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America is buying disputed Iraqi Kurdish Crude Oil — Middle East News — Medium and Baghdad threatens to sue as Kurdish oil tanker nears U.S. port Published: July 27, 2014 A Marshall Islands-flagged tanker ‘United Kalavrvta’ carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan is hours away from arriving...

India's 20-Year Late LCA Faces Fresh Delays Jul. 20, 2014 - 02:32PM | By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI India's Light Combat Aircraft is expected to miss its 2014 deadline for final operational clearance. (AFP) NEW DELHI — India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-1, already 20 years late, likely will...

Gaza militants unveil new rockets, launchers and drones — Middle East News — Medium The use of new weapons mark a step up in the sophistication of Hamas’s arsenal. Published: July 16, 2014 Rockets being fired from Gaza / AFP Hamas rockets have become more accurate and powerful, reaching...

Gaza Under Attack — The Ceasefire Has Failed — Middle East News — Medium Israel resumes Gaza attacks after Hamas rejects ceasefire Published: July 16, 2014 Flames light up the night sky above Rafah (Gaza Strip), following an Israeli air strike / UPI Israel’s military resumed operation...

India closes in on $20 billion Rafale deal - The Times of India India is quietly continuing its final negotiations for acquiring 126 French Rafale fighters in the almost $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project. NEW DELHI: Unruffled by the last-ditch bids being made by...

Stuck in Works, Rafale Deal Fails to Take Off By N C Bipindra Published: 06th Jul 2014 07:29:56 AM NEW DELHI: India’s most awaited defence deal for 126 combat planes, expected to be worth nearly `1 lakh crore, may take longer than expected to materialize. Just over a month after the Modi...

Turmoil in the Arab World — The JORDAN factor — Middle East News — Medium and how Israrel could get dragged into ISIS’s War Published: July 9, 2014 ISIS militants / Reuters THE ARAB world is in turmoil. Syria and Iraq are breaking apart, the thousand-year old conflict between Muslim Sunnis...

I agree with you, however there are other possibilities available and the Iraqis know that. The Russians are more practical. You pay for and you get it. Plain and simple!

I'm pretty much sure Baghdad can buy superior equipment from other sources. There is no need to rely on US equipment. Russians would be willing to provide anything they need. Even the French could sell them the Rafale jet.

Modi Should End His Own Honeymoon - Bloomberg View Jul 6, 2014 6:00 PM EDT By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar India's Narendra Modi would be smart to disappoint supporters with his first budget. Photographer: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images In India, a new government's first...

Modi Should End His Own Honeymoon - Bloomberg View Jul 6, 2014 6:00 PM EDT By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar India's Narendra Modi would be smart to disappoint supporters with his first budget. Photographer: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images In India, a new government's first...

Al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula: More Dangerous than Ever! — Middle East News — Medium The terrorist group may have developed a new kind of bomb that can go undetected by airport security. Published: July 6, 2014 Since its formation in 2009, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has...

Spain: Jihad’s next stop — Middle East News — Medium Published: Jul 5, 2014 ISIS fighters vow to seize ‘occupied lands’ A group of jihadists claiming to be part of ISIS have vowed to invade Spain along with all other “occupied lands” in a video posted on the web. Screenshot from video...

Definitely I Do! :-)

MoD mulls downsizing Rafale contract | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis Wednesday, 2 July 2014 Pradip R. Sagar As the French foreign minister Laurent Fabius met Indian political leadership, including prime minister Narendra Modi, pressing for sealing the multi-billion Rafale...

The article you indicated states that "Retro-reflective right angles are eliminated to avoid causing the cat’s eye effect", nevertheless you saw that @OrionHunter has posted the pic of the French FREMM multi purpose frigate showing it was not as smooth as you mentioned. Well… In this case...

DRDO's claims on Light Combat Aircraft export unrealistic: Former IAF officers - Firstpost Jun 29, 2014 New Delhi: DRDO's claim about being in a position to export Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has been dismissed as premature and unrealistic by former top IAF officers who want it to focus on...

Sukhoi-30MKI is India’s fallback fighter | Russia & India Report June 27, 2014 Faced with a serious fighter crunch, the Indian Air Force is opting for more numbers of its proven war bird, the Flanker, to maintain air dominance. India’s Sukhoi-30 MKI fleet is currently pegged at 272 (including...

DRDO chief says India is ready to become major exporter - IHS Jane's 360 Rahul Bedi, New Delhi - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly 23 June 2014 The head of the DRDO has claimed that the Tejas has major export potential. Source: IHS/Patrick Allen India is ready to export locally developed defence...

No Rafale for Qatar, at least not yet! UPDATE 2-France wins Qatar tram deal, discusses Rafale jets| Reuters Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:58pm BST PARIS, June 23 (Reuters) - French conglomerates Alstom and Vinci signed a 2 billion euro ($2.72 billion) deal with Qatar on Monday to build a tram system in...