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Moscow: Military Help for Georgia a “Declaration of War”

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:08:42 +0000

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This Is London
August 28, 2008
Moscow has issued an extraordinary warning to the West that military assistance to Georgia for use against South Ossetia or Abkhazia would be viewed as a “declaration of war” by Russia.
The extreme rhetoric from the Kremlin’s envoy to NATO came as President Dmitry Medvedev stressed he will make a military response to US missile defence installations in eastern Europe, sending new shudders across countries whose people were once blighted by the Iron Curtain.
And Moscow also emphasised it was closely monitoring what it claims is a build-up of NATO firepower in the Black Sea.
The incendiary warning on Western military involvement in Georgia - where NATO nations have long played a role in training and equipping the small state - came in an interview with Dmitry Rogozin, a former nationalist politician who is now ambassador to the North Atlantic Alliance.
“If NATO suddenly takes military actions against Abkhazia and […]

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Charter of Rights fails Spragga Benz’ Son!!

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:40:19 +0000

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Grant, who according to eye-witnesses was shot after obeying police commands to stop, is being mourned by his mother and countless others today. The son of famous entertainer, Spragga Benz, he was described as a conscientious young man who had done well in school.
Following the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) release of a Customer Service Charter of Rights that implies their intention to change policing strategies in order to more closely work with those they serve; it would appear that JCF has begun to renege on these agreed standards.
In the eyes of 17 year old Carlton Grant’s family, who are currently overwhelmed with grief at his recent fatal shooting by the hands of police officers, this charter has failed to recognize and respect the constitutional and statutory rights and privileges of each citizen as it purports to do.
Grant, who according to eye-witnesses was shot after obeying police commands to stop, is […]

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New Poll Reveals Americans Fear Sharks Slightly More Than High Gas Prices

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:24:25 +0000

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For the second consecutive year, the fear of sharks topped the New York Post’s poll of What Americans Fear Most. The crippling fear of these large predatory fish nudged out a fear of high gas prices and a fear of having their favorite TV show canceled in the middle of the season, to garner the top spot.
The American public, which is starting to recover from a stifling, fear-based stagnation brought upon by unnecessary and useless color coded threat systems, is now experiencing a noticeable shift toward more practical and remedial fears for its people.
But the staying power of sharks cannot be ignored, as they have appeared on the top ten fear list for the past decade, a testament to the fear people harbor against sharks, even when a fear of more practical and plausible things like the rising unemployment rate, poverty and the destruction of the environment, would seem […]

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Putin talks of Black Sea confrontation

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:15:24 +0000

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Michael Evans
Times Online
August 28, 2008
A new Cold War between Russia and the West grew steadily closer yesterday after the Kremlin gave a warning about “direct confrontation” between American and Russian warships in the Black Sea.
Dmitri Peskov, a spokesman for Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister, declared that Russia was taking “measures of precaution” against American and Nato naval ships. “Let’s hope we do not see any direct confrontation in that,” he said.
Any attempt by countries in the West to isolate Russia would “definitely harm the economic interests of those states”, he said.
A day after the Kremlin said that it was ready to fight a new Cold War, both sides gave the impression that they were preparing for a protracted stand-off. Foreign ministers of the G7 leading industrialised nations condemned Russia’s excessive use of force and the decision to recognise the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, while the US […]

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Putin talks of Black Sea confrontation

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:15:24 +0000

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EU considers sanctions on Russia

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:13:24 +0000

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South Ossetians have celebrated Russia’s recognition of independence

EU leaders are considering sanctions “and many other means” against Russia over the Georgia crisis, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said.
But he said he hoped the matter would “be solved by negotiation”.
Moscow’s military action in Georgia and its recognition of independence for rebel regions has angered the West.
At a key summit, Moscow’s Asian allies have not followed suit in recognising independence but Russia’s president says he has their “understanding”.
Speaking at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), President Dmitry Medvedev said the group had a united position that would have “international resonance”.
“I hope it will serve as a serious signal to those who try to turn black into white and justify this aggression,” he said in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.
However, the BBC’s Humphrey Hawksley in Moscow says the summit’s statement fell far short of unequivocal support for Russia.
The […]

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EU considers sanctions on Russia

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:13:24 +0000

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South Ossetians have celebrated Russia’s recognition of independence

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Israeli torture of Arab detainees

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:17 +0000

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We will make of these detainees parasites in their societies, and we will not release them untill they become like mummies, empty and full of holes from inside like Swiss cheese - Moshe Dayan quoted by Israel daily ‘Maareef’ in 1979.
Although the US and Zionist Israel are signatory to the 1984 UN Convention against Torture and other international laws banning such practice - But the US and Israel are the only two members of the world body (UN), which legally sanction torture.
“No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war, for any reason whatsoever,” - Third Geneva Convention, Article 17
“Protected persons (civilians) shall all times be humanly treated, and shall be protected especially against all acts of violence or threats thereof,” - Fourth Geneva Convention Article 27
“No physical or moral coercion shall be excercised against protected persons (civilians),” - Fourth Geneva Convention […]

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In-Stat: Global cable telephony subs near 37M mark

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:15:32 +0000

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By Traci PattersonCedMagazine
In the past year, cable telephony subscribers have increased by nearly eight million worldwide, according to a new report from In-Stat.
Growth in North America has been particularly strong as cable operators near the end of their transition to VoIP-enabled network architectures, In-Stat’s report found.
“Current priorities for cable telephony service providers are expanding the availability of their service and attracting business end-users, especially small- and medium-size businesses,” said Mike Paxton, an In-Stat analyst.
In-Stat’s research, “34 Million Subscribers: Worldwide Cable Telephony Services Continue to Expand,” found that:

Worldwide cable telephony service revenues are on track to reach $12.6 billion in 2008, up from $10.7 billion in 2007.
Total worldwide cable telephony subscribers are projected to reach 37 million by the end of 2008, and to pass 64 million by 2012.
In the U.S., questions remain about whether or not the cable service bundle needs to have a wireless voice component; while wireless service […]

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Nuclear Armaggedon: Jason Bermas Interviews Paul Craig Roberts

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:12:18 +0000

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Infowars

August 27, 2008

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Paul Craig Roberts, economist and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration, tells Jason Bermas on the Alex Jones Show that the Bush neocons are leading the United States into a nuclear confrontation with Russia over the situation in Georgia and South Ossetia. Roberts gives the conflict “almost total certainty if John McCain gets in office… this is not something that will happen in the next fifty years, it’s going to happen in the next two or three years.”
Related: Paul Craig Roberts
War With Russia Is On The Agenda
Are You Ready For Nuclear War?

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