Russia says Iran poses no threat
RIA Novosti (Russia)
16/ 08/ 2007
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070816/71949222.html
BISHKEK, August 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia sees no threat emanating from Iran, the “rogue state” the United States is building its missile shield in Europe against, the Russian foreign minister said Thursday.
The U.S. announced in January plans to place a radar and a host of [...]
Darfur force ‘to be all-African’
BBC
Sunday, 12 August 2007
African Union (AU) chairman Alpha Oumar Konare says enough African troops have been promised to a Sudan peacekeeping force for no outside help to be needed.
He said African countries can provide the 26,000 peacekeepers needed for the combined AU-United Nations force. The AU already has 7,000 troops in [...]
A Child’s Guide To United States Foreign Policy
July 19, 2003
AustralianPolitics.com
http://www.australianpolitics.com/news/2003/07/03-07-19.shtml
Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?
A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction honey.
Q: But the inspectors didn’t find any weapons of mass destruction.
A: That’s because the Iraqis were hiding them.
Q: And that’s why we invaded Iraq?
A: Yep. Invasions always work better than [...]
The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Available here at the International Herald Tribune
MANILA, Philippines: The U.S. dismissed suggestions that its commitment to Asia is waning. Russia said it wants to get more involved in the region. So did China, and everyone agreed that nuclear weapons should be kept out.
Wednesday was the day for intense discussions [...]
The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Available at the International Herald Tribune
MANILA, Philippines: Asia’s top security forum is discussing the creation of a new group to help prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, officials said Wednesday.
Members of the ASEAN Regional Forum have agreed to establish a nonproliferation mechanism after it was proposed by [...]
The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Available here at the International Herald Tribune
MANILA, Philippines: The U.S. dismissed suggestions that its commitment to Asia is waning. Russia said it wants to get more involved in the region. So did China, and everyone agreed that nuclear weapons should be kept out.
Wednesday was the day for intense discussions [...]