Syria, the NPT, and the IAEA INSS Insight No. 53
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Archive for April, 2008
Lebanon & Syria
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Obliteration and Obligation: The Nuclear Defense of Israel
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Iran’s defiant pursuit of nuclear technology has raised the specter of a nuclear war in the Middle East. It has also led to a debate over what role, if any, the U.S. should play in securing Israel against what appears to be an inevitable nuclear threat from the Islamic Republic.
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Barak: This isn’t the time for a truce
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008“This is not the right time for a cease-fire with Hamas,” said Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday, on a morning in which 13 Kassam rockets and mortar shells slammed into the western Negev.
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MI: Terror groups planning major attacks on Israel’s 60th
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin warned the government Tuesday that Palestinian terror organizations are interested in executing a large-scale terrorist attack ahead of Israel’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
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Top Syrian emissary: We won’t sever ties with Iran for peace with Israel
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Syria will not sever ties with Iran and Hezbollah even as part of a possible peace agreement with Israel, a senior Syrian analyst who is handling the government’s contacts as it relates to the peace process said on Tuesday.
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EU bails out German bank for $7.8 billion
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008EU approves rescue package for Germany’s WestLB bank
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Citigroup Increases Stock Offering to $4.5 Billion
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008April 30 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc., under pressure to bolster capital depleted by mounting losses, sold $4.5 billion of stock, 50 percent more than it planned.
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GM loses $3.3 billion in 1Q, lowers sales outlook
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. struggled to a $3.3 billion first-quarter loss, due in part to a weak U.S. market, a strike at a major parts supplier and plummeting sales of sport utility vehicles and pickups.
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Bush has “no illusions” on Mideast breakthrough
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush will try to bolster the faltering Israeli-Palestinian peace process on a May 13-18 trip to the Middle East, but the White House said on Monday he is “under no illusions” of a quick breakthrough.
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BP and Shell post big profits in era of record oil prices
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008BP and Shell post forecast-busting first quarter profits on back of record oil prices
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