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U.S. plans $4.2 billion arms sale to IraqBaghdad (UPI) Oct 1, 2010 The Pentagon has proposed selling arms worth $4.2 billion to Iraq as it drives to bolster the country's new-era military amid the U.S. withdrawal and to provide Persian Gulf states with massive infusions of advanced weaponry to stand up to Iran. The package proposed by the Department of Defense this week includes 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 strike jets, Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air, heat-seeking missiles for dogfighting, laser-guided bombs and reconnaissance equipment. The Pentagon s ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2010Osama bin Laden's message of worry about climate change and devastating Pakistan flooding, broadcast online Friday, aims to polish his battered image among Muslims, a leading Western analyst said. "Bin Laden seeks to capitalize on any crises or problems which are of concern to the people whose favor and support he seeks," said Paul Pillar, a former top US intelligence official who retired in ... more  
Tehran (AFP) Oct 3, 2010Industrial computers infected by Stuxnet in Iran have been cleaned and returned to their units, a top official said on Sunday, following reports that the malware was mutating and wreaking havoc with equipment. "The industrial computers infected by the Stuxnet virus have been cleaned," Mohsen Hatam, deputy industry minister, was quoted as saying on the state television's website. Iranian ... more  
Amman (AFP) Oct 3, 2010The Palestinians want peace talks with Israel to continue, US envoy George Mitchell insisted on Sunday, as he visited Egypt and Jordan in a last-ditch effort to salvage fledgling direct negotiations. "Despite their differences, both the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority have asked us to continue these discussions in an effort to establish the conditions under which they can ... more |
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New building seen at N.Korea reactor site: US think-tankSeoul (AFP) Oct 1, 2010 New construction or excavation is under way at North Korea's main nuclear reactor, near the site of a cooling tower destroyed in 2008, a private US research institute has said, citing a satellite photo. The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said on its website (isis-online.org) that tracks made by heavy machinery and construction or excavation equipment were visible in the photo. ISIS said there appeared to be ongoing construction of two small buildings nex ... read more |
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