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Outside View: Dove Livni may become hawk
Moscow (UPI) Sep 19, 2008 Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has been elected the leader of the ruling Kadima Party, beating her opponent, Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz, by a mere 2 points. Now she has every chance to become Israel's prime minister. If this happens, Livni will become the second woman to occupy this position after Golda Meir, who led the country from 1969 to 1974. Current Prime Minister ... more The Coming War Might Be A Hot One Part Three 
Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2008 Small wars result in low casualties and negligible weapons attrition for the victor -- especially if it is a superpower. That was certainly the case in Russia's five days of military operations in the former Soviet republic of Georgia in the Caucasus from Aug. 8 to 12. According to Ilya Kramnik, the widely respected RIA Novosti military correspondent, the Russian army suffered only 71 ... more Commentary: Losing Afghanistan? 
Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2008 Is NATO losing the Afghan war, as the Soviet Union did in the 1980s and the British Empire in the 19th century? Notwithstanding NATO and U.S. denials, the answer is affirmative. And abundant evidence is provided in a detailed 113-page report released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The author is Anthony Cordesman, CSIS' senior strategic thinker. The situation in ... more Ahmadinejad warns Iran will 'break hands' of invaders 
Tehran (AFP) Sept 21, 2008Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned on Sunday that the nation's military will "break the hands" of invaders if attacked, as the war of words over its nuclear ambitions intensified. "If anyone allows themselves to invade Iranian territory and its legal interests... our armed forces will break their hands before they pull the trigger," Ahmedinejad told a military parade. ... more Boeing Ships Software-Defined FAB-T Radio Prototype 
Huntington Beach CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Boeing has moved a step closer to linking military ground, air and space assets with the delivery of its next-generation Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) prototype to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Mass. The delivery completes a key hardware and software risk reduction requirement for FAB-T Increment 2 under a program ... more |
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London (AFP) Sept 19, 2008NATO may "step up" its planning and training to defend the 26-nation bloc's territory, the alliance's head said Friday, amid tensions between the West and Moscow over the recent Georgia-Russia conflict. But speaking in London after a meeting of NATO defence ministers, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said there was no reason for alarm. The NATO ministers including US Defence Secretary Robert Gates ... more NATO denies ambushed French troops were ill-equipped 
Brussels (AFP) Sept 21, 2008NATO on Sunday sought to downplay "leaked email correspondence" that suggested French soldiers had been ambushed by better-armed Taliban fighters in Afghanistan last month. The Western military alliance formally denied the substance of a report in Canada's national Globe and Mail newspaper -- citing a "secret" NATO document -- which said its forces were ill-equipped. Its chief spokesman ... more Iran, Syria seeking seat on IAEA board: diplomats 
Vienna (AFP) Sept 19, 2008Iran and Syria, both under fire for allegedly engaging in clandestine nuclear activity, are two possible candidates for a seat on the board of the UN atomic watchdog, much to the consternation of Western states, diplomatic sources said Friday. Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member board of governors are designated and elected each year by the body's highest policy ... more Dogs of War: WPPS World 
Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2008 The Worldwide Personal Protective Services contract, or WPPS, is the way the State Department hires private security firms to protect its personnel. The State Department's use of such firms goes back 20 years, to the aftermath of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The Diplomatic Security and Anti-terrorism Act of 1986, passed in the wake of the bombing, gave private companies ... more Coming weeks key in US-Russia nuclear cooperation 
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2008The coming weeks will tell if tensions between the US and Russia, which rose sharply due to the war in Georgia, will complicate international efforts at settling the Iranian and North Korean nuclear crises, a senior White House official said Friday. National security advisor Stephen Hadley told reporters the two countries have indicated they are willing to keep working together on a number ... more |
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Berlin (UPI) Sep 19, 2008 In eastern Germany, energy giant Vattenfall has unveiled the world's first coal-fired carbon sequestration and storage plant -- a project the industry hopes will become a breakthrough for climate protection. Critics, however, say it's too expensive. Schwarze Pumpe, a small industrial town in the industrial no man's land between Berlin and Dresden, used to be one of the dirtiest ... more Jatropha Conference Geared Toward Increasing Biofuel Potential 
Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Jatropha oil has long been heralded as an environmentally and socially friendly alternative energy source. However, as Jatropha moves closer to commercialization, better understanding of the Jatropha Curcas plant, proper plantation management for Jatropha expansion and Jatropha funding need to be addressed for Jatropha projects to perform at maximum productivity. JatrophaWorld Hamburg 2008 ... more Vinod Khosla To Keynote 2008 Algae Biomass Summit 
Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008The 2008 Algae Biomass Summit announced that Vinod Khosla, a nationally recognized clean technology investor and Managing Partner of Khosla Ventures will be the keynote speaker at the event, which takes place October 22-24 in Seattle. The Algae Biomass Summit, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati and The Byrne Company, is the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization ... more Marquiss Wind Turbines Connect To Northern California Grid 
Sacramento CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Marquiss Wind Power has announced that its wind turbine technology has met the requirements from two Northern California electric utilities to connect to the power grid. The important milestone allows Folsom, Calif.-based Marquiss Wind Power's customers to seamlessly connect to the power grid, reduce their need to rely on traditional power - and open the way for expansion of the use of ... more China challenges US on steel pipe, tyres anti-dumping at WTO 
Geneva (AFP) Sept 19, 2008China said Friday it had lodged a challenge against the United States at the World Trade Organization over anti-dumping measures by the US on some steel pipes, tyres and laminated woven sacks. "Considering that bilateral consultations between China and the US failed to solve concerns of China, China requested consultations with the US under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism regarding ... more
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