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Archives for February, 2010

Israeli FM sidesteps questions on Hamas killing

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69989502&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israel's foreign minister sidestepped questions at EU headquarters Monday about his country's alleged role in last week's assassination of a top Palestinian Hamas operative, officials said.

Netherlands terror suspect fights US extradition

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69986417&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Somali man is fighting extradition to the United States where authorities suspect him of supporting terrorism in his homeland from a base in Minneapolis.

Iran opposition calls for vote over candidate bans

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69985055&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK One of Iran's top opposition leaders called Monday for a referendum on whether to strip the ruling system of the right to ban political candidates — a powerful tool used to blacklist liberal voices from key campaigns.

Blast kills 8 in Pakistan’s Swat Valley

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69983592&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A suicide bomber targeting Pakistani security forces set off a blast that ripped through a busy market in the northwestern Swat Valley on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens of others, officials and witnesses said.

8 villagers killed south of Baghdad, some beheaded

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69983288&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Assailants killed eight members of a Shiite family in a village outside Baghdad on Monday, shooting some and beheading others, just one of a series of pre-election shooting and car bombing attacks that swept the country, killing 22 people in all.

Opposition calls for referendum over Iran crisis

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69980160&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK One of Iran's top opposition leaders is seeking a referendum to end the postelection turmoil in the country.

Pentagon paints grim picture of Taiwan air defense

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69975748&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Pentagon has painted a grim picture of Taiwan's air defense capabilities, saying that many of the island's 400 combat aircraft would not be available to help withstand an attack from rival China.

Iran: work on 2 new enrichment sites to begin soon

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69973506&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran said Monday it plans to build two new uranium enrichment facilities deep inside mountains to protect them from attack, a new challenge to Western powers trying to curb Tehran's nuclear program for fear it is aimed at making weapons.

Afghanistan battle shows war rarely fought to plan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69973255&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The intelligence said a Taliban commander planned to dispatch a suicide bomber against an American patrol base. But where? Would more than one attacker strike? What day and time? On foot, or in a vehicle that would pack more explosives?

Police: 3 mortar rounds hit Baghdad’s Green Zone

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=69964908&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Three mortar rounds hit central Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Monday, injuring at least six people and damaging homes and cars, in the latest attack on government targets ahead of March 7 elections.