haiti, said Silvera Guillaume, coordinator of civil protection services in the region. "We were at ... more Customers Evaluate VIASPACE Lithium Batteries For Light Electric Vehicles 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008VIASPACE has announced that its Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) battery pack is now available for sale. The first battery pack has been delivered for evaluation to an electric bike (eBike) manufacturer. The pack is based on special cells produced by VIASPACE partner, Yoku of Hong Kong. Until now, most eBike batteries have been made from lead-acid cells similar to those used to start automobile ... more China to launch Venezuela's first satellite: Chavez 
Caracas (AFP) Aug 18, 2008China is to launch Venezuela's first satellite in November which will serve to relay telecommunications data and television signals over Latin America, President Hugo Chavez said. The orbiter, named "Simon Bolivar" after a 19th century Venezuelan independence hero, was built under contract by a Chinese firm and will be sent into space on November 1, Chavez said in his weekly radio program on ... more Ball Aerospace Begins Final Prep For NPOESS OMPS Instrument 
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 19, 2008Ball Aerospace and Technologies's Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Protoflight Model (PFM) that will fly aboard the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) has entered final integration and acceptance testing. Ball Aerospace expects to complete integration and testing in August, and deliver the OMPS PFM for spacecraft ... more
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