Monthly Archives: March 2008

CIA chief says Iran has nuclear weapons drive

“Personal belief, yes. It’s hard for me to explain. This is not court of law stuff”
‘Iran’s defiance of UN Security Council sanctions showed the Islamic republic had something to hide with its production of enriched uranium,’ Michael Hayden tells NBC AFP Published: 03.30.08, 21:32 / Israel … via Ynetnews
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Over 23,000 foreign tourists visited Iran during Noruz holidays

“The ICHHTO should guide foreign tourists to go to other tourist attractions in the country such as Golestan province”
Gorgan, March 29, IRNA - Over 23,000 foreign tourists visited Iran during Noruz holidays, Foreign Tourist Promotion Department official said on Saturday. via Payvand News of Iran
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Bush Seeks to Boost Trans-Atlantic Ties

President Bush is promoting NATO expansion and trying to shore up ties with allies as he heads to Europe for a week. But many world leaders have begun looking beyond him as his second White House term winds down.
Bush was departing Monday for Eastern Europe, starting with a brief stop in Ukraine to tout […]

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U.S.-Afghan-Pak joint military center opened in E Afghanistan

“U.S., Afghan and Pakistani officers opened the first of six joint military intelligence centers along the rocky Afghan-Pakistan border on Saturday”
Special report: Pakistani Situation KABUL, March 30 — U.S. military, Afghanistan and Pakistan have established the first joint intelligence center in Afghan eastern Nangarhar province close to Pakistani border … via Xinhuanet
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Ex-Terror detainee says U.S. tortured him

“It’s dark inside, no lights and they can punish you in isolation… by coldness or…heat. They have special air conditioners. Very strong. They can turn it very cold or very hot.”
A German resident held by the U.S. for almost five years tells 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley that Americans tortured him in many ways […]

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Iraqi cleric calls militia off streets

In a possible turning point in the recent upsurge in violence, Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his Shiite militiamen off the streets Sunday but called on the government to stop its raids against his followers. via Pueblo Chieftain
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Sweden Closes Doors to Fleeing Iraqis

“When very many people arrive within a very short period of time, it puts an enormous strain on the system, like schools and health care”
The fear of being sent back to Baghdad has taken its toll on Mustafa Aziz Alwi.
He says he cannot sleep and has lost about 20 pounds since his claim for […]

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Setbacks temper expectations for Iraqi forces

“But we’re not free of difficulties”
By Charles J. Hanley - The Associated Press Posted : Sunday Mar 30, 2008 14:37:33 EDT Iraq’s new army is “developing steadily,” with “strong Iraqi leaders out front,” the chief U.S. trainer assured the American … via Marine Corps Times
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Why tearing wallpaper pisses you off - physics

Frustrated by tape that won’t peel off the roll in a straight line? Angry at wallpaper that refuses to tear neatly off the wall? A new study reveals why these efforts can be so aggravating.
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Brain Imaging Project Shows Teen Brains Really Are Different

Teenagers insist parents can’t understand them and parents think teens’ brains are different than smaller children or adults.
A new article by Jay N. Giedd, MD, of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) says that second part may actually be true.
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