Monday, December 17, 2007

Headlines for 12-16-07

Iran says no date fixed for atom plant completion Iran says no date has been fixed for completing its first nuclear power plant, but Russia is serious about finishing the long-delayed project.


U.S. boosts presence along Iranian border Containing Iran "is now clearly part of our mission,"


IAEA in full control of Iran's nuclear program: Russia


Russian general says Pentagon is seeking direct confrontation with Moscow Russia's top military officer on Saturday accused the United States of seeking direct confrontation with Moscow and warned again that U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in Europe would destabilize the continent.


'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq Turkey's air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq on Sunday were approved by the United States in advance, the Turkish military has said.


Poland will listen to Moscow on missile shield


New UN sanctions against Iran 'rather improbable,' Ahmadinejad says


Ahmadinejad says nuclear report marked US U-turn on Iran "It is a clear U-turn. It is an evolution within the US administration. It marks a stepping back" on the part of the White House, Ahmadinejad told state television in an interview.


Iran to Let Missing US Man's Wife Visit


Iran may now be cooperating with U.S. in Iraq As violence continues to decline in Iraq, a debate is growing in Washington over whether Iran deserves a share of the credit......"There were people in the administration who explicitly questioned the assessments of these generals in Iraq who suggested Iran was being more constructive,"


Iraq demands halt to Turkish air strikes in north


Is Bush Stopped in His Tracks on Iran? ** The tug of war between those within the administration who advocate as many as 1,000 air strikes on suspected Iranian nuclear facilities and those who oppose an attack will be the most dramatic battle of the final Bush years.


U.S. must work to restore image, credibility around the world By Sen. Carl Levin The unilateral policies of the Bush administration, the cockiness of some of its rhetoric, and the dramatic and vivid reports of our abusing prisoners have hurt us


Olmert muzzles Cabinet on Iran Ehud Olmert ordered his Cabinet ministers to keep quiet on Iran's nuclear program.


Lieberman set to endorse McCain Both were outspoken supporters of the idea of invading Iraq.


Israel plays down split with US on Iran The Israelis are also hoping to receive additional information from the U.S. report, which for the most part was classified, the officials said. .....The U.S. and Israel will hold additional formal meetings on the matter in coming weeks, the Israeli officials said. Israel will use these forums to try to persuade the Americans that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, and to present top secret Israeli intelligence material, the officials said.


Israel unveils new strategy on Iran There have been calls within the government to reveal at least part of the Israeli assessments of the Iranian programme, but these have been rebuffed by the intelligence community.


Israeli team in US to counter new Iran assessment: press


Paul campaign balloons as cash keeps rolling in flush with cash from an impressive online fundraising operation, the maverick Paul has upgraded his operation. He now crisscrosses the country on private charter jets. And avid supporters have even rented a blimp to spread the word about the "Ron Paul Revolution."


MCCAIN'S BOMB, BOMB IRAN HECKLER He then asked what the senator will do with Iran in light of the NIE report.


U.S. Bolton criticises Bush foreign policy - magazine "I am not as confident as the intelligence services that Iran has stopped its nuclear weapons programme."


Ron Paul raises millions in today's Boston Tea Party event


Israel rules out attacks by Hezbollah, Syria in 2008: report Israel's Aman military intelligence does not think that Syria or Lebanon's Hezbollah militia will carry out a largescale offensive against Israel in 2008, an Israeli daily said on Sunday.


It's time to stop the hypocrisy of U.S.- Saudi relationship Odds are the legislation proffered by Specter, Widen and Weiner will die on the vine, never making it out of committee; I'm afraid the Saudi lobby will win this battle easily. Indeed, similar legislation in recent years has gone nowhere, even when there was the hardest of evidence proving that the Saudi government was paying the families of suicide murderers and directly supporting Hamas. One reason for the past failure was the lack of a concerted, unified push by the legendary pro-Israel lobby.
Note the source.


Azerbaijan: 15 convicted of treason gave Iran information on Israel n a statement released Saturday, the National Security Ministry revealed new details about the group, which allegedly passed to Iranian agents details on Western embassies, companies, pipeline operations and employees operating in Azerbaijan in 2005-2006.
This just seems like it's bull and may be a precursor for other things to come.

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