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May 22, 2013

Outside View: Win wars not battles
Doha, Qatar (UPI) May 22, 2013
If there is one strategic weakness or Achilles' heel in U.S. geostrategic thinking, it is a fixation with winning battles and not winning wars. The North Vietnamese famously crowed, "America won every battle and lost the war." In Afghanistan and Iraq four decades later, the same critique applied. America and the coalition won virtually every battle. But if winning the war meant establishing a safe, secure and stable state under the rule of law, by any definition the United States and it ... read more

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US summit will help 'reduce suspicion': China media Chinese state media on Wednesday welcomed news of the first summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama, saying the meeting will help "reduce suspicions" in the relationship. ... more		US missile test delayed for a day The US Air Force delayed for a day an intercontinental ballistic missile test Tuesday because of a "range safety instrumentation issue." ... more		US, Oman talk $2.1 bln defense deal US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday discussed a $2.1 billion deal with Omani leaders to supply an American-made air-defence system to the Arab state facing Iran in the Gulf. ... more
				Japan mulls resuming talks with N. Korea: official Japan is considering direct talks with North Korea, the government said Wednesday, adding momentum to the cause after a top level aide to the prime minister made a surprise trip to Pyongyang. ... more		Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall Pakistani politician Imran Khan left hospital Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at a rally for the country's general election, where his party scored a major breakthrough. ... more

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N. Korea sends military leader as 'special envoy' to China A top official and confidante of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un Wednesday met a senior Chinese official in Beijing, at a time of strained relations and ahead of a China-US summit. ... more		Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan as he arrived Wednesday for a visit less than two weeks after the country's general election. ... more		AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun		China artist Ai Weiwei releases 'Dumbass' Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei released a foul-mouthed heavy rock song titled "Dumbass" on Wednesday, with a video parodying his months in police detention. ... more
				'Minimal' drone effects on Pakistan militant recruits: ICG US drone strikes in Pakistan have a "minimal" impact on militant recruitment, a respected think tank said Tuesday, contrary to arguments the controversial programme creates more extremists than it kills. ... more		N. Korea fires sixth missile in three days North Korea fired a sixth short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, defying warnings from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea after a flurry of similar tests at the weekend. ... more

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Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues The head of Israel's armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli troops in the occupied Golan Heights. ... more		Tunisia teeters as it grapples with jihadists Tunisia, cradle of the Arab Reawakening in January 2011, has finally got tough with its hard-line Islamists as, like other North African states that overthrew longtime dictators, it finds itself struggling with the fallout of its groundbreaking pro-democracy uprising. ... more		OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem		Karzai meets Indian leaders in push for military aid Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Indian leaders Tuesday, hoping to secure more military aid as he looks to beef up his security forces after international troops pull out next year. ... more
				Unspent billions of Chilean defense fund remain a mystery More than $4 billion of cash reserved for Chilean military procurement remains unspent because of mysterious workings of funding arrangements between the Latin American country's state mining sector, the government and the armed forces. ... more		Nigeria relaxes curfew in Islamist stronghold of Maiduguri Nigeria on Tuesday relaxed the curfew in Maiduguri, stronghold of the Boko Haram Islamist militant sect, three days after it was imposed, an AFP journalist in the city said. ... more

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	Iraq 'apologises' to Jordan after Saddam supporters beaten Jordan on Tuesday summoned the Iraqi charge d'affaires after employees at Baghdad's embassy beat and kicked Jordanian supporters of Saddam Hussein at a seminar on mass graves in Amman. ... more		WikiLeaks trial to be closed for some testimony: US judge Some testimony in the espionage trial of a US soldier who passed secret files to WikiLeaks will be held behind closed doors to safeguard classified information, a US judge ruled Tuesday. ... more		Security risks found in sensors for heart devices, consumer electronics The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study conducted in controlled labora ... more		Obama to meet Xi in California in June President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying and tensions in the Pacific. ... more

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Philippines coast guard defensive over killing		Friends of Syria to press for peace talks		Iraq PM to alter security strategy as violence rages		Former UK aircraft carrier towed to Turkey for scrap		Kerry to help ink $2.1 bln defense deal in Oman
Hezbollah's heading for sectarian showdown		Iraq PM insists some fake bomb detectors work		Outside View: An ill wind from Tehran		India, China vow to end long-running border dispute		Afghan leader to push for Indian military aid

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China Communists must slash membership: academic

China says North Korea released detained sailors

Philippines boosts military to resist 'bullies'

Nigeria says it has retaken five Islamist strongholds

Russia's missile shipment will embolden Syria: US

Japan PM vows to seek talks with N. Korea over kidnapping

France wants 'decisive sanctions' against Iran

N. Korea test-fires another short-range missile

Air strikes, dozens dead in Nigeria assault on Islamists

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US removes Iraqi bank from Iran sanctions list

Israel acts to deny Hezbollah arms: Netanyahu

Zimbabwe PM's party pledges trimmer army, just society

Yemen general denounces 'sabotage' of air force

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