Global Security Index - 2007-01-09 (Wednesday)
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| Global Securty Index | 2008-01-09 (Wednesday) | 2005.67 |
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| 2005.75 |  |
0.08 |
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Georgia | |
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2008-01-09 (Wednesday) | Mikheil Saakashvili, the pro-Western reformer, scored 52.21 percent, clearing the 50-percent hurdle for winning in one round. |
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Iran - United States | |
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2008-01-09 (Wednesday) | Iran accused the United States of “clumsily” fabricating footage claiming to show Iranian speedboats harassing US warships in the Strait of Hormuz. |
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Iraq | |
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2008-01-09 (Wednesday) | Six US soldiers have been killed and four other soldiers were injured in a blast in an explosives-rigged house in Iraq’s troubled Diyala province. |
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2008-01-09 (Wednesday) |
“Operational security in Iraq is a problem. [ … ] I’m sure there is active leaking of communication.” – Maj Gen Mark Hertling, the commander of US forces in northern Iraq (nb. The Iraqi army uses unsecured cell phones and radios.) |
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Kenya | |
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2008-01-09 (Wednesday) | African Union chief John Kufuor met Kenyan leaders to mediate an end to political turmoil following disputed presidential polls that sparked widespread violence and left at least 600 dead. |
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Kosovo - Serbia | |
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2008-01-09 (Wednesday) |
“I assure you that within a few weeks we will declare independence. [ … ] Independence is everything for our country and our people. We sacrificed, we deserve independence and independence of Kosovo is our life, it’s our future.” – Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo, talking to media after the coalition was approved. |
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Palestine -Israel | |
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2008-01-09 (Wednesday) | US President George W. Bush said he saw a new opportunity for peace in the Holy Land as he arrived in Israel at the start of a landmark regional tour. |
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| Global Securty Index | Previous Day | 2005.75 |
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| 2005.80 | |
0.05 |
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