Headlines for 02-11-08

Ahmadinejad scorns West, domestic critics on nuclear drive


Disagreements could delay Iran nuclear report: diplomats


Russian bombers intercepted near US Navy ship The bombers, flying south of Japan, were detected turning toward the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and its accompanying ships. Four US F/A-18 fighters were launched to intercept the Russian aircraft, the official said.


US sniper jailed for Iraqi murder
The Iraqi man had stumbled across a group of hiding snipers
A US army sniper has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for murder without premeditation after he killed an Iraqi civilian and planted evidence on him.


Blair went to war on a lie, law lords told


A scary way to further erode our liberties By BOB BARR


McCain's rapprochement with the right? by Patrick J. Buchanan There is another consideration. McCain has said he will stay in Iraq another 100 years if necessary, that Russia should be thrown out of the G-8, that he will do whatever it takes to halt Iran's nuclear enrichment program. He has told us: "There's going to be other wars. ... I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other wars. We will never surrender, but there will be other wars."


Barak: U.S. unlikely to attack Iran nuclear installations


Report: Mubarak says continued US presence in Iraq to attract terrorists, threaten region That defiance stepped up after U.S. moved last year to put conditions on the US$2 billion in aid, including US$1.3 billion in military assistance, that Washington gives annually to Egypt, the second largest recipient of U.S. aid after Israel.


US wants death penalty for 9/11 accused The Pentagon has charged the alleged planner of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, along with five others, with murder and conspiracy, and asked that they be executed if convicted.


The Hawks' Last Hurrah? Podhoretz, for his part, agreed: "Unless Bush realizes or fulfills my fading hope of air strikes, it is undoubtedly up to Israel to prevent" Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.


Lebanon charges 19 soldiers over protest shootings A Lebanese judge charged three army officers and 16 soldiers on Monday over the killing of opposition protesters last month in some of Beirut's deadliest street violence since the 1975-1990 civil war.


Refugee stories - A boy's journey from Baghdad to Damascus Then, when Thaer began to receive death threats from a Shia militia, he decided that living in the desert was safer than being a Palestinian in Baghdad.