Foreign Political Nonsense

Clashes Resume After 3-Hour Cease-Fire as Israel, Palestinians Consider Gaza Plan

OG PooPiN — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:07:03 GMT

Wednesday January 7th FOXNEWS: You can click here to see current photos of this confict: http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,6177,00.html Three hours of peace to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza came to an abrupt halt as a top Hamas official said the group was sticking to its demands and predicted additional violence with Israel. Clashes resumed in Gaza Wednesday after Israel's military paused its Gaza offensive for three hours to allow food and fuel to reach besieged ...

This map shows something few people tend to talk about

OG PooPiN — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:31:33 GMT

Click anywhere on this text to see a map of the land as it's taken from the Palestinians

Venezuela Expels Israeli Ambassador

OG PooPiN — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:29:06 GMT

(CBS/AP) Venezuela ordered the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and some embassy staff on Tuesday to protest Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The decision by President Hugo Chavez, a longtime critic of U.S. and Israeli policy, to kick out the diplomats appeared to be the strongest reaction yet to the Gaza offensive by any country with ties to Israel. --- Venezuela's Foreign Ministry said its U.N. mission is joining with other countries in demanding the Security ...

U.S. Foreign Aid - Who gets our money and for what

RemOrb — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:41:03 GMT

The U.S. will give an estimated $26 billion in foreign aid in 2008—70% more than when President George W. Bush took office (the figure doesn’t include funds related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan). More than 150 countries get financial assistance from the U.S. Here are the six that received the most this year. COUNTRY AID PURPOSE 1. Israel $2.4 billion Virtually all of this money is used to buy weapons (up to 75% made in the U.S.). Beginning in 2009, the U.S. plans to ...

Maps of US Troops and Bases Around the World

OG PooPiN — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:08:30 GMT

BBC reporters arrested in Iran on suspicion of espionage

OG PooPiN — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:25:51 GMT

Sunday, December 21, 2008 At least one team of British reporters for the BBC have been arrested in Tehran, Iran. Officials there say the reporters are suspected of spying on Iran and had the assistance of the British embassy in Tehran. A number of other teams are under investigation for espionage. "Iran’s security agencies have revealed that several BBC reporters intended to engage in espionage in the Islamic Republic of Iran with the support of the UK embassy, said Foreign Policy ...

Russa starts missle delivery to Iran

OG PooPiN — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:56:00 GMT

Source: Washington Post "Russia has begun delivering S-300 air defense systems to Iran which could help repel any Israeli and U.S. air strikes on its nuclear sites, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. "After few years of talks with Russia ... now the S-300 system is being delivered to Iran," IRNA quoted Email Kosari, deputy head of parliament's Foreign Affairs and National Security committee, as saying. Kosari did not say when the ...

Chevron might actually be held accountable....doubtful

OG PooPiN — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:05:38 GMT

In case you didn't hear Chevron intentionally dumped a bunch of oil and other horrible stuff into the local environment in Ecuador.... Source: Miami Herald/Associated Press Posted on Saturday, 12.20.08 Amazon pollution case could cost Chevron billions By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Writer LAGO AGRIO, Ecuador -- When the sun beats particularly hot on this land in the middle of the jungle, the roads sweat petroleum. A Rhode Island-sized expanse of what was once pristine ...