Oman
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The British Cabal Behind a Gulf Dictatorship
The repressive ruler of a close U.K. ally in the Gulf secretly received decades of advice on security, foreign and economic policy from a group of privy councillors who were drawn almost exclusively from the British establishment, it has emerged. Continue reading
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Britain and Oman: Will their growing special relationship survive succession? By Mark Curtis
Sixty years ago, Britain won a long-forgotten war in Oman, setting the special relationship between the two countries that is still being boosted today. Continue reading
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NATO’s Worldwide Expansion in the Post-Cold World Era By Rick Rozoff
One of the most significant developments of the post-Cold War era, and certainly the most ominous, is the transformation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military bloc created by the United States during the genesis of the Cold War in 1949, into one that has grown to encompass the entirety of Europe, has… Continue reading
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US arms sales nearly triple in 2011, researchers say
US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year to $66.3 billion, giving America a market share of nearly 80 percent, government researchers said Monday. Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 8 March 2011
8 March 2011 — creative-i.info Protests to continue in Oman – UPI.com US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted by Omani Sultan Qaboos at the Bait Al Baraka Palace in Muscat, Oman, December 5, 2010. UPI/Jerry Morrison/DOD MUSCAT, Oman, March 8 (UPI) — Protesters in Oman said they plan to continue their peaceful … Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 1 March 2011
1 March 2011 — creative-i.info US Urges Oman to Show Restraint in Response to Rare Protests Voice of America The United States is urging Gulf ally Oman to show “restraint” and engage in dialogue in response to several days of anti-government protests that have turned violent and deadly. US State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Protests in Oman Spread New York Times By NADA BAKRI BEIRUT, Lebanon — Demonstrators blocked roads and clashed with police on Monday in Oman, the normally quiet oil-rich country along the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, as three-day old protests calling for political reforms … www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/middleeast/01oman.html Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info OMAN: Ruler reshuffles Cabinet, announces reforms as deadly protests rock … Los Angeles Times Oman’s longtime ruler, Sultan Kaboos ibn Said, reshuffled his Cabinet over the weekend, changing six ministers, and ordered some social reforms amid rare deadly protests and growing unrest in the small Persian Gulf nation. The decree, Continue reading
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