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Defense Alliances

Outside View: Kayani or Zardari?

Manipal, India (UPI) Oct 9, 2008 - It is small wonder that Pakistan's army chief, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, prefers to dial the number of the ever obedient (to him) prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, rather than that of the newly...

New Afghan strategy makes use of militias

Under the new, controversial approach, U.S. forces would scale back combat operations to focus more on training both of government forces and tribal militias. By Julian E. Barnes Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Confronting the...

Thirty Years' War in Afghanistan (The Nation)

The Nation - The Nation -- Following on the heels of recent reports from British military and diplomatic circles that the war in Afghanistan can't be won, a new report from Tony Cordesman at the Center for Strategic and...

Ceremony Marks Step Forward in Strategic Airlift

The NATO Secretary General and Ministers of Defence celebrated in Budapest an important milestone for the Alliance’s Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) programme. “This is a big step in the joint effort to obtain a capability...

Major operation finds weapons, medical supplies, no Taliban

The Afghan soldier rustled vigorously in the grape vines, then jumped back and jubilantly held up his find. 'Alahu Akbar!' - God is great! - he cried, as cheers erupted from fellow troops scattered throughout the vineyard.

Aero Vodochody Signs Contract For Saab Gripen Pylons

Swedish Planemaker Also Helps Market L-159 Aircraft Saab has placed an order with Czech aerospace company AERO Vodochody for the production of NATO pylons for the Gripen aircraft system. Transfer of production will commence at...

News Buzz: Global Stock Sell-Off, Palin Troopergate Report Under Review

The massive bailout and a coordinated interest rate cut have yet to calm markets worldwide Snowballing Sell-Off Spreads Worldwide: The $700 billion bailout and coordinated interest rate cuts have not been able to deflect the...

New Congratulations To The NA Speaker

NEW CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NA SPEAKER National Assembly of RA 09.10.2008 Armenia On the occasion of the election in the post of the NA Speaker the congratulatory messages continue to come to Mr Hovik Abrahamyan. Mr Wu Bangguo,...

A U.S.-UN History Lesson in Georgia

php include("/usr/www/users/und2005/includes_c/emaildiggdel.php") ?> (The following was originally written in August 2008.) Commentators looking to explain the recent Russo-Georgian conflict by analyzing American foreign policy...

How to avoid a second Crimean War

This article of mine appears in The First Post.In the Panorama Museum in Sevastopol last week I gazed at one of the world's most incredible paintings, The Defence of Sevastopol by Franz Roubaud. The 360-degree, 14 metres high,...

               

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