GENEVA: Russia called on the United States to conducted a thorough and objective investigation of the facts of torture of prisoners in U.S. secret prisons and detention centres at Bagram and Guantanamo,

-The Pentagon is keenly aware that the next war could be against an enemy with a well-equipped Air Force and sophisticated military instead of terrorists armed with guns and roadside bombs....

The 2010 U.S. midterm elections were held, and the results were as expected: The Republicans took the House but did not take the Senate. The Democrats have such a small margin in the Senate, however, that they cannot impose cloture, which means the Republicans can block Obama administration initiatives in both houses of Congress.

In a six-day span the U.S. State Department has bluntly affirmed unequivocal backing for Japanese territorial claims against both Russia and China, even invoking a defense treaty provision that could lead to direct military intervention and war with the world's most populous nation.

From: Zika Jovanovic <jovanovici@beotel.rs>
Subject: PEACE YES, NATO NO! Lisbon, November 19th -20th