Archive for September 29, 2008


Iranian Death Ship Ceized By Pirates

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September 29, 2008
clipped from www.thetimes.co.za

Somali pirates suffered skin burns, lost hair and fell gravely ill “within days” of boarding the MV Iran Deyanat. Some of them died.

The vessel’s declared cargo consists of “minerals” and “industrial products”. But officials involved in negotiations over the ship are convinced that it was sailing for Eritrea to deliver small arms and chemical weapons to Somalia’s Islamist rebels.

According to the US Treasury Department, the IRISL regularly falsifies shipping documents to hide the identity of end users, uses generic terms to describe shipments and operates under various covers to circumvent United Nations sanctions.

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Russia Increasing Nuclear Poliferation

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September 29, 2008
clipped from www.usatoday.com
During a rally of the Venezuelan United Socialist Party in Caracas on Sunday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez assured that the country is interested in cooperating with Russia in the development of nuclear energy with peace purposes.

During a rally of the Venezuelan United Socialist Party in Caracas on Sunday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez assured that the country is interested in cooperating with Russia in the development of nuclear energy with peace purposes.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russia will help Venezuela develop nuclear energy — a move likely to raise U.S. concerns over increasingly close cooperation between Caracas and Moscow.

Putin offered Chavez assistance in developing nuclear energy during a meeting in the Russian city of Novo-Ogaryovo last week. The prime minister did not specify what kind of cooperation he could offer Venezuela, but Russia is aggressively promoting itself as a builder of nuclear power plants in developing nations.
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