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    Obama Expands Military Involvement in Africa 

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    Mie1
    Published on 5th April 2010 08:47 PM

    WASHINGTON - When Pres. Barack Obama took office in January 2009, it was widely expected that he would dramatically change, or even reverse, the militarised ...

    The truth about the Mossad 

    by
    Mie1
    Published on 19th February 2010 01:27 PM

    The recent, outlandish assassination in Dubai may prove the most damaging yet in the Mossad's history of high-profile, bungled operations. How did it ...

    Analysis of the Feb 2010 IAEA report on Iran 

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    Mie1
    Published on 19th February 2010 01:21 PM

    So here's an analysis of the latest IAEA report on Iran, and how the US media totally mischaracterize it for the purpose of scaremongering.
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    Brian Regan - The Spy Who Could Not Spell 

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    Mie1
    Published on 10th February 2010 07:07 AM

    One night in June 2001, Brian Patrick Regan drove out to Pocahontas State Park in Virginia and walked through the muggy darkness into the woods.
    ...

    DRC: Regime under Siege on Multiple Fronts 

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    Mie1
    Published on 7th January 2010 11:43 AM

    Belgian Paratroopers to Crush Rising Congo Rebellion?

    Rwandan Defense Forces Flown into Western Congo Defeated; Kabila Regime under Siege ...

    The Unholy war in cyberspace 

    by
    Mie1
    Published on 6th January 2010 07:56 AM

    For America's 16 intelligence agencies, employing some 100,000 spies and analysts with a budget of $50 billion, it is almost mission impossible to figure ...

    The world's most likely trouble spots in 2010 

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    Mie1
    Published on 6th January 2010 07:49 AM

    From Iran to Yemen, and from Zimbabwe to Italy, we look at the prospects for conflict and include the Guardian's Troublespotometer rating
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    NAMIBIA-SOUTH AFRICA: Private security firms look to Africa for recruits 

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    Admin
    Published on 18th March 2008 09:31 AM

    WINDHOEK, 17 March 2008 (IRIN) - Namibia's independence war ended nearly 20 years ago, but the experience gained by many soldiers during the conflict has made the country a fertile hunting ground for private security companies seeking recruits for the world's 21st century wars.

    Alex Kamwi, 55, a former battalion commander and the current executive director of Namibia Ex-Freedom Fighters and War Veterans Association said most former soldiers "were just educated at the battlefield, with an AK-47." As a result, he said, many veterans were unemployed, had few marketable skills ...

    AFRICA: AFRICOM to focus on military, not humanitarian role 

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    Admin
    Published on 14th March 2008 03:53 PM

    WASHINGTON, 14 March 2008 (IRIN) - In a key briefing to Congress on 13 March, General William "Kip" Ward, head of the US Command for Africa, AFRICOM, devoted only 15 seconds of his four-and-a-half minute opening remarks to a possible humanitarian role.

    Focusing instead on military training, security and counter-terrorism, his remarks came in sharp ...

    SADC: SA, Malawi to enhance defence co-operation 

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    Admin
    Published on 26th February 2008 10:54 AM

    Pretoria - South Africa and Malawi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will enhance defence co-operation through the exchange of experiences and knowledge.

    Defence Minister Mosioua Lekota signed the MoU with his Malawian counterpart Aaron Sangala on Monday. ...

    NAMIBIA: NDF receive a state of the art military system 

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    Admin
    Published on 26th November 2007 12:56 PM

    The Namibian Defence Force received yesterday an Integrated Logistics System, ILS, valued at three-comma-three million Namibia dollars from the Federal Republic of Germany.

    The system is to be used to implement the second ...

    Congo militia leader to face first ICC trial in March 2008 

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    Oneword
    Published on 13th November 2007 02:28 PM

    The trial in the case of Mr Thomas Lubanga Dyilo will commence on 31 March 2008

    The Hague, 12 November 2007

    ICC-PIDS-20071112-265-En ...
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