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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 1. November 2011 / Timeline November 1, 2011
Version 3.5Oktober 2011, 2. November 2011
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International politik
Palæstina
medlem af UNESCO.
11/01/2011
Some 15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps
Nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on food stamps in August,
as the number of recipients hit 45.8 million.
Food stamp rolls have risen 8.1% in the past year, the Department
of Agriculture reported, though the pace of growth has slowed from
the depths of the recession.
Kilder: MacDonald, Gregor: Food Stamps And The End Of The
American Empire.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29588.htm ;
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/key_data/august-2011.pdf
11/01/2011
Bahrain Arms Sale Conditioned on Review
Xiaodon Liang, Arms Control Association
The Department of State has tied a $53 million arms sale to Bahrain
to the outcome of the Bahrain Independent Commission of
Inquiry’s (BICI) investigation into alleged human rights
abuses committed during protests in the Persian Gulf state in
February and March, a department official said in a letter to
Capitol Hill last month.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency of the Department of
Defense notified Congress of the planned sale Sept. 14, according
to an agency press release. The proposed package includes High
Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles, known as Humvees, and
guided anti-armor and anti-bunker missiles.
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