<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/</link><description>Ones Perception Becomes The Reality of Other's</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:08:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:41 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>French Airstrikes Push Back Islamist Rebels in Mali - NYTimes.com</title>
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PARIS &mdash; French airstrikes in Mali appeared to halt an Islamist rebel advance, France said Saturday, as West African nations authorized what they said would be a fast deployment of troops in support of the weak Malian government.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486576-french-airstrikes-push-back-islamist-rebels-in-mali-nytimescom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486576-french-airstrikes-push-back-islamist-rebels-in-mali-nytimescom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:07:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau84E11B8D-74B8-D675-3859-753CB844CC17.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau84E11B8D-74B8-D675-3859-753CB844CC17.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Russia rejects Assad exit as precondition for Syria deal | Reuters</title>
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(Reuters) - Russia voiced support on Saturday for international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi but insisted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's exit cannot be a precondition for a deal to end the country's conflict.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486559-russia-rejects-assad-exit-as-precondition-for-syria-deal-reuters</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486559-russia-rejects-assad-exit-as-precondition-for-syria-deal-reuters</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:05:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau4F29BE05-B879-ABCB-63DC-9BF0465E4246.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="73" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau4F29BE05-B879-ABCB-63DC-9BF0465E4246.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>France bombs Mali rebels, African states ready troops | Reuters</title>
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(Reuters) - French aircraft pounded Islamist rebels in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighboring West African states sped up their plans to deploy troops in an international campaign to prevent groups linked to al Qaeda expanding their power base.France, warning that th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486550-france-bombs-mali-rebels-african-states-ready-troops-reuters</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486550-france-bombs-mali-rebels-african-states-ready-troops-reuters</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:04:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauEE6CAEC3-FEBD-DCDA-86CB-589D08E0F0BA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="86" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauEE6CAEC3-FEBD-DCDA-86CB-589D08E0F0BA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>France pushes back Mali rebels with airstrikes - CSMonitor.com</title>
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France pushes back Mali rebels with airstrikesThe French intervention in former French colony Mali continued Friday. Airstrikes drove Al Qaeda-linked militants out of Konna, a city that had been captured by the rebels. France entered the conflict at the request of Mali's presid&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486516-france-pushes-back-mali-rebels-with-airstrikes-csmonitorcom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486516-france-pushes-back-mali-rebels-with-airstrikes-csmonitorcom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:59:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauAC409941-4A47-F6E6-2C30-45089F46E0F4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauAC409941-4A47-F6E6-2C30-45089F46E0F4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gun debate 101: Time for 'universal' background checks on buyers? - CSMonitor.com</title>
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Gun debate 101: Time for 'universal' background checks on buyers?Expanded background checks may well be among Vice President Biden's recommended gun policy reforms in response to the Newtown school shootings. They'd be aimed at closing the 'gun show loophole.' Here's what that &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486500-gun-debate-101-time-for-universal-background-checks-on-buyers-csmonitorcom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486500-gun-debate-101-time-for-universal-background-checks-on-buyers-csmonitorcom</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:57:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau5B96E0D6-CD5C-BADE-8C74-DD8A3858C627.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau5B96E0D6-CD5C-BADE-8C74-DD8A3858C627.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Britain to send troops and two planes to Mali to assist French operation against Islamist rebels | Mail Online</title>
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Britain will assist France in its attempt to stop the advancement of al-Qaeda rebels in Mali, it has been revealed.The UK will transport troops and specialist equipment to the West African country after France launched an operation in conjunction with the Malian Government to h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486455-britain-to-send-troops-and-two-planes-to-mali-to-assist-french-operation-against-islamist-rebels-mail-online</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16486455-britain-to-send-troops-and-two-planes-to-mali-to-assist-french-operation-against-islamist-rebels-mail-online</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:52:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau4103906E-7C9D-9286-E53E-C5BBFDB6409B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau4103906E-7C9D-9286-E53E-C5BBFDB6409B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Last Men | The New Republic#</title>
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The Last MenCharlie Troop had six months to save a forgotten Afghan district. But what, and who, would they leave behind?
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16458896-the-last-men-the-new-republic</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16458896-the-last-men-the-new-republic</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:46:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau4D46B55E-4207-2AF0-CDA2-EEFDF39D72D0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau4D46B55E-4207-2AF0-CDA2-EEFDF39D72D0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Does Obama Have a Middle East Strategy? - By Marc Lynch | Foreign Policy</title>
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It won't surprise anyone that I think the Obama administration has done a pretty good job with the Middle East over the last four years. It got the United States out of Iraq, kept the military out of potential quagmires in Iran, Syria, and Libya, and helped to midwife transitio&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16458779-does-obama-have-a-middle-east-strategy-by-marc-lynch-foreign-policy</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16458779-does-obama-have-a-middle-east-strategy-by-marc-lynch-foreign-policy</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:39:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau0380CAE0-6CB7-34C3-73C8-06B85F1EB614.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau0380CAE0-6CB7-34C3-73C8-06B85F1EB614.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Jihad Comes to Kenya | Foreign Affairs</title>
<description><![CDATA[An interesting perspective from the otherside.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16458728-jihad-comes-to-kenya-foreign-affairs</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16458728-jihad-comes-to-kenya-foreign-affairs</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:35:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau5403F787-17E9-A464-1EE1-54BBB81F902B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="130" width="190" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau5403F787-17E9-A464-1EE1-54BBB81F902B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Infantry Shut to Women; Do They Want It Open? | Military.com</title>
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WASHINGTON -- If or when the Pentagon lets women become infantry troops -- the country's front-line warfighters -- how many women will want to?The answer is probably not many.Interviews with a dozen female soldiers and Marines showed little interest in the toughest fighting job&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16401630-infantry-shut-to-women-do-they-want-it-open-militarycom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16401630-infantry-shut-to-women-do-they-want-it-open-militarycom</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 02:28:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauBCB08F47-A3DF-7247-9B11-091594C2DF9B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauBCB08F47-A3DF-7247-9B11-091594C2DF9B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Is Iran's presence in Latin America a threat? The White House says yes. - CSMonitor.com</title>
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Mexico CityWhen the United states government signed into law the Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, the US was quickly criticized for being stuck in the past.The law was the White House&rsquo;s most public strategy to date to counter Iran&rsquo;s influence in the Am&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16401575-is-irans-presence-in-latin-america-a-threat-the-white-house-says-yes-csmonitorcom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16401575-is-irans-presence-in-latin-america-a-threat-the-white-house-says-yes-csmonitorcom</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 02:24:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau912D0653-440F-B3B5-2922-86206208AEE7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau912D0653-440F-B3B5-2922-86206208AEE7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Israel's 'self-defense' argument against Hamas holds no water - CSMonitor.com</title>
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As part of a November ceasefire agreement with Hamas, Israel has partially lifted its blockade of the Gaza Strip, at least allowing construction materials into the region pummeled by Israeli airstrikes. It&rsquo;s a single, forward step that ends a five-year ban on such materia&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16401546-israels-self-defense-argument-against-hamas-holds-no-water-csmonitorcom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16401546-israels-self-defense-argument-against-hamas-holds-no-water-csmonitorcom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 02:22:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau09CECE82-E083-5DB8-07C3-2D0593550D80.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="54" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau09CECE82-E083-5DB8-07C3-2D0593550D80.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="54" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Iran's Oil Exports and Sales Down 40 Percent, Official Admits - NYTimes.com</title>
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Iran&rsquo;s oil minister acknowledged for the first time on Monday that petroleum exports and sales had fallen by at least 40 percent over the past year, contradicting his previous denials and providing an unusual public admission that the cumulative impact of Western economic&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16401485-irans-oil-exports-and-sales-down-40-percent-official-admits-nytimescom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16401485-irans-oil-exports-and-sales-down-40-percent-official-admits-nytimescom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 02:18:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Germany Moves Closer to Accepting Military Role - NYTimes.com</title>
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BERLIN &mdash; When Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted a recent reception for military families, she greeted parents, wives and children whose loved ones were spending their holidays in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Kosovo and off the Horn of Africa. German deployments overseas, Ms. Merke&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16387025-germany-moves-closer-to-accepting-military-role-nytimescom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16387025-germany-moves-closer-to-accepting-military-role-nytimescom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 05:48:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Israel Plans to Build Syrian Border Fence - NYTimes.com</title>
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JERUSALEM &mdash; Israel announced Sunday that it was constructing a border fence along the length of its armistice line with Syria in the Golan Heights and that it was coordinating its intelligence with the United States in light of the deteriorating security situation in Syri&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16386203-israel-plans-to-build-syrian-border-fence-nytimescom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16386203-israel-plans-to-build-syrian-border-fence-nytimescom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 04:58:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Defiant Assad summons Syrians for war to defend nation | Reuters</title>
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(Reuters) - A defiant President Bashar al-Assad called on Sunday for national mobilization in a "war to defend the nation", describing rebels fighting him as terrorists and agents of foreign powers with whom it was impossible to negotiate.Appearing in an opera house in central &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16386182-defiant-assad-summons-syrians-for-war-to-defend-nation-reuters</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16386182-defiant-assad-summons-syrians-for-war-to-defend-nation-reuters</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 04:56:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau841EB521-D5D7-33E1-72DE-837676A9A8AA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="107" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau841EB521-D5D7-33E1-72DE-837676A9A8AA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BBC News - India and Pakistan in Kashmir border skirmish</title>
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Indian and Pakistani troops have clashed near the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region.Pakistan said Indian troops had raided a military post in the Haji Pir sector of Pakistani-administered Kashmir, killing a soldier and injuring another.An Indian army spokesman said&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16386137-bbc-news-india-and-pakistan-in-kashmir-border-skirmish</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16386137-bbc-news-india-and-pakistan-in-kashmir-border-skirmish</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 04:52:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauF66A8C3B-937C-D39C-A987-B2190583E3EC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauF66A8C3B-937C-D39C-A987-B2190583E3EC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BBC News - Syria crisis: US decries Assad 'Western puppets' speech</title>
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The US has condemned a speech by Syria's President Assad that denounced his opponents as "puppets of the West".The state department said a peace plan outlined by Mr Assad was "detached from reality", calling it "another attempt by the regime to cling to power".The EU reacted by&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16386101-bbc-news-syria-crisis-us-decries-assad-western-puppets-speech</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16386101-bbc-news-syria-crisis-us-decries-assad-western-puppets-speech</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 04:50:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau01546125-0418-B4F6-0FC3-BCF5191CD862.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau01546125-0418-B4F6-0FC3-BCF5191CD862.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Plan to Stop Green-on-Blue Violence - By Nate Jones | Foreign Policy</title>
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According to the Pentagon's December 2012 Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, "green on blue" attacks -- incidents in which members of the Afghan security forces attack NATO coalition soldiers -- "increased sharply" last year. At least 52 coalition &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16385802-the-plan-to-stop-green-on-blue-violence-by-nate-jones-foreign-policy</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16385802-the-plan-to-stop-green-on-blue-violence-by-nate-jones-foreign-policy</guid><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 04:24:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau3FFA4F97-B2FC-4D35-870C-19AAAEC47731.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twau3FFA4F97-B2FC-4D35-870C-19AAAEC47731.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cut out of the Conversation - By Michael O'Hanlon | Foreign Policy</title>
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This week's last-minute deal to avert the fiscal cliff was welcome at one level, but it did little to address federal spending -- including defense spending. Had Mitt Romney won the presidential election, we might now be talking about modest increases to the Pentagon budget. As&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16385787-cut-out-of-the-conversation-by-michael-ohanlon-foreign-policy</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16385787-cut-out-of-the-conversation-by-michael-ohanlon-foreign-policy</guid><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 04:22:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauBB1779D1-22CA-C8A2-C208-C429B8A206BA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twauBB1779D1-22CA-C8A2-C208-C429B8A206BA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Definitions, Ideas, Visions and Challenges for Cultural Diplomacy</title>
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&ldquo;Cultural Diplomacy&rdquo; is a comparatively new concept, but very old as a phenomenon in international relations. The potential importance of cultural diplomacy in the future is great. As a Swedish diplomat I had been practicing various aspects of cultural diplomacy for&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16379884-definitions-ideas-visions-and-challenges-for-cultural-diplomacy</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16379884-definitions-ideas-visions-and-challenges-for-cultural-diplomacy</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:21:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>As Putin's Grip Gets Tighter, a Time of Protest Fades in Russia - NYTimes.com</title>
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MOSCOW &mdash; As the final days of 2012 slipped away, no one at Denis Terekhov&rsquo;s company was talking about the next antigovernment protest.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16379881-as-putins-grip-gets-tighter-a-time-of-protest-fades-in-russia-nytimescom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16379881-as-putins-grip-gets-tighter-a-time-of-protest-fades-in-russia-nytimescom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:20:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Assad, in Speech, Says Syria 'Accepts Advice but Not Orders' - NYTimes.com</title>
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BEIRUT, Lebanon &mdash; President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, sounding defiant, confident, and, to critics, out of touch with the magnitude of his people&rsquo;s grievances, proposed on Sunday what he called a plan to resolve the country&rsquo;s 21-month uprising with a new const&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16379857-assad-in-speech-says-syria-accepts-advice-but-not-orders-nytimescom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16379857-assad-in-speech-says-syria-accepts-advice-but-not-orders-nytimescom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:17:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Assad Calls on Syrians to Defend the Country - NYTimes.com</title>
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BEIRUT (AP) &mdash; President Bashar Assad called on Syrians to defend their country against religious extremists seeking to destroy the nation, dismissing any prospect of dialogue with the "murderous criminals" he says are behind the uprising even as he outlined his vision for&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TWAU]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TWAU]]></source><link>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16379789-assad-calls-on-syrians-to-defend-the-country-nytimescom</link><guid>http://twau.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16379789-assad-calls-on-syrians-to-defend-the-country-nytimescom</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:10:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>U.S. Weighs Fewer Troops After 2014 in Afghanistan - NYTimes.com</title>
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WASHINGTON &mdash; The Obama administration is considering keeping a force of 3,000 to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, American officials said Saturday.
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