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  • April 2008

    • US Finds New Iran-Made Weapons In Iraq

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 25, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      US Finds New Iran-Made Weapons In Iraq

      (Newser) - The US military has discovered several caches of newly made Iranian weapons inside Iraq, reports the Wall Street Journal . The collection of mortars, rockets, and explosives had time stamps indicating that they were manufactured within the last 60 days, leading Washington officials to conclude that Tehran is still funneling armaments to Shiite extremist groups within Iraq. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • US military  • Shiite insurgents  • arms  • arms exports

    • Zimbabwe Arms Ship Heads Back to China

      New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Arms Ship Heads Back to China

      (Newser) - A Chinese ship with a cargo of arms and ammunition bound for Zimbabwe will indeed head back to China, the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed today, after Zimbabwe's neighbors refused to let the vessel dock. The decision is a victory for the coalition of trade unionists, religious leaders, and Western diplomats who united to block the armaments' delivery, reports the New York Times . More »

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      China  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • South Africa  • Zambia  • arms  • arms exports  • Levy Mwanawasa

  • March 2008

    • Thais Nab 'Merchant of Death'

      New York Times  |  Mar 6, 08 5:18 PM CST

      Thais Nab 'Merchant of Death'

      (Newser) - The Russian arms dealer branded "the merchant of death" was apprehended in Thailand today after US intelligence linked him to Colombia rebels, the New York Times reports. Victor Bout is on international most-wanted lists for allegedly using his private air fleet to supply al Qaeda and the Taliban—plus war-torn African countries—with weapons. The US plans to seek his extradition. More »

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      Colombia  • FARC  • Rwanda  • Liberia  • weapons  • arms trafficking  • Sierra Leone  • arms

  • July 2007

    • Japan's Defense Force Goes on the Offense

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 07 6:13 AM CDT

      Japan's Defense Force Goes on the Offense

      (Newser) - Japan has been chipping away at a post-war rule that it's Self-Defense Force can only act, well, defensively. Tokyo recently completed a live-bomb training run on a small island near Guam, the Times reports, stirring tremors among its wary neighbors, but drawing support from a US eager for a powerful ally in the War on Terror. More »

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      Japan  • arms  • Japanese Defense Force

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