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...Without End According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are an estimated 200,000 homeless veterans in the U.S., 10% of whom fought in the current conflict in Iraq or the 1991 Gulf War. About 40% fought in Vietnam. In a July 13, 1981, cover story, TIME reported on the troubled survivors of a war that the U.S. had been trying to forget...
...rather "how positive." Egypt's choice is to play a role that contributes positively and constructively to the Middle East peace, security and stability. No other role could take place at the expense of Egypt and the other moderate states of the area. No regional security arrangements for the Gulf or the Middle East could bypass or marginalize us. The problem with Iran relates to its long-standing declared opposition to the peace process. Such a position adopted by Iran further complicates an already complicated situation in the region. I also hope that Tehran could use its leverage with fundamentalist...
...first time, another currency outweighs the dollar beyond U.S. borders. The euro's use is encouraged in developing-world countries that do business in Europe, so it's easy to move dirty cash through them. Try Eastern Europe. Try the Balkans. Try Africa. Try the Middle East and the gulf states. With 388 million of those €500 notes floating around, it's not by accident that they make up just over one-third of the total value of all euro notes. The ecb issues them in response to demand - businesses find high-denomination euro notes convenient. Sadly...
...Iranian nuclear issue? None, in our opinion." Avi Dichter, Israel's Internal Security Minister, calls on other countries to help Israel show that "Iran's strategy has failed in Lebanon" and claims that if Iran is not faced down, it will try to destabilize oil states in the Gulf...
...Everybody sees a difficulty in the question of relations between Arabs and Jews. But not everybody sees that there is no solution to this question. No solution! There is a gulf, and nothing can bridge it ... We, as a nation, want this country to be ours; the Arabs, as a nation, want this country to be theirs." --DAVID BEN-GURION June...