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Canada flexes its muscles in scramble for the Arctic
Canada is demanding all ships passing through the Northwest Passage register with the Canadian Coast Guard from now on. This is a shock to their British cousins."On the other hand, Washington says not so fast. is not the kind of militaristic statement expected of the... Elusive peace in Nigeria's oil Delta
"An effort by the Nigerian government to bring peace to the oil-rich Niger Delta region hangs in the balance before it has even begun. Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan announced that the government would no longer be holding a planned "summit" in order to bring together the...Iraq Dismisses 1,300 After Basra Offensive
After mass desertions during the Basra operation, conducted by the Iraqi government with little cooordination with the Americans, the Iraqi army has dismissed almost 1500 soldiers."The Iraqi government has...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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UK plans to pull 1,000 troops from Iraq
"Britain's prime minister announced plans Tuesday to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Iraq by year's end, and Iraq said it will take over security from British forces in the southern Basra province within two months. Prime Minister Gordon Brown was on an unannounced...Fears of U.S. dollar on verge of collapse and loss of status as world reserve...
If this report is accurate, the United States could see a rather nasty economic freefall. How the U.S. has gotten itself into this fix is not amazing considering the rampant spending and corporate welfare...
created by angryindian | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Will a Comedy Version of "Dallas" Kill JR?
Regency and 20th Century Fox will shoot JR... the two studios are working on the big-screen version of the classic prime-time drama Dallas, which featured Larry Hagman (he of I Dream of Jeannie fame) as the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Dubai Tower "World's Tallest" and Still Growing
The global measuring contest continues: Builders of the Emirates' newest skyscraper are laying claim to the title of World's Tallest, before construction is even complete. The estimated height of the completed...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Nigerian VP's House Attacked: Post-Election Unrest
The fallout from Nigeria's election continues, as unknown militants destroy the Vice-President-Elect's house along with a police station. "Militants have attacked the country residence of the Vice-President-elect...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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379 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Iraqi Oil Workers Strike against Privatization
What strikes me as curious is Vice President Cheney's unannounced stopover to Iraq to "visit the troops" today.Anybody in Iraq? Or the area? Please help Update this story. UPDATES: courtesy of Hands off Iraqi OIL and Arabist.net "Thursday, May 10, 2007
... Gunmen kidnap mother of Nigerian Governor
"PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen seized the mother of a newly elected state governor in oil-rich southern Nigeria, police said Tuesday. The navy, meanwhile, reported an attack off southern Bayelsa state by gunmen armed with dynamite and assault rifles on a vessel...Saudi Spin Man Is New Ambassador
"Saudi Arabia has informed the State Department that it intends to appoint Adel al-Jubeir as the new ambassador to Washington, according to U.S. officials. Jubeir, who is one of King Abdullah's closest foreign policy advisers, has long been the public face of the oil-rich...Top leaders' feud threatens oil-rich Nigeria's stability
"As Nigeria's president and vice president hurl charges of corruption at each other in a vicious public quarrel, Nigerians and foreign investors can only wonder what it all means for the future of Africa's top oil...
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