Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Headlines for 02-25-08

Iran reinforces Iraq border after Turkish attack Iranian forces have also often clashed in Iraqi border areas with rebels from the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), an offshoot of the PKK and which analysts say has bases in northeastern Iraq from where they operate against Iran.


Israeli PM calls for new sanctions against Iran


Missile shield talks with Poland, Czech on track-US


In Japan, Israeli PM calls for action on Iran


EU condemns 'uncivilised' Iranian comments on Israel: statement The European Union condemned "in the strongest terms" Monday remarks by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian officials about Israel, after the killing of a top Hezbollah commander.


'Terrorism is the lousiest shortcut to failure' There was great brutality committed against the Palestinians ... which led me to say what I said. I clarified and, as a matter of fact. I apologized for the tone, not for the principle.


Hezbollah and the 'Unknown Knowns' the internal disunity and open hostility ? notwithstanding the political impasse over the future of the country?s parliamentary and governmental organisation -- all point at the readiness of Lebanon to descend into chaos. This is good news for Israel and the Bush administration. A civil war could achieve what Israel?s botched, illegal war of 2006 could not.


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