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Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqi officials after killings of 17 civilians
Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Comment?
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omp, this is why iran-pak conflict is likely with talibanis takeover
He did not comment on rebel casualties and said Saudi forces had not entered Yemen. Comment?
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95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 12:35 pm Article: 95bfm 95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady The bFM WIRE Today: 12 - 2pm weekdays For links toWindows Media Player & 128kbps Streams Go To: http://www.95bfm.com/default,live.sm 1220 - Banking Inquiry - David Cunliffe, Labour We kick off the show at 1220 with an interview I did just moments ago with ... Comment?
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Human Rights Watch warns about Kurd/Iraqi gov't friction
A human rights group says the running dispute between Iraq's central government and Kurdish authorities could erupt into a "human rights catastrophe." Human Rights Watch says it fears for Christians and other minorities in the northern part of the country, who it says have been targeted by insurgents. Comment?
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BRIEF-Bulgaria to play friendly against Shakhtar Donetsk
Bulgaria will play a friendly match against Ukrainian club side Shakhtar Donetsk on Friday, the Bulgarian Football Union announced. Comment?
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Reserves troops back 'Homesh protest'
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Several weeks after Shimshon Battalion cadets waved sings reading, "We won't evacuate Homesh" at an IDF swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall, 25 of the battalion's reserves soldiers and officers wrote a particularly harsh letter to their commanders, urging them to "stop acting on all kinds of political whims, and go back to the true national ... Comment?
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Homes for Our Troops aiding veterans, including Steven Holloway
Steven Holloway with wife Laurie, right, and family, will move into a house in Wellington, thanks to Homes for Our Troops, which helps build homes for severely injured veterans in need. Comment?
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Cricket: McCullum releases pressure with bounce-back
Brendon McCullum. Photo by NZPA. The pressure valve has been released on rejuvenated New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum, who confessed to feeling the heat "from all angles" before the current series against Pakistan. Comment?
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Read or listen to today's passages
A Message about Babylon 1 The LORD gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians. Comment?
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Lloyd Greif: Israel Stands Alone
Eight months into President Barack Obama's administration, his Middle East peace "road map" is crystal clear. Comment?
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Cities within reach of Hezbollah, Israel says
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state's largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel's army chief said yesterday. Comment?
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Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqis
Four former executives described the plan under the condition of anonymity, the newspaper said. Comment?
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A Palestinian boy lit a candle near Yasser Arafat's grave in the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday. Comment?
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Elections over, now Iraqis are ambivalent
Obama administration officials breathed a collective sigh of relief Sunday when Iraq's parliament, after weeks of delays, approved a law to hold national elections in January, very likely permitting a major post-election withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq. Comment?
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... contributes 40 percent of the budget of the president's political party. Surprisingly, he did not discuss the Middle East with the spokesmen of these Jewish groups whom he invited to the White House. This was the second meeting he had with American ... Comment?
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... Barack Obama has met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House as Washington struggles to revive Middle East peace talks. The talks come amid heightened tension between the Obama administration and Israeli and Palestinian leaders over Jewish ... Comment?
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Excitement building in New Zealand ahead of World Cup qualifier
You should receive the email within the next few minutes. PLEASE NOTE: Your Globe and Mail account will expire after 2 days if not validated as described in the email. Comment?
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Robert Fisk: Who's running Lebanon?
... Whether you loathe or admire Hizbollah, this was a startlingly professional intelligence operation by the Middle East's most powerful army. And while the resistance was fighting within only a few hundred metres of the Israeli border - at one point ... Comment?
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New cabinet of ministers of Lebanon wants to separate foreign policy from operation of government
New cabinet of ministers of Lebanon wants to separate foreign policy from operation of government: Chatham House's expert Azerbaijan, Baku, November 10 / Trend News, U.Sadikhova / Words by Saad al-Hariri, who heads a new Lebanese government, that this event opens a new page in the Lebanese history, are both constructive and rhetorical, said Nadim Shehadi, Associate Fellow for the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the British Institute of International Affairs Chatham House. Comment?
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21 red cards recorded so far at U-17 World Cup
Twenty one red cards have been issued to players in 48 matches at the ongoing under-17 World Cup in Nigeria. Comment?
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