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Blix says US intelligence on Iraq was not solid WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 11, 2003 Outgoing chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said Tuesday most of the US intelligence information on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction was not "solid" and should not have been used to justify the US-led invasion of the country. Canadian Forces close to eliminating "sustainability gap:" defence chief OTTAWA (AFP) Jun 11, 2003 Canada's military, often derided by Canadians and its allies for being under-staffed and under-equipped, is close to eliminating its "sustainability gap," the country's top soldier said Tuesday. Lockheed Martin sues Boeing for allegedly misusing secret Lockheed data BETHESDA, Maryland (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 US defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., filed suit against the Boeing Company, Tuesday, alleging its rival illegally used secret Lockheed papers during competition for US Air Force contracts. |
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Mauritanian leader visits army headquarters after abortive coup NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 Mauritanian President Maaouiya Ould Taya visited armed forces headquarters here Tuesday, taking stock of the damage done by rebels in an abortive coup in the northwest African country, AMI news agency reported. Lockheed Martin sues Boeing over alleged industrial espionage BETHESDA, Maryland (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 US defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., filed suit against its rival, the Boeing Company, Tuesday, over a case of alleged industrial espionage. Blix deputy to take over as acting chief UN arms inspector UNITED NATIONS (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 Deputy chief UN weapons inspector Demetrius Perricos will become acting head of the disarmament agency for Iraq when his boss, Hans Blix, retires at the end of the month, the United Nations said Tuesday. Liberian defence minister heading for Ghana for truce talks with rebels MONROVIA (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 Liberian Defence Minister Daniel Chea on Tuesday said he was going to Ghana to mediate a ceasefire with rebels besieging the capital Monrovia and added that there were "good prospects" for a truce. Baltic NATO members-to-be advise Georgia on defence RIGA (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, on course to join NATO next year, on Tuesday tried to help another ex-Soviet republic, Georgia, join the defence alliance as well. South Africa denies sending secret arms to DRCongo CAPE TOWN (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 Claims by a leader of the pro-government Mai-Mai militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that South Africa is secretly sending arms to central Maniema province are "utter lies", an adviser to President Thabo Mbeki said Tuesday. |
Lithuania gears up for NATO by hosting nine-nation military games VILNIUS (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 Former Soviet republic Lithuania, in training to join NATO next year, on Tuesday launched the largest military games that will be held in the Baltic region this year involving 2,000 people. South Africa denies sending secret arms to DR Congo CAPE TOWN (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 Claims by a leader of the pro-government Mai-Mai militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that South Africa is secretly sending arms to central Maniema province are "utter lies", an adviser to President Thabo Mbeki said Tuesday. L-3 Communications to buy Bombardier's military aviation unit NEW YORK (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 US technology firm L-3 Communications agreed to acquire the military aviation services business of Canada's Bombardier Inc. for some 90 million dollars, both companies announced Tuesday. Israeli army implicitly admits attack on Rantissi JERUSALEM (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 The Israeli army implicitly admitted targeting Hamas leader Abdul Aziz al-Rantissi in a helicopter strike Tuesday that wounded the wanted man and killed three other Palestinians. Finding Iraqi weapons will take time: Portugese official LISBON (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq will not turn up immediately, Portuguese Defense Minister Paulo Portas said Monday following a meeting with his US counterpart Donald Rumsfeld. Russian CW disposal plan complicated by US funding delays: official MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 10, 2003 Russia warned Tuesday that US failure to make regular payments to help dismantle the country's huge chemical weapons arsenal was complicating efforts to meet its international obligations to disarm. |
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