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November 9, 2007

Oreo 11097 Morning Edition

Filed under: The Superpower — jaspar @ 6:03 am

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Friday November 9, 2007
POLITICAL ESSAYS
Oreo 110907 Morning Edition
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Newsstories of interest:
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** = Important
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MH = Misleading Headline
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1  DISORDER
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UN: attacks on students, teachers rising
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_education_attacks
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["increasingly bloody nature of...conflicts around the world"]
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Judge postpones Canadian's Gitmo hearing
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_military_trial
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["the white prison uniform reserved for the most compliant de-
tainees"]
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Canada's youngest multiple murderer gets 10 years
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071108/wl_canada_nm/canada_murder_girl_col
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["It is difficult to imagine or conceive of a more horrific
crime" THINK BU$H]
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Cargo Ship's Fuel Fouls Bay Area Beaches
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BAY_SPILL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-09-02-51-36
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["local officials questioning the Coast Guard's response to
the ship collision"]
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2  AFRICA
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US navy launches campaign to boost security in African waters
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071108/pl_afp/africaussecuritysea
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[COLONIALISM CREW: "Britain, France and Spain are also involved
in the project"]
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THE BU$H PLAN (SOMALIA)
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Somalis drag Ethiopian soldier's body
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_af/somalia
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["Death is for the invaders and their stooges."]
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THE BU$H PLAN (SUDAN)
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Sudan defends expulsion of UN official
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_af/sudan_un
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["he was discouraging civilians displaced by violence from re-
turning to their villages"]
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3  ASIA
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THE BU$H PLAN (IRAQ)
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Proper sanitation key to tackling diarrhoea among children:
study
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http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/071109095324.gqmc1g7r.html
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[photo: "Iraqi children play in sewage water in Fallujah"]
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THE BU$H PLAN (PAKISTAN)
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Bhutto under house detention in Pakistan
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_as/pakistan
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("United States, [Musharraf's] chief international supporter")
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Unrest Could Distract Pakistan Military
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GATES_PAKISTAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-09-04-26-50
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[Duh: THEY'LL BE FIGHTING THEIR OWN PEOPLE INSTEAD OF FIGHT-
ING THEIR OWN PEOPLE]
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THE BU$H PLAN (JAPAN)
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Gates: Japan, others must address NKorea
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_as/gates_japan
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["50,000 U.S. troops are based in Japan"]
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MYANMAR
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UNSG's special adviser Mr Gambari arrived in Myanmar on 3 No-
vember to pay second visit in 2007 [left column - item 2]
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http://www.myanmar.com/newspaper/nlm/index.html
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AUSTRALIA
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Ex-opposition leader dubs Australian poll 'a Seinfeld election'
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071109/wl_asia_afp/australiavote
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[DE-MOCK-RACY: "Seinfeld election, a show about nothing"]
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5  LATAM
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THE BU$H PLAN (HAITI)
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New UN envoy sees long Haiti mission
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/haiti_un_envoy
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[STANDARD EXCUSE: "if we were to downsize dramatically there
would be a vacuum"]
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7  $$$$
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Oil Rises on Persistent Supply Concerns
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OIL_PRICES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-09-04-43-13
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Oil back above 96 dollars in Asia
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http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/071109023940.1r52h7ar.html
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Tokyo Stock Market's Main Index Falls [for the sixth straight
session]
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_MARKETS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-09-02-57-41
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Euro hits new high after Fed chief comments
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http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/071109073138.ezxn4ncz.html
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