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Turkish police can’t stop protests; Erdogan may deploy army, NATO’s 2nd largest

A protester holds up a banner as Turkish riot police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators on June 16.  /AP/Burhan Ozbilici

Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, unable to halt anti-government protests, has threatened to deploy the Army to restore order. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has examined the feasibility of deploying Turkey’s huge Army, the second largest in NATO, to quell nationwide protests. They said Turkish police, despite the arrest of [...]

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Israel installs digital ‘Multi-Sensor’ system on Lebanon border

The Israel-Lebanon border.  /AFP

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been installing a digital security system along the border with Lebanon. Military sources said the network was comprised of advanced sensors that could detect infiltration attempts from several kilometers. They said the so-called Multi-Sensor System, a project reported at $60 million, was led by prime contractor [...]

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Japan poised to shift huge investment, factories from China to India

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Japanese investment in China last year exceeded $70 billion. There are 14,000 Japanese companies in China. But that may be about to change because Japan is poised to leave China for India, adding huge benefits to the South Asian country in terms of jobs creation, technological transfer, [...]

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Sudan and South violate border agreement, deploy forces in buffer zone

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Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Sudan and its new southern neighbor have reinforced troops along their contested border. The Satellite Sentinel Project said Sudan and South Sudan deployed their militaries in at least 14 locations along the border. The U.S. group, which monitors the border region through satellite imagery, said the two militaries were operating [...]

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Chevron signs 3rd Kurdistan oil deal after being banned by Iraq

Kurdistan's Qara Dagh oil block.

Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Kurdistan has overseen another major energy project. The Kurdish Regional Government has signed an oil exploration contract with the U.S. firm Chevron. Under the accord, Chevron would explore the Qara Dagh field, which encompasses 860 kilometers. “Chevron will acquire an interest in and operatorship of the Qara Dagh block [...]

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We the people have allowed a Big Brother-Internet monolith to usurp our freedom

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Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto For centuries, in every society around the world, citizens have by and large believed that a higher power watches their every move. “The eyes of God see all,” goes the Christian saying. Yet, for a brief moment in time, from the dawn of the widespread use of the Internet [...]

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As the world yawns: Growing arc of chaos in the Middle East

Rioting in Instanbul.  /AFP

Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey Recently much has been made of the so-called “Arc of Shi’ism”, from Lebanon to Iran, through Syria and Iraq. I submit that what is more significant is the much broader and longer “Arc of Chaos”, from Tunisia to Pakistan. Of this huge chunk of the world, and in the [...]

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Rebels say U.S. weapons have finally reached units in northern Syria

A Free Syrian Army fighter fires at Assad regime forces near Kindi hospital in Aleppo.  /Reuters

Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Syrian rebels have begun receiving arms supplies to block the offensive of President Bashar Assad in the north. Rebel sources said the United States has sent weapons and other supplies to the Free Syrian Army. They said the supplies have reached FSA units in northern Syria from Turkey in mid-June. [...]

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Report: Jordan’s focus on Air Force increasing its vulnerability

Fighters of the Royal Jordanian Air Force based at Shaheed Mwaffaq Airbase in Jordan.  /interkultur.de

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been urged to pressure Jordan to reduce its military budget. The Council on Foreign Relations has issued a report that called on the administration of President Barack Obama to pressure the Hashemite kingdom. The report said Washington should push King Abdullah to reduce the budget of [...]

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The real scandal: According observer status to the world’s most powerful leader

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Sol W. Sanders   One of the more bizarre aspects of the current deluge of Washington scandals is that their very numbers permit President Barack Obama to finesse and continue to play a role as No. 1 observer and chief political fundraiser. The almost weekly additions to news of the administration’s dereliction of duty and [...]

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