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Australian Police Trained Burmese Intelligence Officers 2007-10-04 17:11:11 The Australian Federal Police confirmed reports they had trained at least 20 Burmese intelligence officers in counter-intelligence operations. Another 50 police from Myanmar also received training. Australian police argued they were simply training police in techniques of preventing smuggling of heroin and of people out of Burma. The training of senior intelligence officers was “in [...] ...

Bush Tries To Impede Reform Of Military Disabilty Plans 2007-10-04 14:06:07 Most Americans are unaware of the Bush administration fiasco regarding awarding disability payments to those wounded in action. Prior to the Democrats gaining control of Congress, the Veterans Administration and the Defense Department had unusual methods of evaluating disability ratings. In many cases, wounded officers received higher disability ratings than those given enlisted men. Early [...] ...

Hope For Success At Israel-Arab Meeting 2007-10-04 13:25:18 A report in Al-Ahram indicates there is a possibility for success at the upcoming meeting between Israel and Arab nations. America has backed down and agreed to allow Syria’s participation. Heshem Youssef, of the Arab League believes there can be success if prior to the meeting both sides have agreed upon an agenda. He feels [...] ...

Bush: “The U.S. Will Defend Israel” 2007-10-04 10:17:49 Speaking before a business group, President Bush said the world was “dealing with a country where the leader has said that he wants to destroy Israel. My belief is that the United States will defend Israel.” Bush denounced President Ahmadinejad of Iran for failing to end the nuclear program in his country, but indicated he [...] ...

Christians Flee For Lives In Iraq 2007-10-04 08:27:09 There were approximately 1,000,000 Christians living in peace under the regime of Saddam Hussein, but now thanks to America’s adventure in bringing democracy to their land, a majority of these people have fled for safety. Chaldean Catholics, who were the largest Christian denomination, once had 80 churches functioning in Baghdad, today only 8 are still [...] ...

Senator McCain Attacks President Bush For Failing At Leadership 2007-10-04 08:11:50 Senator John McCain of Arizona unleashed a blasting critique of President Bush’s failure at leadership in the aftermath of 9/11. The senator said: “I believe that the big mistake that our leadership of our nation made after 9/11 is we told people to go shopping and we told them to take a trip.” McCain said [...] ... President

Sudan Asylum Seekers In England Returned To Torture 2007-10-04 07:57:36 Asylum seekers in England from the Sudan and Darfur are being returned to certain beatings and torture by the same intelligence figures who are sponsoring attacks upon the people of Darfur. The Aegis Trust, a charity campaigning against genocide in Darfur, has documentary evidence of people who were deported from England back to the Sudan [...] ...

Monks And Dissidents Claim Bloodbath In Myanmar 2007-10-04 07:42:10 Burmese monks who fled to Indonesia together with thousands of Indonesian monks protested against what they claim is a bloodbath taking place in Myanmar. Bo Kyi, an activist monk commented: “We monitor what is happening through links with most activist groups and monasteries and even several officers in the military.” Based on those reports, [...] ...

North And South Korea Seek Peace Treaty 2007-10-04 07:27:13 Leaders of North and South Korea announced they will work to end the current armistice which separates the two nations and work towards writing a peace treaty to ensure peace, harmony, and cooperation between the two entities which have been separated for over fifty years. In the first step towards that goal, they agreed to [...] ...

Human Rights Endangered In A Putin Led Russia 2007-10-03 17:59:48 Human Rights Activists in Russia were shocked at President Putin’s announcement he was running for Parliament and would “consider” the position of being premier of Russia. It is now clear Putin will place a stooge in the office of president of Russia, someone he can control and desires being controlled. Russia will become a one [...] ...

German Elite Unit In Afghanistan In Disarray 2007-10-03 17:11:50 The German government is investigating reports that its famed elite unit, ‘Kommando Spezialkrafte” was initially dumped into Afghanistan without a clear mission or responsibilities. As a result, many soldiers grew addicted to alcohol and became disorganized in their daily behavior. According to Der Spiegel: “Drunken superiors, life-threatening vehicle training in minded territory” added to [...] ...

Czech President Opposes Global Warming Hysteria 2007-10-03 13:53:04 Speaking before the ultra conservative Council for National Policy,(CNP) President Vaclav Klalus of the Czech Republic tore into ideas that such a thing as global warming was actually happening in the world. He condemned the “irrationality” of considering climate change a threat to the future of humankind, and urged that financial assistance be provided to [...] ... President

Turkish General Vows To Protect Secularism 2007-10-03 13:38:24 Turkish Cheif of Staff General Yasar Buyukant told members of the War Academies Command that the armed forces are guardians of secularism in Turkey and will defend it against any attempt to make changes leading to Islamization of the nation. Prime Minister Erdogan assured the military his government is committed to those principles. “The [...] ...

Republican Blasts Bush In Tehran Times 2007-10-03 12:54:48 Paul Craig Roberts, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Ronald Reagan, sharply criticized President Bush in an article appearing in the Tehran Times. He accused Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown of hypocrisy in decrying violence in Burma, but continuing unabated violence in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Indeed, Bush and Brown, as commanders in chief, [...] ...

Marine Corps Commander Issues Order About PTS 2007-10-03 08:09:57 General James Conway, head of the Marine Corps, issued a directive requiring medical officials to screen marines returning from combat for any signs of post traumatic stress, particularly if their behavior makes a sudden change for the worse. His order states: “Post-deployment misconduct, especially a Marine who previously served honorably, must be considered a [...] ...