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Pentagon Calls for Iraq Troop Withdrawals
Pentagon report will recommend that U.S. forces be reduced to as few as 50,000 by the spring of 2009, down from about 150,000 now.
Ellison Resolution Urging Pres. Bush to Accept Iraqi Call for Withdrawal Timetable
Rep. Ellison’s resolution to urge President Bush to accept Iraqi position of a timetable.
Bovine Flatulence Collected in Plastic Tank for Global Warming Study
A novel approach to stifling global warming.
Pakistan Militants Focus on Afghanistan
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan– In early June, about 300 fighters from jihadist groups came together for a secret gathering here, in the same city that serves as headquarters to the Pakistani army.
Al-Arian Now Charged with Criminal Contempt
“The U.S. Justice Department is continuing its vindictive campaign against former University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian, who has been held in federal custody for over five years, despite having been acquitted of terrorism charges in December 2005.”
The Earth’s Core
The inner core of the Earth is a primarily solid sphere about 1220 km in radius. Its diameter is only about 70% that of the Moon, and it may be hotter than the Sun’s surface.
India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
The bombing, on July 7th of the Indian Embassy by a suicide attacker in Kabul was the worse single act of violence since 2002 in that capital.
