Headlines for 03-08-08

For few, Iraq war has changed everything Five years after U.S. troops invaded Iraq, there are many tears ? though not everyone is crying. For the great majority of Americans, this is a war seen from afar. They turn off the news and forget about what is happening a world away.


Dangerous cracks appearing in job market Dangerous cracks in the nation's job market are deepening. Employers slashed jobs by the largest amount in five years and hundreds of thousands of people dropped out of the labor force ? ominous signs that the country is falling toward a recession or has already toppled into one.


UN sanctions to mar Iran election: cleric


Iranian foreign minister arrives in Damascus Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in Damascus on Saturday to hold talks on improving bilateral relations and regional issues, Syrian officials said.


Oil rally may be economy's undoing


Arab leaders threaten to boycott Damascus summit Several Arab leaders say they may boycott the annual Arab summit meeting scheduled for this month in Damascus because of anger at Syria over its role in Lebanon and ongoing links to Iran.


US lobbies Poles on missile shield


Most Americans Still Upset About Iraq Invasion


Peres says Israel will not act alone on Iran: report Asked if Israel would act alone to stop Iran getting the bomb, Peres, a former prime minister who currently holds no executive power, replied: "Under no circumstance. We are not so imprudent as to concentrate the Iranian danger on Israel."


Cut 'Sovereign' Israel Loose by Charley Reese The Israelis are to the Palestinians like a 250-pound wrestler assaulting a 4-year-old child. Without pressure from the U.S., the Israeli government will go right on killing Palestinians, taking their land and expanding Israeli settlements. And Palestinians, weak as they are (they have no army, no air force, no navy, no country and no international help because the U.S. blocks all such attempts), will go right on resisting as best they can. Right on, Charley.


Fallon's 'No Iran War' Line Angered White House A new article on CENTCOM commander Adm. William Fallon confirms that his public statements last fall ruling out war against Iran last fall were not coordinated with the White House and landed him in trouble more than once with President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.


Whistle-Blower: Feds Have a Backdoor Into Wireless Carrier -- Congress Reacts


What John McCain Should Know


Getting to know Ralph Nader He wants to crack down on corporate crime and predatory lending. Also, he will pull US troops out of Iraq, address the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and would move to impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney.



It's Iran vs. Israel Thursday's terrorist attack in Jerusalem in which eight seminary students were killed by a Palestinian gunman, and the latest fighting between between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, are more than new chapters in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: They are part of a much larger struggle underway between Iran and Israel. Oh what a load of BS being peddled from the Israeli Foreign Ministry, err, I mean the Washington Times.


The Silent Violence of Gaza's Suffering That Candidates and Congress Ignore By RALPH NADER


Hezbollah denies involvement in yeshiva attack Israeli security officials said the Lebanese militia may have ordered Thursday night's attack, in which eight students were killed, though initial indications were that gunman Ala Abu Dhaim, who was himself shot dead, acted alone.