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Us wins first round over iraq
The iraqi cabinet's approval on sunday of a draft agreement with washington on the united states presence in iraq is a key landmark in the struggle for influence in the country between iran and the us. prime minister nuri al-maliki and his allies.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

The roving eye : a pact with the devil
Influential shi'ite leader muqtada al-sadr is already threatening fire and brimstone over the iraqi cabinet's approval of a draft security agreement with the united states. but muqtada, currently studying in iran, is in a difficult position: he has.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

Us again misfires on iranian arms
For more than 18 months, the united states has scrambled to link iran to covert arms assistance to iraq's shi'ite militias. but a us military task force has now found that iranian-made weapons are less than 1% of the total weapons found in shi'ite.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

Spengler : scandal exposes islam's weakness
In an odd little byway of academia, professor muhammad sven kalisch, a german convert to islam who teaches muslim theology, has laid a gnostic egg in the nest of islam by declaring that the prophet mohammed never existed, at least not as islamic.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

Nigeria's chinese-built satellite goes dark
Just a week after china launched venesat-1, venezuela's first communications satellite, nigeria lost touch with its nigcomsat-1, another chinese-built satellite launched by china last year. the fact that these two satellites share a lot in common has.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

Obama urged to forgo iran threats
The battle for president-elect barack obama's ear on the iran nuclear issue has intensified, with a recent high-level report recommending rapprochement through careful diplomacy, while hawkish groups want to keep the attack option open. all the.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

Media-savvy ending for bali bombers
The media circus which surrounded the bali bombers following their 2002 attack intensified in the days before the execution of three of them, fanning public sympathy and support and their cause, even turning them into "media-darling" martyrs. (nov.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

Imf-franked pakistan returns to 'friends'
Pakistan is turning to the "friends of pakistan" group of countries for more bailout cash in the hope that a us$7.6 billion rescue package with the international monetary fund will encourage a less cautious response than previously. - syed.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

Chan akya : blind leading the one-eyed
The group of 20's washington summit on the global financial crisis can be charitably described as a waste of time. the world's leaders agreed to fluff with no bearing on today's structural problems and maintained confidence in the institutions that.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

Hell and high water for filipino seamen
Filipino sailors, who make up roughly one-third of the world's shipping personnel, have increasingly become the victims of pirate attacks, with at least 110 filipinos taken captive since july. the seafarers' roughly us$2.2 billion in annual foreign.. 0 Comment(s) - Asia times online - On 2008/11/18 at 01:30

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