Pakistan army practices shooting drone aircraft:
Anti-aircraft guns and short-range surface-to-air missiles were used during the exercise conducted at a desert range near the city of Muzaffargarh in the central Pubjab province.
http://tinyurl.com/6mvloj
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Menace of US drones:
While so-called cross border terrorism is not causing any harm to homeland of USA, cross border terrorism from Afghanistan into Pakistan is directly impinging upon the integrity and existence of Pakistan. As a policy, US military is extending support to warlords and officials in Afghanistan that are friendly with India and are anti-Pakistan.
http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/14327
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US asks china not to help Pakistan build new nuclear plants:
'We have communicated our position clearly to our Chinese and Pakistani interlocutors at multiple levels in Washington, Beijing, and Islamabad, and have made plain our view that proposed cooperation on Chasma III and IV should not move forward,' Reynolds wrote.
http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/433136/cs/1/
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Pervez may quit Pak, applies for UK visa:
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who ruled the country for almost nine years from 1999, has finally decided to leave Pakistan for good, a source close to the former President said.
http://tinyurl.com/65z7ym
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8 killed in Afghanistan: -
A suicide attack in southern Afghanistan left four civilians dead and wounded four soldiers Friday. In separate incidents, four insurgents were killed and eight arrested in operations in the north and east of the country.
http://tinyurl.com/5zr6w3
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US to move five new brigades to Afghanistan:
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today he expected to move five combat brigades into Afghanistan next year and wanted at least some of them in place before the country's election next autumn, stressing this was a top priority.
http://tinyurl.com/6562x8
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Australia unlikely to send troops for US Afghan troop surge:
"They understand that we're at about capacity and we're not in a position to do a whole lot more," he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/22/2426966.htm?section=justin
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Prospect of Israel war on Iran 'stronger':
Israeli sources told the Times on Friday that in the past few weeks Tel Aviv has witnessed an increase in the chances of launching an airborne attack on Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=76137§ionid=351020104
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Iran rejects NY Times atom bomb report:
On Friday, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ali-Asghar Soltaniyeh, categorically rejected the report as 'unjustified and politically motivated'.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=76129§ionid=351020104
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UNRWA chief: Gaza on brink of humanitarian catastrophe:
Gaza faces a humanitarian "catastrophe" if Israel continues to prevent aid reaching the territory by blocking crossing points, the head of the main UN aid agency for the Palestinians said on Friday.
http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1039834.html
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Gaza blockade will continue, says Israel:
Israel said yesterday it will maintain its closure of the Gaza Strip despite international concern over a deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the aid-dependent Palestinian territory.
http://tinyurl.com/6oab53
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UN calls Israel's blockade of Gaza 'unacceptable':
The U.N. humanitarian chief urged Israel Friday to end what it called the "unacceptable" closure of border crossings with Gaza, as the United Nations stepped up its criticism in the latest exchange with the Jewish state.
http://tinyurl.com/6e4qy8
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Jordanian king warns Israeli leaders against military offensive in Gaza:
"His majesty warned (Israel) against any escalation of military operations and said these measures will not bring Israel the security it seeks," the source, who was familiar with the talks, told Reuters.
http://tinyurl.com/5kbaol
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Gaza activists 'on hunger strike':
Three International Solidarity Movement activists detained with 15 Palestinian fishermen off Gaza by the Israeli navy say they have gone on hunger strike.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7742299.stm
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Hebron settlers desecrate mosque:
Jewish "settlers" protesting against an official Israeli eviction order have desecrated Muslim buildings in the flashpoint West Bank town of Hebron.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7739433.stm
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Australia's aborigines fall through the cracks:
Rampant alcohol and substance abuse is destroying aboriginal communities in Western Australia. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from the isolated town of Halls Creek.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYS_gMW10HA
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Bush out': APEC protesters blame Bush for global crisis:
Protesters have demanded that US President George W Bush get out of Peru where he is attending an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, blaming him for the world economic crisis.
http://tinyurl.com/5f4trb
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Brazil recalls Ecuador ambassador:
Brazil has recalled its ambassador from Ecuador over the Andean country's suspension of payments on a Brazilian loan worth at least $320 million.
http://tinyurl.com/6mdrqt
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CIA lied over attack on plane:
An internal investigation by the CIA has found that agency officials engaged in a cover-up to hide negligence in the downing in Peru of a private aircraft suspected of carrying illegal narcotics.
http://tinyurl.com/6j62n3
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Guantánamo Judge Throws Out More Evidence Obtained Through Torture in Jawad Case:
Jawad, now about 23, has been in custody since he was captured at the age of 16 or 17 and is one of two Guantánamo prisoners the United States is prosecuting for acts allegedly committed when they were juveniles. Jawad is accused of throwing a grenade at two U.S. service members and an Afghan interpreter.
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/11/20-10
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UN expert: 100 Guantanamo inmates need new homes:
The U.N.'s torture investigator said Thursday that European countries should take in those Guantanamo inmates who cannot be sent home when the U.S.-run prison closes.
http://wiredispatch.com/news/?id=461296
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Gates seen more likely to stay as Pentagon chief:
- What Robert Gates once called "inconceivable to me" - his remaining as defense secretary beyond Inauguration Day - is looking a bit more conceivable to the rest of Washington.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/gates_defense
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Obama Said to Pick Geithner as Treasury Secretary :
Geithner helped lead the U.S. response to the deepest financial crisis in seven decades, including the takeover of American International Group Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. rescue, and decision to let Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. fail.
http://tinyurl.com/5p8yvl
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Why Washington Cannot Prevent Depression:
The dire reality: Washington is not God. It cannot save the world. It cannot prevent the next depression. Hard to believe? Here's the proof:
http://tinyurl.com/6axs34
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Dennis Kucinich "Racketeering On A Scale This Country Has Never Seen Before!!!"
4 Minute video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAaUkmAKw4A
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Citigroup May Get Government Rescue, Investors Say:
Citigroup Inc. will probably get rescued by the U.S. government after a crisis in confidence erased half its stock-market value in three days, investors and analysts said.
http://tinyurl.com/5jl9gl
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In case you missed it:
Professor Ngaire Woods: The death of the dollar?:
We are living in economic chaos. Banks, homes, jobs, and businesses are at risk.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7684397.stm
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GM May Have Weeks, Not Months, Without Aid, York Says:
Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner ``all but said'' at congressional hearings in the past two days that GM can't continue to operate until a new U.S. administration takes over in January, York said in a Bloomberg Television interview today.
http://tinyurl.com/5os9n2
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White House to extend unemployment benefits:
With weekly jobless claims benefits at a 16-year high, the White House said Thursday that President George W. Bush would sign quickly legislation pending in Congress to provide further unemployment benefits.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/20/business/20usecon.php
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Let us work towards Peace and Joy
Tom Feeley