February, 2007

• 2 February

  Israel is in Trouble Again

  Hezbollah crossed the international border and kidnapped two uniformed Israeli soldiers who have been held incognito since 12 July. Several more IDF soldiers were killed in the incident and its aftermath. Hezbollah fired more than 4,500 missiles

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• 2 February

  Israeli leader Olmert spends 7 hours before commission investigating war

  JERUSALEM (AP) – In seven hours of testimony and intense questioning, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday defended his much-criticized actions during the war in Lebanon before a commission whose findings could determine his political fate.

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• 2 February

  Iraq at Risk of Further Strife, Intelligence Report Warns

  A long-awaited National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, presented to President Bush by the intelligence community yesterday, outlines an increasingly perilous situation in which the United States has little control and there is a strong possibility of further deterioration, according to sources familiar with the document.

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• 2 February

  Merkel-Mubarak talks

  CAIRO. — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday on means of reviving the Mideast peace process and boosting bilateral co-operation, Germany ambassador to Cairo Bernd Erbel said here yesterday.

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• 2 February

  U.S. intelligence report says Iraq perilous

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The situation in Iraq is perilous, with Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence surpassing al Qaeda as the most immediate threat to U.S. goals, according to a long-awaited intelligence report, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

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• 2 February

  Fleeing One Bomb, Iraqi Shoppers Die In Blast of Another

  Without speaking a word, police officer Ahmed Eid Majood, guarding one of the entrances to the bazaar in the southern Iraqi city of Hilla, lunged toward the man and wrapped his arms around his body.

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• 1 February

  Geopolitica Rusiei post-sovietice

  Creata dupa dezmembrarea URSS, Federatia Rusa nu este – geopolitic vorbind – nici continuatoarea Uniunii Sovietice, nici a Imperiului Tarist de pana in 1917

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• 1 February

  31.01.2007 – Eurasian Secret Services Daily Review

  REVIEW TOPICS: Russian President visits FSB board session, sets tasks, promises wage increase FSB Director speaks about complicated world situation, achievements at service’s board session Controlling stakes in Russia’s strategic enterprises with FSB permission only Kovtun ready to cooperate with Scotland Yard in investigating ex-agent’s poisoning

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• 1 February

  Larijani Stresses Continued Enrichment

  TEHRAN (Fars news Agency)- Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani stressed here on Wednesday that his country would not suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

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• 1 February

  Iran to Celebrate Stabilization of N. Rights

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed here on Wednesday that the Iranian nation would celebrate full establishment and stabilization of its nuclear rights during this year’s Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies.

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