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Monday, February 02, 2009

 

North Korea Preparing New Missile Launch

The Axis of Evil is alive and well.

Reuters reports:

North Korea appears to be preparing to test-launch its longest range ballistic missile, media reports said on Tuesday, stoking tensions just days after the reclusive state warned that the Korean peninsula was on the brink of war.

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In related news, the United States and South Korea pledged to put an end to the North's nuclear programs. AFP reports:

US President Barack Obama has spoken with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and the two have vowed to work closely toward ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, the White House has said.

The two "discussed North Korea and agreed to work closely as allies and through the six-party talks to achieve the verifiable elimination of North Korea's nuclear weapons and programs," spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement.

"In a warm and substantive talk, the president conveyed his deep commitment to the United States-Republic of Korea alliance. Both presidents expressed their intention to expand cooperation on global issues," Gibbs added.

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Gadhafi Elected Head of African Union

Arrives With Seven 'Traditional African Kings'


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Another victory for international lunacy.

Anita Powell reports from Addis Ababa:

Moammar Gadhafi of Libya was elected Monday as leader of the African Union, a position long sought by the eccentric dictator who wants to push his oil-rich nation into the international mainstream after years of isolation.

Gadhafi, once ostracized by the West for sponsoring terrorism, has been trying to increase both Libya's global stature and its regional influence—mediating African conflicts, sponsoring efforts to spread Islam on the continent and pushing for the creation of a single African government.

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Greek Riot Police Fire Tear Gas at Farmers

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Riot police fired tear gas at farmers from the island of Crete Monday to stop them from driving their tractors from the Greek port of Piraeus to Athens to protest low prices for their products and demand financial help. The incident was the latest twist in nearly two weeks of protests by Greek farmers, who had used their tractors to block border crossings and highways across the country for days.

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Analysts: Testing Time for US-China Ties

The United States and China are set for new tensions under Barack Obama amid extra pressure caused by the economic crisis, but will likely work together to iron out their differences, analysts say.

Obama's administration could take a harder line on trade disputes and human rights than George W. Bush's team, they argued.

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Sunday, February 01, 2009

 

Bloodthirsty Iran Still Threatening Rushdie

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Iran's Islamist revolution is 30 years old. Though focused on nuclear arms and missiles, proxy wars and, we believe, mega-terrorism, the monstrous mullahocracy (which came to power with the complicity of the catastrophic Carter administration) is still in the assassination business. 

Jeff Stein reports on the plight of one of its targets:

For 20 years Salman Rushdie has lived with the threat that an Iranian agent might slip into his house or walk up to him on the sidewalk and put a knife in his ribs.

Less well known is that Iranian agents have succeeded in killing or maiming others connected with the publication of “The Satanic Verses,” the British Indian writer’s novel set partly in the life of Islam’s founder Mohammed.

None of the culprits has been arrested.

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Bibi Means Business

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Bibi means what he says and says what he means: no nukes for Iran.

Aaron Heller reports from Jerusalem:

Benjamin ("Bibi") Netanyahu, Israel's leading candidate for prime minister, said Saturday that Iran "will not be armed with a nuclear weapon."

In an interview with Israel's Channel 2 TV, Netanyahu said if elected prime minister his first mission will be to thwart the Iranian nuclear threat. Netanyahu, the current opposition leader and head of the hardline Likud party, called Iran the greatest danger to Israel and to all humanity.

When asked if stopping Iran's nuclear ambitions included a military strike, he replied: "It includes everything that is necessary to make this statement come true."

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