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Russia promises to start Georgia pullback

itn.co.uk     7 hrs ago   561 related          

Russia has said it will complete a pullback of troops in Georgia by the end of Friday but it has stopped short of the extensive withdrawal demanded by the West. Western states have grown increasingly impatient that Russian...                    

Geopolitical issues send crude oil prices higher

oilmarketer.co.uk     10 hrs ago   262 related          

Crude oil prices surged Thursday as the US dollar weakened and as worrying geopolitical issues took center stage. Russia rattled sabers in response to the announcement that the United States and Poland have signed a deal that...                    

French deaths show a rising Taliban

msn.com     3 hrs ago   24 related          

A French patrol marches up a rocky and dusty Afghan mountain pass. Suddenly, Taliban insurgents open fire from front and back, setting off an hours-long gunfight — the deadliest for allied forces in Afghanistan in more than...                    

3 Canadian soldiers killed by bomb along deadly stretch of road in Afghanistan

canoe.ca     1 hr ago   21 related          

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Three Canadian soldiers have been killed by a massive roadside bomb in Afghanistan along a blood-soaked stretch of highway that has claimed the lives of a number of NATO soldiers and Afghan civilians.                    

And None Dare Call It Treason

realclearpolitics.com     58 mins ago   7 related          

Who is Randy Scheunemann? He is the principal foreign policy adviser to John McCain and potential successor to Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski as national security adviser to the president of the United States. But...                    

McCain Gave Georgia False Hope

courant.com     4 hrs ago   5 related          

It was February 2006 in Munich, and John McCain's eyes were flashing with the mischievous spark that comes when he's about to fire a verbal rocket. "I've got a zinger coming," he told me, referring to a speech on Russia he...                    

Afghanistan on Fire

highboldtage.wordpress.com     2 hrs ago   7 related          

Afghanistan on Fire Published: August 20, 2008 The news out of Afghanistan is truly alarming. This week, Taliban forces staged two of their most complex and audacious attacks of the war. Nearly 100 insurgents killed 10 French...                    

US coalition says 30 militants killed in battle

iht.com     4 hrs ago   4 related          

The U.S.-led coalition said it has killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor said were responsible for an attack that killed 10 French troops this week. Officials on Thursday...                    

[NEWS ANALYSIS] Turkey ensures security in Black Sea, say Turkish diplomats

todayszaman.com     8 hrs ago   6 related          

A recent standoff between Turkey and the US over the delivery of humanitarian aid to Georgia in the wake of its brief war with Russia has stirred up the old question of the Montreux Convention, as well as the issue of the Black...                    

Russia's Neurotic Invasion

nysun.com     1 hr ago   7 related          

PARIS — At the very moment China was getting a "gold medal" in diplomacy for the success of the opening ceremony in Beijing, Russia earned a "red card" for the extreme and disproportionate violence of its military intervention...                    

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