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...HOUSE OF COMMONS FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, referring to Britain's support of America's Iraq policy in a report calling for a reconsideration of the U.K.-U.S. relationship...
...name as per policy. As part of a new parliamentary mandate, which was passed by the Bundestag in February, German troop levels in Afghanistan will also increase from 4,500 to 5,350 later this year. (Germany is already the third-largest troop contributor after the U.S. and Britain.) The new mandate places a heavier emphasis on civilian reconstruction projects and the training of Afghan soldiers, which will make German soldiers more visible - and potentially easier targets. (Read "Germany's Doubts About Afghanistan Grow After Revelations About Air Strike...
...remains to be seen what shape Otunbayeva's foreign policy will take. In the past, the 53-year-old career diplomat has served as both a Soviet apparatchik in Moscow and a Kyrgyz ambassador to the U.S., Britain and Canada. While the country remains in a state of limbo, Otunbayeva and the other revolution leaders have tempered their pro-Russia rhetoric, focusing on the consolidation of power at home rather than jumping into foreign policy dilemmas. They've said the U.S. can continue operating its military base for now, and they've pledged to hold elections in six months, although...
...good in the eyes of their lovers. The fighting forces have had gay and lesbian people for a very long time, and there’s something just very weird about the stance the Army has taken versus the stance that other countries with fine armies such as Canada, Britain, Israel take. It’s about time we just threw this out. It’s been the invitation to mean-spirited persecutions. I think it’s clear that’s not going to last much longer...
...could verify it would be used only for peaceful research and not weapons. Atoms for Peace, as the U.S. called the program, became the founding principle of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and, later, the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty of 1968. Chile received HEU from the U.S., France and Britain in the 1970s...