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16,000 U.S. Troops On Their Way To Afghan War Zone
6 hours ago ago from Seferm Post
Adm. Mike Mullen said at a news conference that the first to go — a battalion of Marines — will arrive in southern Afghanistan next week.
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The word "scuba" contains the name of an entire tropical island, so you might expect its origin to be at least a bit exotic. But no. Scuba dates from the early 1950s as a purely utilitarian acronym for "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus." Say "scuba diving" today, and for most people it's probably the recreational sort that comes first to mind. But scuba skills are essential to many professionals, such as oil-rig divers in the ...
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8 hours ago ago from Middle East (UAE and GCC) Finance and Investment News
The world's biggest oil companies will bid on Friday for the rights to Iraq's largest undeveloped fields, shrugging off the threat of terrorism and fears over political instability. The live auction comes three days after bomb attacks in Baghdad claimed more than 110 lives and amid growing uncertainty over Iraq's political future ahead of elections set for March 7. Despite those concerns, representatives of all the biggest international ...
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22 hours ago ago from Left I on the News
I went to a meeting last night to begin planning for March 20 actions against the war(s). Although organizations are all invited to have their own leaflets and slogans within a common framework, the ANSWER leaflet looks like this: Of course I agree with all those demands. But what strikes me is this: we who demonstrate are constantly being criticized by the media for having "too many demands." Let there be one "Free Mumia" or "Save the ...
Related contentIt's not all about oil . . .
17 hours ago ago from The Common Ills
It's not all about oil . . . It's not all about oil, Ayla Jean Yackley ( Reuters ) helpfully explains , it's about the "drilling rigs" which will need "thousands of tonnes of cement and steel, many miles of pipeline and tens of thousands of trained and qualified workers." PFC Energy's Raad Alkadiri crows, "Iraq will place a massive call on the service sector. It will start to be a black hole, sucking a lot of the sector in from the region and ...
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World Gold Council Appoints Ian Telfer as New Chairman
14 hours ago ago from PopEater
LONDON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- World Gold Council (WGC) has announced the appointment of Ian Telfer as its new Chairman. Mr. Telfer is Chairman of the Canadian gold producer Goldcorp Inc. and succeeds Greg Wilkins, Vice Chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation, who steps down from the Board of WGC. Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Telfer said: "I am taking on a great role at a time when gold has never been more relevant and important to so ...
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