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  • July 2008

    • Iraq Insurgents Gain Deadly New Weapon

      Washington Post  |  Jul 10, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      Iraq Insurgents Gain Deadly New Weapon

      (Newser) - Shiite insurgents in Iraq have been attacking US forces with a new weapon the military fears could kill dozens of troops at a time, reports the Washington Post . Rocket-propelled bombs, made of propane tanks packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives, have killed at least 21 people this year, including three US troops—and are being used with increasing frequency. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • insurgents  • bomb  • rocket attacks  • IED  • Shiite insurgents  • rocket

    • There's a New Space Race, and US Is Losing

      Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      There's a New Space Race, and US Is Losing

      (Newser) - While the rest of the world cooperates incessantly on all matters extraterrestrial, the US, hampered by self-imposed regulations meant to keep weapons out of enemies' hands, is swiftly losing dominance of the final frontier, the Washington Post reports. The US’ military space program is still gargantuan, but the civil program, NASA included, suffers from “limited public interest in space activity.” More »

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      China  • NASA  • space  • space shuttle  • space exploration  • European Space Agency  • satellite  • rocket  • space program

  • January 2008

    • Lebanon Rocket Strikes Israel

      Associated Press  |  Jan 8, 08 5:02 AM CST

      Lebanon Rocket Strikes Israel

      (Newser) - A rocket launched from Lebanon exploded in northern Israel before dawn today, causing no injuries but serving as a potential harbinger of other attacks in advance of President Bush's three-day trip to Israel that begins tomorrow. Israeli authorities blamed the attack on the Jihadi Badr Brigades, which also attacked from Lebanon in June. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Arab Israeli conflict  • rocket attacks  • rocket

  • September 2007

    • Castro: We Saved Reagan's Life

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Sep 13, 07 9:06 AM CDT

      Castro: We Saved Reagan's Life

      (Newser) - Fidel Castro says Cuba helped the US avert an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1984. An essay attributed to the ailing dictator says a Cuban posted to the UN tipped off an American official to the plot, which involved a presidential visit to North Carolina, the  Telegraph reports. How Cuba got the information, which Castro called "complete," is unclear. More »

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      Pentagon  • Cuba  • September 11  • assassination  • Fidel Castro  • Ronald Reagan  • rocket

    • Rocket Attack Wounds Scores of Israeli Troops

      Haaretz (Israel)  |  Sep 11, 07 4:11 AM CDT

      Rocket Attack Wounds Scores of Israeli Troops

      (Newser) - At least 66 Israeli soldiers were wounded by a Qassam rocket fired into Israeli territory from inside the Gaza strip early today. The missile struck a tent in an Israeli basic training camp in the northern Negev desert near the community of Kibbutz Zikkim, reports Ha'aretz. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. More »

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      Israel  • Gaza  • Gaza Strip  • missile  • Islamic Jihad  • rocket  • Sderot  • IDF  • Qassam

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