Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Obama invites Mideast leaders for separate talks
"My hope would be," Obama said, "that over the next several months, that you start seeing gestures of good faith on all sides. I don't want to get into the details of what those gestures might be, but I think that the parties in the region probably have a pretty good recognition of what intermediate steps could be taken as confidence-building measures."


Feiglin: If I were PM, I'd rebuild the Temple

China vows strong support for Mideast peace process

Barak calls for 'regional solution'

Two State Solution Is Mandatory?




National service bill to get Obama's signature
Stinking youth slavery act.

Obama proposes $100 billion U.S. loan for IMF

Soros Acolyte a Top Pentagon Adviser


Computer Spies Breach Fighter-Jet Project
WASHINGTON -- Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project -- the Defense Department's costliest weapons program ever -- according to current and former government officials familiar with the attacks.

Similar incidents have also breached the Air Force's air-traffic-control system in recent months, these people say. In the case of the fighter-jet program, the intruders were able to copy and siphon off several terabytes of data related to design and electronics systems, officials say, potentially making it easier to defend against the craft.


China denies claims it hacked into Pentagon computers


New Military Command to Focus on Cybersecurity
NSA's increasingly muscular role in domestic cybersecurity has raised alarms among some officials and on Capitol Hill. Rod Beckstrom, former chief of the National Cyber Security Center, which is charged with coordinating cybersecurity activities across the U.S. government, resigned last month after warning that the growing reliance on the NSA was a "bad strategy" that posed "threats to our democratic processes."


American hackers called upon to help U.S. to fight overseas hackers




Iran's Leader Sparks Western Walkout at UN Meeting
And all of them walked back in, except for the Czech Republic:

U.N.: Anti-racism summit 'back on track'

Iranian dissident threatened at UN conference

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IMF warns that worldwide slump will be deeper than thought
So when can we start using the D-word?

Nations to meet on piracy: Clinton

OAS Secretary General undertakes mandates from the Summit of The Americas

Libya: AMU ministers of foreign affairs to consolidate union

G8 ministers kick off global warming talks

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US urges food output boost to avert unrest

World Bank Expands Response to Food Price Crisis to $2 Billion

G8 urges study of foodstuffs stockpile

Kumasi residents protest over high rice prices




At Least 21 Polo Horses Are Dead, With Poison Suspected

Senate Proposal Could Put Heavy Restrictions on Internet Freedoms

Police investigating death of Freddie Mac official
Say. That's odd.

Washington welcomes Caracas envoy's return

Brazil banking star makes comeback with UBS deal

Petrobras’s Gabrielli Says China Loan Won’t Be Backed by Crude


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GM Spent $2.8 Million on Lobbying While on U.S. Aid

GM, Chrysler Could Get $5.5 Billion More in Bailout Funds

Sanity returns to Wall Street - for now




Caspian Gas - we need to get much smarter to outsmart the Russians


Analysis: Russia's ambitious nuclear-power expansion plans
The Russian Federation currently operates 10 nuclear power plants housing 31 reactor units, which supply approximately 16 percent of Russia's energy needs. The government of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ambitious expansion plans; during an April 15 meeting on the development of the country's nuclear-energy program with Russia's State Atomic Energy Corp. head Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin said starkly, "We need to build 26 units." He added, "We have formed extremely ambitious, but fully realistic, plans. By 2030, the share of nuclear generation in (Russia's) overall energy production should total 25-30 percent."


Turkmenistan Delays Russian Pipeline Project and Rejects Russian-Led Gas Cartel

Gazprom: Talking To GDF To Enter Nord Stream Pipeline Project

Gas pipeline on Finnish-Russian agenda

Russia seeks EU backing for gas pipeline

Russia, China Sign Oil Deal Worth $25 Billion

Gazprom oil arm buys lubricants plant in Italy

Russia's Medvedev offers to rewrite energy rules

Russia pulls out of NATO meeting over Georgia

Putin's absence to dampen Bulgaria energy summit

Russia to send more warplanes to Kyrgyzstan




Armenia to participate in NATO exercises in Georgia

Georgia Opposition Launches ‘Town of Cells’

Journalists freed in Azerbaijan

Turkey calls back ambassador to Canada

Turkey cracks down on suspected al-Qaida militants

Turkey: Armed groups shared weapons

Armenia to receive $400 million loan to build railway to Iran

Syrian PM to visit Iraq
First high-level Syrian visit to Iraq in decades

China may bid for Jordan's $3.5 bln nuclear contract

MI chief: Financial crisis may restrain Iran

Saudi faces harvest drop, considers long-term imports

Yemen’s Jews Flee Home of 2,500 Years Amid Threats




'Hizbullah cell posed as Aksa Brigades'

Egypt Lashes Out At Arab 'Axis Of Evil'

Egypt: Lebanese security forces gave Hizbullah fake visas

Egypt summons Iran envoy over Hezbollah spat

Burying the Hatchet: Egypt Invites Lieberman to Cairo

Israel, Egypt to discuss new Gaza cease-fire

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Pirates free ship and crew held for 5 months

French warship carrying 11 pirate suspects docks

Sudan orders another 11 Darfur rebels hanged

Madagascar protests turn deadly

Rebel raids displace more than 100,000 civilians in eastern Congo

Official talks between Angola and DRC start




Biometric System To Catch Offenders Through Gait - India

India launches radar-imaging satellite

Vyksa Steel Works dispatches 100,000 tonnes of pipes for gas pipeline

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Only Sharia in Swat Valley, then all of Pakistan, says Taliban leader

Pakistan Dismisses U.S. Concern Over Sharia Accord With Taliban

Obama official: US gives sensitive info to Afghans

US signs Afghanistan transit deal with Tajikistan

Caspian gas to go around the Balkans

Uzbekistan Refuses to Attend CSTO Foreign Ministers' Meeting




Chinese groups court west for partnerships

China To Build More Dams On Yangtze River
China will construct 20 additional reservoirs in the Yangtze River system by 2020, the government announced Tuesday, regardless of mounting concerns about dam construction in the area.

Three Pipelines of CNPC to Ensure Gas Supply to Hunan

Immigration detainees in Melbourne protest

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