| Tue 9 Feb 2010 |
Israel's de facto veto power
Arab News | M. Salahuddin | Al-Madinah | The United States and Europe used to reward Israel whenever its forces massacred the Palestinians and trampled United Nations decisions on Palestine and charters of human rights. | It is not a secret that Israel enjoys ... |
Turkey alters its compass
Arab News | Linda Heard, sierra12th@yahoo.co.uk | Turkey's affiliations under the leadership of the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan — a devout Muslim — are swinging from West to East. This is good news for the Arab world as Ankara is a major politi... |
Beijing quietly buys stakes in top US corporations
The Times Of India SHANGHAI: Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some of the biggest American corporations, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America an... |
Plot foiled to bomb Americans in Pakistan hotel
Inquirer | LAHORE—Pakistan police claimed Monday to have arrested six suspects, including a would-be suicide bomber, who were plotting to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans. | Police recovered an explosive-laden suicide vest fitted with 26 hand grena... |
US denies rift with France over Afghanistan
Khaleej Times PARIS - The United States denied on Monday it was disappointed by France's decision to send only 80 more trainers to Afghanistan and held out hope President Nicolas Sarkozy would be able to do more later. | Public support for the war in France has er... |
United States and China Need Each Other
Khaleej Times Despite the recent squall in US-Chinese relations, the fact remains that both countries have powerful reasons to cooperate with one another. | These have grown over the last two decades, something that both countries seem to recognise. China's reacti... |
Qaeda leader calls for attacks on US interests 'everywhere'
Inquirer | DUBAI—Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula number two Sufyan al-Azdi al-Shahri called for attacks against US interests "everywhere," in an audio message released on the Internet on Monday. | "American and Crusader interests are everywhere and their ag... |
India-Pakistan thaw key to Afghan peace
Asia Times | By Siddharth Srivastava | NEW DELHI - India has proposed the first high-level bilateral talks with Pakistan since their peace process broke down following the terrorist attack on Mumbai in November 2008. | New Delhi and Islamabad are still working ... |
Obama prolongs the pain - again
Asia Times | By Hossein Askari and Noureddine Krichene | United States President Barack Obama has chosen the path of least resistance for rescuing the US economy from what is generally accepted to be the worst downturn since the Great Depression. | The 2011 bud... |
Pakistan's military sets Afghan terms
Asia Times | By Syed Saleem Shahzad | ISLAMABAD - With the United States striving hard to establish dialogue with the Taliban, Asia Times Online sources privy to the Pakistan military establishment reveal that the army has clearly spelled out that Washington mu... |
After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
The New York Times | SHANGHAI - Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some of the biggest American corporations, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America... |
| Mon 8 Feb 2010 |
U.S.-South Korean Exercise Debuts Lockheed Martin Simulation Program
redOrbit Posted on: Monday, 8 February 2010, 09:00 CST | ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Warfighters' Simulation (WARSIM) program delivered realistic division Warfighter results during its debut in a recent command post exe... |
Japanese Split on Exposing Secret Pacts With U.S.
Newsvine | TOKYO — They were Tokyo's worst-kept diplomatic secrets: clandestine cold war era agreements with Washington that obligated Japan to shoulder the costs of United States bases and allow nuclear-armed American ships to sail into Japanese ports. | ... |
Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate arrested
The Himalayan | COLOMBO: The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, was arrested hours after vowing to give evidence before any war crimes tribunal. | State media said Fonseka, who led the army to victory over Tamil ... |
Digest: Japan Airlines leans American?
Houston Chronicle | TRAVEL | Japan Airlines leans American? | Japan Airlines will maintain its partnership with AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, rejecting an offer from Delta Air Lines, according to two people familiar with the situation. | JAL's new chairman, Kazuo Ina... |
China evading US duties via third nations: group
Breitbart | A port worker passes in front of Chinese containers at a port in Rio de Jan... | File photo shows a steel worker operating a steel sheet maker in China's no... | Manufacturers in China are evading millions of dollars of US anti-dumping duties on st... |
White House vows 'multiple' attacks on Asian carp
Breitbart | Graphic on Asian carp in North American waterways. The White House said Mon... | The White House said Monday it was eyeing "multiple lines of attack" against invasive Asian carp threatening Great Lakes eco-systems and fisheries after talking strate... |
Vietnam war affected US planning for Iraq - John Reid (Video)
Newsvine | The "failures of Vietnam" hampered the US in planning for the post-conflict reconstruction of Iraq, the UK inquiry to the war has heard. | Former Defence Secretary John Reid said this "terrible mistake" meant that military chiefs "weren't thinking ... |
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