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  • Taliban crying wolf on mistreatment claims: ADF 12 May 2008 05:31 GMT
    ... The Australian Defence Force (ADF) says Taliban forces in Afghanistan ... a new tactic of falsely accusing Coalition troops of mistreating detainees. An inquiry has cleared ... would be rather to complain to the Dutch that Australians had mistreated detainees before they were handed ...

  • Serbia's pro-Western president declares victory in elections 12 May 2008 04:30 GMT
    ... Serbia's pro-Western president declares victory in elections Published: ... for a parliamentary vote. Dragan Sutanovac, Serbia's defense minister and a leading member of Tadic's ... in a prison cell in The Hague, Netherlands, where a U.N. tribunal was trying him ...

  • US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,074 12 May 2008 04:27 GMT
    ... BRAND NEW 1, 2, 3 & 4 BR ... AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 ... five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Georgia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, ...

  • US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,075 Sunday, according to Associated Press count 12 May 2008 01:35 GMT
    ... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,075 Sunday, ... AP count is one higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 ... five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Georgia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, ...

  • US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,075 12 May 2008 00:00 GMT
    ... As of Sunday, May 11, 2008, at least 4,075 ... AP count is one higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 ... five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Georgia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, ...

  • Serbian Radical Party campaign gets boost from leader's televised war crimes trial 10 May 2008 20:39 GMT
    ... In a Dutch courtroom, the leader of the Serbian Radical Party ... been captivating audiences with a now 7-month-old self-defense before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The ... coalition, according to the latest polls. Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia is ...

  • Today In History - May 10, 2008 10 May 2008 16:48 GMT
    ... Today In History - May 10, 2008 Today ... War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. That same day, ... Chi Mak of conspiring to export U.S. defense technology to China. (Mak was later sentenced ...

  • In war, we must do more than go through the motions 10 May 2008 14:59 GMT
    ... were based on documents obtained by a Dutch newspaper. The subsequent claims were revealed by ... problematic. Under agreements between Australia and the Netherlands, which leads the international military effort in ... to the Afghan secret police. The Australian Defence Force insists that troops operate in accordance ...

  • Genocide suspects have little to fear from Serb leaders 10 May 2008 10:39 GMT
    ... Genocide suspects have little to fear from Serb ... for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. "The Serbian government has played a waiting ... "a safe house for The Hague suspects," Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac said. Justice delayed is ...

  • Background Notes : Estonia (05/08) 10 May 2008 10:10 GMT
    ... May 09, 2008 (STATE DEPARTMENT RELEASE/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- ... in municipal elections. Government budget: $9.3 billion. Defense: 1.8% of GDP. National holidays: Jan. 1 ... direct investment (2007): Sweden 39.7%, Finland 24.6%, Netherlands 5.7%, Denmark 4.4%, Russia 2.6%, Norway 2.5%, ...

  • history 5/10 10 May 2008 09:59 GMT
    ... Today is Saturday, May 10, the 131st day ... War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. That same day, ... Chi Mak of conspiring to export U.S. defense technology to China. (Mak was later sentenced ...

  • On May 10, 1908, the 1st Mother's Day observance in the United States took place 10 May 2008 06:41 GMT
    ... On May 10, 1908, the 1st Mother's Day observance ... War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. That same day, ... Chi Mak of conspiring to export U.S. defense technology to China. (Mak was later sentenced ...

  • Today in History - May 10 10 May 2008 06:10 GMT
    ... Today is Saturday, May 10, the 131st day ... War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. That same day, ... Chi Mak of conspiring to export U.S. defense technology to China. (Mak was later sentenced ...

  • Slovak FM, defense minister visit Afghanistan 10 May 2008 04:27 GMT
    ... PRAGUE, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Baska and Foreign Minister Jan Kubis ... charge of the Tarin Kut base under Dutch command this September. "It is vital to help ...

  • Stephen Loosley's speech to the EABC 10 May 2008 02:11 GMT
    ... Full text of Stephen Loosley's speech to the European ... which involved fighting with European allies, in defence of democratic values which we now all ... our fellow NATO combatants, especially from the Netherlands, is worthy of note. It is to ...

  • US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073 Friday, according to Associated Press count 10 May 2008 00:53 GMT
    ... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073 Friday, ... AP count is one fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 ... five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Georgia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, ...

  • US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073 10 May 2008 00:15 GMT
    ... -- As of Friday, May 9, 2008, at least ... AP count is one fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 ... five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Georgia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, ...

  • Inquiry launched into claims Australian soldiers abused Taliban prisoners 9 May 2008 22:49 GMT
    ... The Defence Force has started an investigation into claims ... started an investigation into claims that Australian troops have mistreated suspected enemy fighters in Afghanistan. ... transfers them to centres run by the Dutch military. ...

  • Analysis: Scottish independence is rising up the political agenda 9 May 2008 19:26 GMT
    ... on independence. Gordon Brown, Britain’s embattled prime minister, is livid. As a Scot running a ... but London retains control over the economy, defence and foreign affairs. Ms Alexander struck an unexpectedly belligerent note ... as the one that binds French and Dutch speakers together in Belgium. But the SNP’s Mr ...

  • Thomas Jefferson Law Professor Testifies About Post-9/11 Prisoners 9 May 2008 19:13 GMT
    ... Thomas Jefferson Law Professor Testifies About Post-9/11 Prisoners ... law allows.” Last month, the Justice and Defense departments released a secret memo written by ... Canada, France, New Zealand, Singapore and the Netherlands fell into the second tier. ...

  • Election in Serbia may cripple hunt for Gen. Ratko Mladic 9 May 2008 18:47 GMT
    ... Serb man stands behind a pre-election poster of Serb ... for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. "The Serbian government has played a waiting ... "a safe house for The Hague suspects," Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac said. Justice delayed is ...

  • Election in Serbia could cripple the hunt for war crimes suspect Mladic 9 May 2008 18:33 GMT
    ... Election in Serbia could cripple the hunt for ... for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. "The Serbian government has played a waiting ... "a safe house for The Hague suspects," Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac said. Justice delayed is ...

  • Election in Serbia may cripple hunt for Gen. Ratko Mladic 9 May 2008 17:14 GMT
    ... BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- For 13 years, he ... for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. "The Serbian government has played a waiting ... "a safe house for The Hague suspects," Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac said. Justice delayed is ...

  • Three more probes on Afghan claims 9 May 2008 15:53 GMT
    ... raid on a bomb-making facility. The Australian Defence Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, said in Afghanistan ... and they were handed over to our Dutch friends as soon as the troops got back ... a few hours at the most. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says the outcome of the ...

  • Inquiries into abuse claims by Taliban 9 May 2008 15:50 GMT
    ... Brendan Nicholson in Afghanistan and Jonathan Pearlman Defence Correspondent THREE separate investigations are under way ... are under way into allegations that Australian troops maltreated Afghan civilians who were captured during ... and they were handed over to our Dutch friends as soon as the troops got back ...


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