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...election fraud and human-rights abuses, as well as three coup attempts involving government troops. Some see her declaration of war against the N.P.A. as a concession to the military top brass, which she desperately needs to stay in line. "The military, rather than Arroyo, is pushing the political agenda," says Southeast Asia security expert Abuza. "Arroyo wants to keep the military on her good side. She's always concerned that it will at some point withdraw support...
...denuclearization offers-specifically, the release of $24 million of Pyongyang's funds currently frozen in Macau's Banco Delta Asia on suspicion of North Korean complicity in counterfeiting U.S. currency. Pyongyang's obsession over the past year with repocketing its Macau bag money-a paramount issue on its foreign agenda ever since the accounts were impounded in 2005 by Macau banking authorities under U.S. Treasury scrutiny-is easily explained. Since the North is in many respects a state-run criminal enterprise (reportedly replete with drug-running operations, and scams to counterfeit everything from U.S. dollars to Marlboro cigarettes to Viagra...
...Madame President for a long time," Meeks said. New York civil rights activist Al Sharpton says he is considering another presidential run and used a recent interview with the Associated Press to make clear he's not that impressed with Obama. "If we're talking about the urban agenda, can you tell me anybody else in the field who's representing that right now?" Sharpton asked. He praised Edwards for talking about poverty issues, but left out Obama. "Right now we're hearing a lot of media razzle-dazzle," Sharpton said. "I'm not hearing a lot of meat...
...Lebanon is being affected by the American agenda to control the region and create this new Middle East," he says...
...Lebanon, politics are rarely just local, but often mirror the tensions and influences of the broader Middle East. Supporters of the Lebanese government charge that Hizballah is an agent of Iran and Syria, pursuing a dangerous anti-Israel agenda at Lebanon's expense...