Headlines for 02-12-08

US confirms upcoming talks with Iran on Iraq


U.S. military weighing if Russia in Cold War pose


Israel sure Iran seeking nuclear arms: Olmert Asked if Israel would consider using military force in dealing with Iran, Olmert cited US President George W. Bush's refusal to rule out force in dealing with Iran's defiance to halt sensitive nuclear work Whose war is this?


Israel urges international action against an Iranian nuclear threat Israel, which is widely believed to have built hundreds of atomic warheads, has said it considers a nuclear Iran a threat to its existence. Yes, that makes perfect sense. (NOT).


John McCain and the Neocon Resurgence by Philip Giraldi The neocons and McCain do not disguise their belief that Iran must be dealt with by military means because diplomacy has failed. Indeed, one might well regard de-fanging Iran as their principal foreign policy objective, one that they share with the White House and the Israeli government.


Bomb destroys car in Damascus


God vs. Elliott Abrams Abrams has a consistent record, both in and out of government, of opposing any meaningful Israeli concessions to the Palestinians that might end Israel's 40-year occupation of the West Bank and lead to the birth of a viable Palestinian state.....
In the Project for the New American Century's policy tome Present Dangers, he asserted, "Strengthening Israel, our major ally in the region, should be the central core of U.S. Middle East policy, and we should not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state that does not explicitly uphold U.S. policy in the region."


Merkel, Olmert offer Iran stances At a news conference Tuesday in Berlin following their official meetings, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made their different approaches clear: In pressuring the Islamic regime, Merkel looks to sanctions and diplomacy, while Olmert says all options are open.


Valerie Plame Wilson Describes Sibel Edmonds Disclosures as 'Stunning'