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U.S. to work with India on nuke deal

News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday

The United States says it looks forward to working with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government on the still-hanging Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal.U.S. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe told the Press Trust of India news agency the United States wants to keep working with the Singh government on strengthening our strategic partnership with India and working on a number of important...

US to continue work with India on N-deal

rediff News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Responding to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's victory in Parliament, the US on Tuesday said it looked forward to continuing to work with India on the civil nuclear deal and further strengthening the strategic partnership.

US hopes to wrap up N-deal

rediff News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

As the UPA government won the confidence motion, the United States on Tuesday said governments of the two countries would be able to wrap up the civil nuclear pact before the time runs out.

Bush urged to reject pressure on air tanker

KOMO - News - Local (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008

Two House lawmakers are urging President Bush to ignore pressure from European leaders in choosing a new supplier for a $35 billion Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract.

Bush, in Shift, Accepts Idea of Iraq Timeline

Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008

Source: [b]The NY Times[/b] HOUSTON — President Bush agreed to “a general time horizon” for withdrawing American troops in Iraq, the White House announced Friday, in a concession that reflected both progress in stabilizing Iraq and the depth of political opposition to an open-ended military presenc...

Don't we look foolish enough already?

The Reaction (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008 | Politics

by Capt. Fogg I don't think I want to watch the Olympics this year. It's not that this iteration of the games will be any more or less boring or fulsomely nationalistic than the event ever has been, but I'm afraid that some self-appointed ambassadors are going to make damn fools and hypocrites of us. My first reaction was "tell me it's a joke" when I read the Reuters item telling us that an unspecified...

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The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008

Bush admin considers early withdrawal of troops in Iraq

U.S. Officials React to Iranian Missile Test

ClearysNoteBook (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Link: DefenseLink News Article: U.S. Officials React to Iranian Missile Test By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 9, 2008 – Iran’s test of short- and medium-range missiles is a disturbing development and...

CORRECTED: U.S, Czechs sign missile deal, upsetting Moscow

The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States signed a pact on Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile defense shield in the Czech Republic, prompting Russia to warn it will react with military means if the shield is deployed....

US Draws Russian Fire, Signing Missile Defense Deal

Nevada Thunder (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

side note: Why the fuck are we still letting this administration formulate any type of policy?!?! They should all stick to things like tossing the opening pitch at a ball game, cutting the ribbon at a new shopping mall and giving graduation speeches! by: Agence France Presse Prague - US Secretary of State [...]

U.S. Officials Condemn Iran's Missile Test

Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

WASHINGTON (UPI via COMTEX) -- Iran's missile testing reinforces the need for a missile defense system in Europe, the White House and U.S. Cabinet officials said Wednesday. "Iran's development of ballistic missiles is a violation of U.N....

Testosterone Alert

BlondeSense (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

If I lived in a country that was being threatened with war, especially from Israel and the US, the world's biggest bullies, I'd wouldn't be surprised if the military decided to do some missile testing. In fact, I'd be relieved. I think. Not that I would expect my country to win such a war, but at least it could go down fighting. Anyway, with all the drumbeats for war with Iran, they did what

Obama, McCain agree on need for Iranian policy

You Decide 2008 (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

Though they agree on the need for a definitive policy, they diverge on the actual merit of the policy. Obama favors more of a diplomatic approach while McCain also favors [...]

Obama’s Ignorance Exposed: Iran Test Fires 9 Missiles 1 Month After Obama Claims Iran is Not a Threat

Webloggin (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

On May 18th 2008 Barack Obama stood on stage and said Iran was not a threat. “Iran, Cuba, Venezuela? These countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don’t pose any serious threat to us,” he told a crowd at a campaign stop over the weekend, prompting the probable Republican opponent for the White House [...]

Iran has test-fired nine missiles, including a new version of the Shahab-3, which is capable of reaching its main regional enemy Israel.

Nevada Thunder (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

side note: Great….this is just what this tense situation needed! Everyone needs to chill until we get get dubya out of the captain’s chair……then hopefully we can get a leader in there that will move towards a real peace agreement, not just bullshit rhetoric about wanting a deal! Will McBush do this? Probably not…..he will owe the people who pushed him into the White House, and some of those folks...