18/02/2007 |
When terrorism succeeds – and fails
Richard Rosecrance | CSMonitor
US difficulties in Iraq and the "surge" of American forces into Baghdad raise again the important question: When does terrorism succeed or fail? Neither Robert Gates, the new secretary of Defense, nor the Iraq Study Group have provided an answer. ...
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17/02/2007 |
Ecuador to intercept any flights over its territory: president
De Nuestra Redacción | Offnews.info
Ecuador will intercept any aircraft from Colombia or the United States that enter the country's air space, the country's President Rafael Correa told media on Wednesday. ...
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17/02/2007 |
Ecuador to intercept any flights over its territory: president
De Nuestra Redacción | Offnews.info
Ecuador will intercept any aircraft from Colombia or the United States that enter the country's air space, the country's President Rafael Correa told media on Wednesday. ...
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14/02/2007 |
The Allende school for subverting democracy
Daniel Mandel | Baltimore Sun
On Jan. 31, the Venezuelan Congress gave recently re-elected President Hugo Chavez sweeping powers to rule by decree, allowing him to continue his march to a one-party state. In Bolivia, Evo Morales lags somewhat behind his Venezuelan mentor, having still to contend with a recalcitrant judiciary and legislature. And only weeks ago, former Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega returned to power in Nicaragua. ...
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14/02/2007 |
The Allende school for subverting democracy
Daniel Mandel | Baltimore Sun
On Jan. 31, the Venezuelan Congress gave recently re-elected President Hugo Chavez sweeping powers to rule by decree, allowing him to continue his march to a one-party state. In Bolivia, Evo Morales lags somewhat behind his Venezuelan mentor, having still to contend with a recalcitrant judiciary and legislature. And only weeks ago, former Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega returned to power in Nicaragua. ...
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13/02/2007 |
Waking the dinosaur
UPI | UPI
Perhaps the most serious deficiency in the American armed forces is the fact that both ground forces, the U.S. Army and the United States Marine Corps, remain Second Generation military organizations (so do the U.S. Navy and Air Force, but in the kinds of wars we are likely to fight, they don't much matter) ...
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13/02/2007 |
U.S. backs tribes for security - Part 2
Pamela Hess | UPI
U.S. officers serving in the Ramadi area of Iraq say their initiative to involve tribes in police work and security set off a positive momentum in the region. ...
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13/02/2007 |
US bets on tribes for security - Part 1
Pamela Hess | UPI
In what may be a decisive shift in the war in western Iraq, 12 Sunni tribes in the province of Anbar have banded together to provide for their own security. ...
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13/02/2007 |
What Putin meant
Martin Walker | UPI
There were three striking features about Russian President Vladimir Putin's weekend diatribe against the Bush administration's "policies of hyper-force." ...
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13/02/2007 |
Narcotráfico, ola expansiva
El Universal Staff | El Universal
El impacto social del narcotráfico permea la república pese a la fuerza de seguridad movilizada para abatirlo. Los traficantes de drogas comenzaron por reclutar como distribuidores a adictos. ...
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