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Canadian woman is next top UN internal watchdog Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:45PM(AP:UNITED NATIONS) The United Nations turned to a Canadian woman on Wednesday who was chief auditor for the World Bank as its choice for the next head of the U.N.'s internal watchdog agency.
Worried about bombs? Work and live at Baghdad airport Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:38PMBAGHDAD: Worried about bombs and suicide attacks? Iraq has the solution for businessmen who want to invest but fear venturing into Baghdad's dangerous streets - work and live in a mini-city right next to the airport. The major oil exporter has been struggling to attract investment to develop its infrastructure after years of militant bloodshed, under-investment
UN internal watchdog post goes to Canadian Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:16PMCarman Lapointe-Young, a Canadian who was chief auditor for the World Bank, will be the next head of the UN's internal watchdog agency.
Worried about bombs? Work and live at Baghdad airport Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:08PMWorried about bombs and suicide attacks? Iraq has the solution for businessmen who want to invest but fear venturing into Baghdad's dangerous streets -- work and live in a mini-city right next to the airport.
Natwar Singh seeks papers linked to his clean chit in scam Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:04PMFormer external affairs minister Natwar Singh today claimed in the Supreme Court that he was entitled to inspect documents placed by the Enforcement Directorate before a committee that exonerated him in a scam related to the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
Natwar Singh seeks papers linked to his clean chit in scam Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:59AMNew Delhi, July 28 : Former external affairs minister Natwar Singh Wednesday claimed in the Supreme Court that he was entitled to inspect documents placed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before a committee that exonerated him in a scam related to the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
Canadian woman named UN's next top internal watchdog Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:56AMInherits oversight post after predecessor’s contentious departure
House Republicans Giving Green Light for Israeli Strike on Iran Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:54AMFollow Israel news on and . Nearly one third of the Republican congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that would support Israel's right to use “all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by Iran”, including military force.
Canadian woman is next top UN internal watchdog Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:15AMThe United Nations turned to a Canadian woman on Wednesday who was chief auditor for the World Bank as its choice for the...
The Leaker's Accomplices? Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:03AMGovernment officials have expanded the investigation of Bradley Manning, suspected of spilling the Afghan war secrets, to include possible U.S. civilian accomplices. Philip Shenon reports.
Iraq Arms Inspector Blix Warned Of Weak War Evidence Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:56PMLONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix warned Washington and London in the weeks before the 2003 invasion of Iraq that he was growing less confident in evidence Iraq had banned weapons, he said on Tuesday.
Blix warned Bush of weak WMD evidence Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:00PMFormer United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix warned Washington and London in the weeks before the 2003 invasion of Iraq that he was growing less confident in evidence of banned weapons in the Gulf country.
Iraq inquiry told weak evidence to go to war Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:10PMFormer UN weapons inspector Hans Blix warned Washington and London in the weeks before the 2003 invasion of Iraq that he was growing less confident in evidence Iraq had banned weapons
US unable to account for billions of Iraq oil money Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:14PMThe US defence department is unable to account for almost $9bn taken from Iraqi oil revenues for use in reconstruction, according to an official audit released yesterday.
General Electric to pay $23.4m over 'oil-for-food' corruption charges Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:10PMThe reckoning for rampant corruption under the United Nation's "oil-for-food" programme in Iraq under Saddam Hussein reached the icon of American capitalism, General Electric, which agreed to pay $23.4m to settle charges – without admitting or denying them – under US bribery laws.
GE to Pay $23.4 Million Over Iraq Kickback Scheme Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:59PMGeneral Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has agreed to pay 23.4 million dollars to settle charges that its subsidiaries engaged in a 3.6-million-dollar kickback scheme with Saddam Hussein's regime to win lucrative contracts, US regulators announced Tuesday.
GE pays US$23m to settle Iraq kickback charges Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:52PMGeneral Electric Co. will pay US$23.4 million ($32 million) to settle US federal charges that some of its subsidiaries paid illegal kickbacks to the Iraqi government in order to win contracts under a UN program.
U.S. aircraft carrier ups pressure on N. Korea - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:23PMABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON — A massive nuclear-powered U.S. supercarrier began maneuvers Sunday with ally South Korea in a potent show of force that North Korea has threatened could lead to “sacred war.”
Iraqi soccer federation fails to elect new head Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:00AM* Vote called off for second time in two days
International Football - Iraqi football stuck after election failure Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:56AMIraq failed to elect a new president of its football federation for the second time in two days, raising the prospect of new FIFA sanctions.
Huff and Puff Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 4:49AMJust like a tantrum-throwing toddler, North Korea stomped on to the world stage last week to bluster and bloviate about new sanctions the U.S. has imposed against it and U.S.-South Korean military exercises going on right now off the coast of the Korean peninsula.
Iraq seeking billions to ‘rebuild industry’ Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 5:37PMImproved security is allowing Iraq to rebuild its shattered industry but up to $7bn is needed to help the sector recover from years of war and sanctions, the industry minister told AFP.
Iran says it has 100 vessels for each U.S. warship - Navy News, news from Iraq - Navy Times Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:58PMTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The former naval chief for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the country has set aside 100 military vessels to confront each warship from the U.S. or any other foreign power that might pose a threat, an Iranian newspaper reported Saturday.
Clegg told the truth on Iraq. It's for Cameron to end a decade of pretence | Simon Jenkins Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:57PMThe coalition inherited a mendacious foreign policy, leading to two disastrous wars. Time now for an honourable peace This is a Downing Street "clarification". When the deputy prime minister says illegal, he means legal. When he says disastrous, he means brilliant. When he says black, he is fumbling for the word white. On Wednesday Nick Clegg stood at the dispatch box and described the Iraq war ...
Jamal Abdi: Resolution Green-Lighting Israeli Strikes on Iran Introduced by House Republicans Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:44PMTop US military leaders have warned of the many dangers of military strikes against Iran. So why is a third of the House Republicans pushing for a resolution that encourages Israel to do just that?
Iran's Ahmadinejad says Russian president has joined US in propaganda campaign against Tehran Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:30PMIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Russia's president has turned against Tehran and joined the U.S. in spreading lies about its nuclear program.
Larijani speaks on Iran's nuclear programme Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:26PMIran’s nuclear programme has worried the international community for some time and negotiations to ensure that it is for purely peaceful purposes have gone nowhere leading to sanctions.
US brushes off N. Korean warning on military drills - Navy News, news from Iraq - Navy Times Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 4:28PMWASHINGTON — American officials on Thursday brushed aside North Korea’s warning that new U.S. financial sanctions against the communist regime and the staging of military maneuvers off the Korean coast this weekend raises the risk of war.
Veterans upset by Colorado ruling on fake military honors Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:23PMThe federal court ruling in Colorado dismissing a law that makes it illegal for people to falsely claim they won military medals in combat will have no effect on a local case.
Q&A-What are Russia's energy interests in Iran? Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:45AMMOSCOW, July 22 (Reuters) - Russia, the world's largest oil producer, must carve a careful path between its efforts to improve ties with Washington and its historic relationship with Iran, a fellow oil and gas power.
Iran: Former and Current Revolutionary Guards Commanders Clash Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 10:33AMSeveral months after Iran's state telecommunications corporation was taken over by companies affiliated with the Islamic Passdaran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in a sham deal, one (pro- administration) principalist Majlis lawmaker hinted that the corporation may be returned to the government -Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah, Rooz
Sanctions and Dr Strangelove | David Shariatmadari Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 9:27AMWhat if efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons only made countries like Iran and North Korea more likely to want them? In a world of competing national interests, political differences, clashes not just of personalities, but of civilisations, you could be forgiven for thinking that there's nothing of any significance all our leaders agree on. The need to prevent the spread of nuclear ...
N. Korea: U.S. exercises threaten region - Navy News, news from Iraq - Navy Times Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:58AMHANOI, Vietnam — North Korea warned the United States and South Korea on Thursday to call off military exercises scheduled for this weekend and to back off any new sanctions against the communist country or risk placing the entire region in danger.
Despite pledges, Iraqi Kurd oil still flows to Iran Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:05AMHAJ UMRAN, Iraq (Reuters) - Despite a pledge by Iraqi Kurdistan to crack down on the flow of fuel being smuggled to Iran, the only real impediment truck drivers say they face are long lines that force them to wait for days to cross.
Kurds in Syria deserve self-determination Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:11PMJust like their Kurdish cousins in Iraq, Kurds in Syria, Turkey and Iran are entitled to enjoy some degree of autonomy or self-determination.
Russia, Iran sign road-map agreement on oil and gas Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:18PMby Vladimir Socor On July 14 in Moscow, Russian Energy Minister, Sergei Shmatko, and Iran’s Oil Minister, Masoud Mirkazemi, announced ambitious plans for bilateral cooperation, short-term and long-term. If implemented, these would circumvent two sets of sanctions imposed (outside the UN Security Council) by the United States and other Western countries: sanctions against companies that supply ...
Blagojevich won't testify after all in his federal corruption trial Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:37AMThe defense rested in the trial of the former Illinois governor after his lawyers told the judge that he would not be taking the stand, despite repeated declarations that he would testify and clear his name. Closing arguments are expected next week.
Russia to compete for Afghan helicopter supply tender Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 9:19AMRussia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport is preparing to compete for a U.S. tender to supply Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan, the company's deputy general director Alexander Mikheyev said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Headlines Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 8:48AMA Santa Fe district judge Wednesday rejected a move by a businessman to throw out the search warrants for his home and business stemming from a county corruption investigation.
State-Building Woes of the U.N. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:31AMThe first decade of the 21st century has not been a good one for the United Nations. The past 10 years have seen U.N. credibility take a serious battering.
Advantage Iran? Not necessarily Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:08AMIran’s ‘concession’ to Ashtiani, on the other hand, underlines the state’s role in instances of preposterous cruelty. –Photo by AP Over the past week or so, the government in Tehran has been trying to milk the mysterious saga of Shahram Amiri for all it is worth.
Alan Krinsky: 8 Reasons Leftists Should be Pro-Israel Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 6:15PMIsrael continues to be the demon poster-child of the Left. The prime example of a repressive regime and abuser of human rights. On the Left,...
Rep. John Sarbanes: CAN AMERICA RELY ON TURKEY? Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 12:00PMTurkey has been getting a lot of attention recently. American foreign policymakers, among others, are beginning to realize that the United States cannot count on...
4 Reasons Israel Hasn't Bombed Iran Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:36AMIn a deadly exercise of "will they or won't they" a rash of opinion has suddenly cropped up with regards to what is variously described as Israel's improbable, pending, or inevitable strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. While there has been discussion and (sometimes wild) speculation about a potential strike for years, correspondents, columnists, and bloggers alike recently sensed that renewed ...
Cause and effect in the War on Terror Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:21AMThe former head of Britain's intelligence agency explains that wars in the Muslim world radicalize domestic Muslims
Ministers plan special law to force out protester Brian Haw Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 7:10AMNew laws are being drawn up to evict maverick protester Brian Haw from Parliament Square, the Standard has learned.
U.S. cleric warns Yemen could be next Iraq, Afghanistan Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 6:34AMSource: Reuters * Preacher warns Yemen could be next Iraq, Afghanistan * Message comes days after U.S. Treasury sanctions (Adds remarks appearing to be from older recording) DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) - A U.S ...
Dead Is Dead Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 4:38AMJuly 20, 2010: Western efforts, led by the U.S., to make sanctions work, are increasingly effective. Shutting off Iran from the global banking system has been particularly successful. As the old saying goes, "follow the money."
U.S. cleric warns Yemen could be next Iraq, Afghanistan Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 4:34AMSource: Reuters * Preacher warns Yemen could be next Iraq, Afghanistan * Message comes days after U.S. Treasury sanctions DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) - A U.S.-born Muslim cleric linked to al Qaeda and wanted dead ...
The Conventional Military Balance in the Gulf Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:25AMThe Persian Gulf is currently in the midst of one of the largest arms races it has ever known. The chief motivation for it is Iran’s progress on its nuclear program and the possibility that Arab...