RANDOM WORLD VIEWS

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/business/economy/21oil.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&ref=business&pagewanted=print

World Oil Falling possibly to $30 a barrel

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Mexico - Municipality Acquires 600 Firearms for Public Security Officers

http://www.diario.com.mx/nota.php?notaid=0c5ff5e725c040a8724ff8276ac50026

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Mexico - More Than 4,000 Deaths In Mexico Associated with Drug Trafficking 2008


http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/diario/noticia/seguridad/nacional/supera_mexico_los_cuatro_mil_ejecutados/255211

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http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/70107.html

Approximately 50 armed men dressed in black and blue wearing military gear and traveling in 15 pickup trucks traveled to the agricultural camp of La Guajira in Culican, Sinaloa and kidnapped 27 workers, most of them from the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. The operation was conducted within 15 minutes and only 27 workers were selected out of the group.

The kidnappers left the area via Highway 20 in the cover of darkness. The workers were contracted to harvest vegetables for exportation.

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http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=14792<http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=14792>

Use of Nuclear Weapons More Likely in Future: US intelligence21/11/2008WASHINGTON (AFP) - The use of nuclear weapons will grow increasinglylikely by 2025, according to a bleak US intelligence report that warnsthat US global dominance is likely to weaken over the next two decades.

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U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil Warden Message

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=93575

The U.S. Consulate General and U.S. Embassy Ecuador wishes to inform American citizens visiting or resident in Ecuador to use extreme caution when sailing near the coast of Ecuador, as there was a recent incident of armed robbery at sea off the coast of Ensenada de Pedernales, Manabi by modern day pirates.

Recreational craft, merchant vessels and fishing boats all are at risk for attack by pirates. This incident highlights the continuing danger of maritime travel off the coast of Ecuador. If transit off the coast is unavoidable, it is strongly recommended that vessels travel in convoys, transit over the horizon from land, and maintain good communication at all times.

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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/22/worldupdates/2008-11-22T165559Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-366406-1&sec=Worldupdates http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/22/worldupdates/2008-11-22T165559Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-366406-1&sec=Worldupdates

BEIJING (Reuters) - China could soon execute a man sentenced to deathlast year for spying for diplomatic and political rival Taiwan, humanrights group Amnesty International said.

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http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=787238<http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=787238>

IAEA report unacceptable: Rafsanjani

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) -- Expediency Council Chairman Akbar HashemiRafsanjani has said that Iran believes that the recent IAEA report onits nuclear activities is unacceptable.

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A top Iranian commander said on Tuesday that the Islamic republic's air force has built up a "solid barrier"to defend the country's airspace, Iran's English-language satellitechannel Press TV reported.

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http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=787237<http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=787237>

Cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Alamolhoda saidit is credulous to trust the next U.S. administration to fulfill itspromises to change its strategy towards the Middle East.

"The society should know that it is foolish to think that a change inthe U.S. governing body will change the country's strategy towardsus," said the cleric in reference to U.S. President-elect Barak Obama's vows that he will make a fundamental change in the U.S.strategies.

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Venezuela - Cult of the Thugs
November 21, 2008

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/ontv/unreported_world/venezuela+cult+of+the+thugs/2827492
This week's Unreported World reveals how Venezuelans are increasingly turning to a mystical cult that worships the spirits of dead Robin Hood-style gangsters as they seek supernatural protection from a crime wave that the police seem unable to contain.

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