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November 14, 2012

Iraq: Dumping Russia arms deal may be ploy
Baghdad (UPI) Nov 12, 2012
Confusion surrounds Iraq's weekend announcement that it's scrapping a $4.2 billion Russian arms contract but the feeling is it may be a ploy by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government to renegotiate a more favorable deal. Moscow is eager to secure a major stake in Iraq's oil industry, which it may do because of Maliki's dispute with U.S. oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp. The U.S. companies have defied Baghdad by signing exploration deals with Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave. ... read more

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Kenya to deploy army after massacre of police Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Tuesday ordered the army to be deployed to a restive northern area where gunmen massacred 42 police officers in a weekend ambush, the deadliest in the country's history. ... more		Mauritania warns of fallout from Mali crisis Mauritania warned Monday that the fallout from a military strike against the Islamist extremists controlling northern Mali could be devastating and affect the troubled country's neighbours. ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Algeria urges talks on Mali after military accord Algeria Monday renewed its call for a political solution to the Mali crisis after West African leaders agreed on a 3,300-strong force to wrest control of the occupied north from Islamist militants. ... more
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