U.S. and world emergency crude oil reserves could replace a complete shut-off of Iranian oil exports for 18 months, avoiding an estimated 1 billion in damage to the American economy, the Government Accountability Office said on Tuesday.
Read More »Vatican Seeks Warmer Relations With Russian Church
The spiritual leader of English and Welsh Roman Catholics said on Wednesday that he wished to make efforts for a warmer relationship between the British Catholic and “Russian Orthodox” churches according to Russian media.
Read More »Russian Base Attacked in Northern Chechnya
Chechen Mujahideen armed with subbarrel grenade launchers attacked a Russian occupation base in the Kargalinovskya village in the district of Shelkovskaya late Thursday, October 5, 2006, according to Russian media. Â
Read More »China jamming test sparks U.S. satellite concerns
China has beamed a ground-based laser at U.S. spy satellites over its territory, a U.S. agency said, in an action that exposed the potential vulnerability of space systems that provide crucial data to American troops and consumers around the world. Â
Read More »Sniper Attempting To Assassinate Chavez Captured In Venezuela
The international forecaster editor Bob Chapman writes: This past Saturday in Venezuela, it was announced that a sniper with a long-range rifle and a motorcycle to escape was captured … his target was President Hugo Chavez Frias.
Read More »Israeli general sacked for criticizing Lebanon offensive
Israel’s army chief sacked a top general on Wednesday for criticizing the Israeli government’s policy and the military’s conduct during the recent offensive in Lebanon, the BBC reported.
Read More »The West Acknowledges Underestimating Russian Threat
The UK underestimates the threat to its future security posed by Russia, shadow defence secretary Liam Fox has warned. Addressing a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party conference, Dr Fox said Russia was increasing its defence spending this year by 25%, BBC News reported.
Read More »Rogue Russia’s Government Stole US million From A Canadian Company
A Canadian firm in Halifax is suing the Russian government for US million in a last-ditch legal push to regain its investment in a Moscow hotel that was suddenly occupied by armed Russian militants two years ago, the Canadian Press reported.
Read More »10 NATO Troops Annihilated in Afghanistan
A Talib fighter detonated his explosive laden motorcycle by NATO convoy in Mirwais Maina, five kilometers to west of Kandahar city today (Oct. 03). The attack was carried out by a Talib fidayeen fighter, Abdullah. Six NATO invaders were killed in the attack, the AIP reports.Â
Read More »Chief Russian Expert Confirms Gas Pipe Explosion Was a Sabotage
Mr Roman Kanaev, Chief Technologist at the Volgograd section of the gas pile line ” Asia-Center” which had been blown up Thursday morning, September 29, undirectly confirmed to a local newspaper, “Komsomolskaya Pravda in Volgograd”, that the blast had been caused by a sabotage operation.
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