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WikiLeaks: Voortzetting Missie Uruzgan Meest ‘Logische’ Stap

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag waarin wordt gemeld dat PvdA-leider Bos de ambassadeur in vertrouwen vertelde dat Nederland waarschijnlijk… Lees verder

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WikiLeaks: VS Probeerden via ‘Discrete lobby’ Minister Bos te Overtuigen voor Nieuwe Missie

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag waarin wordt verondersteld dat Wouter Bos de enige minister is die moeite heeft met… Lees verder

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WikiLeaks: Wouter Bos Struikelblok Verlenging Missie Uruzgan

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag waarin Wouter Bos het struikelblok wordt genoemd bij het verlengen van de missie in Uruzgan… Lees verder

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WikiLeaks: Nederland Geloofde niet in een Stabiel en Democratisch Afghanistan

Ambstbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de Nederlandse aanwezigheid in Uruzgan na 2010. In een gesprek van… Lees verder

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WikiLeaks: Amerikanen Blij met Eerste Verlenging Missie in Uruzgan

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de eerste verlenging van de missie in Uruzgan… Lees verder

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WikiLeaks: Nederland Had Moeite met het Vinden van Partner voor Missie in Afghanistan

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de moeilijke zoektocht naar een partner in Afghanistan en over hoe Verhagen daarbij… Lees verder

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WikiLeaks: Discussie over Verlenging Missie Uruzgan

Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de discussie in de Nederlandse politiek over de verlenging van de ISAF Missie… Lees verder

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WikiLeaks: Retaliation Planned after Iran Jammed BBC Broadcasts

Embassy London Iran Watcher (poloff) met February 3 (2010) with Jaime Turner, Deputy Head of Multi-lateral Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Iran Group to discuss… Continue reading

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Hizbullah Resignation Only Demonstrate Their Fear

Members of the powerful Hezbollah movement and its allies brought down Lebanon’s unity government Wednesday after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s Cabinet. Minister of State… Continue reading

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The Libyan Al-Quds 5 Convoy Reaches the Gaza Strip

Some of the activists of the Libyan Al-Quds 5 convoy flew to the El Arish airport in Egypt on January 4 and 5. Each plane held 20 activists and 80 tons of medical and other humanitarian equipment. The equipment entered… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Switzerland and Counter-Terrorism

A released WikiLeaks cable reveals that Switzerland believes Islamist groups could use the country as a transit point, logistics center, or haven for terrorist finances… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Greece Fears Islamic Radicalization of Illegal Immigrants from the Middle East

Greece’s new PASOK-led government has placed migration and asylum policy reform high on its agenda. Greece has become the EU entry point of choice for illegal migrants and refugees… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: U.S. pressured UN climate chief to bar Iranian from job

The US used backstage diplomatic manoeuvres to help block the appointment of a scientist from Iran to a key position on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change… Continue reading

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Tensions Between India and Iran Escalate

This week, Iran’s media have extensively covered the escalating tensions between Iran and India following last week’s announcement by the Indian Central Bank that Iran will not be able to sell oil to India unless… Continue reading

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President Ahmadinejad Reorganizes Office, Removes 14 Advisors

This week, President Ahmadinejad dismissed 14 of his advisors. The surprise move came only three weeks after he sacked foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki. The president thanked… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Anti-Palestinian Chants Mar Jordanian Soccer Match

In Jordan, hooliganism at a match in July 2009 between Al-Wahdat (Palestinian fans) and Al-Faysali (Jordanian fans) revealed the “ugly side of Jordanian ultranationalism” as the Palestinian origins of… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Iran Feared Soccer Defeat Could Spark Election Unrest

President Ahmadinajad invested so much political capital in the fortunes of the national side the regime was said to have sent spies to keep tabs on key players. There was also concern that a loss… Continue reading

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The Slow Disappearance of Turkey’s Jewish Community

A study by Rifat N. Bali on Turkey’s Jewish community for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs’ (JCPA) Institute for Global Jewish Affairs. It’s the December 2010 publication in the Changing Jewish Communities Lecture Series… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Moroccan Royals Accused of Corruption

Morocco’s royal family is using the institutions of the state to “coerce and solicit bribes” in the country’s lucrative real estate sector, according to a leaked report from American diplomats… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: U.S. Requests Sahel Surveillance Flights

Algerian government slow to respond to signals intelligence overflight permission for areas of Mauritania and Mali where al-Qaida operates. The move is part of… Continue reading

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Netanyahu Asked Mubarak to Persuade the Palestinians to Resume Direct Talks with Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday “to persuade the Palestinians to move to direct, intensive and serious negotiations… Continue reading

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PA Leader Abbas Releases Hamas Terrorist Just 4 Months After Murdering Four Israelis

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas decided to release a Hamas terrorist from prison just four months after he and other Hamas gunmen ambushed and killed four Israeli civilians (all residents of Bet Haggai) in their car… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Algeria New U.S. Ally against al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb

Algeria’s government was badly shaken by al-Qaida bombings three years ago as the terrorist organisation opened a new front in north Africa and the country’s “sclerotic and suspicious” security forces struggled… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: U.S. Concerns over Transfer of Weapons to Middle East Regimes and Islamist Groups

The US is fighting a constant battle to stem the flow of arms from eastern Europe to terrorist groups and unstable regimes in the Middle East, US embassy cables leaked tonight revealed… Continue reading

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Muslim Brotherhood Aims to Overthrow Egypt’s Regime

The Egyptian government so arranged the parliamentary elections that the share of seats held by the opposition declined from 20 percent for Muslim Brotherhood supporters alone to only… Continue reading