November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Hillary Clinton promises aggressive action over leaks

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HILLARY Clinton today said America “deeply regrets” the release by WikiLeaks of confidential US documents, as she sought to reassure American allies. “I will not comment on or confirm what are alleged to be stolen […] […]

Don’t let fear rule a family crisis [Ellie]

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Question: When I married my husband 18 years ago, he drank socially and sometimes went too far. Since his mother died in 2004, he’s been drinking regularly and hiding it from me. Last year he […] […]

Wikileaks cables won’t damage U.S.-Canadian relations: Ottawa

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The U.S. diplomatic cables made public in a massive Wikileaks release are “raw material” that doesn’t reflect foreign policy, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said at a news conference Monday. The leaks by the whistle-blowing website […] […]

Aziz sentenced over Saddam-era killings

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AN Iraqi court has sentenced former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz to 10 years in prison for the killing of minority Faili Kurds during the rule of Saddam Hussein. Aziz, the long-time international face of […] […]

Twin hit on nuke boffins in Tehran

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ASSAILANTS on motorcycles yesterday attached bombs to the cars of two nuclear scientists as they drove to work in Tehran, killing one and wounding the other. Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said the killed […] […]

Pakistan court stalls pardon moves for Christian mother

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A PAKISTANI court has prevented the government from granting a pardon to a Christian mother sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Lawyers petitioned the top court in Punjab province not to allow President […] […]

CIA, Mossad killed our scientist – Iran

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IRAN’S interior government minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar tonight accused the US and Israeli intelligence services – the CIA and Mossad – of killing a prominent nuclear scientist. “Mossad and the CIA are the enemies of […] […]

South Korean President says North Korea will ‘pay the price’ for attack

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has vowed to make North Korea “pay the price” for its “inhumane” artillery attack on a frontline island that killed four people and sparked global outrage. Lee had come under […] […]

UK could begin Afghan drawdown 2012

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THE British head of the armed forces says UK could begin pulling its troops out of Afghanistan in just over a year. General David Richards told the Telegraph today that there was “certainly scope for […] […]

U.S. in diplomatic tailspin as dirty linen spills globally

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WASHINGTON—From setback after setback in the war on terror to deep anxieties over containing Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in peaceful hands, the long-awaited WikiLeaks files show the United States as a superpower secretly struggling to maintain […] […]