Russia sees the planned deployment of US warplanes at a airbase in Poland as a military beef-up threatening the security of other countries. Presidents Barack Obama and Bronislaw Komorowski have agreed to use an airbase in Lask to handle US fighter jets and transport planes.
Archives: 09 December 2010
December 9, 2010
December 9, 2010
Russia demands extradition of 2 murder suspectsmen
Moscow has filed a formal request with the Ukrainian authorities for the extradition of two suspects in the recent killing of 12 people in southern Russia. If the extradition request is granted all the alleged murderers will be face justice, an Investigative Committee representative said on Thursday.
December 9, 2010
The CIA’s El-Masri Abduction: Cables Show Germany Caved to Pressure from Washington
The American diplomatic cables provide new details about the case of Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen abducted by the CIA in 2003. The reports confirm just how much pressure the US put on Germany to not pursue 13 agents believed to have been involved. But they also reveal how cooperative and responsive German officials were [...]
December 9, 2010
Killing Croatian Exiles: Tito’s Murder Squads Operated in West Germany
Between 1970 and 1989, 22 Croatian exiles were killed in the former West Germany at the behest of the late Yugoslav leader Josip Tito and his country’s communist party. Now the German federal prosecutor’s office is looking into the crimes, while the interior minister is being asked to strip Tito of the German Order of [...]
December 9, 2010
December 9, 2010
The World from Berlin: Obama’s Middle East Policy ‘Marked by Ridiculous Zigzagging’
The Middle East peace process has been left floundering after Washington admitted its efforts to get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table have failed. German editorialists take a dim view of President Obama’s approach.
December 9, 2010
Droughts and Violence: Deep-Seated Corruption in Kenya a Cause for US Concern
Corruption is in no short supply in Africa. But in Kenya, the problem is particularly virulent, US dispatches show. Indeed, several government ministers are deeply involved in shady deals. That, though, may soon change.
December 9, 2010
PLO to decide Palestinian position after settlement freeze dropped
The decision-making body of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) will meet Friday after Washington could not persuade Israel to halt building Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an official announced Thursday.
December 9, 2010
Norwegian lawyer lambastes Nobel Committee for promoting controversy
A Norwegian lawyer reiterated his criticism against the Nobel Committee on Wednesday for awarding the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to a convicted Chinese criminal, as many countries have declined to attend Friday’s award ceremony.
December 9, 2010
China firmly opposes U.S. resolution on Liu Xiaobo
China on Thursday expressed its firm opposition to a U.S. congressional resolution on convicted Chinese criminal Liu Xiaobo, winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, and urged U.S. lawmakers to change “arrogant and rude” attitude.
December 9, 2010
Thai security authority to propose cabinet to lift emergency decree
Thai special security authority will propose to the cabinet to lift the state of emergency in Bangkok and three surrounded provinces, official said on Thursday.
December 9, 2010
Iran to take nuclear assassination case to UN
An Iranian lawmaker said the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) will take up the case of the recent terror attacks against two Iranian scientists with the United Nations.
December 9, 2010
Putin On America and the Mooing Over Wikileaks and Democracy…
MOSCOW, December 9. Itar-Tass. Putin suggested that U.S. critics of Russian democracy “do not moo, and be silent” in connection with the persecution of the founder of Vikiliksa Juliana Assandzha and its website. He said this to journalists after the fifteenth meeting of the Russian-French commission on bilateral cooperation at the level of Heads of [...]
December 9, 2010
Letter About START!
I just had to try this and see if you would really let me post something. I still remember when you banned me from the site. WB The letter was written by the Republicans and contains quite tough remarks regarding the coming discussion of the US-Russian strategic arms reduction treaty (START) in the Senate. Here [...]