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Juneau's role in promoting peace in the Middle East
web-posted Friday, November 6, 2009
Satellite photos taken a few days ago have shown increased activity at a uranium mine in Iran. Though Iranian officials claim Iran's increased output of enriched uranium is not intended for weaponry, concerns remain that the materials might also be used for nuclear missiles or dirty bombs.
Syria's fight is 'just and legal'
Syria's fight is 'just and legal'
web-posted Friday, November 6, 2009
The international media has given Syria a bad rap as a sinister, warmongering nation that harbors terrorists and refuses to make peace with neighboring Israel, a Syrian official said. He told the Juneau Empire on Tuesday that his country is a misunderstood victim that has spent decades trying to recover land taken from it and to free 20,000 Syrians under siege by Israel.
Sanctions will stop arms race
Sanctions will stop arms race
web-posted Friday, November 6, 2009
Strong economic sanctions against Iran could cripple the Middle Eastern country's economy in months, destabilize its totalitarian regime and in doing so prevent nuclear proliferation in the region, said Akiva Tor, Israeli consul general for the Pacific Northwest.
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