http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70475275&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Argentina praised the U.S. House on Friday for passing a measure that would force American intelligence agencies to share their files on dictatorship-era human rights violations in this country.
Archives for February, 2010
Pentagon issues new policy on social networking
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70474097&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Everyone from troops in the field to the highest brass and civilian leaders will be allowed to Twitter, blog and use Facebook and other social networking sites on the military's non-classified computer network, the Pentagon announced Friday.
Kabul Taliban attack shows insurgents not crippled
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70470037&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Insurgents struck Friday at hotels in the heart of Kabul with suicide attackers and a car bomb, killing at least 16 people — half of them foreigners — in an assault that showed the militants remain a potent force despite setbacks on the battlefield and the arrest of more than a dozen key [...]
Clinton encouraged on NKorean nuke talks
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70469486&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that the United States is encouraged by signs that North Korea could return to stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations. Her spokesman said those talks could begin in coming weeks.
Ivory Coast opposition won’t join new government
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70469466&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Ivory Coast's opposition agreed Friday to join a new government, ending a standoff sparked when the president dissolved the last one. The move suggests the crisis will likely be resolved without further street demonstrations that have already left at least five people dead.
Canadian guilty of planning homegrown terror plot
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70468179&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A member of a homegrown terrorist group has pleaded guilty to participating in a plot to set off truck bombs in front of Canada's main stock exchange and two government buildings.
UN to weigh lifting Saddam-era sanctions on Iraq
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70465450&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraq picked up momentum Friday in its bid to remove the U.N. trade sanctions that have been hampering its economy for nearly two decades in punishment for Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait.
Official: NATO and Pakistan sharing tactical plans
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70465426&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK NATO commanders in Afghanistan have begun traveling to Pakistan to share plans for military operations for the first time, a senior U.S. official said Friday.
Official: NATO and Pakistan sharing tactical plans
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70461749&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A senior U.S. official says that NATO commanders in Afghanistan for the first time have begun traveling to Pakistan to share plans for military operations.
Israeli official doubts Iran would strike
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70460415&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israel's defense minister said Friday a nuclear-armed Iran would be unlikely to strike the Jewish state but would use its arsenal to intimidate adversaries across the Middle East.