Russia Calls for Arms Embargo on Georgia After War’s Second Anniversary
Marking the second anniversary of Russia’s “coercion-to-peace” operation in Georgia, the Russian Chief of the General Staff, Army-General Nikolai Makarov, told the media: “Arms deliveries to Georgia are in full swing. Georgia’s military potential is significantly higher today, compared to August 2008.”
Russia Moves Missiles Into Breakaway Region
Russia announced Wednesday that it had deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system in the breakaway Georgian enclave of Abkhazia, a sign that Russian forces were becoming further entrenched in a disputed region at the focal point of Russia’s brief war with Georgia two years ago.
The Afghan war’s real problem is India, Pakistan and Kashmir
The United States is struggling to implement a strategy for Afghanistan that will improve the lives of the Afghan people and allow US troops to go home.
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On paper, the plan for the foot patrol looked perfectly safe. A stroll through a couple of villages. Introductions to a few village elders. A two-mile drive back to the guarded walls of the Afghan police headquarters.
Israeli defense chief tells panel aid flotilla was a 'provocation'
Israel's defense minister has told a investigation into a deadly raid on an aid convoy to Gaza that the flotilla was a "planned provocation." The comments follow a stern defense of the raid by Israel's prime minister.
Iran 2010: Enriching Uranium, Saudi Arabia Buying Fighters
The Obama Administration plans to sell 84 F-15 Eagle jet fighters to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the next ten years for a total of $30 billion.
Georgia deals with 'occupation'
On the second anniversary of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, the government in Tbilisi has accepted Russian occupation of their provinces — for now.
China Seizes on a Dark Chapter for Tibet
The white fortress loomed above the fields, a crumbling but still imposing redoubt perched on a rock mound above a plane of golden rapeseed shimmering in the morning light.
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