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Blair Warned in 2000 Iraq War was Illegal

By Michael Savage,

An invasion of Iraq was discussed within the Government more than two years before military action was taken - with Foreign Office mandarins warning that an invasion would be illegal, that it would claim "considerable casualties" and could lead to the breakdown of Iraq, The Independent can reveal.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24898.htm

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America's 30 Year War On Afghanistan

By: James A. Lucas

The U.S. was the main force that created the conditions that allowed the Mujahideen and the Taliban to come to power because of the support it gave 20 to 30 years ago to the most violent and anti-democratic forces within Afghanistan who ruled ruthlessly.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24897.htm

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Muslims Are Their Own Worst Enemy

By Paul Craig Roberts

At Washington's behest, the government of Pakistan is conducting war against its own people, killing many and forcing others to flee their homes and lands.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24896.htm

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Two Suspects Entered U.S. After Killing In Dubai

By ROBERT F. WORT

Although Interpol is assisting in the investigation and has put out alert notices about the suspects, United States officials have been silent about it. On Monday, the State Department again refused to comment on the case.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24895.htm

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It is Time for Israel's Friends to Condemn its Acts of Terrorism

By AMIN SAIKAL

These supporters either tacitly backed or conspicuously remained silent on Israel's targeted assassination of Palestinian figures inside and outside the Middle East, which peaked from the 1970s, either as retaliation or as acts of pre-emptive elimination.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24894.htm

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GOP Sen. Kyl:
Unemployment Benefits Make People Not Want To Get A Job

By Ryan Grim

A debate on the Senate floor Monday over unemployment compensation crystallized, at least for a moment, the divide between the two parties in Washington.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24900.htm

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This Is Getting Good

By Joe Klein

Senate Republican, Jon Kyl of Arizona, makes clear, the Republicans are turning toward a form of reactionary radicalism that is well to the right not only of traditional conservatism, but also of post-Victorian concepts of government and--not to put too fine a point on it--of common decency as well:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24899.htm

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10 civilians killed in Afghan violence:

ISAF released a statement reporting three more deaths today -- two in an attack in the west and one in a shooting in the south. Another five Afghan civilians were killed by roadside bombs in Helmand today, the interior ministry said
http://snipurl.com/ulqfg

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6 NATO occupation troops killed in Afghanistan:

Six NATO service members were killed Monday in separate attacks across Afghanistan, including a suicide car bomb that targeted an international military convey as it crossed a bridge in the Taliban-dominated south, the coalition said.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/01/6-nato-troops-die-afghanistan/

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British soldier killed at Afghan checkpoint:

The serviceman, from 3rd Battalion The Rifles, was the second member of UK forces in two days to be shot dead near Sangin in the north of Helmand Province.
http://snipurl.com/ulqg8

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Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks:

The announcement came on a day when the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) fighting the Taliban reported six of its service members had been killed in various attacks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE6200CS20100301

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Pakistan: Seven militants killed in fresh Khyber clashes :

Curfew was still imposed and security forces were pounding militant hideouts in various parts of the agency along with an ongoing search operation.
http://snipurl.com/ulqgj

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Pakistani Taliban commander killed in missile strike:

The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that a senior commander wanted in the deadly 2006 bombing of the U.S. consulate in Karachi was killed in a suspected American missile strike in northwestern Pakistan.
http://snipurl.com/ulqgu

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Xinjiang fighter 'killed by drone':

The leader of a Chinese separatist movement, believed to have links with al-Qaeda, has been killed in a US missile strike, Pakistani and Taliban officials have said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/03/2010328195748457.html

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Bomb blast kills two people in southern Iraq:

The incident took place late on Monday in a commercial area of al-Ashar in the centre of Basra, and damaged a large number of shops, APTN reported on Tuesday.
http://presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=119856&sectionid=351020201

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Iran rebel, on death row, says US supported group:

Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLP446118

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Former US spy confirms Rigi's CIA link, rejects ties:

A former US intelligence official has admitted that CIA operatives in Pakistan had held talks with the Jundallah terrorist group led by Abdolmalek Rigi.
http://presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=119860&sectionid=351020101

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High-profile US official was waiting for Rigi in Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan:

Independent news sources reported on Saturday that Abdolmalek Rigi, the terrorist who has been arrested by Iranian security forces, had planned to meet with Richard Holbrooke in the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan.
http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=180088

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Clinton: Iran sanctions months away:

The United States is working "expeditiously and thoroughly" to win new international penalties on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday night.
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=169982

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Canada pushes G8 nations on Iran sanctions:

Canada will press for G8 countries to agree this month on a unified set of new sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear-weapons program, at a meeting of the group's foreign ministers in Gatineau, Que.
http://snipurl.com/ulqi5

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Report: US tells Lebanon can't stop Israeli strike:

Al-Hayat newspaper says US secretary of state conveys message to Lebanese parliament speaker saying Washington cannot stop Israel from striking in Lebanon
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3856102,00.html

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That was a war council in Damascus:

The three-party meeting that took place in Damascus on Friday gathering the Syrian president Bashar al Assad, the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was a war council to devise counterattack plans and assign tasks in the event of an Israeli offensive on one or all parties, wrote Abdelbari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of the pan-Arab newspaper Al Quds al Arabi.
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100301/OPINION/702289930/1006

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Hotel hit squad 'hiding out in Israel':

THE hit squad that assassinated a Hamas chief in a luxury hotel in Dubia are hiding in Israel to avoid arrest, Dubai's police chief claims.
http://snipurl.com/ulqix

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Dubai asks FBI to investigate terror ties to US:

Amid ongoing investigation of the murder of a Hamas commander in Dubai, the UAE police have asked the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to look into alleged ties of the suspects to Americans.
http://presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=119864&sectionid=351020205

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More details emerge on assassination of Hamas leader in Dubai:

A retired operative for Mossad's undercover operations division known as Michael Ross told the BBC, "It would be disingenuous to say Israel wasn't involved in some fashion."
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/mar2010/duba-m01.shtml

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Israeli army tanks open fire on Gazans:

Israeli army tanks opened fire on northern Gaza Strip, killing a Palestinian and wounding another near the town of Beit Lahia, Palestinian sources say.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=119790&sectionid=351020202

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Irish town criticised for snubbing Israeli ambassador:

Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin has criticised an Irish town council's decision to remove a page signed by the Israeli ambassador from its guestbook.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8544642.stm

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Serbian 'war criminal' arrested:

Spanish police say they have detained an alleged Serbian "war criminal", wanted for over 100 killings during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/03/201032143716233212.html

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US government rescinds 'leave internet alone' policy:

The US government's policy of leaving the Internet alone is over, according to Obama's top official at the Department of Commerce.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/27/internet_3_dot_0_policy/

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BAE pleads guilty to US criminal charge:

David Parkes, BAE's company secretary, entered the guilty plea in Washington DC on behalf of the defence group, agreeing to a $400 million penalty for conspiracy to defraud and the making false statements to the US Government.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article7046011.ece

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Big banks getting bigger:

15 Years Ago, the Combined Assets of the 6 Biggest Banks Totaled 17% of GDP... By 2006, 55% ... Now, 63%
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2010/03/15-years-ago-combined-assets-of-6.html