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Archives for March, 2010

Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72067299&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

Iran allows bin Laden daughter to leave: Saudi paper

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72065901&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A teenaged daughter of Osama bin Laden has been allowed to fly out of Tehran where she had taken refuge in Saudi Arabia's embassy, a Saudi-financed newspaper reported on Friday.

Marine patrols still meet snipers in Afghan town

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72063884&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The first shots came from the north, sending Marines ducking into the nearest ditch — some filled with putrid water. More shots rang out from the southwest: a possible ambush from two sides.

FIFA lifts Iraq’s ban from international soccer

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72061406&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK FIFA has lifted a ban on Iraq that excluded the country's teams and officials from taking part in international soccer.

Net produces new generation of China activists

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72061167&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Lin Xiuying believes her daughter bled to death after being gang-raped two years ago by a group of thugs that had ties to the police in their southern Chinese town.

Pakistan to ask for more understanding at US talks

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72058467&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Claiming that it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism and get Washington to acknowledge its concerns about rival India.

Nigeria oil facility damaged, military says

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72058418&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Nigerian military spokesman says an oil facility in oil-rich southern Nigeria has been damaged by an attack.

Palestinians clash with Israeli security

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72058288&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank lobbed rocks at Israeli security forces, set garbage bins and tires ablaze and torched an Israeli flag in a new outbreak of violence over contested Jerusalem building plans and unsubstantiated rumors about threats to the city's holiest shrine.

Clinton says agreement with Russia near on nukes

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72056446&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.

Roadside bomb, gunmen kill 4 in Baghdad

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72053925&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb and a gun attack have killed four people and wounded seven others in Baghdad.