Friendly fire 08/06/09

- Not only Europe goes to the polls. In Lebanon, a pro Western coalition wins the majority of the votes. Hezbollah however, still controls the streets.

- Bongo, Gabon’s president, dies in a clinic in Spain. After Castro resignation, he became the head of a state (not counting monarchs) that had been longer on power. Or maybe he still is?

- David Axe unveils why is not wise to guess about a war with China.

- Maybe I have to eat my words and McChrystal indeed means a real change for air support in Afghanistan.

- More than half of Kazakhstan uranium reserves (it’s the third biggest producer of uranium after Canada and Australia) have been stolen.



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