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FBI: Saddam Hussein Was More Afraid of Iran Than U.S. | Print |  E-mail
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 18:00

Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein faked holding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in fear of militant Shiite Iran, recently declassified conversations between FBI agent George L. Piro and former the Iraqi dictator confirmed.

 
North Korea's Missile Firings Increase Tensions | Print |  E-mail
Written by Warren Mass   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:00

North Korea missile test

North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on July 2, increasing tensions between Pyongyang and the West that began when North Korea launched its Taepodong-2 long-range missile on April 5, a move President Barack Obama called "provocative" and a "clear violation" of Security Council Resolution 1718.

 
Marines Launch Major Offensive in Afghanistan PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Written by Warren Mass   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 15:32

soldiersNearly 4,000 U.S. Marines and 650 Afghan troops launched a major offensive into southwestern Afghanistan's Helmand River valley on July 2, an area that is a Taliban stronghold and produces more opium than anyplace else in the world.

 
Sweden takes EU presidency, announces priorities | Print |  E-mail
Written by Alex Newman   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 08:00

SwedenSweden assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union Wednesday and immediately announced the nation’s top priorities: the economic crisis and the war on “global warming.”

 
UN and OAS Threaten Honduran Sovereignty PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Written by Warren Mass   
Wednesday, 01 July 2009 15:00

OASThe UN General Assembly on June 30 adopted a resolution by acclamation — sponsored by Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, and the United States, among other UN members — condemning the coup "that has interrupted the democratic and constitutional order and the legitimate exercise of power in Honduras, and resulted in the removal of the democratically elected president," Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales.

 
Leftists Call for Rebellion in Honduras | Print |  E-mail
Written by Warren Mass   
Tuesday, 30 June 2009 14:00

The world's leftists — ranging from internationalists, to Marxists, to confirmed communist Fidel Castro — ostracized the new Honduran government of Roberto Micheletti installed by the nation's congress on June 28. 

 
Honduran Military Enforces Court-ordered Presidential Replacement | Print |  E-mail
Written by Warren Mass   
Monday, 29 June 2009 14:00

Zelaya and Michelleti Acting on the orders of the Honduran Supreme Court, on June 28 a military force detained the nation's president, Manuel Zelaya, and took him to an air force base, where he was taken by plane into exile in San Jose, Costa Rica.