Jumat, 02 Maret 2012

Commentary: Geopolitical maelstrom

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Commentary: Geopolitical maelstrom
ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Could the bombing of Iran's nuclear establishment be contained? Negative says the collective wisdom of the U.S. intelligence community. [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: Paradise lost
MORGAN STRONG || UPI Outside View Commentator
BRICK, N.J., March 1 (UPI) -- Rick Santorum recently defended a statement he made last October in which he said that after reading President John F. Kennedy's famous 1960 speech about the separation of church and state, "I almost threw up." [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: The U.S. factor in Russia's election
EDWARD LOZANSKY || UPI Outside View Commentator
MOSCOW, March 2 (UPI) -- For a variety of moral and practical reasons, the United States would be well-advised to avoid getting overly involved in this weekend's election in Russia. [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: U.S. should protest conditions at Camp Liberty
BRIAN BINLEY || UPI Outside View Commentator
LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- If the United Nations won act regarding conditions faced by Iranian dissidents in Iraq, the United States must. [ FULL STORY ]

 Special Reports More Special Reports
Sudanese minister wanted for war crimes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March 2 (UPI) -- The Sudanese defense minister is wanted for more than 40 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the genocide in Darfur, the ICC said. [ FULL STORY ]
Argentine envoy hauled over U.K. trade row
BUENOS AIRES, March 1 (UPI) -- Argentine indicated Thursday it's pleased that Britain wants the European Union to intervene in the Falklands sovereignty dispute. [ FULL STORY ]
Iranians vote in first election since 2009
TEHRAN, March 2 (UPI) -- Iranian authorities announced Friday they extended the voting hours after reporting heavy turnout for parliamentary elections. [ FULL STORY ]
Chavez health hype worries Venezuelans
CARACAS, Venezuela, March 1 (UPI) -- When it comes to the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, seeing is no longer believing. [ FULL STORY ]
Britain pulls embassy staff from Syria
LONDON, March 1 (UPI) -- Great Britain announced that it suspended embassy services in Damascus and recalled its staff because of violence in Syria. [ FULL STORY ]

 Energy Resources More Energy Resources
China boasts of shale gas reserves
BEIJING, March 2 (UPI) -- The Chinese government said there are trillions of cubic feet of exploitable shale gas reserves in the country but it lacks the technology to explore it fully. [ FULL STORY ]
EIA: Canada No. 1 crude exporter to U.S.
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Canada is the No. 1 exporter of crude oil to the United States, passing Saudi Arabia and Mexico, the U.S. Energy Information Agency reports. [ FULL STORY ]
Nabucco eyes land studies in Turkey
VIENNA, March 2 (UPI) -- The Nabucco pipeline company announced it was ready to start land acquisition studies in more than 20 provinces in Turkey. [ FULL STORY ]
Divisions over gas price link to Keystone
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- With TransCanada moving ahead with a U.S. leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, analysts were divided over the impact on retail gasoline prices in the United States. [ FULL STORY ]
Gazprom eyes Israeli natural gas
JERUSALEM, March 1 (UPI) -- A delegation from Russian energy company Gazprom planned meetings with Israeli officials to discuss the Leviathan natural gas field, local media reports. [ FULL STORY ]

 Special Reports More Special Reports
Sudanese minister wanted for war crimes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March 2 (UPI) -- The Sudanese defense minister is wanted for more than 40 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the genocide in Darfur, the ICC said. [ FULL STORY ]
Al-Shabaab loses more ground in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 2 (UPI) -- Somali and African Union forces have taken control of a base used by al-Shabaab forces outside of Mogadishu, an AU commander said. [ FULL STORY ]
EU clinches new pact to salvage eurozone
BRUSSELS, March 2 (UPI) -- European leaders signed a new deal in a bid to salvage the eurozone amid continuing fears that new debt and liquidity crises could hit the region amid continuing financial and political uncertainties. [ FULL STORY ]
U.N.: Sectarian tensions high in Pakistan
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2 (UPI) -- Sectarian conflict in Pakistan could tear the country apart if the government doesn't take immediate security actions, a panel of U.N. experts warned. [ FULL STORY ]
Chavez health hype worries Venezuelans
CARACAS, Venezuela, March 1 (UPI) -- When it comes to the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, seeing is no longer believing. [ FULL STORY ]

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