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...visit. The most alarming exchanges have centered on a new missile shield being proposed by Obama to protect against threats from Iran and North Korea. The new shield would be built farther away from the Russian heartland, but it has still roused the same fury from Moscow, which last month renewed its threat to point tactical missiles at Europe. And in December, Putin suggested the possibility of a new arms race between the Cold War foes. (See action-figure pictures of Vladimir Putin...
...such steps, of course, would threaten Netanyahu's coalition with the right-wing parties that are committed to expanding settlements. For now, at least, Netanyahu is talking tough: "The building in Jerusalem - and in all other places - will continue in the same way as has been customary over the last 42 years," he told a meeting of fellow Likud Party members on Monday. (See pictures of Jerusalem, a divided city...
...Israel expect the game of chicken to last very long. Israel can ill afford a public breach with its main ally, financial backer and arms supplier at a time when the Israeli leadership's prime objective is to focus U.S. attention on Iran. Nor would Netanyahu's government necessarily collapse if he gave some ground in response to U.S. pressure. His right-wing coalition partners know that they'll have a better chance of sabotaging the peace process while inside the government than if they were the opposition, forcing Netanyahu to turn instead to the centrist Kadima Party...
That night, narco gunmen massacred 15 Juárez teenagers at a party. After apologizing for initially suggesting that the victims were somehow involved with drugs themselves, Calderón has since made two visits to Juárez, which saw some 2,500 drug-related murders last year. He is making another visit on Tuesday. But rather than throwing more troops onto the city's streets, as he did last year, Calderón is pushing social and financial reform - including the kind of judicial modernization that tends to spook drug lords more than soldiers do. Last week...
...blood at the building, but it is unlikely they could get close enough; Government House is ringed by thousands of troops in riot gear. More than 30,000 troops have been stationed around Bangkok since Friday to keep order during the demonstrations. A similar protest by the Red Shirts last April turned violent...