Archive for the 'Libya' Category

(TimesOnline) – Blair warns that world faces decision to halt Iran’s nuclear programme

World leaders might have to go to war to stop Iran developing its weapons programme, Tony Blair suggested yesterday.Read More Here

(YNet) – EU’s Ashton says Iran ‘worrying’, UN next route

“We are worried about what’s happening in Iran. I’m disappointed at the failure of Iran to accept the dialogue and we now need to look again at what needs to happen there,” Catherine Ashton told Sky News in an interview. Read More Here

(LATimes) – China threatens sanctions over arms sale to Taiwan

Angered by a $6 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, Beijing puts security exchanges with U.S. on hold and threatens sanctions against U.S. firms selling to Taipei. Read More Here

(AFP) – Libya strikes billion-dollar Russian arms deal

Libya has struck a deal to buy Russian arms worth almost two billion dollars, Russian news agencies quoted Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as saying Saturday. Read More Here

(PressTV) – Russia’s First Stealth Jet Takes Off

Russia test launched its first and very own prototype stealth jet Sukhoi T-50 Friday, in an attempt to outlast the modern U.S. F-22 Raptors. However, with its viability as a start to the world’s fifth generation of aerial arms questioned, the Sukhoi T-50 faces maiden political, and practicality issues. Read More Here

(PressTV) – US beefs up military presence off Iranian shores

In addition to imposing new sanctions on the Tehran government, the US has reportedly begun beefing up its military presence and war paraphernalia off the Iranian coast. Read More Here

(MSNBC) – U.S. speeds up arms buildup with Gulf allies

The Obama administration is quietly working with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies to speed up arms sales and rapidly upgrade defenses for oil terminals and other key infrastructure in a bid to thwart future military attacks by Iran, according to former and current U.S. and Middle Eastern government officials. Read More Here

(Haaretz) – U.S. official: Hezbollah arms flow may signal plans for war with Israel

The U.S. is concerned that the continued flow of arms to the Hezbollah militant organization could prompt a war between Israel and Lebanon, State Department official Jeff Feltman said in remarks published Sunday by the London-based Al-Hayat daily. Read More Here

(Yahoo) – UN chief calls for treaty to prevent cyber war

The world needs a treaty to prevent cyber attacks becoming an all-out war, the head of the main UN communications and technology agency warned Saturday. Read More Here

(RawStory) – Paulson: Russia tried to exacerbate US financial crisis

Russian interests attempted to force the U.S. government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by selling off its holdings in the two entities in 2008, then urging China to do the same, according to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Read More Here

(Reuters) – Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran – Senate OKs Sanctions on Iran’s Fuel Suppliers

The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would let President Barack Obama impose sanctions on Iran’s gasoline suppliers and penalize some of Tehran’s elites, a move aimed at pressuring Tehran to give up its nuclear program. Read More Here

(Bloomberg) – Paulson Says Russia Urged China to Dump Fannie, Freddie Bonds

Russia urged China to dump its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds in 2008 in a bid to force a bailout of the largest U.S. mortgage-finance companies, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said. Read More Here

(Reuters) – China hits back at U.S. arms sale to Taiwan

China moved swiftly on Saturday to suspend military exchanges with the United States after Washington’s announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, widening rifts in their far-reaching relationship. Read More Here

(LATimes) – Clinton warns China to stay the course on Iran nuclear sanctions

In Paris, the U.S. secretary of State tells Beijing to think about the longer-term consequences even though it may seem ‘counterproductive’ to sanction a country from which it gets key resources. Read More Here

(ABCNews) – Netanyahu slams Iran at Auschwitz

Israeli leaders have lashed out at Iran during a ceremony at Auschwitz to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day. Read More Here

(DowJones) – Venezuela Oil Chief Heads To Russia, China To Discuss Pacts

Venezuela Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez was leaving Wednesday for Russia and then to China to discuss plans for developing heavy crude blocks in the eastern Orinoco region, the Venezuelan government said in a statement. Read More Here

(TimesofIndia) – Pak tunnels near border worry government

As the war of words between India and Pakistan reaches a crescendo, New Delhi has cause for fresh alarm, due to some of the activities being carried out across the border. Intelligence agencies in India have brought to the notice of the government that Pakistan has been frantically building up tunnels in areas not far from the border with India. Read More Here

(Reuters) – U.S. regrets China’s riposte to arms sales

The United States said on Saturday it regretted China’s announced cuts in bilateral contacts and its plans to punish U.S. companies involved in arms sales to Taiwan. Read More Here

(Reuters) – Libya has signed an arms deal with Russia worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.8 billion), Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Richard Barlow discusses his experience as a counter-proliferation intelligence officer with the CIA in the 1980s, his work for the Office of the Secretary of Defense under Dick Cheney, and his incredible journey in trying to stop the proliferation efforts of the now infamous A.Q. Khan. Read the rest of this entry »

Editor’s note: ABC may portray Gadhafi as a nut case, but there is plenty of evidence indicating that H1N1 is indeed a bioweapon (see video below). Read the rest of this entry »

(Google) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the Israeli people not to support their government, which he described as “genocidal” on Friday, the second day of his trip to Syria. Read the rest of this entry »

WARNING – Explicit Conent
-Libyan Oil free from prison early on commercial er compassionate grounds.
-Europe celebrates outbreak, continuation and profit from war on the world.
-Afghan election marred by difficult questions, crumbling fantasy and death. Read the rest of this entry »

(W-Post) – President Obama today proposed tough standards for tailpipe emissions from new automobiles, establishing the first nationwide regulation for greenhouse gases. Read the rest of this entry »

From Third World War To the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

The NATO summit held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on June 28-29, 2004 was nothing less than epochal in terms of its geopolitical repercussions, where several historical thresholds were crossed and post-World War II international taboos violated. Read the rest of this entry »

Russia plans to supply air-defense missile systems valued at $250 million to seven countries including Syria, Libya and Venezuela, Vedomosti reported, citing an unidentified Russian Technologies Corp official. Read the rest of this entry »