Headlines for 02-10-08

Iran's Ahmadinejad may visit Baghdad by late March


5th cable cut fuels allegations of isolating Iran


Bush Administration Appeals Patriot Act Ruling The Bush administration on Friday appealed a federal court decision declaring as unconstitutional a central provision of the Patriot Act, which Congress quickly adopted after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.


Neo-Cons and Bolton Flock to McCain Standard


No need to wait for Russia or China Certainly, the report published by the American intelligence community has tied President George W. Bush's hands and seriously narrowed his prospects of ordering an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. The question is: What should Israel do? Fight its own battles?


Iran high on the agenda for Olmert's Berlin talks Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to use a visit to Germany beginning on Sunday to lobby for tougher measures to force Iran to curb a nuclear programme he has called a threat to Israel's existence.


Ayatollah's advice startles conservatives A statement from Fadlallah's office said he opposed a man "using any sort of violence against a woman, even in the form of insults and harsh words."....He was among the first religious leaders in the Middle East to condemn the Sept. 11 attacks......But Fadlallah remains a staunch critic of Israel, once describing the Jewish state as "a conglomerate of people who come from all parts of the world to live in Palestine on the ruins of another people."


Mofaz chides Olmert over Lebanon war The Second Lebanon War marked the first time Israel failed to win a major military campaign, a senior Cabinet minister said


Using the Internet as a weapon Commentary: Internet interruption in the Middle East looks fishy


AIPAC's mystifying behavior A message to Gordon's office this week requesting his comments on AIPAC's actions went unanswered. Ron Dermer, who as Israel's economic minister at the Washington embassy works on the issue with AIPAC, provided three general explanations for AIPAC's actions. AIPAC must be forced to register as an agent of a foreign entity. For, that is exactly what it is.