Monthly Archives: February 2010

A New Dawn

Names have a meaning, usually. US American Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has agreed to General David Petraeus’ request to rename current ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ to ‘Operation New Dawn’ going into affect on September 1, 2010. There is so much hope, … Continue reading

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Yukiya Amano’s First Iran Report

Today’s leaked report of Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano on Iran’s recent nuclear activities, which has to be studied in greater detail, states that:  “48. Contrary to the relevant resolutions of the Board of … Continue reading

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Medical Isotopes

A couple of days before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will again report on Iran’s nuclear program, the French, U.S. American and Russian Ambassadors to the IAEA have informed its new Director General Yukiya Amano in a remarkable letter (since Russia … Continue reading

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Rheinischer Frohsinn

While not really a friend of German ‘Karneval’, I noticed that our Brazilian PhD student has been missing these days in our department. Well, I suppose, he was celebrating Carnival in the Arctic. In Germany, Rose Monday parades and Mardi … Continue reading

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Nobel Laureates

Freedom of expression grants expressing dismay about recent developments in Iran. I have done that on this blog in particular since Iran’s presidential election with its controversial result. The brutal crack down on the opposition in the aftermath of the … Continue reading

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