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November 24, 2006
Russia starts delivering rockets to Iran
John VI Cantacuzenes Alert: "Russian rocket deliveries to Iran started," from AFP, with thanks to all who sent this in:
Russia has begun deliveries of the Tor-M1 air defence rocket system to Iran, Russian news agencies quoted military industry sources as saying, in the latest sign of a Russian-US rift over Iran.
"Deliveries of the Tor-M1 have begun. The first systems have already been delivered to Tehran," ITAR-TASS quoted an unnamed, high-ranking source as saying Friday.
The United States has pressed Russia to halt military sales to Iran, which Washington accuses of harbouring secret plans to build a nuclear weapon.
Moscow has consistently defended its weapons trade with Iran. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said the contract for 29 rocket systems, signed in December last year, was legitimate because the Tor-M1 has a purely defensive role.
ITAR-TASS reported that the rockets were to be deployed around Iran's nuclear sites, including the still incomplete, Russian-built atomic power station at Bushehr.
Posted by Robert at November 24, 2006 01:19 PM
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November 24, 2006
7 killed in Muslim south despite Thai peace bid
Surayud Chulanont has already said that he would allow the imposition of Sharia in the South. Apparently that isn't good enough. From the Daily Star, with thanks to Twostellas:
Seven people were killed in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, police said Friday, despite the post-coup government's promise to boost the local economy in hopes of ending three years of unrest.
Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said the government would set up a special economic zone in the south to lure investment to the region, which lags far behind the rest of the nation.
"We are considering giving privileges to the private sector such as tax deductions and discount fees for land purchase as investors and businessmen have fled the area," Pridiyathorn told reporters.
The economic scheme, announced Thursday by army-backed premier Surayud Chulanont after a special cabinet meeting on the insurgency, covers the three restive provinces of Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani on the border with Malaysia.
He is quite mistaken if he thinks money will solve this problem.
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Iran and Syria Helping Hizballah Rearm
TIME.com (excerpt) ^ | November 24, 2006 | Elaine Shannon and Tim McGirk
Posted on 11/24/2006 9:41:54 PM PST by HAL9000
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Iran is smuggling weapons through Syria to re-arm Lebanese allies Hizballah, despite renewed efforts by United Nations peacekeepers and the Lebanese army to seal off the mountain borders with Syria in the wake of last summer's war between the Shi'ite militia and Israel, according to reports by Saudi and Israeli intelligence sources that have been confirmed by western diplomats in Beirut.
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Last Updated: Saturday, 25 November 2006, 06:10 GMT
"Police probe Russian spy's death"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Counter-terrorism police investigating the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko are examining hours of CCTV footage as they bid to crack the case.
Detectives are also trying to trace anyone he met around the time he initially fell ill on 1 November.
The officers have also asked the Kremlin for help, despite Russia denying any involvement in the death.
The ex-spy's death has been linked to the presence of a "major dose" of radioactive polonium-210 in his body.
Scotland Yard confirmed radioactive traces were also found at Mr Litvinenko's home, a sushi bar and a hotel, but the risk to others was said to be very low.
The Home Office said anybody concerned should contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647, who have been briefed about this issue."
ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "A post-mortem examination on Mr Litvinenko has not yet been held.
The delay is believed to be over concerns about the health implications for those present at the examination."
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"Toxic 'bomb' killed ex-spy"
By Peter Graff
REUTERS NEWS AGENCY
November 25, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LONDON -- British authorities said a rare and highly toxic radioactive substance was found in the body of a former KGB spy who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of his killing in a statement dictated on his deathbed.
"You may succeed in silencing one man, but a howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life," Alexander Litvinenko said in a statement read aloud by friends outside the hospital where he died.
"May God forgive you for what you have done, not only to me, but to beloved Russia and its people," said the statement, which Mr. Litvinenko dictated shortly before he died Thursday night. "