Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Headlines for 09-17-07

Journey's end for a paralyzed soldier One of Jensen's last actions in life was to look out for other wounded soldiers at the VA Hospital in Seattle. Before his death, he designated that a $10,000 fund established in his name should go to help offset the housing costs of other families who travel far to be near their wounded loved one's bedside. One heartbreaking story of many.


Abizaid: World could abide nuclear Iran ** "Iran is not a suicide nation," he said. "I mean, they may have some people in charge that don't appear to be rational, but I doubt that the Iranians intend to attack us with a nuclear weapon.".....Abizaid suggested military action to pre-empt Iran's nuclear ambitions might not be the wisest course. Neocons and the rest of the Israeli lobby will now attack Abizaid.


Britain cannot fight a new war in the Gulf ** General David Petraeus may be heading an American push to get Britain's forces more engaged along the Iraq/Iran border, but any major shift of British military priorities is effectively out of the question. The British may likely fall into a trap there on the border in order to draw them into a conflict with Iran.


IAEA Chief Warns Against Striking Iran ** Saying only the U.N. Security Council could authorize the use of force, ElBaradei urged the world to remember Iraq before considering any similar action against Iran.


Iran convinced West will not attack


Iran scorns French warning of war


Ban Iran's President from UN : 'O8 Republican Romney US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Monday called for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be banned from the UN General Assembly next week and indicted for genocide.


'War' talk heightens Iran nuclear dispute France followed up a warning that the Iran nuclear crisis could lead to war by calling on Monday for European sanctions against Tehran.


US contractors in Iraq shootout Officials are investigating a shooting incident in Baghdad in which at least eight civilians were reported killed by private US security contractors.


Ron Paul NH Straw Poll Win


Alan Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil Red herring. Whose War?


Iran threatens Israel, U.S. interests Iran threatened to fire hundreds of missiles at Israeli and U.S. targets if its nuclear facilities are attacked.


Still Alive but PNG?d at AEI


Orthodox Jew tapped to replace Gonzalez Mukasey's Jewishness became an issue when a defendant in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing filed a motion to remove the judge, arguing that his allegiances to fellow Jews and Israel would create a bias against Muslim defendants. The motion was dismissed as "utterly irrelevant."


Olmert: I respect Assad Ehud Olmert voiced respect for Bashar Assad and reiterated Israel's desire for peace with Syria. Umm, they say this right after they buzzbombed the place?


Lawmaker prods Olmert over Syria An Israeli lawmaker demanded Ehud Olmert provide an accounting of Israel's alleged airstrike inside Syria.


Israelis vacation in Golan Heights despite tensions with Syria


Syria reopens Lebanon border posts


Experts: Syria may have violated non-proliferation treaty Hey pot, this is the kettle calling..

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