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Archives for June, 2009

NKorea threatens US as world anticipates missile

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53435571&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK North Korea accused Washington of seeking to "provoke a second Korean War" as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off the eastern coast. U.S. and regional authorities were watching closely for signs that North Korea might fire short- or mid-range missiles during the June 25 to July 10 timeframe cited in [...]

Iran police use tear gas, clubs to crush protest

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53435560&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Pro-Iranian regime hackers invade Oregon computers

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53428280&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hackers defaced the home page of the Oregon University System, posting a caustic message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and stop talking about the disputed Iranian election.

US intel: Al-Qaida numbers, activity drop in Iraq

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53424425&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The number of al-Qaida extremists in Iraq has plummeted and their ability to maintain a high-level of attacks has been eroded, U.S. intelligence suggests.

Major bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53415672&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Deadliest bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect:

US discounts Iraq withdrawal risk despite attacks

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53415154&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration has concluded the risk of a security collapse in Iraq is too slight to slow plans for withdrawing U.S. troops.

Women in Iran’s protests: head scarves and rocks

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53414890&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

US rescinds July 4 invites for Iran diplomats

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53411395&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An offer for Iranian envoys to attend U.S. embassy Fourth of July parties has been rescinded as the violent crackdown in Tehran continues, the White House said Wednesday.

Sudan: 4 sentenced to die for US diplomat killing

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53411119&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Sudanese court convicted five people Wednesday in the slaying of an American diplomat last year and sentenced four of them to death.

Pentagon: No decision yet on North Korean ship

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53407177&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. and its allies have not decided whether to contact and request inspection of a suspected North Korean arms ship that the U.S. is tracking, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Wednesday.