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*[[NATO]] admits responsibility for the deaths of at least 32 Afghan civilians in [[Nangarhar Province]] as a result of an airstrike on August 5. [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/world/asia/06afghan.html (''New York Times'')] [http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/nato-admits-civilian-afghan-deaths-20100806-11l04.html (''The Sydney Morning Herald'')] |
*[[NATO]] admits responsibility for the deaths of at least 32 Afghan civilians in [[Nangarhar Province]] as a result of an airstrike on August 5. [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/world/asia/06afghan.html (''New York Times'')] [http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/nato-admits-civilian-afghan-deaths-20100806-11l04.html (''The Sydney Morning Herald'')] |
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*Former [[Iraq]]i Deputy Prime Minister [[Tariq Aziz]] tells ''[[The Guardian]]'' that the [[United States]] and UK have left Iraq in a worse state than before [[2003 invasion of Iraq|their 2003 invasion]] and that they are now "leaving Iraq to the [[Wolf|wolves]]" by abandoning it. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/201085233036370377.html (Aljazeera)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/05/iraq-us-tariq-aziz-iran (''The Guardian'')] |
*Former [[Iraq]]i Deputy Prime Minister [[Tariq Aziz]] tells ''[[The Guardian]]'' that the [[United States]] and UK have left Iraq in a worse state than before [[2003 invasion of Iraq|their 2003 invasion]] and that they are now "leaving Iraq to the [[Wolf|wolves]]" by abandoning it. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/201085233036370377.html (Aljazeera)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/05/iraq-us-tariq-aziz-iran (''The Guardian'')] |
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*An explosion at [[Zamboanga International Airport]] in the southern [[Philippines]] kills two people and injures 24. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10889355 (BBC)] [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100806-285183/2-killed-in-Zamboanga-airport-blast (''Philippine Inquirer'')] |
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*[[The Pentagon]] "demands" [[Wikileaks]] remove its collection of classified military documents from the internet and admits it is aware of what further publications might contain, though does not comment on the possibility of taking legal action against the website. WikiLeaks post a new encrypted file under the title "Insurance". [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/2010851940060127.html (Aljazeera)] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10888993 (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6744AO20100805 (Reuters)] |
*[[The Pentagon]] "demands" [[Wikileaks]] remove its collection of classified military documents from the internet and admits it is aware of what further publications might contain, though does not comment on the possibility of taking legal action against the website. WikiLeaks post a new encrypted file under the title "Insurance". [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/2010851940060127.html (Aljazeera)] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10888993 (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6744AO20100805 (Reuters)] |
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