Archive for June 21st, 2009

U.S. withdrawal date approaches in Iraq

Written by on Sunday, June 21st, 2009 in Latest News.

As a June 30 deadline approaches for most U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraqi cities after a six-year occupation, much of the …

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

N. Korea threatens to harm U.S. if attacked

Written by on Sunday, June 21st, 2009 in Latest News.

North Korea boasted that it has become a “proud nuclear power” and threatened Monday to harm the U.S. if attacked, as tensions …

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

New detector not much better catching nuke matter (AP)

Written by on Sunday, June 21st, 2009 in 259895.

FILE -- In this Feb. 24, 2006 file photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Eddie Ramos watches as a cargo container being towed by a truck is X-rayed at the port of Newark in Newark, N.J.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP – Federal investigators say the government’s next generation radiation detectors are only marginally better at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already at U.S. ports, but would cost more than twice as much.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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