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Britain Will Not Send More Troops To Iraq Says Beckett
Playfuls.com -
by Playfuls Team. Britain Thursday welcomed the decision by US President George W Bush to send more troops to Iraq but said the government in London had no plans to increase its deployment.
Britain: No more troops for Iraq
Bush sending more troops as killers ravage Baghdad
 Sabah |
Multinational forces detain five Iranian consulate staff
Ireland Online -
Iraqi officials today said multinational forces had detained five Iranians in a pre-dawn raid of Tehran's diplomatic mission in the northern city of Irbil.
US raids Iranian consulate in Iraq
Iranian consular staffer detained in Iraq
 Earthtimes.org |
NATO: 150 Fighters Killed in Afghanistan
ABC News -
Canadian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand guard in Panjwai district of Kandahar, southern province of Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, Jan.10, 2007.
NATO says kills 150 insurgents in Afghanistan
Up to 150 Taliban fighters killed in eastern Afghanistan
 AlaskaReport |
Ethiopian head says US targeted militants
Boston Globe -
By Mohamed Olad Hassan, AP | January 11, 2007. MOGADISHU, Somalia — Ethiopia's prime minister said yesterday that the US military targeted 20 high-level members of an Islamic movement linked to Al Qaeda in an airstrike this week in southern Somalia, …
Arab League blasts Somali officials
Violence engulfs Somali capital
 The Age |
Australians Divide Over Their Guantanamo Detainee
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by News Staff. Five years on and Australians are still divided over alleged al-Qaeda fighter and Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.
No guarantee of quick Hicks trial
Hicks must be tried soon, Howard tells Bush
 Gulf News |
Changes may not satisfy a restless public
Boston Globe -
By Peter S. Canellos, Globe Staff | January 11, 2007. WASHINGTON — The words seemed changed — communicating impatience with the Iraqi government, and the need for more tangible improvements on the ground.
War With Syria and Iran = Peace With Iraq?
Courting Syria
 The Casper Star Tribune |
76ers fall to Knicks
San Jose Mercury News -
By Joe Juliano. NEW YORK - Almost two years ago, Philadelphia 76ers president and general manager Billy King pulled off a nearly impossible six-player trade that moved all-star forward Chris Webber to the passenger seat of the team's star structure …
Wright: Webber No Longer A Sixer
C-Ya, C-Webb: Sixers Buy Out Webber
 Wired News |
Senate Judiciary Committee Examines Privacy Issues
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By Sean Maroney. The Senate Judiciary Committee met Wednesday to hear whether government databases that store information about US citizens violate the privacy rights of US citizens.
Daylight Sought For Data Mining
Privacy To Be Tone for New Senate Judiciary Committee
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Hansbrough, No. 1 Tar Heels Beat Cavs
Los Angeles Times -
By JOEDY McCREARY, AP Sports Writer. CHAPEL HILL, NC — Tyler Hansbrough had 18 points and No. 1 North Carolina overcame a slow start to beat Virginia 79-69 on Wednesday night.
Hansbrough, Wright help No. 1 UNC rally past Virginia
Heels get it going, put away Cavs
 Sabah |
ANALYSIS-Bush Iraq plan has many risks, no guarantees
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By Andrew Gray. WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's decision to send more US troops to Iraq poses serious risks, including at least a short-term rise in casualty rates, and its success will depend on many factors beyond American …
Iraq To Take Lead In New Plan
Weary Iraqis await Bush's new way forward