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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/17/gaza.pullout/index.html
"Israeli Troops begin forced Gaza evictions"
From Guy Raz
CNN
Wednesday, August 17, 2005; Posted: 2:31 a.m. EDT (06:31 GMT)
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There are 21 settlements in Gaza, and the deadline for the settlers to leave voluntarily passed Monday, although they were given a 48-hour grace period. That grace period ended at midnight.
About half of Neveh Dekalim's residents have already left, but many of those remaining had said they were prepared to resist the Israeli pullout from Gaza. The settlement has 2,600 permanent residents, but that number has increased because of hundreds of protesters.
At least 1,000 settlers had shut themselves inside the synagogue, which could prove difficult for Israeli troops to evacuate. The streets of the settlement were almost completely deserted, as other settlers shut themselves inside their homes."
Note: The following post is an exact quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1464906/posts
China, Russia Flaunt Forces in Joint Military Maneuvers
L.A. TIMES ^ | August 16, 2005 | Mark Magnier and Kim Murphy, Times Staff Writers
Posted on 08/16/2005 11:47:16 PM PDT by twinself
BEIJING -- As they prepare to join forces for their largest military exercise in modern history, China and Russia have billed this week's maneuvers as a cooperative fight against terrorism. But they're also sending a message to Washington, analysts say: Don't push the two former Cold War adversaries too far.
The eight-day exercise, which is set to begin Thursday, will be the most extensive since Beijing and Moscow fought together against U.S.-led forces during the Korean War half a century ago. Originally billed as a modest exercise when proposed last year, it has grown in scope to include nearly 10,000 troops using a range of sophisticated weapons systems.
"I can't help but think it's intended as a bit of a poke in the eye at the U.S., a way of [China] saying, 'We do have good relations with Russia,'." said Eric McVadon, a retired U.S. admiral and Asia-Pacific director at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis in Washington.
Moscow and Beijing said in their respective announcements this month that their Peace Mission 2005 exercise will kick off in the Russian Far East port of Vladivostok but will take place largely in and around China's Shandong peninsula, and is aimed at countering terrorism, extremism and separatism.
"Part of the exercise is beach landing and sea-air deployment, which has nothing to do with fighting terrorism," said Ni Lexiong, a military expert teaching at Shanghai Normal University. "Generally, it's being held because of the long-term U.S. aggressive military stance toward China and Russia."
Even as the Bush administration expresses growing concern about China's military buildup, Beijing and Moscow have bridled at America's recent moves in their backyard.
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