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• US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia

  Thu Sep 9, 2010
  • Me. And I've been to the region too...

• US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia

  Thu Sep 9, 2010
  • Because not all countries allow armed ships into their territorial waters. It is easier to just not place armed guards on the ships than to sort through the different national laws.

• Iran: It's 'our right' to choose U.N. nuke inspectors

  Tue Sep 7, 2010
  • Ralph- Actually, the same story was reported in the British press over two years ago.

• China says crashed aircraft may be North Korean

  Wed Aug 18, 2010
  • There have been two nuclear weapons tests in North Korea. One in 2006 and one in May of 2009.

• U.S., nuclear powers attend Hiroshima memorial

  Thu Aug 5, 2010
  • At the time of its bombing, Hiroshima was a city of some industrial and military significance.

• U.S., nuclear powers attend Hiroshima memorial

  Thu Aug 5, 2010
  • Actually, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941. In answer to their declarations of war, the United States declared war on Germany and Italy. The U.S. then declared war on Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria on June 5, 1942.

• U.S., nuclear powers attend Hiroshima memorial

  Thu Aug 5, 2010
  • At the time of its bombing, Hiroshima was a city of some industrial and military significance.

• U.S., nuclear powers attend Hiroshima memorial

  Thu Aug 5, 2010
  • There was no such thing as a "blitzkrieg-style" amphibious invasion in 1945. There were only a small number of beaches suitable for that amphibious assault. The Japanese knew these locations as well.

• U.S., nuclear powers attend Hiroshima memorial

  Thu Aug 5, 2010
  • Actually, the Japanese had an advanced nuclear weapons program during World War II (more advanced than the Germans).

• U.S., nuclear powers attend Hiroshima memorial

  Thu Aug 5, 2010
  • Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941 to comply with their agreements with Japan.