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New moderate Iranian TV airs simulated bombing of Tel Aviv, US aircraft carrier

If anything, since concluding their nuclear agreement with the U.S., the new moderate Iranians have only grown more bellicose. Clearly they think, as Hitler did after humiliating Neville Chamberlain at Munich, that their foes are weak, spineless, and anxious to … Continue reading

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Afghan forces put down attack on presidential palace: police

Afghan forces put down an early morning attack by Taliban insurgents on the presidential palace and nearby buildings in central Kabul on Tuesday, with police saying all the assailants had been killed after a 90-minute gunfight. A Reuters reporter at … Continue reading

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Microsoft attack puts spotlight on Greek tensions

Gunmen driving a van packed with gas canisters firebombed the Athens headquarters of Microsoft on Wednesday, underscoring the threat of instability as Greece asks for more time and less hardship in cutting its crippling debt. Fire gutted the ground floor of the … Continue reading

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US: Russia sending Syria attack helicopters

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration says Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime and is warning about a dramatic escalation in the Arab country’s 15-month conflict. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the delivery … Continue reading

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“A Vision of Horror”

Four dead as gunman on a motorbike opens fire at Jewish school in France • Prosecutor: Gunman “shot at everything” • Minister: “Similarities” between shooting and previous attacks • Police open anti-terrorism probe into three incidents • Sarkozy: Attack is … Continue reading

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