“Hamas” has offered Israel “to pay” for armistice

Filed under:Conflicts — posted by webmaster on December 23, 2007 @ 5:16 pm

Radical grouping “Hamas” is ready to armistice with Israel in case of stopping attacks on Gaza Strip and the termination of blockade.
The offer foresees that insurgents of “Hamas” will stop rocket bombardments of the Jewish state, and Israel will stop the begun ground military operation in Gaza Strip.
The document has been transferred by “Hamas” to the Israeli authorities on December, 20th. Officially Israel does not conduct direct negotiations with the Palestinian radicals therefore offers have been delivered through the Egyptian intermediaries.
“Hamas”’s propensity to peace initiatives is connected with vigorous actions of Israel against insurgents. For last week about 20 active workers of the Islamic radical organizations in Gaza were killed in result of aviaimpacts and overland operations, lead by the Israeli militaries. And on December, 11th, Israeli tanks have entered into southern areas of Gaza Strip.


American military contingent in Germany will not reduced because of Russia

Filed under:Politics — posted by webmaster on December 20, 2007 @ 8:06 am

Pentagon postpones reduction of a military contingent in Germany at least for two years. As Pentagon’s press-secretary has informed, “Command has made a decision to postpone redislocation of army brigades billeted in Germany “.
Analysts mark, that delays with realization of this plan are connected with fears of Washington in occasion of military-political confrontation with Russia.
However Pentagon has declared, that the decision accepted today, is “temporary” and it is connected with unavailability of bases in Texas and New Mexico to accept military men at originally certain terms.
Earlier the US Defense Ministry planned to return home two brigades till 2011. However, by inquiry of the chapter of US command in Europe Pentagon has disposed to postpone redislocation of one brigade till 2012 and another one - till 2013.
Idea of reduction of US military contingent in the Europe from 68 thousand person in 2001 up to 28 thousand in 2012 belongs was to the chapter of the Pentagon.
Fears of the USA are caused with the fact of the announcement of Russia’s moratorium on discharge of duties on membership in the Contract about usual armed forces in the Europe. The given moratorium means, that now the Russian Federation is not obliged to give to other members the information on the armies; besides on the part of the European continent Moscow can place arms and military contingent, proceeding exclusively from national interests.


Turkish armies have left northern Iraq

Filed under:Mid East — posted by webmaster on December 19, 2007 @ 3:56 pm

Turkish armies have left territory of northern Iraq. It occurred less than in 24 hours after the next intervention.
Nearby 300 military men have intruded in Iraq in the evening on December, 17th and have promoted deep into the countries on some kilometers. The decision on intrusion was accepted after detection Kurdish Working Party insurgents, who tried to get into the territory of Turkey.
Under statements of Turkish militaries, during operation the significant loss has been caused to Kurdish insurgents. However, nothing is informed on exact losses of insurgents. Militaries have only specified, that during ground operation and an air strike peace inhabitants have not suffered and any other messages should be regarded as disinformation.
At night on December, 16th, the Turkish army forces of tens warplanes at support of heavy artillery has put a series of attacks on Kurdish Working Party’s prospective positions in northern areas of Iraq.
In this connection the Iraq authorities have declared, that attacks have fallen to peace villages therefore the woman was killed and some hundreds inhabitants have been compelled to leave the houses as peace villages have undergone to bombardment.
Hardly later the Turkish government has addressed to Kurdish insurgents with the requirement to combine the weapon, having promised otherwise to continue military operations.
 


Condoleeza Rice has unexpectedly arrived to Iraq

Filed under:Politics — posted by webmaster on December 18, 2007 @ 2:03 pm

Us Secretary for State Condoleeza Rice has with unexpected visit come to Iraq. After the arrival Rice has met members of half-military regenerative division in Kirkuk. Later Rice has gone to Baghdad, where she has held a meeting with representatives of the government of the country.
Let’s note, that visits of the majority of large American politicians to Iraq very often have unexpected character. So, on December, 5th, US Defense Minister has come to Iraq with similar anonymous visit.
The reason of his visit relied in estimation of a current situation in the country and the progress, reached owing to strengthening of the American presence. US Minister Defense has lead meetings with heads of armies in Iraq and with the prime-minister of the country.
And on September, 3rd, George bush has come to Iraq with unexpected visit to Iraq. During a trip it has made a number of promising applications, any of which, however, and has not been realized. In particular, Bush has not excluded, that number of the American militaries in Iraq can be reduced, if it will be possible to fix the reached successes in safety sphere.
Nevertheless essential reduction of the American contingent in Iraq has not occurred.


Bush wants “real money” for war in Iraq

Filed under:USA — posted by webmaster on December 17, 2007 @ 6:01 pm

The president of the USA Georges Bush has called the Congress to give “real means”, but not just “virtual promises” of financings military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bush has stressed that it is high time for Congress for providing US armies real financing.
The White House is already for some months conducting debate with Congress concerning the military budget of the USA for fiscal year, which has started on October, 1st, 2007. On the eve the Congress has gone on concessions of Bush’s administration, which provides allocation of 696 billion dollars for military needs - including additional 189 billion dollars on military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
However, the bill does not give concrete budgetary appropriations on military operations.
The White House and the Pentagon warned, that if additional financing on military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan will not act, Ministry of Defense will be compelled to dismiss 100 thousand military men and 100 thousand civil employees of army of the USA the middle of February, 2008, and in a month dismissal can concern sea infantrymen.
Besides, problems with financing, the question with human victims becomes more urgent. We shall remind that the number of USA military men, diet in Iraq, has reached 3 thousand 892 people.
Last similar incident has occurred on the eve, when the American infantryman was shot in northwest of Iraq in result of skirmish with insurgents.


Al Qaeda has accused the Arabian countries of Palestinians’ sale

Filed under:Conflicts — posted by webmaster on December 15, 2007 @ 5:08 pm

One of international terrorist network leaders has named the international conference across the Near East, taken place in American the Annapolis in November, 2007, “treachery” and “attempt to sell” Palestinian people.
Audio record with the new reference of the terrorist has appeared on one of Islamic the Internet-sites. It became the first public reaction of a terrorist network since time of carrying out of conference.
Egypt has caused the greatest anger from Al Qaeda for its close cooperation with the USA and Israel. Leaders of all 16 Arabian countries which have taken part in conference, in opinion of the terrorist, have betrayed Palestine, sowing for a negotiating table with “the Israeli Zionists” and this, according to al Qaeda’s leaders, demonstrates treacherous transaction on sale of Palestine to the Jewish state.
Besides Al Qaeda promises help Palestinian people on behalf of “all fighters for belief”. Concerning the government of Egypt, Al Qaeda, calls Bedouins, who are occupying Sinaitic Desert on border of Egypt and Israel, “to fight against government of Egypt, which together with Israel wishes to transform them into the goods on Sinaitic resorts”.
 


Act of terrorism in Algeria: 17 employees of United Nations Organization are killed

Filed under:Conflicts — posted by webmaster on December 14, 2007 @ 4:47 pm

In result of act of terrorism in Algeria 17 employees of the United Nations Organization were killed. Such information has been represented at briefing by headquarters of the UNO’s representative. As it has been said, not all the lost members of UN peace-keeping forces were citizens of Algeria, one of them, in particular, was Senegalese, one Dane and one Philippine. However, it has been specified that the situation on a place of tragedy constantly varies, and search and rescue operations proceed. Explosion in the Algerian capital has destroyed UNO’s building and a building of UNO’s Supreme Commissioner. Before acts of terrorism 134 employees of the United Nations - 19 international and 115 from among local residents worked In representations of various establishments of the United Nations in Algeria.


Ahmadinejad: Iran needs 50 thousand centrifuges

Filed under:Conflicts — posted by webmaster on December 11, 2007 @ 4:10 pm

Iran needs to establish 50 thousand centrifuges on enrichment of uranium within 5 years in order that it could make enough fuel for one atomic power station. Such application has been made by the president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The Iranian plans on enrichment of uranium are a part of the nuclear program, which warns the West, as in result of this program Iran can be used both for manufacture of fuel for atomic power stations, and for creation of warheads.
Ahmadinejad considers that 50 thousand centrifuges (expected figure, which is so much expected by Iran) would be enough for manufacture of fuel for one factory a year. In the remarks “four-five years” term is specified. The President of Iran is also assured, that there are no objective obstacles for cessation of work on uranium enrichment, “in fact everyone understands”, that this way is “peaceful”.
Let’s remind that authorities of Iran have recently started a new round of negotiations about the Iranian nuclear program with the IAEA. According to the Iranian mass-media’s messages, negotiations will take three days and they, predictably, will be devoted to particles of the enriched uranium, found by the IAEA’s inspectors at the Teheran technical university.


Bush has called Persian Gulf countries to help with struggle against Iran

Filed under:Conflicts — posted by webmaster on December 8, 2007 @ 7:45 am

The chapter of the Pentagon Robert Gates calls the countries of Persian Gulf to help the USA in struggle against the “Iranian threat”. The countries of region have already helped the United States with questions of trade and safety, and, as the US Minister of Defense considers, the more there will be their support, the better for the International Community.
It looks like, the general system of the notification about rocket threats from Iran one of the core conversation topics at Gate’s meeting with Persian Gulf countries’ representatives, which will pass in Bahrain becomes.
Earlier Pentagon has promised that the report of US investigation, according to which Iran has stopped works on creation of the nuclear weapon, will not affect the attitude of defensive department to Teheran.
As the chapter of a strategic department of US Incorporated staff has noted that the uncooperative altitude to Iran is caused not only by its nuclear ambitions. It is not still clear, whether Iran has fulfilled the promise on struggle against weapons smuggling through the Iran-Iraq border.
On the eve Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov has declared in Bruxelles, that Russia hopes for carrying out of negotiations across Iran in spite of the fact that the US Secretary for State Condoleezza Rice calls for new sanctions against this country.
Earlier the president USA Georges Bush has called the International Community to continue to put pressure upon Teheran as the Iranian nuclear program still bears potential world threat.
 

 


Iran has sent Canadian ambassador from the country

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on December 5, 2007 @ 6:29 pm

Iranian authorities have sent Canadian ambassador from the country. Such decision has been accepted by Teheran in reply to refusal of Ottawa to approve the offered by Iran in ambassadors Canada.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister has declared that Canada regrets for the Iranian government’s decision to send their diplomat from the country, which is regarded by Canada as not having the justification. Canada couldn’t accept those nominees on post of the Iranian ambassadors in Canada and they believe that exactly it became the reason of dispatch of our diplomat.
Diplomatic relations between Iran and Canada have deteriorated in 2003, when the Canadian journalist of Iranian origin has died in military hospital in Iran under the strange circumstances.

 


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