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back Newsletter Issue 39How Foreign Countries can use terrorism weapons against the United States and other countries
Yet the threat of terrorism from sovereign states continues with only occasional attention paid publicly to threats from countries such as Iran and Syria. Both countries, as well as Libya and Iraq which are now off the terrorism list, frequently have used terrorism -- either directly or through surrogates -- against the United States, other countries, and their dissident citizens living abroad. Terrorists who receive support from sovereign countries enjoy important advantages that can make it easier for them to operate. During the planning of terrorist attacks they have safe houses where they can plan operations without fear of arrest. They also can use sanctuaries against capture. The views expressed in the analysis do not necessarily reflect those of ISRIA which does not advocate any specific opinion. PlusIAEA Report critical of Iran, said to withhold informationmore Iranian authorities have stated that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, but some other countries contend that it is driven by military ambitions. It has been a matter of international concern since the discovery in 2003 that Iran had concealed its nuclear activities for 18 years in breach of its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Russian Jet Fighter shot down the Georgian UAV, UN saysmore Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Monday that a UN report proved Russia shot down a Georgian reconnaissance plane in a rebel region (Abkhazia) last month on April 20. He said his country would interpret it as an act of aggression as the UN report concluded that a Russian fighter jet (a MiG-29 or Su-27 warplane) shot down... New makeup of the Russian National Security Councilmore President Dmitry Medvedev has approved the makeup of the Russian Security Council, the Kremlin press office said on Sunday. President Dmitry Medvedev shall be the Security Council Chairman. National security is a very broad term that encompasses the security of the individual, society and the state in the face of both internal and external threats. National security involves priority areas... Visit of Russian President Medvedev to Chinamore The extension of joint support concerning issues affecting the central interests of both countries is an important aspect of Russian-Chinese partnership. In the communiqué issued after his visit to China, Dmitry Medvedev praised the development of relations between Russia and China. During the visit a Joint Declaration on major international issues that sets out the two countries' general position on the most pressing problems of international development was signed... France appoints a Diplomat as Intelligence Coordinatormore Bernard Bajolet, a graduate of France's administration school Ecole Nationale de l'Administration (ENA), should be appointed as the first Intelligence Coordinator (a shy equivalent of DNI - Director of National Intelligence) at the French Presidency (l'Elysée) following recommendations made by the white paper on defense and national security that is to be issued next June. Mr. Bajolet is a 59-year diplomat who has been the Ambassador of France to Algeria... Diplomatic Issue 39French President Sarkozy phones Syrian President al-Assadmore President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has appreciated President Bashar al-Assad's tireless efforts to make the Doha agreement a success and to ensure election of the consensual President by the Lebanese. That came during a phone call he made with President al-Assad on Thursday. The French President expressed his desire to give greater impetus to the relations between France and Syria, particularly in the political and economic spheres as well as increasing... > more on May 30, 2008Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Iran released a joint statementmore On Tuesday May 27, the first tripartite work meeting between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Republic of Tajikistan in the level of the deputy foreign ministers was held in the Ministry Foreign Affairs. First, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Mohammad Kabir Farahi greeted the guests who "speak the same language as we speak, who follow the same religion as we do, and their countries' borders ours."...
> more on May 29, 2008Iranian, Lebanese presidents talk on phonemore President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday evening felicitated President Michel Suleiman on taking office. In a telephone conversation with the new Lebanese president, the Iranian president said that the enemies of the Lebanese people are not interested in a stable and united Lebanon. Today, the world is witnessing a constructive move toward stability of Lebanon through the vigilance of Lebanese leaders...
> more on May 27, 2008China, Russia rule out military actions on Iranmore China and Russia on Friday called on all parties to refrain from military and extreme actions against Iran. "China and Russia propose the Iranian nuclear issue be resolved through dialogue and equal consultation," said a joint statement signed by Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday. The seven-page statement, which came out of the two leaders' two-hour talks in the Great Hall of the People...
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