VIDEO – SLAIN CHRISTIAN PAKISTANI MINISTER SAYS HE’S PREPARED TO DIE IN VIDEO RECORDED BEFORE HIS DEATH
Shahbaz Bhatti was assassinated for criticizing Islam’s blasphemy laws
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CHRISTIAN MINISTER IS GUNNED DOWN IN PAKISTAN FOR CITICIZING ISLAM BLASPHEMY LAWS
MARCH 3, 2011 Killing of Christian Is Second of a Blasphemy-Law Critic; Puts in Question Effectiveness of U.S. Support for Moderates By ZAHID HUSSAIN And TOM WRIGHT ISLAMABAD—Suspected Islamic militants shot dead the most senior Christian in Pakistan’s national government, in the latest sign that political moderates backed by the U.S. are failing to rein
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KIM JONG II’S NUCLEAR RESOLVE
FEBRUARY 28, 2011 Kim Jong II’s Nuclear Resolve A North Korean defector explains why Kim will never give up his atomic bombs. By JACK DAVID AND MELANIE KIRKPATRICK Seoul “North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons.” So says Kim Duk-hong, who should know. Mr. Kim is one of the highest-ranking North Korean officials to
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THE CASE FOR REVIVING THE F-22 FIGHTER
February 24, 2011 China and Russia are developing and fielding sophisticated air defenses and advanced stealth fighters. The Raptor is the only plane that can meet these challenges. By MICHAEL AUSLIN As Congress begins to take up the Obama administration’s defense budget, one item not even under discussion needs to be considered. Events of the
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THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS CAUSING TURMOIL ABROAD
FEBRUARY 23, 2011 Few protesters in the Middle East connect rising food prices to U.S. monetary policy. But central bankers do. By GEORGE MELLOAN In accounts of the political unrest sweeping through the Middle East, one factor, inflation, deserves more attention. Nothing can be more demoralizing to people at the low end of the income
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OFFICIAL NICETIES OBSCURE HU JINTAO’S BLOODY RECORD
TRIPLETT: Who is Hu Jintao? Official niceties obscure his bloody record By William C. Triplett II The Washington Times January 14, 2011 President Obama makes a courtesy bow to welcome Chinese President Hu Jintao to the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington earlier this week. A report by the CIA’s Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation and Arms Control Center links
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BOOK REVIEW – THE NEXT DECADE
THE NEXT DECADE by George Friedman Published: January 2011 Synopsis The author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Next 100 Years now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required
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CHINA’S NEXT BUYING SPREE: FOREIGN COMPANIES
JANUARY 24, 2011 Beijing wants to diversify out of U.S. debt and it will have plenty of cash to make acquisitions. By CHARLES WOLF JR. From 2007 through the first half of this year, Chinese buyers—state, private and in between—acquired 400 companies located outside of the country. The acquisitions span a wide range: mining companies
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CHINA’S NAVY GETS BIGGER–BUT WHY?
December 29, 2010 By Austin Bay Conditions — and human intentions — can change quickly, but creating capabilities takes time. This applies in virtually every realm of human endeavor. The global recession has required painful economic adjustment that in the case of a nation like Greece may take decades to repair. An epidemic can strike,
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