S Korea awaits Obama's visit for FTA, DPRK issues Nov 18, 2009
While they share views on ways to realize Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament, the South Korean president expects Obama to give his government's support on the grand bargain proposal, President Lee proposed in September, which calls on the DPRK to abandon its nuclear programs "in a single step," in return for security, diplomatic and economic incentives. "As the two leaders have already held full discussions over the agenda item, they are expected to focus on fine-tuning of the proposal at the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Gorbachev to Obama: Afghan Neighbors Must Help Nov 17, 2009
"If Reagan and I had not succeeded in signing disarmament agreements and normalizing our relations in 1985-88, later developments would have been unimaginable.". And what happened "between Reagan and me would also have been unimaginable if we had not begun earlier perestroika in the Soviet Union." Without the beginning of media freedom under glasnost and economic and state restructuring with perestroika, Gorbachev maintains, the Cold War would have gone on and world economic development as we... (Newsmax)
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Dodges President-for-Life Question Ahead of Astana's OSCE Chairmanship Nov 17, 2009
Concerning their OSCE agenda, Kazakhstani leaders have emphasized a need to promote tolerance and interethnic harmony, security and disarmament issues and the stabilization of Afghanistan. The president-for-life proposal, first floated in September, helped fuel concern about Kazakhstan s commitment to upholding democratic values ahead of its OSCE chairmanship. (EurasiaNet.org)
Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact progress Nov 16, 2009
Its emphasis on big issues like climate change, disarmament, and the economic crisis is part of Obama s approach to persuade new emerging powers like China to share in the burden of managing global challenges. Obama arrived in Shanghai last night, launching a three-day visit to an important global US partner and his first travels in China. (Boston Globe)
Plans by U.S. to Dominate Space Raising Concerns Nov 15, 2009
One of those attending last week's session was Hu Xiaodi, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Disarmament Conference. At a U.N. disarmament meeting last year, Hu criticized efforts to achieve "control of outer space," as well as research into weapons that can be used there. (Yahoo News -- Missile Defense System)
US Official: Climate agreement will take time Nov 15, 2009
While publicizing progress with Russia on arms control - part of Obama's agenda to advance nuclear disarmament - the president and other leaders bowed to the obvious on climate change. They discussed a compromise agreement for a 192-nation gathering next month in Copenhagen, indirectly admitting that the meeting would not produce a new global treaty to reduce the heat-trapping carbon emissions that are warming the planet. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Lebanon's new Cabinet leery of Hezbollah dispute Nov 14, 2009
The U.N. resolution that ended a bitter 2006 monthlong war between Hezbollah and Israel called for Hezbollah's disarmament, something the group has strongly rejected. The new Lebanese government formed Monday, headed by U.S.-backed Prime Minister Saad Hariri and including two Hezbollah ministers, is not expected to make a major push to disarm the group. (USA Today)
Obama: Afghanistan Troop Decision Soon Nov 14, 2009
As part of an effort to shift focus away from difficult security issues, Mr. Obama and Hatoyama are expected to discuss and issue a statement on climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global issues. Attempts to coax nuclear-armed North Korea - which occasionally threatens Japan with fiery rhetoric - to return to disarmament negotiations are likely to feature prominently, as is Iran's nuclear program. (CBS News -- World)
US sees progress on arms control talks with Russia Nov 14, 2009
Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday. Medvedev also told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine he has been working well with his predecessor Vladimir Putin, and predictions of a rift between him and Putin - widely seen as pulling the strings in Russia - are overblown. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Holmes: Britain could lead on nuclear disarmament Nov 14, 2009
A "disarmament laboratory." That's how British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett describes her nation, intimating that Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour government is prepared to reduce or even disband the United Kingdom's modest nuclear arsenal ... No, disarmament proponents say ... Article 6 obliges "nuclear weapon states" to work toward an early "cessation of the nuclear arms race," culminating in full disarmament at some future date. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Comment: Time To Rethink Nov 13, 2009
On the other, when the UN committee on disarmament and peace voted on a resolution last month calling for talks on a treaty to regulate the global conventional arms trade, India abstained. The final tally was 153 for, 1 against, 19 abstaining; India now finds itself not just in the minority, but in the company of countries like Pakistan and China. (India Times, India)
What is the future of Sino-US relations? Nov 13, 2009
Wang: The US has been very concerned about the security issue between China and the US and is not satisfied with the bilateral military exchange and progress in aspects such as nuclear disarmament, offshore security, outer space and the legal status of special economic zones. The discrepancies between the two countries in understanding these topics will give rise to big problems if no crisis management mechanism is set up. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cancer protein 'can be disarmed' Nov 12, 2009
Cancer protein 'can be disarmed ... Scientists have found a way to disarm a protein thought to play a key role in leukaemia and other cancers ... Cancer protein 'can be disarmed. (BBC News -- Health)
'US envoy to N Korea' after clash Nov 12, 2009
Hillary Clinton wants North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament talks ... Mrs Clinton said that Stephen Bosworth would still travel to North Korea to try to persuade it to return to nuclear disarmament talks. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Libya repatriates hundreds of rebels to Niger -radio Nov 12, 2009
Having intially dismissed the rebels as bandits and smugglers, Niger's President Mamadou Tandja earlier this year accepted Libyan help in ending the conflict and has agreed to amnesty all rebels who disarm. Two rebel factions have agreed to disarm while a third, the FFR led by Rhissa Ag Boula, has said it wants to join the peace process but is not yet ready to lay down its weapons. (AlertNet)
Nuclear hysteria and destiny Nov 12, 2009
But if Begich is unnecessarily alarming Alaskans, what does Mueller's position say about those of us who believe that total disarmament is necessary to prevent a worldwide nuclear catastrophe. Are both sides hyping causes that enable each other to define purpose to their lives. (Juneau Empire)
Veterans Day: Grobe Recounts Trip to Middle East Nov 12, 2009
"One of the things we did at one of the bases, we had a chance to talk to the soldiers whose primary job was bomb disposal, getting rid of ordnance. When they're in Iraq or Afghanistan, they disarm bombs. I was talking to one young guy, he was a college graduate who was doing that. My first thought was `Why would you choose bomb disposal?' I think it's something you have to volunteer for. I don't think it's something where they say `Okay, you're in bomb disposal.' I asked him what led him to do... (Wakeforestsports.com)
Today's Mailbag Nov 11, 2009
Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. Mailbag November 11, 2009. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
US announces NKorea nuclear talks Nov 11, 2009
WASHINGTON A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to North Korea before year's end to try to pull the Koreans back into international negotiations on nuclear disarmament, the State Department said Tuesday. In this photo released by Korean Central News Agency and distributed by Korea News Service in Tokyo, French envoy Jack Lang, left, is greeted by North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun as they meet in Pyongyang, capital of the reclusive nation, on Tuesday November 10, 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
U.S. to send envoy to N. Korea for nuclear talks Nov 10, 2009
The administration hopes Bosworth's meeting would be a step toward persuading the North Koreans to return to nuclear disarmament negotiations with the U.S. and four partner countries Russia, China, Japan and South Korea. North Korea quit those negotiations in April and vowed never to return. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rudd seeks to boost ties with India Nov 10, 2009
"Australia and India should work to expand common ground on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, which might help open the way on uranium sales," Mr Medcalfe says. "Both governments need fully to grasp Australia's vast potential in ensuring India's energy security.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Dalai Lama at apex of Sino-Indian tensions Nov 10, 2009
Obama, who won his Nobel Peace Prize in part for his efforts towards world nuclear disarmament, not the granting of deals to ostensibly right-minded and responsible nuclear democracies, pledged during his presidential campaign to obtain ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Indian experts promptly announced that India's first hydrogen bomb test had been a dud, implying that enmeshing India in international nuclear agreements would be an unacceptable compromise of India's... (Asia Times Online)
Top Ways to Get Approached Nov 10, 2009
You have to disarm the group first by talking to all of them so no one feels slighted. All the while you got your eye on the one you want. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Peres: Don’t give up on peace process Nov 8, 2009
Russia Hope for deal on arms control MOSCOW - Russia and the United States have a good chance at signing a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year s end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released yesterday. Medvedev also told Germany s Der Spiegel magazine that he has been working well with his predecessor Vladimir Putin, and that predictions of a rift between him and Putin are overblown. (Boston Globe)
Medvedev: Arms Control Deal With U.S. Can Be Reached Nov 8, 2009
Russia and the United States have a good chance at signing a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday ... Medvedev told Der Spiegel that other nuclear powers have been reluctant to join in disarmament efforts. (Fox News)
Obama's Asia tour kicks off at critical time on home front Nov 8, 2009
Developments in both stalemates are expected in the coming days with international patience running out over Iran's refusal to come clean about its suspected nuclear program and North Korea's refusal to return to stalled disarmament talks ... North Korea carried out nuclear and missile tests earlier this year, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Il recently said his country could rejoin international disarmament talks, depending on the status of direct talks with the U.S.. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Sudan: Rights Group Says Sudan Evidence Obliges U.S. [press release] Nov 8, 2009
The Government of Sudan has inhibited the work of the Panel of Experts, failed to disarm the Janjaweed militias, continued to rotate military personnel and materiel into Darfur without regard to UN Security Resolutions, and committed and permitted violence against civilians. The Panel of Experts report offers a detailed account of its monitoring of weapons and military equipment in Darfur, as well as ammunition, which is largely of Chinese origin. (allAfrica.com)
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Posted by: just a soldier Location: on the line on Nov 6, 2009 at 02:17 PM Why is it we are forced to disarm whenever we are on base. me and my command chief and my 2nd Lt. talked about something like this happening a couple years ago. (KWTX.com, TX)
Country profile: Lebanon Nov 7, 2009
But Hezbollah's leader has rejected calls for the movement to disarm and political divisions in Beirut cloud the issue of what should be done about the group's military presence in the south. With its high literacy rate and traditional mercantile culture, Lebanon has traditionally been an important commercial hub for the Middle East. (BBC News -- Africa)
Price of justice Nov 7, 2009
On several occasions I flew on the same helicopter with him as we criss-crossed the country to meet and talk to his fighters to disarm ... Somehow I managed to eavesdrop as he made a 360 degree about-turn and warned his men against disarming. (BBC News -- Africa)
Why Berlin Mattered Nov 7, 2009
On the agenda would be Berlin and disarmament ... In January 1960, he gave a public speech to the Supreme Soviet, laying out an extravagant disarmament plan as a prelude to the upcoming Paris summit. (Slate)
US open to NKorea visit Nov 7, 2009
North Korea in April bolted from a six-nation disarmament agreement and a month later staged a second atomic weapons test, leading the United Nations to slap tougher sanctions at US urging. But North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il said last month he was willing to go back to the six-party talks depending on the outcome of bilateral discussions with the United States to repair "hostile relations.". (iAfrica.com)
India hopes to complete EU trade talks in 2010: PM Manmohan Singh Nov 7, 2009
In a meeting with visiting European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Singh outlined the need to cooperate on issues such as the global economic crisis, climate change and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The meeting comes as the global economy has been showing signs of tentative recovery and talks on global trade are being revived. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
If Cherie Blair did it. . . don't! Nov 6, 2009
Oz Schmid died while attempting to disarm a roadside bomb on the last day of his tour in Afghanistan. He had defused 64 bombs in this past year, saving the lives of scores of fellow soldiers and of civilians, and preventing hideous injuries. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Who will be the last frog in the well? Nov 5, 2009
At the UN climate change summit, Hu's speech title was explicit: "Working together to meet the challenges of climate change." Besides, the main theme of Hu's address at the UN Security Council summit on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament was the necessity to "work together to build a world with universal security". Moreover, at the UN General Assembly, Hu concluded his speech by a reference to the ideal of cosmopolitanism: "We are called upon by our times to unite as one and work together... (Asia Times Online)
IRA veterans aid NIreland dissidents, report says Nov 5, 2009
But they said the biggest new threat came from experienced veterans of the main IRA faction, the Provisionals, who have been giving the dissidents technical and tactical help in defiance of their group's 2005 decision to renounce violence and disarm. "The majority of new recruits are inexperienced young males," the commission said. (MSNBC -- International)
Mohamed ElBaradei looks to US to fix nuclear system 'in tatters' Nov 5, 2009
("I have to pinch myself when I hear that Henry Kissinger is now for nuclear disarmament."). His success at giving the IAEA a profile few multilateral agencies enjoy is not all his own doing. (Christian Science Monitor)
Virginia Voters Send a Clear Message Nov 5, 2009
The Republican candidates were unambiguously opposed to government taking over our health care choices, against the job killing, skyrocketing electricity bills that would result from the unilateral economic disarmament of the cap and tax scheme, and against doing away with private ballots in unionization efforts. I heard the concerns of Virginians who travelled through pouring rain last week to the Southwest Virginia Community College for a town hall meeting on Cap and Trade. (Human Events Online)
* N Korea raises nuclear stakes Nov 4, 2009
But shipments stopped after a conservative Seoul government took office and linked major aid to progress on nuclear disarmament, sparking a furious response from Pyongyang. Hong Sang-young, director of civilian aid group the Korean Sharing Movement, said Pyongyang would find the Souths latest offer too small compared with past shipments. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Scribblenauts: Creative writing at its best Nov 4, 2009
AROUND THE WORLDS: Scribblenaut's puzzle and action levels puts you in a variety of quirky scenarios, such as finding ways to sneak past guards, win a snowball fight, and disarm explosive traps ... Action levels, on the other hand, place Starites visibly on the level, and youll just need to get through the horde of ninjas, disarm the traps or bypass the obstacles that stand in your way. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Jill Lepore: Why is American history so murderous? Nov 4, 2009
Spierenburg attributes this long decline to what the German sociologist Norbert Elias called the civilizing process (shorthand for a whole class of behaviors requiring physical restraint and self-control, right down to using a fork instead of eating with your hands or stabbing at your food with a knife), and to the growing power of the centralizing state to disarm civilians, control violence, enforce law and order, and, broadly, to hold a monopoly on the use of force. (Anthropologists sometimes... (New Yorker)
Antiwar Demonstrators Cut Fence At Bangor Sub Base Nov 4, 2009
The Kitsap Sun reports they carried a banner that said, "Disarm Now Plowshares: Trident: Illegal and Immoral.". Navy spokesman Chris Haley says an alarm went off when the group entered at 6:30 a.m. Monday, and they were arrested on suspicion of trespass and destruction of government property, cited and released. (KIRO TV, WA)
North Korea claims to expand bomb arsenal Nov 4, 2009
U.S. State Deparment spokesman Ian Kelly accused the Pyongyang government of violating its past commitments at international disarmament talks. "Reprocessing plutonium is contrary to North Korea's own commitments" at those negotiations and violates United Nations resolutions, Kelly told reporters in Washington. (Athens Banner-Herald)
North Korea Raises Nuclear Ante as It Pressures U.S. on Bilateral Talks Nov 3, 2009
regime withdrew from multilateral disarmament negotiations in April in protest against the United Nations condemnation of its firing of a long-range missile over Japan. North Korea detonated its second nuclear device in May, less than three years after its first test in 2006. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Plans by U.S. to Dominate Space Raising Concerns Nov 2, 2009
One of those attending last week's session was Hu Xiaodi, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Disarmament Conference. At a U.N. disarmament meeting last year, Hu criticized efforts to achieve "control of outer space," as well as research into weapons that can be used there. (Yahoo News -- Missile Defense System)
DPRK calls on U.S. to hold direct talks Nov 2, 2009
During the trip, Ri met with Sung Kim, U.S. special envoy to disarmament talks. Editor: Anne Tang. (Xinhuanet, China)
ANALYSIS - N.Korea's broken economy the key to nuclear talks Nov 2, 2009
The North, which last month sent an envoy to the United States on a charm offensive, on Monday gave its clearest signal yet that it was ready to return to the six-way, disarmament-for-aid talks ... It said the aid, roughly equivalent to 5 percent of North Korea's economy, would only flow again if Pyongyang took concrete steps on nuclear disarmament. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Lack of U.N. air power endangers Congo civilians Nov 2, 2009
However, the disarmament of more than 1,000 of the estimated 6,000 FDLR rebels has come at a cost of nearly 900,000 people displaced, 1,000 dead, and 7,000 rapes of women and girls. "We know that civilians are at risk due to that operation. In the protection of civilians, the key is mobility. And mobility in this country, where there are no roads, is by air," Le Roy said. (MSNBC -- International)
North Korea presses US to accept bilateral talks Nov 2, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. " But it had vowed to restart its plutonium-producing plants after quitting the six-party forum in April. In May it staged a second atomic weapons test. After months of bellicose moves including a series of missile tests, the North has lately been making peace overtures and has invited the US special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, to visit Pyongyang. In early October leader Kim Jong-Il told visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao his country was... (Channelnewsasia.com)
North Korea Says U.S. Must Make the Next Move Over Stalled Nuclear Talks Nov 2, 2009
The North Korean government in a letter to the United Nations dated Oct. 1 said that dismantling its nuclear weapons is unthinkable even in a dream, and that it wont disarm unless the United States does. North Korea and the U.S. should sit facing each other to find out a reasonable solution, the KCNA quoted the foreign ministry spokesman as saying. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good? Nov 1, 2009
Would any of the victims of the attention-starved fool at Virginia Tech have been better served by total disarmament, good psychotherapy skills, a single-shot pistol or a Colt ... In John Frankenheimer's taut 1964 film, "Seven Days in May," the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appalled at a disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union, plot a coup d. (Salon)
NATO forces turn to warlords Oct 31, 2009
Jake Sherman, a co-author of the NYU report, was a United Nations political officer involved in the effort to disarm warlords from 2003 to 2005. He is skeptical that US policy ties with the warlords will end. (Asia Times Online)
Iran tells U.N. it wants nuclear fuel first - envoys Oct 31, 2009
Some hardliners have criticized the establishment for succumbing to international pressure to accept the deal, which could prove a test of U.S. President Barack Obama's diplomatic outreach and his push for nuclear disarmament worldwide. (Additional reporting by Mark Heinrich in London, Sylvia Westall in Vienna, James Mackenzie in Paris, Will Dunham and Ross Colvin in Washington and David Brunnstrom in Brussels; Editing by Andrew Dobbie and John O'Callaghan). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Candidate of the Future Oct 30, 2009
The candidate, preferably with experience as a governor and not just as a legislative orator, would be able to unite social and fiscal conservatives and use wit and warmth to disarm media twits. Will Republicans have such a candidate for 2012. (Townhall.com)
Asia-Pacific region defense chiefs meet in Hawaii Oct 30, 2009
North Korea carried out nuclear and missile tests earlier this year, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Il recently said his country could rejoin international disarmament talks, depending on the status of direct talks with the U.S. ... North Korea carried out nuclear and missile tests earlier this year, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Il recently said his country could rejoin international disarmament talks, depending on the status of direct talks with the U.S.. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
NYT: The Obamas marriage is an ongoing negotiation Oct 30, 2009
Theirs is by no means a co-presidency; aides say the first lady has little engagement with banking reform, nuclear disarmament or most of the other issues that dominate her husbands days. But their goals are increasingly intertwined, with Michelle Obama speaking out on health care reform, privately mulling over Supreme Court nominees with the president and serving as his consultant on personnel and public opinion. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Timeline: Liberia Oct 30, 2009
1991 - Ecowas and the NPFL agree to disarm and set up an Interim Government of National Unity ... 1994 - Warring factions agree a timetable for disarmament and the setting up of a joint Council of State ... 1996 August - West African peacekeepers begin disarmament programme, clear land mines and reopen roads, allowing refugees to return. (BBC News -- Africa)
Files Reveal IRA Targeted Buckingham Palace Oct 29, 2009
All four men were jailed for life in 1977, but released in April 1999 under the Good Friday Agreement, the peace accord that spurred IRA disarmament. MORE. (Time.com)
US, China militaries talk more: Does that make world safer? Oct 29, 2009
"China is very sensitive about the pattern of US military deployment in the region" says Xu Guangyu, a retired PLA general who now works at the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, a military think tank in Beijing affiliated with the Foreign Ministry. Upset with US arms sales to Taiwan. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Obama says he's just getting warmed up Oct 29, 2009
Obama's efforts at disarmament helped him win the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Getty Images. (USA Today)
Kenya calls on Sudanese parties to respect peace accord Oct 29, 2009
He told the press conference that the amicable resolution to the cross-border conflicts between communities could only be realized when affected countries conducted a regional disarmament exercise. Editor: Deng Shasha. (Xinhuanet, China)
Obama visits Dover AFB to honor fallen soldiers Oct 29, 2009
Another soldier died in Wardak province when an IED detonated while he attempted to disarm it. Deadly days for US troops in Afghanistan. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Detecting bombs requires special eye Oct 29, 2009
- As Marines here train to deploy to war zones, there is daily discussion about how to detect and disarm the buried roadside bombs that kill Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military researchers have found that two groups of personnel were particularly good at spotting anomalies: those with hunting backgrounds, who traipsed the woods as youth in search of a deer or turkey; and those who grew up in urban circumstances where it is often important to know which gang controls which block. (Boston Globe)
Click to read:Is the White House for Sale? Oct 29, 2009
"When it comes to fundraising I never heard Barack Obama say 'I believe in unilateral disarmament.' So long as Republicans are raising money we have to raise money, and we won the White House, we ought to take advantage of that," Davis said. Some donors are longtime friends of Mr. Obama's. (CBS News)
The Dismantling Of America, Piece By Piece Oct 29, 2009
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