New Age International: Czech villagers vote on US anti-missile defence shield
Inhabitants of a small Czech village began voting on Saturday in a local referendum on a US proposal to construct a radar forming part of its anti-missile defence system on a nearby army base.
Der Spiegel: Merkel Urges US to Consult Allies
German concern over missile shield plans German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging the US government to engage in a broader discussion about the missile defense shield it plans to erect in Poland and the Czech Republic to protect it from enemy missiles. ...
Oman: Czech villagers against US
TROKAVEC, Czech Republic — Inhabitants of a small Czech village voted yesterday in a local referendum on a US proposal to construct part of its anti-missile defence system on a nearby army base. A total of 90 residents in Trokavec are eligible to vote on the proposed radar site selected by US military experts at the base, two kilometres from the village. Voting began at 0700 GMT.
Vietnam: US missile shield stirs European debate
A United States plan to set up part of its missile defence programme in Europe has resulted in heated discussions across the continent and in Britain as the public debates the pros and cons of the missile shield.
International Herald Tribune: Poland won't block efforts to revive EU constitution kopie
On the U.S. missile defense shield, Kaczynski and his twin brother, Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, did not yield to Merkel, insisting they were not prepared to place the system inside NATO as Germany has proposed. The United States intends to deploy 10 of the shield's interceptors in Poland and part of the radar system in the CzechRepublic as part of its plan to counter the threat of long-range attacks from Iran.
- Voice of Russia: Residents have rejected plans - 4/9/2007
- The Nation: Bush Defence Follies - 4/4/2007
- Financial Times: Czech village fears over US missile shield plan - 3/30/2007
- Scottish socialist voice: Czechs reject ‘son of star wars’ - 3/21/2007
- Arabia: Czech villagers reject US radar base - 3/21/2007
- Science Daily: Czech villagers oppose US radar base - 3/19/2007
- American National Public Radio: Europeans Cool to U.S. Missile Defence Plan - 3/19/2007
- Deutsche Welle: Inhabitant against US plans - 3/19/2007
- Taipei Times - Tchajwan: Czech villagers votes in referendum - 3/18/2007
- Bloomberg: Poles, Czechs Oppose Support for U.S.Missile System - 3/15/2007
