Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Iraq report: Troops 'rushed' into battle without armour or training

"Never again" says the main "lessons learnt" report "must we send illequipped soldiers into battle." The kit shortages that plagued British troops from missing body armour to lack of chemical weapon protection have become a...

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US builds up its bases in oil-rich South America

The United States is massively building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean by acquiring unprecedented freedom of action in seven new military, naval and air bases in...

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Fortunes of war: Iraq? Never did me any harm

Tony Blair No weapons of mass destruction, thousands dead, yet Mr Blair won a fourth term in 2005. He resigned in 2007, becoming the UN's Middle East envoy and adviser to J P Morgan and Zurich Financial Services. He now...

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Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites

will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on...

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Weekly Address: President Obama's Overseas Trip Focused on Better Relations with Asia and...

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama described the progress made during his trip to Asia, and detailed steps the administration is taking to spur job creation. The President explained how increasing...

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DPJ to admit existence of secret nuke pact

The Foreign Ministry has decided to admit the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft carrying nuclear weapons, ministry sources said Saturday. During its...

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Bearing Witness to Totalitarianism

They warned him not to talk. When Maziar Bahari was finally freed after 118 days in an Iranian prison on phony espionage charges, he was instructed never to speak of what had happened in jail. If he told his story, his...

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Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear plants

Sunday, November 22, 2009 TEHRAN: Iran will begin large-scale air defence war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said. Brigadier General Ahmad Mighani also suggested...

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N.Korean diplomats caught smuggling, arrested in Sweden

A presumed cigarette smuggling scheme was nipped in the bud by Swedish police earlier this week. Two North Korean diplomats were arrested Wednesday with a large quantity of cigarettes. The diplomats claimed immunity, but...

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Ex-vice foreign minister has seen Japan-U.S. secret pact minutes

A former vice foreign minister recently said he has seen the 1960 minutes stating a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft carrying nuclear weapons. ''I saw them. I have...

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