Tag Archives: Zimbabwe

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By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 17, 2010

Haiti Joint Task Force Haiti has requested that the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team be allowed to start returning home, said Col. Gregory Kane, task force operations officer. The task force made the request to U.S. Southern Command, and it will ultimately have to be approved by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. “There have been discussions [in [...]

Posted in Africa, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oil and Resources, Shorter Question Everything | Also tagged Argentina, Canada, diamonds, Haiti, Israel, Oil, Syria, UK | Leave a comment

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By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 1, 2010

Zimbabwe A secret airstrip is being built in a diamond field illegally seized by the Zimbabwean army 14 months ago which would enable clandestine weapons shipments. Diplomats and analysts believe that the mile-long runway is intended for arms shipments, probably from China, for which troops loyal to President Robert Mugabe would pay on the spot with gemstones [...]

Posted in Africa, Arms Trade, Asia, Created Terror, Middle East, Oil and Resources, Shorter Question Everything | Also tagged China, diamonds, Israel, Tibet, UN, war crimes, white phosphorous | Leave a comment

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By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: November 20, 2009

US: New Orleans Confirming what many New Orleanians already knew in their hearts, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers – and thus the US government – is liable for a big chunk of the damage caused when hurricane Katrina pushed ashore on Aug. 29, 2005. Appeal is expected. Afghanistan Hamid Karzai [...]

Posted in Africa, CBRN, Europe, Middle East, Shorter Question Everything | Also tagged Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Katrina, New Orleans, Russia, US | Leave a comment

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By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: November 8, 2009

Poland, US and Russia Warsaw has denied Russian media reports that Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski asked Washington to deploy US troops to protect Poland. On Thursday, the Russian Interfax news agency quoted Sikorski as saying Poland had requesting the United States and NATO to deploy troops in Central Europe. His comments came after media reports [...]

Posted in Africa, Arms Trade, Europe, Middle East, Military Industrial Complex, Oil and Resources, Politics, Shorter Question Everything | Also tagged Afghanistan, Cuba, Georgia, Iran, Lebanon, Poland, Russia, US | Leave a comment

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By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: November 5, 2009

Palestine Palestinians may have to abandon the goal of an independent state if Israel continues to expand Jewish settlements and the United States does not stop it, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Wednesday. It may be time for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to “tell his people the truth, that with the continuation of settlement [...]

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By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: November 1, 2009

Cheney Crooks and Liars: Lawrence O’Donnell Rips into Liz Cheney For Dover AFB Criticism Firedoglake: BREAKING: Cheney FBI Interview Notes Released In May of 2004, Vice President Dick Cheney was questioned by federal investigators about his role in the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity. Today, in response to a court order resulting from a suit brought by CREW, [...]