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France seeks to revive arms sales to Iraq after 2-decade lull, moving in on US-led market
Associated Press WriterPARIS (AP) _ France, which famously opposed the Iraq war, is in talks to resume sales of military equipment to Baghdad for the first time in nearly two decades, French and Iraqi officials say. This means that France, a major global arms vendor and once a...Tags: Corporate Crime, Corrupt Practices, Defense, Armed Forces, Saddam Hussein
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Republican or Democrat, next administration likely to cut defense spending
Associated Press WriterLANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AP) _ The next president, John McCain or Barack Obama, is expected to be a penny-pinching commander in chief when it comes to buying new military weapons. And that's bad news for the Air Force's push to buy scores more F-22...Tags: Boeing Co., Budgets and Budgeting, Defense, The White House, Armed Forces
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No honor
Recently, John McCain reassured the American public that we were winning in Iraq, but then promised that we would win "with honor." That we may win is perhaps believable, but to win with honor goes against American ideals. We attacked Iraq with a pre-...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), New York Times, John McCain, Defense, Defense Equipment
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Personal responsibility? Sometimes
In the gospel according to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, "there are no atheists in foxholes and no ideologues in financial crises." Suddenly, we are all pragmatists, trying to dig our way out of the Wall Street rubble with whatever tools are at hand. Well,...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Ben Bernanke, Ethics, Defense, Government Health Care
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Somali pirates seize ship carrying 33 tanks
OrlandoSentinel.comHere are two stories, the bottom story is the original story out at 9 a.m. on the ship capture by Somali pirates and the top story out at 10:07 is confirmation that the ship was carrying tanks.... -
Officials must disclose memos on Iraq
LONDON — Britain's information commissioner ruled Thursday that the government must publish memos and e-mails related to a 2002 intelligence dossier on Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction. Richard Thomas said written comments made by...Tags: Defense, Defense Equipment
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How will Cheney go down in history?
Today's question: The office of vice president has been regarded as mostly ceremonial. How much (for better or worse) has Dick Cheney changed that? Previously, Edwards and Lichtman digested the candidates' vice president picks.
Cheney: a cautionary...Tags: August, The White House, Terrorism, Richard Nixon, Republican National Conventions
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Agave plant's century lasts only eight years
I have a plant I think is a Spanish bayonet. It is 8 years old and suddenly has developed a trunk. Can you identify it? — Ronald Holzinger, Sunrise The plant is not a Spanish bayonet, which is a yucca with bayonetlike leaves and sharp points at the...Tags: Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Defense, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale
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U.S. scrambles for N. Korean clues
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Kim Jong Il runs every aspect of society in North Korea. His portrait watches over every building, every streetcar, every home in Pyongyang. And the so-called Dear Leader has been the undisputed power behind negotiations with the U.S....Tags: National Security, Kim Jong Il, Defense, Weaponry, Defense Equipment
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Marines face illegal weapons charges
Three Marines face charges that they were involved in the sale of firearms made with stolen military property, police said Friday. Members of Virginia Beach Police Department's SWAT team arrested Drew C. Turnage, 21, and Michael Lee Avants, 25, both of...Tags: Defense, Weaponry, Beach Vacations, Firearms, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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$2M in Counterfeit Shoes, Handbags Seized
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Federal authorities say they've seized millions of dollars worth of counterfeit handbags and shoes at the Port of Los Angeles. Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted a half- dozen containers shipped from China upon...Tags: Local Authority, National Security, Defense, Employees, Terrorism
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How does President Bush lie?
In the face of overwhelming evidence, it's astounding that people such as James Kirchick, in "Bush never lied to us about Iraq," continue to defend the president against accusations that he intentionally misled and outright lied to the American people...Tags: Dick Cheney, The White House, Defense, Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair
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