CENTCOM is saying they didn/’t actually hit the mosque: To gain access to the compound housing the mosque, the release continued, the Marines used air support to breach a wall several hundred yards away from the actual mosque structure. One anti-coalition force member was killed in the attack, and there were no reports of civilian …
Russian Arms Control Researcher Convicted
by | 2004-04-06 | No Comments
Igor Sutyagin, a scholar at Moscow/’s Institute of USA and Canada Studies (ISKRAN), has been convicted on trumped-up espionage charges. Russia/’s Federal Security Bureau (the old KGB) has alleged he sold unclassified information about nuclear submarines and missile warning systems to a CIA front company. The Washington Post points out the trial was hardly fair: …
Zhao Ziyang Ailing
by | 2004-04-05 | No Comments
Zhao Ziyang is reportedly near death. The New York Times hits the high notes: Anointed as a successor to Deng Xiaoping, the country/’s paramount leader, Mr. Zhao favored a relatively bold pace of political and economic reform. His hold on power weakened when the mainly state-run economy overheated, causing high inflation, and students organized peaceful …
Brazil Rebuffs IAEA
by | 2004-04-04 | No Comments
The Brazilian government has refused to allow IAEA inspectors to examine the Resende uranium enrichment plant near Rio de Janeiro. “We feel deeply bothered, almost offended, when suspicions are raised about Brazil,” a senior Brazilian diplomat told the Washington Post. Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula de Silva, as well as the country/’s Science and Technology …
