Thursday, February 14, 2008

Headlines for 02-13-08

IAEA denies internal row over Iran, condemns "hype" A senior official close to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Mohamed ElBaradei accused unnamed Western powers of using the same "hype" tactics employed against Iraq before the 2003 U.S.-led invasion to justify imposing further sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.


Russia criticises Iran's defiance "We don't approve of Iran's permanent demonstration of its intentions to develop its rocket sector and continue to enrich uranium," Mr Lavrov said.


US troops must stay in Iraq beyond 2008: Gates, Rice


U.S. official: No hostile Russian intent against U.S. The United States does not believe Russia has hostile intentions toward it, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, downplaying concern about a Russian bomber mission near a U.S. aircraft carrier.


Senator Calls Error Unprecedented The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday the loading of nuclear-tipped missiles on a B-52 bomber at a U.S. air base last August was an unprecedented and significant security failure.


Iran has capacity to produce nuclear arms: US intelligence Thomas Fingar, deputy US director of national intelligence for analysis, told a Congressional hearing that the Islamic republic "continues to develop" capabilities that could be swiftly adopted for production of nuclear weapons.


Warmth for Americans in Once Hostile Tehran Generally speaking, Iranians like Americans ? not just American products, which remain very popular, but Americans. That is not entirely new: Iranians on an individual level have long expressed a desire to restore relations between the countries. But the sentiment seems much more out in the open now.


The Monster That Wouldn't Die If and when the Democrats take the White House, you can bet your bottom dollar the neocons will have some kind of presence, whether it's in the form of a few mid-level bureaucrats placed in sensitive positions or in top spots close to President Hillary or Obama


Bush widens Syria sanctions


Senate Approves Terror Surveillance Bill


Bush admits telecoms spied


Presidents Conference goes to Georgia Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Presidents Conference, cited Georgia?s history of tolerance, pro-Israel stance and strategic importance both as an alternate route for Central Asian gas and its proximity to Iran as the key reasons for visiting.


Hezbollah to hold mass funeral for slain commander


US lauds death of Hezbollah leader


Israeli minister hails killing of Hezbollah leader


Turkey no platform for Israeli strikes -official


Israel accused of Hezbollah leader's killing Moughniyah, 45, was killed late on Tuesday. He had been on a list of foreigners Israel wanted to kill or apprehend and the United States had offered a $5 million (2.5 million pound) reward for his capture.


Mughnieh murder 'Zionist gangsterism': Hamas


Lebanon braces for mass rally to mark Hariri killing Lebanon braced on Wednesday for a mass rally by backers of the Western-backed government to commemorate the third anniversary of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder amid mounting street clashes with the opposition


Car bomb ends life of Hizbullah chief wanted for string of kidnappings and mass murders Did any other non-Middle Eastern countries 'laud' this killing besides the US and Israel? It is doubtful that the CIA did it. IT is quite remarkable how Israeli forces can (still) so easily assassinate in Lebanon and Syria. Makes you wonder (about recent similar bombings going back a few years in the region).

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