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Violence and Diplomacy in the Middle East
President Bush and Vice President Cheney are just two of the world leaders engaged in a week of crisis diplomacy in the Middle East. Will Iraq’s sectarian violence disrupt the entire region? Can the US get help from its Middle Eastern allies? What about Iran? Plus, Britain's announced troop withdrawal from Iraq, and an update on the investigation into the Polonium 210 that killed a former Russian spy, radioactive poison that's been found in several locations in London.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenPresident Bush and Vice President Cheney are just two of the world leaders engaged in a week of crisis diplomacy in the Middle East. Will Iraq’s sectarian violence disrupt the entire region?Can the US get help from its Middle Eastern allies?What about Iran? Plus, Britain's announced troop withdrawal from Iraq, and an update on the investigation into the Polonium 210 that killed a former Russian spy, radioactive poison that's been found in several locations in London.
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3 storiesBritish Announce Troop Withdrawal from Iraq
Britain's Defence Minister said today that "thousands" of British troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of next year. Although he gave no firm timetable, Des Browne's comments confirm the timetable detailed recently by Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett. Some 7200 British troops remain in southern Iraq.
Read the story1 minViolence and Diplomacy in the Middle East
With sectarian violence in Iraq reaching a new scale of brutality, there are multiple warnings that the entire Middle East region may be coming apart. President Bush and Vice President Cheney are engaged in a week of crisis diplomacy aimed at saving Iraq's civilian government.
Read the story1 minRussian Agents with a License to Kill
Former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko 's hair fell out and his vital organs shut down after apparent ingestion of Polonium 210 . Investigators have now found traces of the material at his home, a hotel and a restaurant he visited on the day he fell ill and several more sites that have not yet been identified. Before he died, Litvinenko blamed…
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