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Leader: Welcome, 2009

Despite the brutal Christmas attacks, we are now entering the years of opportunity.
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- Hauge biography skips scandalous arms sales

Jens Chr. Hauge's role in arms sales to Cuba in 1958 gets too little space in Olav Njølstad's Hauge biography, says author Vegard Bye. He claims Hauge was an important driver in arms sales.
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EU seeks truce – and a bigger role

LONDON – Spurred on by France, Europe is seeking to fill the diplomatic vacuum in the Middle East left by the outgoing US administration, sending two missions to try to broker a cease-fire in Gaza and offering more humanitarian aid.
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Bought cluster bombs from Israel

Norway bought cluster bombs with parts manufactured in Israel at the end of the 90 century. – Unacceptable, Norwegian People's Aid believes.
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Sarkozy's Mediterranean plan slow to get moving

BRUSSELS – Once described by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France as his "Mediterranean dream," a plan to bind Europe to its southern neighbors was supported by no fewer than 43 countries at a summit meeting in a glittering Parisian palace in July.
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Haakon Lie critical of new book

Norway secretly sent 50 tons of ammunition to Israel during the Yom Kippur war in 1973, according to a new book. – Free imagination that I was behind, says Haakon Lie (103), who is accused of being co-responsible. But Norwegian researchers provide support for the new information.
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Leader: Defeat for Norwegian Israel vision

This week, Haakon Lie has spoken on a taboo topic in Norwegian politics for the past 60 years: Norway's Israel attitude has often made matters worse.
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Iron hand or peacock?

This week, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert delivered his farewell application. The Palestinians have mixed feelings towards Tzipi Livni, who may become Israel's new prime minister next year.
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This is how Obama wants to change the world

Dialogue with Iran and Cuba. Extract from Iraq. This is how Barack Obama wants to change world politics. But will there be real change?
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Leader: Towards one solution

60 years after Israel's creation, it is time for Einstein's, Gandhi's and Buber's thoughts: We need one state, not two.
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Gagged for his utterances

The past week has shown that increased freedom of speech is needed in Norway. It testifies to the fates of the whistleblowers Odd F. Lindberg, Mordechai Vanunu and Per Yngve-Monsen.
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Norway will tear down the fences

Next week, the Foreign Ministry is heading to the Middle East to negotiate for the Palestinians' freedom of movement. But among Palestinians there is little faith in the international community.
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Far away in Iraq

Cutting Thursday is five years since the US invaded Iraq. Now the US authorities claim they are on the right path, but for the Iraqis, it is still far off.
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Increases disputed investment

Norway is gambling that Putin, Hu, Chavez and Bush are good investment objects. Ny Tid presents here how the Petroleum Fund invests more and more Norwegian money in controversial states.
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The war as a crime novel

When the tragedy of Palestine is told as Crimea, the hope of peace lies in ruins, while the Palestinians go to war against each other.
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This is how YOU can prepare for the apocalypse.

You killed a UN soldier, and your game character shouts: "Praise the Lord!"
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