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Archives for December, 2009

China envoy tells Taiwan he sees move toward peace

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65800145&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK China's senior Taiwan envoy told his hosts Monday that Beijing wants to "move down the road of peace," a day after tens of thousands of Taiwanese demonstrators blasted the government for its China-friendly policies.

Leading China dissident to be tried Wednesday

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65796305&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo will be tried Wednesday on subversion charges, his wife said, more than a year after he was detained following his role in a bold pro-democracy petition.

Did ‘Jihadi cool’ lure 5 Americans to Pakistan?

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65795535&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK There was a book left in a Pakistani hotel room where five young men from Virginia were arrested, suspected of trying to join Taliban forces. Called "The Pact," that book tells the true story of three boys from a rough neighborhood and broken homes who bond and eventually help one another through medical [...]

Analysis: Hard reality as US pushes Pakistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65793403&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pakistan will not go as far as Washington wants, and there's nothing the U.S. can do about it: That's the sobering reality as the U.S. tries to persuade a hesitant Pakistan to finish off the fight against terrorists.

Mullen worried Yemen becoming terrorist ‘haven’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65789848&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Adm. Mike Mullen is applauding a military strike in Yemen against suspected members of the al-Qaida terrorist group.

Obama plan could limit records hidden from public

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65774288&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Barack Obama plans to deal with a Dec. 31 deadline that automatically would declassify secrets in more than 400 million pages of Cold War-era documents by ordering government-wide changes that could sharply curb the number of new and old government records hidden from the public.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: An anti-whistleblower culture

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65768971&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Marine Corps whistleblower says military officials are trying to force him from his job for exposing failures to deliver lifesaving equipment to troops in Iraq.

Did ‘Jihadi cool’ lure 5 Americans to Pakistan?

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65766551&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK There was a book left in a Pakistani hotel room where five young men from Virginia were arrested, suspected of trying to join Taliban forces. Called "The Pact," that book tells the true story of three boys from a rough neighborhood and broken homes who bond and eventually help one another through medical [...]

Sri Lanka still waiting for its peace dividend

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65765101&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Inside, there are no victims, no killers, and no questions. There are only bright white lights and the click-clack of sewing machines in this new garment factory in war-torn eastern Sri Lanka.

Mullen worries about Iran running out clock on US

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=65764527&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The top U.S. military officer said Sunday he does not assume Iran's brief seizure of an Iraqi oil well is part of an orchestrated plan in Tehran to threaten its neighbors.