Headlines for 08-08-08

Iran says latest atomic talks with IAEA "constructive": report


Russia Asks That Iran Be Given More Time Russia's U.N. ambassador, Vitaly I. Churkin, said the six nations should continue negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program. He dismissed assertions by the United States, Britain and France that Tehran had missed a deadline this week to respond to the offer, which would make a push for U.N. sanctions inevitable.


Anthrax case against bio-weapons expert 'staggering for lack of evidence'


Suskind Revisited by Philip Giraldi My source also notes that Dick Cheney, who was behind the forgery, hated and mistrusted the Agency and would not have used it for such a sensitive assignment. Instead, he went to Doug Feith?s Office of Special Plans and asked them to do the job.


Why the Pentagon Thinks Attacking Iran is a Bad Idea


Egyptian FM warns against military solution to Iranian nuclear issue


New evidence suggests Ron Suskind is right On Dec. 14, 2003, the Sunday Telegraph hyped the phony Habbush memo as a front-page exclusive over the byline of Con Coughlin, the paper's foreign editor and chief Mideast correspondent, who has earned a reputation for promoting neoconservative claptrap. As I explained in a Salon blog post on Dec. 18, the story's sudden appearance in London was the harbinger of a disinformation campaign that quickly blew back to the United States -- where it was cited by William Safire on the New York Times Op-Ed page. Ignoring the bizarre Niger yellowcake reference, which practically screamed bullshit, Safire seized on Coughlin's story as proof of his own cherished theory about Saddam's sponsorship of 9/11. The Brits evidently have a neocon problem of their own.


UN nuclear agency back in Iran


Iranian diplomat warns of harsh response to any strike "If Israel were to do something stupid ? it will face a shocking response the likes of which it has never encountered before,' Bashtestani told the Nazareth-based 'al-Sinara' newspaper.


Military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities may not be effective "Following an attack, Iran could quickly rebuild its centrifuge program in small, easily hidden facilities focused on making weapons grade uranium for nuclear weapons," principal author David Albright, ISIS president and a former UN weapons inspector, was quoted as saying. Albright gets something right?


EU expands Iran nuclear sanctions


Oil 'could hit $200 within years' A serious oil supply crisis is looming, which could push prices above $200 a barrel, a think tank has warned.


Up in smoke Many Israeli politicians are acquainted in one degree or another with the 70-year-old Silverstein Now that's interesting, and yet, not surprising.


Jewish Media Group, SITE, is the first to release another Islamic threat video


US to help Israel develop Arrow-3 Head of US Missile Defense Agency to recommend to Congress that America finance development of modern version of anti-ballistic missile system As if we American taxpayers don't give ENOUGH to Israel - a most unworthy nation - as it is. While you're struggling to pay your food and gas bills, Israel - a nation whose economy is booming - is being given $1.5-2 million per Arrow missile.


The Father of Lies by Philip Giraldi compared to the Israelis, the American neocons are neophytes when it comes to reshaping the past. Israel has long funded major archaeological projects intended to emphasize the Jewish presence in Palestine while minimizing or even denying the presence of others in the region, an attempt to demonstrate that Jews have a historical legitimacy that Arab inhabitants lack......In spite of views about Arabs and Muslims that most would consider extremist, Morris has been provided a bully pulpit by The New York Times to urge the United States to attack Iran before Israel is forced to stage a preemptive nuclear attack that would turn the country with its eighty million inhabitants into a "nuclear wasteland." .....the purpose in writing the piece is clearly to frighten the rest of the world into doing the dirty work so that Israel will not have to act. Obviously, the only country that can carry out the mission in a thorough fashion using non-nuclear weapons is the United States That's former CIA counterterrorism official Philip Giraldi breaking down Benny's BS for you.


Israel protests to Ankara over Ahmadinejad Israel formally complained to Turkey about the coming visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


Al-Arian trial postponed as judge questions case The trial of a former Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinian terrorist was postponed Friday after a judge raised new doubts about whether prosecutors have been overzealous. The Lobby's going to be PISSED! How dare anyone ask questions?!


Iceland, Sweden to take in Iraq's Palestinian refugees


Israel: Lebanon is responsible for Hezbollah's actions This decision on Wednesday by the security cabinet represents a change in Israeli policy, after always firmly separating Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.