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US advisor's Blunt Memo on Iraq: Time ‘to Go Home’
Jul 31 2009, Prince

A senior American military adviser in Baghdad has concluded in an unusually blunt memo that Iraqi forces suffer from entrenched deficiencies but are now able to protect the Iraqi government, and that it is time “for the U.S. to declare victory and go...

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Astronomy & Astrology originated from India !
Govind Kumar, trichur
” I am convinced that everything comes to us from the banks of the Ganges ” said Voltaire. ” Astronony, Astrology, Metempsychosis etc ” The first astronomical...
astro codes, new age astrology, indian astrology, indian gemology
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America's most wanted doctor found camping in Italy
Erick, Los Angeles
An American plastic surgeon on the run for five years as charges of fraud and malpractice mounted against him has been arrested after he was found camping on a snowy...
wanted doctor, American plastic surgeon, fraud
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Mexico turns to navy to bolster flagging drug war
Nolan, Mexico City
The navy scored the biggest victory yet of Calderon’s three-year struggle to stem drug violence when its special forces killed a top drug lord this week, showing...
drug war, drug cartel violence, Felipe Calderon
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Venezuela Imprisons Judge Who Freed Banker Without Trial
Oscar, Caracas
A Venezuelan judge arrested after releasing a banker imprisoned for nearly three years without a completed trial has been sent to a prison where her life is in danger,...
Venezuelan judge, arrested, Judge María Afiuni
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Needles successfully extracted from Brazil boy
Erika, Brasilia
Surgeons successfully removed the four most life-threatening needles from the lung and heart area of a Brazilian toddler, and are evaluating when to extract dozens more...
Brazilian toddler, Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, metal sewing needles
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Drunk 4-year-old boy steals neighbour's Christmas presents
Yoann, Minneapolis
Hayden Wright was found wandering his neighborhood in Chatanooga, Tennessee in the middle of the night with a beer in his hand. He was wearing a little girl’s...
Christmas presents, drunk boy, Hayden Wright
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Interior Secretary suspended Over Mukhtar Episode
Karim Khan, Peshawar
Interior Secretary Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry and three officials of the FIA have been suspended for stopping Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar from proceeding to China on an...
FIA, Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry, interior secertary suspended
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Zambia's rebel Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo defrocked
Kelly, Philadelphia
The former head of the Catholic Church in Zambia, Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, 79, has been defrocked by the Vatican.
Archbishop, Catholic Church, Emmanuel
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Rwanda genocide tribunal ICTR extended until 2012
Ricky, Kigali
The UN Security Council has given the tribunal for Rwanda’s genocide until 2012 to finish all its cases.
rwanda, genocide, UN Security Council
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Karzai's New Cabinet Announced
Ikramuddin Bahram, Peshawar
Around 12 o’clock Afghanistan Standard Time, the new cabinet of the Afghan Government was introduced to the lower house of the Afghan bicameral Parliament...
Key Posts, Afghan Parliament, approval or disapproval
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Copenhagen climate summit: confusion as historic deal descends into chaos
Tommy, Manchester
An agreement to limit global warming to a 3.6F (2C) temperature rise, alongside a $100 billion a year in aid from 2020, were condemned as inadequate by some delegates...
Copenhagen summit, climate change deal, global warming
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The Bitch Still Lives!!
Bharatram Gaba, Bombay
WARNING If you are squeamish about ‘strong’ language, exit right now. Else, don’t leave a comment on how vulgar my words are – understand that they are vulgar...
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Muslim Tolerance: Iraqi Christians Have Been Threatened Over Christmas
Incognito, Boca Raton
There used to be approximately 800,000 Christians living in Iraq in 2003; in 6 years the numbers have dropped down to about 550,000, if one can even trust those...
Iraq, Christian minority, Christian persecution
made popular 19 hr. ago
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Chaos in Pakistan, EU’s concerns, and signing of a declaration over Pak proxy rule in Gilgit-Baltistan
Vinod, Shimla
The EU Parliament has taken serious concerns over the way Gilgit and Baltistan are administered by Pakistan. Ever since Pakistan annexed these two parts of Indian...
EU Parliament, EC, EU declaration
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Vague Copenhagen climate deal could undermine Canadian industry: expert
TJ, Calgary
The missing details from this week’s international climate change agreement could wind up hitting Canadian industries hard, said the chairman of a government advisory...
Copenhagen summit, international climate change agreement, Canadian industries
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Copenhagen a hollow deal: Abbott
Goldman, Melbourne
The Copenhagen draft accord is as hollow as Kevin Rudd’s attempts to affect climate change, Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says. The Copenhagen deal says...
copenhagen summit, Kevin Rudd, climate change
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India is Doomed: Rangnath Commission recommended 10% reservation for Muslims, 5% for other minorities in govt jobs
Ekawaaz Ekawaaz, Delhi
New commissions set by our own clueless government has recommended 10% reservation for Muslims and 5% for other minorities in government jobs and favoured Scheduled...
Reservation, Muslims, Rangnath Mishra
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Saudi Intolerance- 30 Flyglobespan Crew Members Stuck In Medina
Incognito, Boca Raton
The financial collapse of Scots airline Flyglobespan has not only left thousands of travelers stranded, but unpaid crew members stranded as well, without jobs and...
Flyglobespan Airlines, Saudi Arabia, Medina
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Indian Nuke Safety & IAEA
Zaheerul Hassan, Lahore
Times of India reported on November 30, 2009 about radiation contamination at the Keiga nuclear plant in Karnataka. The locals residing in surrounding area suffered...
India nuclear plants, Nuke, Safety
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Redux: Are There Jewish 'Refugees'?
Marco Villa, Connecticut
A favorite talking-point amongst Zionists is that 900,000 Jews were kicked out by Arab states post-1948 and that the Arabs should just incorporate Palestinian refugees...
Palestinian refugees, Israel, Zionism
made popular 21 hr. ago
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It's now Iraqi forces calling the shots
Andrew, Tempe
A security agreement that went into effect at the start of the year mandated the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities and towns by June 30. Almost a month...
Iraq war, Iraqi forces, US troops
made popular Jul 28 2009
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Wounded Iraqi Forces Say They’ve Been Abandoned
Pooja, Shimla
Dawoud Ameen, a former Iraqi soldier, lay in bed, his shattered legs splayed before him, worrying about the rent for his family of five. Mr. Ameen’s legs were...
Iraqi Forces, Dawoud Ameen, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Saddam Hussein
made popular Jul 1 2008
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