Strike Iran and Risk Huge Backlash, Blix Warns US

BANGKOK - As Iran and the European Union go into talks in Geneva Tuesday on Tehran's nuclear program, former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said the possibility of the United States attacking the Middle Eastern country, at this juncture, seemed remote. But he...

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Asians Dismayed, Leaders Relieved by Bush Win

BANGKOK - While many Asians were dismayed when they woke up to the news on Thursday morning that George W. Bush had been reelected to a second term as president of the United States, their leaders hailed his return and pledged to cooperate closely with Washington....

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Some Aussies Say No to US Bases

DARWIN (IPS) - Peace activists plan massive protests if the federal and Northern Territory governments allow a deal to go ahead between the United States and Australia to station U.S. troops and equipment in the so-called Australian Top End. The Northern Territory,...

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