Headlines for 02-04-08

Rise in Iran-made bombs in Baghdad district -US Washington has accused Tehran of supplying Shi'ite militias in Iraq with sophisticated weapons, including armour-piercing roadside bombs known as explosively formed penetrators (EFPs), to attack U.S. troops. Tehran denies the allegation


US admits killing Iraqi civilians The US military has admitted accidentally killing nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, during raids south of Baghdad.


US plan for Afghan troop surge A panel of more than 20 experts convened by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has also urged the administration to get tough with Pakistan.


Turkish army says kills 10 PKK Kurdish rebels Turkish troops killed 10 separatist Kurdish guerrillas on Sunday in clashes in Bingol province, in the southeast, army officials said.


U.S. labels Iran's rocket tests as "unfortunate" Perino made the remarks after Iran launched its first home-built space research center and fired a rocket designed to send its first home-made research satellite into orbit.


Progress towards resolving Iran inquiry--ElBaradei The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday he was making progress in finishing an inquiry into Iran's nuclear past ahead of his next report awaited by those powers mulling new sanctions.


Clinton Gets Most Lobbyist Money, McCain Most Help Democrat Hillary Clinton has raised more money from lobbyists than any other presidential candidate while Republican John McCain has more of them assisting his campaign.


The CIA operation that should have prevented the Iraq war From the end of 2002 the US spy agency had sources inside Iraq's weapons plants telling them clearly what the whole world now knows -- that Saddam had ended efforts to produce weapons of mass destruction.


Leaked Classified Documents Show Bush Authorized US Troops In Iran And Syria American military forces in Iraq were authorized to pursue former members of Saddam Hussein?s government and terrorists across Iraq?s borders into Iran and Syria, according to a classified 2005 document that has been made public by an independent Web site.


FBI wants palm prints, eye scans, tattoo mapping


McCain backs long-term US presence in Iraq


Sibel Edmonds Must Be Heard by Philip Giraldi Many of the officials involved are apparently the same neoconservatives who cooked the books to enable the rush to war against Iraq and who are continuing to urge more wars in the Middle East, most notably against Iran and Syria. Several of them are close allies of leading Republican presidential candidate John McCain.


The Great Betrayal by Patrick J. Buchanan Where Bush has lately cleansed his administration of neocons, McCain offers the last best hope for a neocon return and restoration and more wars in the Middle East. And if, as seems probable, Bibi Netanyahu again becomes prime minister of Israel, he and a President McCain will find a pretext for war on Iran.


Bush budget launches new Israel aid The Bush administration increased the amount partly as compensation to Israel for a planned $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its Arab neighbors. The administration defends the overall package as necessary to contain Iranian hegemony and to spur Israel and moderate Arab nations to support Israeli-Palestinian peace.


McCain is Now the Neo-Con Candidate


The Madness of John McCain


Why Were the 9/11 Tapes Destroyed?


Paul draws big Denver crowd The crowd for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul was so large it surprised his own organizers.


Lebanon to lodge UN complaint against Israel for border shooting Lebanon's government decided Monday to lodge a complaint with the UN Security Council against Israel for a cross-border shooting incident that killed one Lebanese man and wounded another.


French envoy condemns Iran statements A French ambassador summoned by Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad implying Israel would be destroyed, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Monday.


Lebanese block Israeli attempt to divert rain water Lebanese residents from the Southern village of Kfar Kila have thwarted an attempt by Israeli workers backed by Israeli troops to reopen a channel that would allow them to divert rain water form Lebanese territory into Israel, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Saturday


US anti-missile ship to dock in Haifa An American missile ship set to dock at Haifa Port on Monday is equipped with an anti-missile defense system that could be deployed in the region in the event of an Iranian missile attack against Israel.