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File - A U.S. Soldier stands watch as U.S. National Security Council member Samantha Power and representatives from the United Nations meet with representatives from the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration regarding internally displaced persons (IDP) at the Kindi IDP Resettlement Center near Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2009.
Corruption   Iraq   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Investment in post-invasion Iraq   		 Middle East Online 
Iraq insurgents may have benefitted from US funds
Tue 1 May 2012
| Some US commanders believe funds available for relief and reconstruction during the country's war in Iraq may have ended up benefiting insurgents, a report released by a US watchdog said. | The US S... (photo: US Navy / MC2 Edwin L. Wriston)
File - In this Wednesday, April 11, 2012 photo, a Tuareg separatist rebel from the NMLA (National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad) stands guard at a checkpoint near the airport in Timbuktu, Mali.
Africa   Democracy   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état   		 Al Jazeera 
Mali's military leaders 'repel counter coup'
Tue 1 May 2012
| Mali's ruling military leaders have said in a message aired over state television said that they are in control of the state broadcaster building, the airport, and the milit... (photo: AP)
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, a Sudanese worker inspects burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan.  GlobalResearch  Mon 30 Apr 2012
"UK agents leading Sudan oil war plot "? Unconfirmed Report
| British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on the 2nd day of South Sudan’s formation that he hopes it joins the British Commonwealth. Britain seems to have expanded its role in South Sudan from an... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf)
Oil   Photos   Sudan   UK   Wikipedia: 2012 South SudanSudan border conflict  
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian man, left, stands in front of a building that was damaged after two bombs exploded near a military compound, in the city of Idlib, northwestern Syria, Monday, April 30, 2012.  Middle East Online  Mon 30 Apr 2012
More than 20 killed in blasts in Syria's Idlib
| BEIRUT - More than 20 people were killed on Monday in blasts targeting security buildings in the city of Idlib, northwest Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. | The majority of those... (photo: AP / SANA)
Mideast   Photos   Syria   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Russian naval vessel fires a shell during the China-Russia joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea Thursday, April 26, 2012. WorldNews.com Mon 30 Apr 2012
China's Maritime Navy and Politics of Acknowledgement
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | When a Chinese admiral proposed a permanent naval base in the Gulf of Aden, to support its anti-piracy operations, the Un... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Wu Dengfeng)
China   Maritime   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army Navy  
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese armed forces stand near burnt oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Mail Guardian South Africa Sun 29 Apr 2012
Sudan arrests foreigners in disputed border region
| Sudan said it had arrested a Briton, a Norwegian and a South African on Saturday, accusing them of illegally entering a disputed oil-producing border area to spy for it... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf)
Africa   Photos   Politics   Sudan   Wikipedia: South SudanSudan relations  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran The Los Angeles Times Sun 29 Apr 2012
Iran skeptical but open to U.S. overture on nuclear program
| TEHRAN — Iranian officials expressed skepticism Saturday about possible Obama administration support for allowing the country to continue enriching some uranium b... (photo: AP / Iranian Presidents office)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Israeli soldiers check their weapons following a Memorial Day ceremony on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. The Los Angeles Times Sun 29 Apr 2012
Go-it-alone outlook now shapes Israel's security policy
JERUSALEM — The traditional Passover retelling of Exodus was barely underway in 2002 when Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer got a note with news of the latest i... (photo: AP / Sebastian Scheiner)
Defence   Israel   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
U.S. soldiers, left, stand outside the governor's compound, where used bullets are seen on the ground after an attack of Taliban militants in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 28, 2012. The Los Angeles Times Sun 29 Apr 2012
Failed assassination try in Afghanistan leaves 4 dead
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Turban bombs had become too obvious. So the two men who apparently set out Saturday to assassinate Kandahar's governor looked to their footwe... (photo: AP / Alludddin Khan)
Afghanistan   Bombs   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Toryalai Wesa  
A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Balad Air Base, Iraq as a U.S. Air Force MQ-1L Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) waits to be launched. WorldNews.com Fri 27 Apr 2012
Killer Drones, NASA and Inner Space: The Final 'Militarized' Frontier?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | When President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the Fifteenth General Assembly of the United Nations and declared, "The eme... (photo: US Navy / Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed)
Defence   Pentagon   Photos   Space   Wikipedia: Unmanned aerial vehicle  
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan - Meals Ready-To-Eat are prepared to be transported to a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma March 13. The supplies will be delivered to mainland Japan to be used humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan, March 11. The proximity of Marine aviation assets at MCAS Futenma has allowed Marines from III MEF to rapidly deploy critically-needed supplies and aid to support the relief effort. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Megan Angel/Released) Atlanta Journal Thu 26 Apr 2012
US to remove 9,000 Marines from Okinawa
| WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Paci... (photo: US Navy / Cpl. Megan Angel)
Japan   Okinawa   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma  
File - A Sri Lankan soldier orders a vehicle to stop at a roadside checkpoint in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. BBC News Thu 26 Apr 2012
Cluster bombs found in Sri Lanka, UN expert says
Unexploded cluster munitions have been found for the first time in Sri Lanka, a UN expert on land mines has claimed. | In an email, Allan Poston said that small bombs fro... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
Human Rights   Photos   Sri Lanka   War   Wikipedia: Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War  
Police officers keep watch at Downing Street in Westminster near the London 2012 beach volleyball venue, in London, Wednesday, March 28, 2012. GlobalResearch Thu 26 Apr 2012
You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It?
| You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. Turn o... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Conspiracy   Democracy   Intelligence   Photos   Wikipedia: Babar Ahmad  


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Indian police chase Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) supporters during a protest against the killing of an 18 year old student by paramilitary soldiers in Srinagar on January 6, 2012. Indian army to decide on Kashmir killings trial BBC News
President Barack Obama speaks at a Women's Leadership Forum campaign event at the Washington Convention Center, Friday, April, 27, 2012 in Washington. Speaking Friday at conference focused on women's issues, Obama said the days of male politicians controlling women's health care decisions must come to an end. Obama, Romney offer classic choices on big issues Palm Beach Post
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File - A U.S. Soldier stands watch as U.S. National Security Council member Samantha Power and representatives from the United Nations meet with representatives from the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration regarding internally displaced persons (IDP) at the Kindi IDP Resettlement Center near Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2009. Iraq insurgents may have benefitted from US funds Middle East Online
The leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony left, and his deputy Vincent Otti, center, discuss with UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland Sunday Nov 12 , 2006 at Ri-Kwamba in Southern Sudan. Egeland met with Kony, the elusive leader of Uganda's notorious rebel Lord's Resistance Army and one of the world's most-wanted war crimes suspects, seeking to secure the release of women and children enslaved by the group during their 20-year conflict with the Ugandan government. But Kony denied that his forces are holding prisoners. US troops join jungle hunt for brutal rebel commander Canberra Times
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U.S. Army Sgt. William Corcoran, with Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, leads a patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers through Spera in Khost province, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2010. NATO reports deaths of 3 troops in Afghanistan The Guardian
U.S. soldiers, left, stand outside the governor's compound, where used bullets are seen on the ground after an attack of Taliban militants in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Failed assassination try in Afghanistan leaves 4 dead The Los Angeles Times
Missile
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Coup
Pakistanis check local newspapers, featuring on the front pages former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, displayed for sale on a roadside in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 19, 2011. How Osama bin Laden Changed My Life Huffington Post
In this Saturday, April 14, 2012 photo, fighters from the Ansar Dine group, flying the group's black flag, instruct local residents in how to follow Shariah, as they stop in a market area of Timbuktu, Mali. West Africa's regional bloc is recommending the deployment of a regional force to Mali after Tuareg rebels declared an independent state, dubbed Azawad, following a military coup last month. The fighters are divided between a secular group and an Islamist faction that wants to impose Shariah law in Mali's moderate north. Gunfire in Mali's capital, junta claims control The Guardian
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures as he speaks at the state fishing pier, Monday, April 30, 2012, in Portsmouth, N.H. Mitt Romney's tactical dilemma Al Jazeera
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