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Published in: openSecurityLeaked intelligence says Iran developing nuclear weaponSecret document shows Iran working on key nuclear bomb component. Car bomb kills eight near Kabul hotel. Japan...
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Published in: openSecurityChilean election sees revision of Pinochet legacy
Chilean elections see potential rightward swing. Iranian men don headscarves in protest. Mugabe reelected leader of...
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Published in: openSecurityThe war dead in the era of liberal interventionism
In 2003 the bodies of 32 Spanish deceased soldiers who died on their return from Afghanistan were handed to the...
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Published in: HomeVoices of a new Iran
The young student protesters flocking in defiance onto the streets and campuses of Iran are prepared to fight until...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity contractors participated in CIA counterinsurgency operations
Employees of the private security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, directly participated in CIA...
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Published in: openSecurityKiribati islands plan exodus faced with rising sea levels
Kiribati announces plans at Copenhagen for “practical and rational” exodus due to climate change. Violence and...
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Published in: openSecurityPoor nations at Copenhagen climate summit outraged by leaked memo
Wealthy nations are accused of 'carbon colonialism' as leaked climate draft sparks anger. General McChrystal...
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Published in: HomeIran's pre-revolutionary rupture
The continuing, defiant protest-wave in Iran accentuates the ferocious crisis of legitimacy at the regime’s heart....
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Published in: openSecurityCoordinated bombings ravage heart of Baghdad
Multiple explosions kill over 100 people in Baghdad. Gates to put pressure on Karzai in Kabul. US envoy commences...
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Published in: openSecurityIraq's election crisis threatens to reignite sectarian conflict
Disputes over the allocation of votes threatens not only to delay Iraq's January elections but to enflame sectarian...
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Published in: openSecurityStudents' Day in Iran sees police crackdown
Anti-government protesters in Iran subject to police violence. US clueless on Bin Laden’s location. Police in Sudan...
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Published in: HomeDubai and Abu Dhabi: implosion and opportunity
The financial crisis in Dubai exposes the hollow reality underlying the city’s glitzy facade of wealth. The...
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Published in: openSecurityObama outlines eighteen-month, 30000 troop surge in Afghanistan
Obama announces 30,000 troop build-up in Afghanistan. Sri Lanka must help refugees leaving camps, say UN and rights...
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Published in: openSecurityThe softening tone of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
Following its renaming and Ammar al-Hakim's succession as leader following his father's death, the Islamic Supreme...
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Published in: openSecurityChina casts doubt on escalation of sanctions against Iran
China calls for talks with Iran rather than sanctions. Obama to announce 34,000 troop increase. Israel lashes out at...
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Published in: openSecurityIran announces plans for more enrichment facilities
Iran intends to continue its uranium enrichment programme. Somali pirates take America-bound oil vessel. Israel...
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Published in: oDRIran and Russia: is the honeymoon over?
The souring of Iran's key relationship with Russia is a crucial factor behind its decision to build ten nuclear...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan PM warns Obama on Afghan escalation
The prime minister of Pakistan has warned the Obama administration against increasing troop levels in Afghanistan....
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Published in: openSecurityThe waning influence of political Islam in Iraq
Following oppression under the rule of Sadam Hussein, Iraqi's Isamists appeared set to take centre stage in the...
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Published in: openSecurityObama to announce Afghan troop increase within days
President Obama to make crucial decision on Afghan war soon. Israel, Hamas close to prisoner exchange deal....
