British program uncovers Israel’s secret nuclear plansThe Israeli government plans to protest a BBC national program about Israel's nuclear program. Dubbed “Israel’s secret weapons”, the program mainly focuses on the international community’s double standards in dealing with Israel’s unconventional weapons, according to an article on Israel’s Haaretz daily.
The program, to be aired next Sunday, shows that Israeli occupation forces used some form of unidentified chemical weapons on Palestinian civi... (more)
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Ukraine 'stealing Europe's gas'Russia has accused Ukraine of stealing $25m of gas exports destined for Europe after it cut off supplies to the country on Sunday.
Some European states say supplies from a pipeline running through Ukraine have fallen by up to 40%.
Ukraine denied taking the gas, but said it would indeed siphon off a share if temperatures fell below freezing.
The row erupted after Russia raised the price of 1,000 cubic metres of gas from $50 to $230 and Ukraine refus... (more)
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Chinese President: 'Push for the establishment of a new international political and economic order'BEIJING Chinese President Hu Jintao reiterated China's strong commitment to peaceful development in his New Year Address broadcast Saturday to domestic and overseas audience via state TV and radio stations.
"Here, I would like to reiterate that China's development is peaceful development, opening development, cooperative development and harmonious development," Hu said.
"The Chinese people will develop ourselves by means of striving for a peaceful international envi... (more)
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Putin sends a shiver through EuropeRussia took Europe to the brink of a winter energy crisis yesterday when it carried out a Cold War-style threat and halted gas deliveries to Ukraine, the main conduit for exports to the West.
With a quarter of its gas supplied by Russia, Europe is facing serious disruption and price rises for as long as the dispute rumbles on.
Moscow turned off the tap at 10am after Ukraine refused to sign a new contract with the Russian state monopoly Gazprom quadrupling prices.... (more)
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North Korea gathers kit for nuclear bombsNORTH KOREA is working to restart a reactor that would produce enough plutonium to make 10 atomic bombs a year, a leading American nuclear scientist has revealed.
Siegfried Hecker, former director of the US government’s top secret Los Alamos laboratory, also said the North Koreans reprocessed 8,000 fuel rods to make up to 14kg (30lb) of plutonium last summer, despite taking part in six-party talks hosted by China to end their weapons programme.
“They hav... (more)
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Russian nuclear agency head to visit Iran in FebThe head of Russia's federal atomic energy agency will visit Iran in February for talks with Iranian officials, a spokesman said, as Tehran mulls a Russian proposal to end a stand-off over its nuclear ambitions, AFP reported.
Sergei Kirienko will "visit the reactor at Bushehr that is being built by Russian specialists and will also hold talks with the directors of the Iranian nuclear programme," Sergei Novikov, a spokesman for the Rosatom agency, was quoted by ITAR-TASS news agenc... (more)
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Mossad: Iran Soon To Have Nuclear WeaponsIran will achieve "nuclear technology independence” within several months, the chief of Israel’s Mossad spy agency has warned legislators.
Appearing before the Knesset’s defense and foreign affairs committee to deliver his annual intelligence report, Meir Dagan also declared that Iran "will not stop with one nuclear bomb.”
He said "technology independence” doesn’t mean Tehran will actually have a nuclear device. But "it does mean ... (more)
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Secret Invasion: US Troops Steal into ParaguayThe Bush administration has sent troops into Paraguay. They are there ostensibly for humanitarian and counterterrorism purposes. The action coincides with growing left unity in South America, military buildup in the region and burgeoning independent trade relationships.
In a speech on July 26 in Havana, Fidel Castro took note of the incursion and called upon North American activists to oppose it. In that vein, an inquiry is in order as to why the US government has inserted Paragua... (more)
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Israel considers protesting BBC show on `secret weapons' LONDON - Israel is considering lodging a vehement protest after the BBC airs a national program Sunday about the country's nuclear program, dubbed "Israel's secret weapon."
The program reportedly examines the "double standard" of the international community with regard to Israel's and Iraq's unconventional weapons.
The program allegedly claims the army used some form of unidentified chemical weapons against Palestinians in February 2001. It focuses on efforts made ... (more)
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Bolivia's hero vows to break US shacklesOn the eve of polls that could give South America its first indigenous head of state, Evo Morales talks about his gas nationalisation plans
On a barren landing strip in Bolivia's mining heartland of Oruro, hundreds of people, including miners carrying dynamite charges, stir at the sight of an approaching small plane. It's a stampede by the time it lands, as the crowds rush down the slope to greet an emerging heavy-built man. He is Evo Morales, a 46-year-old Aymara Indian, leadin... (more)
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Israel warns of Iran's nuclear ambitionsJERUSALEM, Dec. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Israeli overseas intelligence service Mossad chief Meir Dagan said on Tuesday that Iran is seeking more than one nuclear bomb and it will attain technological independence within a number of months.
Dagan told the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Knesset (parliament) that it's just a matter of time for Iran to make a nuclear bomb, but he refused to predict when Iran will be able to produce such a bomb.
"There exi... (more)
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Tories ambush Blair on identity cardsTory and Liberal Democrat peers are preparing a New Year ambush for Tony Blair's flagship identity card scheme that could seriously undermine the legislation.
They are confident of watering down the Government's plans by making it voluntary rather than effectively compulsory to register on a new national database, which will include biometric data such as iris scans, facial images and fingerprints.
Peers are expected to back an amendment to the Identity Cards Bill t... (more)
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China's growth looks set to continueTo appreciate just how quickly China's economy grew in 2005, you only have to witness the constant lines of giant cargo ships and oil tankers steaming in and out of its ports as fast as they can be handled.
Alternatively, visit Beijing, Shanghai or one of the other big Chinese cities to see ongoing construction projects on a huge scale.
Closer to home for most of us, simply look at the back of your newest piece of electronic equipment and it will more often than not... (more)
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India, US make significant progress on nuke dealIndia and the US have made "significant progress" in realising the goal of civilian nuclear energy cooperation with New Delhi unveiling a credible separation plan of its civilian and military nuclear facilities.
The crucial separation plan was unveiled for the first time by Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran during his discussions with his counterpart, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns on Thursday.
The plan, which reportedly seeks to place a la... (more)
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Tehran wants Saddam tried for chemical war against IranTEHRAN - "During the war, Saddam used chemical weapons against Iran 200 times, which left 100,000 people chemically disabled,” Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki said here on Wednesday.
Iranian citizens disabled due to chemical weapons attacks are the living proof and witnesses of Saddam Hussein’s crimes against humanity, Mottaki told reporters at a press conference after visiting Iranians injured by chemical weapons in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in a hospital... (more)
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Israel ready to strike Iran by end of MarchIn October, a Russian rocket carried Iran’s first spy satellite, the Sinah-1, into orbit. This launch accelerated Israel’s plans to strike Tehran’s nuclear facilities; the Jewish state is now getting ready for an attack by the end of March.
While Iran’s nuclear program is Israel’s main concern, its space capabilities are also considered a “point of no return”, which determined the actual timing of the Israeli strike. "The Iranians' space p... (more)
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QUIETLY, GCC AGREES TO EFFORT AGAINST IRANLONDON [MENL] -- The Gulf Cooperation Council has quietly agreed to help the United States in efforts to destabilize Iran.
Western diplomatic sources said the six-member GCC has agreed to participate in a U.S. campaign against Iran's nuclear weapons program. The sources said several Gulf Arab countries would be used for a range of non-combat operations against the Iranian regime.
"The activities will be subtle and designed to avoid a direct link to the Gulfies," a d... (more)
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Ukrainian Cruise Missiles Transported Via Russia to Iran — IsraelUkrainian cruise missiles with a range of 3,000 kilometers and capable of carrying nuclear warheads have ended up in Iranian hands after being transported via Russia, Israel’s Director of Military Intelligence Major General Aharon Ze’evi (Farkash) said on Tuesday.
Ze’evi said that Iran had recently received 12 of the cruise missiles. 18 such missiles were transported from Ukraine to Russia, of which 12 had somehow managed to end up in Iranian hands. The other six... (more)
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Russia Shows Freedom Setback — SurveyAs a number of the world countries have shown gains in freedom over the past year, Russia has been registered among those who suffered setbacks, a survey said.
The Freedom in the World survey by Freedom House, a non-partisan American-based organization dedicated to promoting democratic values across the globe, was quoted by The Star as saying the reason for the poor marks from Russia was the anti-democratic tendencies of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership.
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