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November 22, 2009 12:32 PM EST --
The New York Times reported November 21 that the terrorist group Hamas has secured an agreement with other militant groups that will end, at least temporarily, the firing of rockets into Southern Israel. . . .
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November 22, 2009 12:17 PM EST --
The Washington Post reported November 22 that al Qaeda in Iraq has regained some of its strength and is now trying to inflict damage to the Iraqi government as U.S. military forces prepared to withdraw . . .
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November 22, 2009 12:03 PM EST --
The New York Times reported November 22 that both U.S. and Afghan officials are providing help to various militias that are fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The move reminds me of the help . . .
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November 21, 2009 03:08 PM EST --
This article by Dr. George Friedman of Strategic Forecasting, Inc. is reprinted with permission:
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has decided that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in federal . . .
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November 21, 2009 10:07 AM EST --
Reuters reported November 19 that Afghanistan topped a United Nations list of the most dangerous places in the world for a child to be born. The UN list is part of the annual report titled "The State . . .
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November 19, 2009 06:22 PM EST --
Voice of America reported November 18 that planning for parliamentary elections in Iraq in January 2010 has been suspended because Tariq al-Hashemi, the Sunni Arab Vice President, said he would veto part . . .
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November 19, 2009 03:15 PM EST --
WTOP in Washington reported November 19 that the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said in a recent report that undeclared uranium was found at two nuclear . . .
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November 13, 2009 02:22 PM EST --
The Marine Corps Times reported November 12 that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is warning members of his department about the leaks of information that have been happening during President Obama's . . .
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November 12, 2009 03:47 PM EST --
Department of Defense News reported November 12 that the man accused of embarking on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas November 5, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, has been charged with 13 counts . . .
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November 12, 2009 01:55 PM EST --
The Long War Journal reported November 12 that elements of the Taliban are operating openly and without fear of retaliation in the Afghan province of Nuristan. The Journal says:
"The Taliban . . .
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November 12, 2009 12:31 PM EST --
Reuters reported November 11 that Somalia pirates had seized two more ships, a Greek cargo ship and a Yemeni fishing vessel, despite the presence of international naval forces dispatched to the area . . .
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November 10, 2009 07:59 PM EST --
The Voice of America reported November 9 that Iraqi election officials say the general elections scheduled for January 21, 2010 will happen on time thanks to the recent passage of a national election . . .
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November 10, 2009 07:49 PM EST --
This is the tradeoff for ending their support of military operations in Afghanistan through the refueling mission they've been conducting thus far. Some excerpts from The New York Times, with a link to . . .
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November 10, 2009 05:04 PM EST --
Reuters reported November 9 that the United States is okay with giving Iran more time to make a decision on a recently brokered UN deal designed to ease international fears about Iran's nuclear . . .
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November 10, 2009 04:43 PM EST --
A Post on Defencetalk.com November 10 discussed the recent exchange of gunfire between naval vessels of the two Koreas operating off the western coast of the Korean peninsula.
The story says, . . .
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November 10, 2009 04:36 PM EST --
The Washington Post reported November 8 that the United Nations is running out of food aid for the people of Somalia. One reason for the shortfall: delays in aid shipments caused by U.S. fears . . .
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November 07, 2009 04:57 PM EST --
A Voice of America story from November 6 says that Israel isn't too happy with a United Nations resolution accusing Israel of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip while fighting with Palestinians almost . . .
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November 05, 2009 09:15 PM EST --
The New York Times reported November 4 that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen expects the Defense Department to request emergency funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. . . .
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November 05, 2009 09:02 PM EST --
The Times (UK) online reported November 5 that Israeli special forces had seized 500 tons of Iranian weapons being transported aboard a cargo ship for delivery to the terrorist group Hezbollah. . . .
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November 05, 2009 07:52 PM EST --
The Guardian (UK) reported November 5 that the International Atomic Energy Agency, the nuclear watchdog group for the United Nations, has asked Iran to provide an explanation for evidence that indicates . . .
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