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Fractious allies give Indian PM mandate to decide on Iraq troop deployment NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee overcame another hurdle Saturday in deliberations whether to send troops to Iraq after his often fractious allies left the crucial decision-making to the government. Advani says US unlikely to release F-16s for Pakistan NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani said Saturday he did not believe the United States would release F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan and that he personally lobbied Washington against such a move. US troops raid Baghdad theatre, seize 300 ageing machinegun "props" BAGHDAD (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 US forces scouring Baghdad for illegal weapons have seized around 300 antiquated machineguns in one of the capital's theatres, its director said Saturday, insisting the ageing arms were stage props. |
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Ally of Indian government rejects troops for Iraq ahead of talks with PM NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was Saturday consulting his security cabinet and coalition allies on whether to send troops to Iraq as a key government ally lashed out at any plans to join a US-led force. Russian general say "war on terror" used as pretext for global dominance MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 A top Russian military commander Saturday took an indirect swipe at the United States by accusing global powers of using the war on terror as a pretext for spreading their influence abroad. Indian PM consults security cabinet, coalition allies on troops for Iraq NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was Saturday consulting his security cabinet and coalition allies on whether to send troops to Iraq as a report said New Delhi had identified the unit it would deploy for the US-led force. US lawmakers reach compromise on Iraqi weapons probe WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Top US senators have agreed to broaden their probe into the fate of alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and whether intelligence information about them had been manipulated to justify the war against the government of Saddam Hussein. US Pacific army commander holds talks in Bangladesh DHAKA (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 The commander of the US army in the Pacific, Lieutenant General James Campbell, held talks here Saturday with Bangladesh's army chief Lieutenant General Hasan Mashud Chowdhury, a spokesman said. US to move patrol-reconnaissance command from Hawaii to Japan: report TOKYO (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 The US navy is considering relocating the Pacific Fleet's patrol and reconnaissance headquarters from Hawaii to Japan by the autumn, a news report said Saturday. |
Marine general nominated to second term as vice chairman of joint chiefs WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 President George W. Bush nominated Marine Corps General Peter Pace to a second two-year term as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and named an army general to lead the US Special Operations Command, the Pentagon said Friday. East African states vow to pursue lasting peace in Burundi NAIROBI (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 East African Community (EAC) presidents on Friday vowed to support the war-torn central African state of Burundi in efforts to achieve lasting peace after a decade of turmoil that has claimed more than 300,000 lives. Danish government under fire over intelligence on Iraqi weapons COPENHAGEN (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 Denmark's centre-left opposition called on Friday for an independent inquiry into the intelligence used by the conservative government to justify joining the US-led war on Iraq. Turkish lawmakers probe AWACS deal with Boeing: report ISTANBUL (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 A Turkish parliamentary anti-corruption commission has asked the defence sector directorate for details on a purchase of four Boeing AWACS radar planes for 1.1 billion dollars, local press reported Friday. Lebanon papers see total Syrian withdrawal by early 2004 BEIRUT (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 Lebanese newspapers on Friday for the first time raised the prospect of a total withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon by early 2004, ending a 28-year military deployment. Aussie film star Crowe paddles into trouble with visiting US fleet SYDNEY (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 Oscar-winning Australian actor Russell Crowe may be world famous, but when he paddled a kayak from his harbor-front Sydney home Friday just as five US warships sailed past, he was treated like any other potential security threat. |
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