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Iraq investigates cross-border raids
Published: May 9, 2008 at 7:26 PM
RAMADI, Iraq, May 9 (UPI) -- Iraq called on Damascus to examine the deaths in Anbar province of 13 police allegedly killed by foreign fighters entering the country from Syria. -
Iranian weapons causing Iraqi rift
Published: May 9, 2008 at 7:25 PM
BAGHDAD, May 9 (UPI) -- The decision by the Iraqi government to launch an investigation into Iranian weapons in the country raises questions about political motives. -
Saudis solicit bid for Iraqi border fence
Published: May 9, 2008 at 7:23 PM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 9 (UPI) -- Scholars in Saudi Arabia warned against extremist ideologies urging men to enter Iraq to join the insurgency while officials solicit bids for a border fence.
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Walker's World: Georgia on my mind
Published: May 12, 2008 at 11:28 AM
By MARTIN WALKER
UPI Editor Emeritus
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 12 (UPI) -- Russia's new leadership is bullying Georgia because the Europeans and Americans are at odds; at risk is the only pipeline from the vast Caspian oil basin that is not under Russia's control. -
Homeland security: The week ahead
Published: May 12, 2008 at 10:17 AM
By SHAUN WATERMAN
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor
WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- This week the continuing saga of the Democratic primaries means that presidential politics is likely to dominate the news agenda again. But there are some issues and events on the homeland and national security issue list that might make the inside pages. -
Analysis: Terror lexicon reveals GOP split
Published: May 12, 2008 at 9:53 AM
By SHAUN WATERMAN
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor
WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The leak of Bush administration guidelines urging U.S. officials to avoid using terms such as "jihadi" or "Islamic terrorists" to refer to al-Qaida and similar groups has exposed a fault line in Republican thinking about the U.S. war on terror. -
Iraq Press Roundup
Published: May 9, 2008 at 7:59 PM
By HIBA DAWOOD
UPI Correspondent
The Kurdish Al Ahali newspaper Friday carried an editorial with the title "Between the official delegations to Iran and the statements from the government's spokesman," by Heval Zakhori. -
Dogs of War: Inherently governmental?
Published: May 9, 2008 at 12:03 PM
By DAVID ISENBERG
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Amid all the polemics over the use of private military and security contractors by the U.S. government there are two words one rarely sees, but they lie at the very heart of the debate: "inherently governmental." -
Iraq Press Roundup
Published: May 9, 2008 at 11:28 AM
By HIBA DAWOOD
UPI Correspondent
The Sunni Al Mashriq newspaper said Thursday in an editorial titled "The killing of 15 women" that the problem any militia in the world faces is that no matter how politically professional, organized and ideologically mature they are, they still might be accepted by one country and rejected by another.
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U.S. health systems not ready for pandemic
Published: Dec. 19, 2007 at 2:23 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Critical parts of the U.S. emergency health system are unprepared for a pandemic disaster, and continuing cuts in federal funding are making matters worse.
"Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism," was issued Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health and is the group's fifth annual survey of emergency health preparedness across the country.
The report evaluates all 50 states and the District of Columbia on 10 key indicators. Thirty-five states and the district scored 8 or higher, with seven -- Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia -- getting 10 out of 10.
Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Wyoming scored the lowest with 6 out of 10.
"The improvements in state preparedness are encouraging, but the job of preparing the United States for major health emergencies is not nearly done," Jeff Levi, the trust's executive director, said in a statement. "And, just when we are beginning to see a return on the federal investment in preparedness programs, the President and Congress have continued to cut these funds."
Levi said the cuts "may seem penny wise now, but could prove pound foolish later."
"Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism," was issued Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health and is the group's fifth annual survey of emergency health preparedness across the country.
The report evaluates all 50 states and the District of Columbia on 10 key indicators. Thirty-five states and the district scored 8 or higher, with seven -- Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia -- getting 10 out of 10.
Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Wyoming scored the lowest with 6 out of 10.
"The improvements in state preparedness are encouraging, but the job of preparing the United States for major health emergencies is not nearly done," Jeff Levi, the trust's executive director, said in a statement. "And, just when we are beginning to see a return on the federal investment in preparedness programs, the President and Congress have continued to cut these funds."
Levi said the cuts "may seem penny wise now, but could prove pound foolish later."
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