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Posted on Fri, August 29, 2008 - 5:31:01

SNP in Syria writes:

@ Eric N.M.

My comments below your quotes

1 -- Now some folks think extraterestials exist, just as some think the illuminai…

From the entry 'Behind the Scenes: Israel and Palestine'.

Posted on Fri, August 29, 2008 - 3:32:19

Ronald in New York writes:

Dear Secretary Rice:

Please do not allow President Bush to bomb the nuclear sites in Iran; just prior to the November Presidential election.
From the entry 'Welcome to Dipnote'.

Posted on Fri, August 29, 2008 - 2:40:24

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@ Kirk and Joe, There's an interview w/ the Russian president on BBC, I think it was yesterday or the day before. He states very clearly…

From the entry 'What Role Should the International Community Play in the Russia-Georgia Conflict?'.

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Security Overseas Seminar Teaches ‘Be Prepared’
Posted by Kathe Conrad on Aug 29, 2008 - 12:18 PM

A man stands in floodwaters in Buenos Aires, Feb. 28, 2008. [AP]

About the Author: Kathe Conrad is the Security Overseas Seminar Coordinator at the Foreign Service Institute.

"I am at a gas station filling my car up when I notice out of the corner of my eye a man at the next pump is suddenly on fire. I watch in stunned disbelief as he starts running across the parking lot. My brain finally overrides the disbelief that has me rooted next to my car. I yell and run after him, pushing him to the ground and beating out the flames. Why didn't he stop, drop, and roll like we were all taught in high school? Why didn't he do what he knew he was supposed to do?"

A former Diplomatic Security Special Agent related this anecdote and posed the question in one of my Security Overseas Seminar classes. The answer is that in crisis situations our brains sometimes get scrambled.…

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Friday, August 29
Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Aug 29, 2008 - 09:13 AM

Putin Asserts Link Between U.S. Election and Georgia War [WP]

Iraqi Forces Starting To Lead but Need U.S. Aid [AP]

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Thursday, August 28
Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Aug 28, 2008 - 09:57 AM

NATO Ships in Black Sea Raise Alarms in Russia [NYT]

U.S. to Hand Over Security in Anbar to the Iraqis [NYT]

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Wednesday, August 27
Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Aug 27, 2008 - 09:16 AM

Rice Criticises Settlements but Sees Progress in Mideast Talks [AFP]

North Korea Says It Halts Nuclear Reactor Disablement [AP]