Inside the Capture of Karadzic

Inside the Capture of Karadzic

07.22.08 posted by pondy 7 views no comments image
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader under indictment for war crimes, spent years disguised behind a flowing white beard and long hair, living and working in Belgrade as a practitioner of alternative medicine, and "freely walking in the city," the Serbian authorities said Tuesday. Wanting to join the EU, efforts of late were stepped up to find and capture the former strongman.
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Rice: 'Iran is a difficult, dangerous state'

Rice: 'Iran is a difficult, dangerous state'

07.18.08 posted by pondy 20 views no comments image
On the eve of one of her top diplomats' meeting with an Iranian official, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States is sticking to its policy that Iran must suspend its nuclear program before negotiations can proceed. "Iran is a difficult and dangerous state, and it is a state that is pursuing policies that are dangerous to our friends..," she said.
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Dollar Has Dropped 41% Since Bush Took Office

Dollar Has Dropped 41% Since Bush Took Office

07.05.08 posted by runner 214 views 1 comment image
At the G8 summit President Bush told world leaders, "We're strong dollar people in this administration and have always been for the strong dollar." Yet entering the summit the US economy is growing at a more slow pace than each country other than Italy and has a currency that is dropping in value, now down 41% since Bush took office.
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Iran threat: We will burn American navy and set Israel alight if attacked

Iran threat: We will burn American navy and set Israel alight if attacked

07.08.08 posted by runner 123 views no comments image
Iran kept up a barrage of conflicting messages over its nuclear program, threatening to strike the US navy and "set Israel alight" if it was attacked. But Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president, dismissed the threat of war as a "silly joke", even as he again rejected the idea that Iran halt uranium enrichment, a key request coming from the G8 Summit.
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First al-Bashir, next ... Bush?

First al-Bashir, next ... Bush?

07.16.08 posted by pondy 32 views no comments image
Mark Levine is a professor of Middle East history, writes in Al Jazeera, that the charges brought on Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, by the International Criminal Court (ICC), offer hope for anyone concerned about human rights around the world. It is equally disturbing that much of the al-Bashir indictment could just as easily be applied to George Bush, the US president.
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Iran says attacking it would be "madness"

Iran says attacking it would be "madness"

07.12.08 posted by pondy 61 views no comments image
Iran warned the United States and Israel on Saturday it would be "madness" to attack the Islamic Republic over a nuclear program the West suspects is aimed at making bombs. The comments came a few days after Iranian missile tests heightened regional tension and helped send world oil prices to record highs.
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China Calls on U.S. to Act to Protect Economic Stability

China Calls on U.S. to Act to Protect Economic Stability

06.30.08 posted by pondy 220 views 1 comment image
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, in talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday, called on the United States to take measures to stabilize its currency and prevent further slowdown of the global economy. Wen highlighted unstable factors in the world economy, stressing they were challenges for both developing and the developed countries.
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UN Agency Appeals for Millions as Food Prices Soar

UN Agency Appeals for Millions as Food Prices Soar

04.24.08 posted by pondy 3300 views 2 comments image
The World Food Program appealed for hundreds of millions of dollars to cope with rising food prices that have sparked global protests and riots that led to bans on food exports in about 40 nations. Josette Sheeran, the WFP's executive director, said the U.N. agency is facing a 40 percent increase in the cost of food since it prepared its budget.
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Climate Change on Papal Agenda for World Youth Day in Australia

Climate Change on Papal Agenda for World Youth Day in Australia

07.16.08 posted by jason 24 views no comments image
The Pope is to make climate change one of his key concerns during his trip to Australia for World Youth Day. The pontiff has said that politicians and scientists must respond to what he calls the "great ecological challenge" of global warming.
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Al Gore lays down green challenge to America

Al Gore lays down green challenge to America

07.18.08 posted by jason 13 views no comments image
Former Vice President Al Gore, seeking to shake up an energy debate that is focused mostly on drilling, challenged the United States to shift its entire electricity sector to carbon-free wind, solar and geothermal power within 10 years, and use that power to fuel a new fleet of electric vehicles.
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Experts Say China's Wind Energy Could Grow 1667% by 2020

Experts Say China's Wind Energy Could Grow 1667% by 2020

07.06.08 posted by pondy 116 views no comments image
At present, China produces just over 6 Gigawatts (GW) of wind energy, making it 5th in the world for total wind energy. However, with China 's massive push for 21st Century renewable technologies, we shouldn't be surprised if China achieves 100 GW by 2020 say energy experts.
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