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DefenseSummit of Prague: Bush asks for a proper action against Iraq
Prague, Czech Republic - F-15 and F-16 fighters to patroll the capital's sky
The risk of attacks and violent public actions, also because of the thousands of pacifists attended in these days, are the main reasons of the exceptional security measures that the Czech government has... more
DefenseUsa asks for troops to England
London, UK - The request just in case of a war
The Defense Minister of Great Britain, Geoff Hoon, has asserted that "United States have asked to London's government of a contribution in terms of troops but no decision has been taken in purpose". The... more
DefenseItalian Defense Minister approves NATO's rapid intervention force
Rome, Italy - He declared this to the Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera"
Italian Defense Minister Antonio Martino, in an interview to the Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera" wishes a Nato's Rapid Intervention as demanded by the USA. About this question there will be a discussion... more
DefenseA critic position of USA towards ONU
Washington, Usa - They didn't like Kofi Annan's declarations
The White House does not hide behind formal circumstance and answers in a sour way to the General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan as its Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said: "I do not know... more
DefenseAnnan: attacks in the no-fly zone are not a violation of the 1441 UN resolution
New York, USA - The positions between ONU and USA always more distant
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has answered back to Rumsfeld's declarations about the attacks occured in the no-fly zone. According to the White House the Iraqi actions are a clear "material breach"... more
DefenseThe tension raises in the "no-fly zone": strikes with the alley fighters
Baghdad, Iraq - It's the fourth attack in five days
It does not seem the presence of the inspectors of the United Nations has contributed to mitigate the tension, it is rather true the contrary. That one of last night has been the fourth attack of Anglo-American... more
DefenseUSA will supply advanced radar to Indian government
New Delhi, India - Intense relationship between the two countries
During the meeting among the adherent countries to the SCG (Security Cooperation Group), USA has stipulated an agreement with the New Delhi's government about an order of eight defense radar. The equipment... more
DefenseUN inspectors arrive in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The controls will involve more than 700 sites
The chief of the inspectors of the United Nations Hans Blinx has landed this morning, with his team, in Iraqi territory. Blinx will have to coordinate the entire operation and to report to the UN directly.... more
DefenseAlso England wants to participate to the "space shield"
London, Great Britain - The request has been made by the Defense Minister
United Kingdom's Defense Minister, Geoff Hoon, has asked to the United States to let the British government participate to the "space shield" to let grow the international stability and to sustain his... more
DefenseNato summit in Prague: denied the partecipation of Bielorussia's president
Prague, Czech Republic - The prohibition has been formalized by the Czech president
It will not be able to take part to the summit of the Atlantic Alliance that will be hold on the next November 21th and 22th in Prague the president of the Bielorussia Alexander Lukashenko. The prohibition... more
DefenseOil replenishments to North Korea to be blocked
New York, USA - The agreement reached last night by UE, USA, Japan and South Korea
An accord was taken during a last night meeting with the Kedo (Korean Energy Development Organization) consortium representatives that decided to suspend the oil shipments to North Korea. According to... more
DefenseUSA to use an hard approach against North Korea
Seoul, South Korea - Seoul's government adverse to US decision
Bush's administration wants to make concessions to nobody and is therefore ready to use the hard line also with the other nation part of "the axis of the evil", that is North Korea. In the White House's... more
DefenseEnglish defence worker accused to sell military secrets for Russians
London, UK - The operation was carried out by the secret services on last month
The spy-war continues nowadays and to be charged, this time, is a technician of the Defense of Her Majesty. Ian Perry, this is the name of the 43-years-old accused to have sold top-secret documents to... more
DefenseIraq'd have accepted UN resolution (2): confirmed the rais' approval
New York, USA - The acceptance comes two days early
With a letter delivered personally by the Iraqi Ambassador Mohammad al-Douri to the General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan, Saddam Hussein has formally accepted the UN resolution 1441. This... more
DefenseIraq'd have accepted UN resolution
Baghdad, Iraq - The news came few minutes ago
Arabian sources, not officialized yet, would declared rais has no objections to accept the UN 1441 resolution that previews a return of the UN inpsectors in the Iraqi territory. (0012) more
DefenseA400M: Germany likely to reduce its order
Berlin, Germany - The cause is the uncertain financial moment
There are still no sure news but it would seem that, according to declarations of minister of the German Defense Peter Struck, the government of Berlin will considerably reduce the order of the A400M. "It's... more
DefenseRenewed the command of the Chinese Army
Peking, China - People aged over seventy has to leave the working place
The Chinese Army is going to pension off its most aged officials. The change is going to happen by order of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This last will decree it by the end of... more
DefenseIraqi Parliament refuses UN resolution
Baghdad, Iraq - The last decision is to be taken by Saddam
It has not been taken in consideration the speech of Saddam's son, general Uday, who had invited the Parliament on this morning to vote in favour of the UN resolution 1441. Therefore, unanimously, the... more
DefenseIraq ready to accept UN 1441 resolution
Baghdad, Iraq - A definitive decision is going to be taken in these hours
After the speeches that some representatives of the Iraqi parliament had made yesterday, it seemed the government of Baghdad did not have intention to accept the UN resolution, "As full of lies and ill... more
DefenseIraq takes time, USA sets for the war
Washington, Usa - Pentagon prepares the invasion plans
It does not seem USA believes in a change of attitude of Baghdad's regimen. Indeed they are being prepared, according to Pentagon's sources, for the unavoidable conflict. Without discussing directly the... more
DefenseJapan ready to support USA in a possible war against Iraq
Tokyo, Japan - P-3C aircraft and the Aegis system will be used
The resolution voted on Friday slid by the United Nations has caused different diplomatic reactions all over the world: from the Arab League to the UE, from Russia to Japan. Just this last one is discussing... more
DefenseIraqi parliament will vote today whether to accept the UN resolution
Baghdad, Iraq - Arab league warns USA about any incorrectness against Saddam
It will be taken by today a definitive decision, by the Iraqi parliament, about the UN resolution that has been voted, unanimously, on last Friday by the Security Council. Iraq has time until November... more
DefenseUN passes the US resolution to disarm Iraq (3): US opinion
New York, USA - Negroponte: Iraq will be disarmed in any way
In the document for the Iraqi disarmament, approved few minutes ago by the UN in New York, it is put in evidence, as it was obvious to attend, an ultimatum to Baghdad's government: 7 days in order to accept... more
DefenseUN passes the US resolution to disarm Iraq (2): Baghdad's reaction
Baghdad, Iraq - Iraq doesn't like the proposal
The approval of the Anglo-American document on the Iraq's disarmament has not been fairly accepted by the government of Baghdad that, for voice of its Commerce minister Mahdy Saleh, declares: "The resolution... more
DefenseUN passes the US resolution to disarm Iraq
New York, USA - UN inspectors will go Iraq within two weeks
It was approved few minutes ago the resolution proposed by USA where it is asked the government of Baghdad to allow the inspectors of the UN to enter in the Iraqi territory in order to find weapons of... more
DefenseUN Security Council is going to vote this afternoon the US resolution
New York, USA - Russian, Chinese and French doubts seem to be taken over
It's expected for this afternoon at 3.00 pm the vote of the Security Council of the UN on the resolution introduced by USA about Iraqi crisis. Sources near UN assure the document will pass with 14 votes... more
DefenseUS fighters will patroll Prague's airspace during the summit days
Prague, Czech Republic - A favourable vote is expected for today
"The protection of the foreign airspace is an absolutely unprecedented matter which is connected with an enormous risk and immense responsability". This is the declaration of the Defense Minister of Czech... more
DefenseBaghdad seems to open to UN inspectors
Baghdad, Iraq - The new was published this morning on a official government newspaper
New turn of events about the Iraqi crisis. Indeed Saddam, according the newspaper "al-Jumhiriya", would concede every inspection that is in compliance with the international right and to the national Iraq's... more
DefenseAllies bomb Iraqi military sites
Washington, Usa - Iraqi antiaircraft positions were located in a forbidden region
Anglo-American fighters have bombed, yesterday, Iraqi antiaircraft emplacements. The attack has become necessary, according to Pentagon, because the artillery was found in a forbidden region and in answer... more
DefenseSaddam's Scuds still frighten the world
Washington, Usa - It's trying to locate them before a war
No conflict has begun yet but there is who is preoccupied, as Pentagon, to plan in every minimum detail the attack to Iraq. Therefore Scud missiles return in issue, that a lot of (sad) reputation had caught... more
DefenseMissile Yemen: Cia acts always more unbound from White House
Washington, Usa - Bush has given total independence to the America intelligence
AVIONEWS had dealt, in the past days, with the attack hurled against one of the leaders of Al Qaeda: a drone Predator had launched a missile "Hellfire" killing Qaed Salim Sinan Al Harethi, called Abu Ali,... more
DefenseUS will present this afternoon the last resolution for Iraq's crisis
New York, USA - A vote within 48 hours
The United States are not more disposed to wait for solutions that can come from diplomatic alchemies: the Iraq's crisis must be faced with decision. For this reason in few hours the American representative... more
DefenseExperiments to create the space shield are carried on
Washington, USA - Positively conducted the anti-missile test with a laser
At this point it is coming true the "space shield" that was strongly wanted by Bush's administration. Indeed it has been concluded positively yesterday, in the polygon of shooting at White Sands in New... more
DefenseBoeing and US Air Force complete the tests for a new weapon
St Louis, USA - Ended the new 500-pound JDAM Flight Developmental Testing on F-16
On October 31st Boeing and US Air Force have successfully concluded the tests on the new MK-82-500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) in the Air Force Base at Eglin in Florida. The final test gave... more
DefenseHeavy strike to Al Qaeda: killed one of its most important collaborator
Sanaa, Yemen - A Predator drone involved in the operation
The Pentagon does not want to release official declarations on what happened Monday, but it is sure that, at this point, Abu Ali, known also as Qaed Senyan al-Harthi, head of Osama Bin Laden's body-guards... more
DefenseNorth Korean crisis is in a stall situation
Beijing, China - North Korea could resume missile test
The consultations continue without pause among Japan, China and South Korea to resolve the North-Korean crisis. The leaders of the three countries agree, obviously, on the fact that the government of... more
DefenseUSA will give Pakistan anti-ballistic missile system
Islamabad, Pakistan - Still unknown the date of delivery
Pakistan's attitude during the hunting to Osama Bin Laden, that has caused many displeased in the country, has been rewarded by Bush administration: the government of Islamabad will acquire from the USA... more
DefenseAmerican Geographic Society offers a satellite to find Bin Laden
Washington, USA - The US Society gives to the Government the most advanced tecnologies
American Geographic Society gives as a gift its method for distance relevation, satellit images and electronic images called Geographic Information System as anti-terrorism measures useful in the chase... more
DefenseAllies cannot use Saudi Arabian bases for Iraq
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - The declaration of the Saudi government in case of conflict with the Iraq
A position much less permissive than 11 years ago, that expressing by Saudi Arabia in the case of an eventual conflict that would involve Iraq. Indeed the declarations of the Saudi Foreign minister.... more
DefenseBush must take urgent measures to face the North Korean crisis
Washington, Usa - The request has been made clear by 5 Congressmen
With a letter directly to president Bush 5 American senators ask that concrete measures to solve North Korea's crisis are taken. Indeed the regimen in Pyongyang, as already dealt exaustively by AVIONEWS,... more
DefenseAnglo-American fighters bomb Iraqi anti-aircraft positions
Washington, Usa - It was the 53th operation since the beginning of the year
"Jet fighters of the coalition have responded to Iraqi attacks, with auto-giudate precision bombs against Iraqi anti-aircraft positions". This is the declaration of American military sources about the... more
DefenseNorth Korea refuses to disarm
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It's negative the result of the first day of consultation
Japanese official sources have declared that North Korea would refuse the dismantling of its nuclear arsenal. The bad news arrives to the end of the first day of consultations that are having place... more
DefenseUSA, Japan and South Korea united to face North Korea
Los Cabos, Messico - It has been looking for a pacific and quick resolution
Only the union and the sentence of the entire international community can mark a meaningful step ahead about the North Korean crisis. It must indeed isolate the nations that do not respect the pacts... more
DefenseApec summit at Los Cabos puts into risk
Puerto Vallarta, Messico - Hurricane Kenna is going to hit Mexico
The hurricane that is arriving from the Pacific, already labeled with force 5, should hit in the next hours the tourist center of Mazatlan. Unfortunately it cannot be hoped in attenuating of the phenomenon... more
DefenseNorth Korea sets the conditions for a nukes disarmament
Pyongyang, North Korea - It's looking for a pacific resolution of the crisis
North Korea asks the USA to recognize its own national sovereignty, to be not assaulted and to take no initiative in order to hinder its development. These the three conditions exposed by the North Korean... more
DefenseUSA asks Japan to quicken for a defence plan missile
Washington, Usa - In two years the development of the project
The Security Consultive Committee at the Pentagon is pushing, with always greater insistence, Japan to go ahead, as soon as possible, with the defence plan missile. This last request follows few hours... more
DefenseUSA: two double standards?
New York, Usa - USA doesn't take any actions against North Korea
The attitude with which Bush is managing the two crises, the Korean one and that Iraqi one, has made angry the First Minister Terez Aziz. This has given, in Bagdad, an interview to the "Times" asserting:... more
DefenseBush gives a record allocation to Pentagon
Washington, Usa - The resources will finance the space shield too
With a huge flow of money the USA president has signed the budget that grants, for 2003, immense resources to Pentagon. This last one will have to disposition USD 355bn that will serve "to give to the... more
DefenseUSA: attack within 135 days (2). Ready to start alone
Washington, Usa - The news were released few hours ago
It's more complicated than ever the situation of the Iraqi crisis. In fact, after Moscow and Paris rejected the last US resolution, president Bush let know to not be able to wait anymore. Even Colin... more
DefenseIraqi resolution. USA: attack in 135 days
Washington, Usa - But Russia declared to be opposite
Saddam Hussein will have 135 days in order to demonstrate to the United Nations inspectors to not possess weapons of mass-destruction; on the contrary he will be disarmed with forced actions. That's... more