Tag: syria
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US prepares to disable north korean nuclear arsenal
from spacewar: The United States is preparing to send experts to North Korea to launch a groundbreaking effort to disable the hardline communist state’s nuclear weapons arsenal following a six-nation agreement. The pact, unveiled by China on Wednesday, was hailed by President George W. Bush as a commitment “to realize a Korean Peninsula that is…
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israel admits air strike on syria
from bbc: Israel has confirmed that it carried out a strike on a Syrian military installation last month. Syria accused Israel at the time but Israeli officials refused to comment, and the Israeli military censor imposed a strict blackout on information. The censor’s office has now allowed some details to be released. On Monday, Syrian…
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cheney mulled israeli strike on iran
from reuters: Vice President Dick Cheney had at one point considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes at an Iranian nuclear site to provoke a retaliation, Newsweek magazine reported on Sunday. The news comes amid reports that Israel launched an air strike against Syria this month over a suspected nuclear site. Citing two unidentified…
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was israeli raid a dry run for attack on iran?
from guardian: The head of Israel’s airforce, Major-General Eliezer Shkedi, was visiting a base in the coastal city of Herziliya last week. For the 50-year-old general, also the head of Israel’s Iran Command, which would fight a war with Tehran if ordered, it was a morale-boosting affair, a meet-and-greet with pilots and navigators who had…
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white house objects to talks
from times online: The White House has made clear its outright opposition to the idea of direct talks with Syria and Iran on the issue of Iraq, after sharply criticising a group of Democrat senators for meeting the leadership in Damascus. Responding to a trip to Syria this week by Ben Nelson, a Florida Democrat,…