Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service
Iran progress on atom centrifuges slow: IAEA
Bush and Brown Share Impatience on Iran
Iran's mission rejects US allegations of role in Iraq Iran's U.N. Mission said allegations by U.S. officials that the country is supporting the insurgency in Iraq are "unfounded" and "baseless."
Pentagon institute calls Iraq war 'a major debacle' with outcome 'in doubt' The war in Iraq has become "a major debacle" and the outcome "is in doubt" despite improvements in security from the buildup in U.S. forces, according to a highly critical study published Thursday by the Pentagon's premier military educational institute.
Report reveals Iran seized British sailors in disputed waters Fifteen British sailors and Marines were seized by Iran in internationally disputed waters and not in Iraq?s maritime territory as Parliament was told, according to new official documents released to The Times.
Brown seeks tighter Iran sanctions British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday called for tightening European sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear program, specifically targeting investments in liquefied natural gas.
IAEA official to fly to Tehran for more nuclear talks: spokeswoman The so-called alleged studies are the one outstanding issue that the IAEA insists still needs to be cleared up.
Oil reaches $117 for first time
Rice to shun Iran at meeting of Iraq's neighbors Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she has no plans to meet Iran's foreign minister at a conference of Iraq's neighbors next week, amid increasing U.S. complaints about Iranian support for Iraqi insurgents.
Rice says Arabs must shield Iraq from Iran's sway Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she would press Iraq's Arab neighbors hard next week to do more to support Baghdad's government and shield it from Iran's "nefarious influences."
Clinton vows 'massive' U.S. retaliation if Iran attacks Israel
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Arrow successfully simulates intercept of mock Shihab missile Israel is talking with Boeing about manufacturing the new and improved Arrow 3. Israel hopes the U.S. Congress will approve funding for the project. US funding?
Rice marks 25th anniversary of Beirut embassy attack Rice used the commemoration to hint at Washington's accusations of interference by Syria into the affairs of neighboring Lebanon, with politicians in Beirut "afraid for their very lives" as the embattled government remains locked in a long-running standoff with the Hezbollah-led opposition.
'Iran smuggling arms into Gaza by sea' Iran has stepped up its efforts to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip by using floatable devices that it drops near the waters off the Gaza coast to be picked up by Palestinian fisherman, senior defense officials have told The Jerusalem Post.
Dude, Where... Is Osama bin Laden? A young Palestinian man laments that "9/11 legitimized the American presence in the Middle East" and insists that "We are fighting to make our homeland. It's none of their [al-Qaeda's] business."
Professor in Deadlocked Terrorism Case Could Face a New Indictment Sami al-Arian, a computer science professor imprisoned for more than five years after pleading guilty to a single terrorism-related charge when his trial deadlocked, is back in legal limbo this week. He faces either deportation or a new indictment that could extend his incarceration for years.
Could Israel use submarines against Iran? Anticipating a showdown with Iran, Israel decides secretly to deploy a submarine off its arch-foe's coast.
Syria and US at Odds Over Hariri Probe In asking the U.N. Security Council for an extension of the mandate of his probe, investigator Daniel Bellemare said recently that evidence pointed to a "criminal network" being responsible for the "politically motivated" killing of Hariri. The network had pre-existed Hariri's murder, Bellemare said, and it continued to exist for some period afterward.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Headlines for 04-16-08
Iran says U.S. aids rebels at its borders A series of conflicts with insurgent groups along Iran's borders may be impelling Tehran to back its own allies in Iraq in what it regards as a proxy war with the U.S., according to security experts and officials in the U.S., Iran and Iraq.
McCain vows massive pressure on Iran Normally a proponent of hawkish policies, McCain told MSNBC's "Hardball" on Tuesday that it would be difficult to convince the American people to go to war against Iran.
Iran and U.S. said to have been holding secret talks for 5 years
Oil price passes $US115 The price of New York oil has crossed $US115 a barrel for the first time after the US Government reported falling energy inventories and as the US currency hit an all-time low against the euro.
Ahmadinejad: 9/11 'suspect event' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York as a "suspect event" and queried the death toll.
Pentagon seeks authority to train and equip foreign militaries
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel. No sh@t? Never would've guessed that....
Source: U.S. Strike on Iran Nearing
U.S.: Iranian threats to 'eliminate' Israel justify int'l sanctions Iran's Deputy Chief of Staff Mohammed Rada Ashtiani was quoted earlier by the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr as saying: "If Israel wants to take any action against the Islamic Republic, we will eliminate Israel from the scene of the universe... Our answer to any military attack against Iran will be strong."
Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
US national security advisor in Israel for talks on Iran: radio Stewart Tuttle, the spokesman for the US embassy, said Hadley's talks with top Israeli officials would cover "issues of mutual interest, and a good guess is these will include Iran." Hadley is a neocon.
How the War Party Captured the Right The domination of the American Right by the neoconservatives has hung the Iraq albatross around the GOP's neck, and the party is now in danger of being strangled by the sheer weight of the burden
PM: Iran will not be nuclear
Poll: 82% of American Christians support Israel A new survey conducted by a Washington DC-based evangelical organization among American Christians has found that 82% of them believe they have a moral obligation to support the Jews and Israel. The poll, conducted among Catholics and Protestants alike, tested their stance on Jerusalem's future and ways to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.
Tough New Iran Sanctions Could Backfire, Experts Warn As Washington tries to bolster international cooperation over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, the domestic push for congressionally mandated sanctions has been spearheaded by lobby groups such as the Israel Project, the neoconservative think-tank Center for Security Policy (CSP), and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Attitudes Toward US Worsen in Arab World The new survey also found that fears regarding both U.S. and Israeli designs in the region have also increased over the past 17 months, despite the length of time that has passed since the summer 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, which inflamed anti-Israeli and anti-Western opinion throughout the region.
Israel says Syria arming Hezbollah despite UN resolution
Hezbollah denies report of planning to launch war inside Israel
New Group Using Web to Counter AIPAC While a broad spectrum of Jewish and pro-Israel groups continue to support the Bush administration?s efforts to isolate Iran diplomatically, J Street is putting diplomacy with Iran near the top of its agenda ? a decision that could ultimately produce more controversy than its lobbying for a stronger Israeli-Palestinian peace process
McCain vows massive pressure on Iran Normally a proponent of hawkish policies, McCain told MSNBC's "Hardball" on Tuesday that it would be difficult to convince the American people to go to war against Iran.
Iran and U.S. said to have been holding secret talks for 5 years
Oil price passes $US115 The price of New York oil has crossed $US115 a barrel for the first time after the US Government reported falling energy inventories and as the US currency hit an all-time low against the euro.
Ahmadinejad: 9/11 'suspect event' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York as a "suspect event" and queried the death toll.
Pentagon seeks authority to train and equip foreign militaries
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel. No sh@t? Never would've guessed that....
Source: U.S. Strike on Iran Nearing
U.S.: Iranian threats to 'eliminate' Israel justify int'l sanctions Iran's Deputy Chief of Staff Mohammed Rada Ashtiani was quoted earlier by the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr as saying: "If Israel wants to take any action against the Islamic Republic, we will eliminate Israel from the scene of the universe... Our answer to any military attack against Iran will be strong."
Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
US national security advisor in Israel for talks on Iran: radio Stewart Tuttle, the spokesman for the US embassy, said Hadley's talks with top Israeli officials would cover "issues of mutual interest, and a good guess is these will include Iran." Hadley is a neocon.
How the War Party Captured the Right The domination of the American Right by the neoconservatives has hung the Iraq albatross around the GOP's neck, and the party is now in danger of being strangled by the sheer weight of the burden
PM: Iran will not be nuclear
Poll: 82% of American Christians support Israel A new survey conducted by a Washington DC-based evangelical organization among American Christians has found that 82% of them believe they have a moral obligation to support the Jews and Israel. The poll, conducted among Catholics and Protestants alike, tested their stance on Jerusalem's future and ways to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.
Tough New Iran Sanctions Could Backfire, Experts Warn As Washington tries to bolster international cooperation over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, the domestic push for congressionally mandated sanctions has been spearheaded by lobby groups such as the Israel Project, the neoconservative think-tank Center for Security Policy (CSP), and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Attitudes Toward US Worsen in Arab World The new survey also found that fears regarding both U.S. and Israeli designs in the region have also increased over the past 17 months, despite the length of time that has passed since the summer 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, which inflamed anti-Israeli and anti-Western opinion throughout the region.
Israel says Syria arming Hezbollah despite UN resolution
Hezbollah denies report of planning to launch war inside Israel
New Group Using Web to Counter AIPAC While a broad spectrum of Jewish and pro-Israel groups continue to support the Bush administration?s efforts to isolate Iran diplomatically, J Street is putting diplomacy with Iran near the top of its agenda ? a decision that could ultimately produce more controversy than its lobbying for a stronger Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Headlines for 04-16-08
Iran says U.S. aids rebels at its borders A series of conflicts with insurgent groups along Iran's borders may be impelling Tehran to back its own allies in Iraq in what it regards as a proxy war with the U.S., according to security experts and officials in the U.S., Iran and Iraq.
McCain vows massive pressure on Iran Normally a proponent of hawkish policies, McCain told MSNBC's "Hardball" on Tuesday that it would be difficult to convince the American people to go to war against Iran.
Iran and U.S. said to have been holding secret talks for 5 years
Oil price passes $US115 The price of New York oil has crossed $US115 a barrel for the first time after the US Government reported falling energy inventories and as the US currency hit an all-time low against the euro.
Ahmadinejad: 9/11 'suspect event' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York as a "suspect event" and queried the death toll.
Pentagon seeks authority to train and equip foreign militaries
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel. No sh@t? Never would've guessed that....
Source: U.S. Strike on Iran Nearing
U.S.: Iranian threats to 'eliminate' Israel justify int'l sanctions Iran's Deputy Chief of Staff Mohammed Rada Ashtiani was quoted earlier by the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr as saying: "If Israel wants to take any action against the Islamic Republic, we will eliminate Israel from the scene of the universe... Our answer to any military attack against Iran will be strong."
Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
US national security advisor in Israel for talks on Iran: radio Stewart Tuttle, the spokesman for the US embassy, said Hadley's talks with top Israeli officials would cover "issues of mutual interest, and a good guess is these will include Iran." Hadley is a neocon.
How the War Party Captured the Right The domination of the American Right by the neoconservatives has hung the Iraq albatross around the GOP's neck, and the party is now in danger of being strangled by the sheer weight of the burden
PM: Iran will not be nuclear
Poll: 82% of American Christians support Israel A new survey conducted by a Washington DC-based evangelical organization among American Christians has found that 82% of them believe they have a moral obligation to support the Jews and Israel. The poll, conducted among Catholics and Protestants alike, tested their stance on Jerusalem's future and ways to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.
Tough New Iran Sanctions Could Backfire, Experts Warn As Washington tries to bolster international cooperation over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, the domestic push for congressionally mandated sanctions has been spearheaded by lobby groups such as the Israel Project, the neoconservative think-tank Center for Security Policy (CSP), and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Attitudes Toward US Worsen in Arab World The new survey also found that fears regarding both U.S. and Israeli designs in the region have also increased over the past 17 months, despite the length of time that has passed since the summer 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, which inflamed anti-Israeli and anti-Western opinion throughout the region.
Israel says Syria arming Hezbollah despite UN resolution
Hezbollah denies report of planning to launch war inside Israel
New Group Using Web to Counter AIPAC While a broad spectrum of Jewish and pro-Israel groups continue to support the Bush administration?s efforts to isolate Iran diplomatically, J Street is putting diplomacy with Iran near the top of its agenda ? a decision that could ultimately produce more controversy than its lobbying for a stronger Israeli-Palestinian peace process
McCain vows massive pressure on Iran Normally a proponent of hawkish policies, McCain told MSNBC's "Hardball" on Tuesday that it would be difficult to convince the American people to go to war against Iran.
Iran and U.S. said to have been holding secret talks for 5 years
Oil price passes $US115 The price of New York oil has crossed $US115 a barrel for the first time after the US Government reported falling energy inventories and as the US currency hit an all-time low against the euro.
Ahmadinejad: 9/11 'suspect event' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York as a "suspect event" and queried the death toll.
Pentagon seeks authority to train and equip foreign militaries
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel. No sh@t? Never would've guessed that....
Source: U.S. Strike on Iran Nearing
U.S.: Iranian threats to 'eliminate' Israel justify int'l sanctions Iran's Deputy Chief of Staff Mohammed Rada Ashtiani was quoted earlier by the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr as saying: "If Israel wants to take any action against the Islamic Republic, we will eliminate Israel from the scene of the universe... Our answer to any military attack against Iran will be strong."
Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
US national security advisor in Israel for talks on Iran: radio Stewart Tuttle, the spokesman for the US embassy, said Hadley's talks with top Israeli officials would cover "issues of mutual interest, and a good guess is these will include Iran." Hadley is a neocon.
How the War Party Captured the Right The domination of the American Right by the neoconservatives has hung the Iraq albatross around the GOP's neck, and the party is now in danger of being strangled by the sheer weight of the burden
PM: Iran will not be nuclear
Poll: 82% of American Christians support Israel A new survey conducted by a Washington DC-based evangelical organization among American Christians has found that 82% of them believe they have a moral obligation to support the Jews and Israel. The poll, conducted among Catholics and Protestants alike, tested their stance on Jerusalem's future and ways to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.
Tough New Iran Sanctions Could Backfire, Experts Warn As Washington tries to bolster international cooperation over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program, the domestic push for congressionally mandated sanctions has been spearheaded by lobby groups such as the Israel Project, the neoconservative think-tank Center for Security Policy (CSP), and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Attitudes Toward US Worsen in Arab World The new survey also found that fears regarding both U.S. and Israeli designs in the region have also increased over the past 17 months, despite the length of time that has passed since the summer 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, which inflamed anti-Israeli and anti-Western opinion throughout the region.
Israel says Syria arming Hezbollah despite UN resolution
Hezbollah denies report of planning to launch war inside Israel
New Group Using Web to Counter AIPAC While a broad spectrum of Jewish and pro-Israel groups continue to support the Bush administration?s efforts to isolate Iran diplomatically, J Street is putting diplomacy with Iran near the top of its agenda ? a decision that could ultimately produce more controversy than its lobbying for a stronger Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Headlines for 04-14-08
Iran - The New Motivation for US War in Iraq The US rationale for war in Iraq has morphed from ousting strongman Saddam Hussein, to countering Al-Qaeda militants to its latest incarnation ? facing down what officials in President George W. Bush?s administration call the Iranian ?threat?.
US and Iran holding 'secret' talks on nuclear programme
IAEA, Iran meeting abruptly canceled
Livni to tell Gulf leaders in Qatar: Iran the threat, not Israel
Iraq, U.S. to pressure Iran with diplomacy, force Iraq is prepared to pressure Iran diplomatically to stop supporting violence, while the United States helps the military effort to halt aid to "surrogate" forces, the White House national security adviser said Sunday.
Iran top nuclear official to meet ElBaradei-IRNA A top Iranian official will discuss his country's disputed nuclear programme with the U.N. atomic watchdog boss Mohamed ElBaradei in Vienna this week, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Israel hopes for Arab consenus on Iran nuclear drive Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will visit Qatar for the first time on Sunday and hopes there is a chance to build a consensus among Arab nations against Iran's nuclear ambitions, which worry many Gulf states.
Kurd rebels threaten to attack Iran A Kurdish rebel group based in northern Iraq threatened on Sunday to launch bomb attacks inside Iran if Tehran fails to halt anti-Kurdish policies in the Islamic country.
McCain seeking to assure Americans, "I detest war"
Hizbullah militants regroup amid war jitters Over the past few weeks, military activity on both sides of the border has contributed to war jitters as both Israel and Hizbullah are seemingly poised to strike.
Arab world sees U.S. in poor light: poll
Israel fears US will sell F-35 to Saudis while this could pose a major challenge for the IDF, defense officials told the Post on Sunday it also presented Israel with a unique opportunity to ask the Americans for new advanced technology that would not be sold to the Saudis, to enable Israel to retain its qualitative edge in the region.
Hamas and Syria must be included in peace deal: Carter
Brief incursion by Israeli soldiers into Lebanon: army "A group of five Israeli soldiers on Sunday evening entered 150 metres (yards) inside the area of al-Shaal, east of Kfar Shouba (in southeastern Lebanon) and remained in the area for 10 minutes before leaving," an army statement said.
Arab world sees U.S. in poor light: poll In contrast to U.S. government views, most Arabs did not see Iran as a major threat and 67 percent considered Tehran had the right to a nuclear program.
Israel fears Iran may ship Hezbollah arms via Beirut port Israel is concerned that Iran might start moving weapons to Hezbollah by means of ships that anchor in the Beirut port, government sources in Jerusalem said
US to send $7.2 mln worth of military equipment
Israel to connect to US missle early warning system: report The United States has agreed to connect Israel to its ballistic missile early warning system to warn of any missile attack from archfoe Iran, a senior Israeli defence official said on Monday.
Israel can stand up for itself Washington's performance should concern anyone who cares about long-term U.S. influence in the Islamic world. But for Israel (and Israel's supporters), this is an urgent problem. It is Israel, after all, that has been set by the Iranian leadership as the target for annihilation.
US and Iran holding 'secret' talks on nuclear programme
IAEA, Iran meeting abruptly canceled
Livni to tell Gulf leaders in Qatar: Iran the threat, not Israel
Iraq, U.S. to pressure Iran with diplomacy, force Iraq is prepared to pressure Iran diplomatically to stop supporting violence, while the United States helps the military effort to halt aid to "surrogate" forces, the White House national security adviser said Sunday.
Iran top nuclear official to meet ElBaradei-IRNA A top Iranian official will discuss his country's disputed nuclear programme with the U.N. atomic watchdog boss Mohamed ElBaradei in Vienna this week, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Israel hopes for Arab consenus on Iran nuclear drive Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will visit Qatar for the first time on Sunday and hopes there is a chance to build a consensus among Arab nations against Iran's nuclear ambitions, which worry many Gulf states.
Kurd rebels threaten to attack Iran A Kurdish rebel group based in northern Iraq threatened on Sunday to launch bomb attacks inside Iran if Tehran fails to halt anti-Kurdish policies in the Islamic country.
McCain seeking to assure Americans, "I detest war"
Hizbullah militants regroup amid war jitters Over the past few weeks, military activity on both sides of the border has contributed to war jitters as both Israel and Hizbullah are seemingly poised to strike.
Arab world sees U.S. in poor light: poll
Israel fears US will sell F-35 to Saudis while this could pose a major challenge for the IDF, defense officials told the Post on Sunday it also presented Israel with a unique opportunity to ask the Americans for new advanced technology that would not be sold to the Saudis, to enable Israel to retain its qualitative edge in the region.
Hamas and Syria must be included in peace deal: Carter
Brief incursion by Israeli soldiers into Lebanon: army "A group of five Israeli soldiers on Sunday evening entered 150 metres (yards) inside the area of al-Shaal, east of Kfar Shouba (in southeastern Lebanon) and remained in the area for 10 minutes before leaving," an army statement said.
Arab world sees U.S. in poor light: poll In contrast to U.S. government views, most Arabs did not see Iran as a major threat and 67 percent considered Tehran had the right to a nuclear program.
Israel fears Iran may ship Hezbollah arms via Beirut port Israel is concerned that Iran might start moving weapons to Hezbollah by means of ships that anchor in the Beirut port, government sources in Jerusalem said
US to send $7.2 mln worth of military equipment
Israel to connect to US missle early warning system: report The United States has agreed to connect Israel to its ballistic missile early warning system to warn of any missile attack from archfoe Iran, a senior Israeli defence official said on Monday.
Israel can stand up for itself Washington's performance should concern anyone who cares about long-term U.S. influence in the Islamic world. But for Israel (and Israel's supporters), this is an urgent problem. It is Israel, after all, that has been set by the Iranian leadership as the target for annihilation.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Headlines for 04-12-08
Iran cleric rejects Bush's accusations on Iraq
Navy ship encounters Iranian boat The USS Typhoon tried unsuccessfully to establish radio contact with the Iranian boat after it came within an estimated 200 yards of the Typhoon on Thursday, outside Iranian territorial waters. A Navy official said the ship then fired the flare and continued on its way without incident.
U.S. sceptical about Iranian nuclear advances Gregory Schulte, U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, told reporters they should take "with a grain of salt" comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday.
Report: Iran says Gulf encounter with US not confrontational There has been no confrontation between Iran and United States in the Persian Gulf, official news agency IRNA reported Friday.
More Americans Want to End Iraq War Next Year
Powell: Troops in Iraq must be reduced Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that President Bush's successor will have to come to grips with the reality that the United States cannot continue to keep such large numbers of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Crocker: Room at the table for Iran The United States would enter trilateral talks with Iraq and Iran if the Iraqis wanted a round of security talks, the top U.S. diplomat in Iraq said.
Bush says no plans to attack Iran: interview "The message to the Iranians is: we will bring you to justice if you continue to try to infiltrate, send your agents or send surrogates to bring harm to our troops and/or the Iraqi citizens," he said.
Spy photos 'show Iran missile site'
New Iran incentives, sanctions unlikely now -Rice
Gates: Iran boosts support for militias Making the case for war.
Cheney on the Warpath Again? Cheney also notably refused to comment about any recent conversations he may have had with Israeli leaders about the possibility of their bombing Iranian nuclear facilities. Some observers suspect Cheney of encouraging Israel to attack Iran as a proxy.
Cheney cold-shouldered Dick Cheney's belligerence and aggressive anti-Iran rhetoric is driving Arab nations into the arms of Russia
Hadley: Iran a Threat in Iraq With al-Qaida's influence diminishing in Iraq, U.S. troops have much work to do in stemming Iranian support for militias, President Bush's national security adviser said Sunday.
US confrontation with Iran unlikely in Iraq: US defense secretary
Iran-UN nuclear talks postponed A meeting between Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency has been postponed, Iranian media have said.
It's Occupation, Not War by Charley Reese As for al-Qaeda, it has been virtually wiped out in Iraq ? not by us, but by Sunni tribesmen who turned against it because of its murderous fanaticism. McCain keeps confusing al-Qaeda with Shia and trying to link it to Iran, but al-Qaeda is a fundamentalist Sunni group way outside the mainstream of Islam.
Al-Assad immunity proposal rejected Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday rejected suggestions to offer Syrian President Bashar al-Assad immunity in a U.N. probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in exchange for his help in reining in the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas.
Iranian, Lebanese officials to skip Doha Forum over Livni's participation
History brings tourists to Syria Syria has become increasingly popular as a holiday destination in recent years with annual growth in visitor numbers of up to 15%, double what it witnessed in the 1990s.
Navy ship encounters Iranian boat The USS Typhoon tried unsuccessfully to establish radio contact with the Iranian boat after it came within an estimated 200 yards of the Typhoon on Thursday, outside Iranian territorial waters. A Navy official said the ship then fired the flare and continued on its way without incident.
U.S. sceptical about Iranian nuclear advances Gregory Schulte, U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, told reporters they should take "with a grain of salt" comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday.
Report: Iran says Gulf encounter with US not confrontational There has been no confrontation between Iran and United States in the Persian Gulf, official news agency IRNA reported Friday.
More Americans Want to End Iraq War Next Year
Powell: Troops in Iraq must be reduced Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday that President Bush's successor will have to come to grips with the reality that the United States cannot continue to keep such large numbers of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Crocker: Room at the table for Iran The United States would enter trilateral talks with Iraq and Iran if the Iraqis wanted a round of security talks, the top U.S. diplomat in Iraq said.
Bush says no plans to attack Iran: interview "The message to the Iranians is: we will bring you to justice if you continue to try to infiltrate, send your agents or send surrogates to bring harm to our troops and/or the Iraqi citizens," he said.
Spy photos 'show Iran missile site'
New Iran incentives, sanctions unlikely now -Rice
Gates: Iran boosts support for militias Making the case for war.
Cheney on the Warpath Again? Cheney also notably refused to comment about any recent conversations he may have had with Israeli leaders about the possibility of their bombing Iranian nuclear facilities. Some observers suspect Cheney of encouraging Israel to attack Iran as a proxy.
Cheney cold-shouldered Dick Cheney's belligerence and aggressive anti-Iran rhetoric is driving Arab nations into the arms of Russia
Hadley: Iran a Threat in Iraq With al-Qaida's influence diminishing in Iraq, U.S. troops have much work to do in stemming Iranian support for militias, President Bush's national security adviser said Sunday.
US confrontation with Iran unlikely in Iraq: US defense secretary
Iran-UN nuclear talks postponed A meeting between Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency has been postponed, Iranian media have said.
It's Occupation, Not War by Charley Reese As for al-Qaeda, it has been virtually wiped out in Iraq ? not by us, but by Sunni tribesmen who turned against it because of its murderous fanaticism. McCain keeps confusing al-Qaeda with Shia and trying to link it to Iran, but al-Qaeda is a fundamentalist Sunni group way outside the mainstream of Islam.
Al-Assad immunity proposal rejected Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday rejected suggestions to offer Syrian President Bashar al-Assad immunity in a U.N. probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in exchange for his help in reining in the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas.
Iranian, Lebanese officials to skip Doha Forum over Livni's participation
History brings tourists to Syria Syria has become increasingly popular as a holiday destination in recent years with annual growth in visitor numbers of up to 15%, double what it witnessed in the 1990s.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Headlines for 04-10-08
Petraeus points to war with Iran by Patrick J. Buchanan Ever since President Nouri al-Maliki ordered the attacks in Basra on the Mahdi Army, Gen. David Petraeus has been laying the predicate for U.S. air strikes on Iran and a wider war in the Middle East.....Israel has been hurling invective at Iran and conducting security drills to prepare its population for rocket barrages worse than those Hezbollah delivered in the Lebanon War. Adm. William "Fox" Fallon, the Central Command head who opposed war with Iran, has been removed.
Iran and al Qaeda among greatest threats to U.S.: Bush Making the case for war. And, according to recent polls, the American sheeple are buying it up (again).
U.N. Official Calls for Study Of Neocons' Role in 9/11 A new U.N. Human Rights Council official assigned to monitor Israel is calling for an official commission to study the role neoconservatives may have played in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Iran says installing 6,000 centrifuges President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday Iran has begun installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant, in a new snub to the West which fears Tehran is trying to build nuclear weapons.
Secret US plan for military future in Iraq A confidential draft agreement covering the future of US forces in Iraq, passed to the Guardian, shows that provision is being made for an open-ended military presence in the country.
Petraeus says withdrawal from Iraq would drive up gas prices
US-Iran conflict likely to deepen As the Bush administration draws closer to the end of its tenure in office, the prospect of a US military strike against Iran is increasing, partly caused by the serious misjudgment of each other's strategies.
Lieberman, Bennett, And Kristol See Petraeus Hearing As ?An Argument? For ?Going Into Iran?»
McCain won't rule out pre-emptive war
Onward the Revolution! by Patrick J. Buchanan What threat did Saddam ever pose comparable to the cataclysm McCain says we face if we pull out? Who, Senator, put American on the horns of so horrible a dilemma?
U.N. Official Urged Commission To Study Neocon Role in 9/11 "It is possibly true that especially the neoconservatives thought there was a situation in the country and in the world where something had to happen to wake up the American people. Whether they are innocent about the contention that they made that something happen or not, I don?t think we can answer definitively at this point. All we can say is there is a lot of grounds for suspicion, there should be an official investigation of the sort the 9/11 commission did not engage in and that the failure to do these things is cheating the American people and in some sense the people of the world of a greater confidence in what really happened than they presently possess."
Endless Enemies
Petraeus Says Iranian-Backed Groups Are Greatest Threat to Iraq Shiite militia groups backed by Iran are the greatest long-term threat to Iraq's stability, according to Army General David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
2 Camps Trying to Influence McCain on Foreign Policy now one component of the fractious Republican Party foreign policy establishment ? the so-called pragmatists, some of whom have come to view the Iraq war or its execution as a mistake ? is expressing concern that Mr. McCain might be coming under increased influence from a competing camp, the neoconservatives, whose thinking dominated President Bush?s first term and played a pivotal role in building the case for war.
Documents prove FBI has national eavesdropping program that tracks IMs, emails and cell phones The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been routinely monitoring the e-mails, instant messages and cell phone calls of suspects across the United States -- and has done so, in many cases, without the approval of a court.
Iran FM backs Yemen effort to broker Fatah-Hamas thaw
Netanyahu: 'We won't be able to deter nuclear Iran' "Nothing will stop the Iranians - not the use of force and not a fear of being hit in retaliation," he said, adding that "every Israeli withdrawal from territories it controls leaves room for Iranian terror to enter." Riiight.
UN troops erect barbed wire on Lebanon-Israel border UN peacekeepers in Lebanon began on Friday erecting a barbed-wire fence along the border with Israel to prevent breaches of the "Blue Line" aimed at keeping peace between the two neighbours
Barak: We have our eyes on Syria, Lebanon
Iran and al Qaeda among greatest threats to U.S.: Bush Making the case for war. And, according to recent polls, the American sheeple are buying it up (again).
U.N. Official Calls for Study Of Neocons' Role in 9/11 A new U.N. Human Rights Council official assigned to monitor Israel is calling for an official commission to study the role neoconservatives may have played in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Iran says installing 6,000 centrifuges President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday Iran has begun installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant, in a new snub to the West which fears Tehran is trying to build nuclear weapons.
Secret US plan for military future in Iraq A confidential draft agreement covering the future of US forces in Iraq, passed to the Guardian, shows that provision is being made for an open-ended military presence in the country.
Petraeus says withdrawal from Iraq would drive up gas prices
US-Iran conflict likely to deepen As the Bush administration draws closer to the end of its tenure in office, the prospect of a US military strike against Iran is increasing, partly caused by the serious misjudgment of each other's strategies.
Lieberman, Bennett, And Kristol See Petraeus Hearing As ?An Argument? For ?Going Into Iran?»
McCain won't rule out pre-emptive war
Onward the Revolution! by Patrick J. Buchanan What threat did Saddam ever pose comparable to the cataclysm McCain says we face if we pull out? Who, Senator, put American on the horns of so horrible a dilemma?
U.N. Official Urged Commission To Study Neocon Role in 9/11 "It is possibly true that especially the neoconservatives thought there was a situation in the country and in the world where something had to happen to wake up the American people. Whether they are innocent about the contention that they made that something happen or not, I don?t think we can answer definitively at this point. All we can say is there is a lot of grounds for suspicion, there should be an official investigation of the sort the 9/11 commission did not engage in and that the failure to do these things is cheating the American people and in some sense the people of the world of a greater confidence in what really happened than they presently possess."
Endless Enemies
Petraeus Says Iranian-Backed Groups Are Greatest Threat to Iraq Shiite militia groups backed by Iran are the greatest long-term threat to Iraq's stability, according to Army General David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
2 Camps Trying to Influence McCain on Foreign Policy now one component of the fractious Republican Party foreign policy establishment ? the so-called pragmatists, some of whom have come to view the Iraq war or its execution as a mistake ? is expressing concern that Mr. McCain might be coming under increased influence from a competing camp, the neoconservatives, whose thinking dominated President Bush?s first term and played a pivotal role in building the case for war.
Documents prove FBI has national eavesdropping program that tracks IMs, emails and cell phones The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been routinely monitoring the e-mails, instant messages and cell phone calls of suspects across the United States -- and has done so, in many cases, without the approval of a court.
Iran FM backs Yemen effort to broker Fatah-Hamas thaw
Netanyahu: 'We won't be able to deter nuclear Iran' "Nothing will stop the Iranians - not the use of force and not a fear of being hit in retaliation," he said, adding that "every Israeli withdrawal from territories it controls leaves room for Iranian terror to enter." Riiight.
UN troops erect barbed wire on Lebanon-Israel border UN peacekeepers in Lebanon began on Friday erecting a barbed-wire fence along the border with Israel to prevent breaches of the "Blue Line" aimed at keeping peace between the two neighbours
Barak: We have our eyes on Syria, Lebanon
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Headlines for 04-08-08
Iran 'installing new centrifuges'
Report: US no closer to Iraq goals
Iran says US requests more Iraq talks Iran announced on Monday that it had received a "request" from its arch-foe the United States to hold a fourth round of talks on security in Iraq.
Iran signals backing for Iraqi PM in crackdown Iran voiced support on Monday for Iraq's prime minister in a crackdown on a Shi'ite militia but blamed U.S. forces for civilian deaths in the fighting.
Ahmadinejad: US used September 11 as 'pretext' for invasions
Greenspan says US in recession
US veterans have mental health problems: study US military leaders are reported to be concerned by a survey which shows that soldiers who have been sent to Iraq three or four times suffer from mental health problems such as anxiety, depression or acute stress.
Iran condemns Iraq Green Zone attacks Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned for the first time rocket and mortar attacks against the U.S.-controlled Green Zone in Baghdad by supporters of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Iran signals willingness to talk with US Iran says it's willing to enter another round of talks with the U.S. over security in Iraq.
Blackwater contract renewal sparks anger in Iraq Iraqis have expressed anger at news the United States has renewed the contract of Blackwater, a private security firm blamed for killing up to 17 people in a shooting incident last year.
Bush urged to focus terror fight on Afghanistan, Pakistan
Caveat Emptor: Buy McCain, Get Kagan and Woolsey he has chosen his advisers from the ranks of the neocons who conspired using falsehood and fear to hoodwink the U.S. into invading Iraq
Petraeus Testimony to Defend False 'Proxy War' Line A key objective of the congressional testimony by Gen. David Petraeus this week will be to defend the George W. Bush administration's strategic political line that it is fighting an Iranian "proxy war" in Iraq.
Israel warns Iran ahead of 'routine' emergency drill "An Iranian attack will lead to a harsh retaliation by Israel, which will lead to the destruction of the Iranian nation," Ben Eliezer said, pointing out that Iran "will not attack Israel so quickly because they understand the ramifications."
Israeli ministers tested in massive attack scenario Israeli ministers on Monday were to test their response to the scenario of simultaneous attacks from Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as part of a major home front defence drill.
The Barr Factor
Obama Meets The Lobby by Philip Giraldi To be sure, Obama has had to run the gauntlet of the Israel-firsters, imitating every other candidate but Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich in swearing fealty to Tel Aviv's politicians and policies no matter what impact they have on the national interest of the United States.
Hizbullah: IDF preparing for new war
An Evangelical at Armageddon Hagee's remarks, however, have certainly endeared him to Israel's hawks. Ex-Premier and Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at Hagee's rally in Jerusalem, calling the American Christian Zionists Israel's best friends.
Israel concerned N. Korean nuclear know-how, material has reached Iran The United States and Israel seek to pressure North Korea to cease its nuclear cooperation with Iran, which is one of the motives behind their agreement to disclose details on the air-force strike in Syria last September.
Swiss reject terror sponsor charge by US Jewish group Switzerland rejected accusations on Tuesday by the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that it could be financing terrorism after a Swiss company clinched a multi-billion euro (dollar) deal to buy natural gas from Iran.
U.N. investigator wants more time in Hariri probe
Newspaper: Israeli drill delays Mugniyah report Publication of this report, senior Damascus officials have indicated, could do serious damage to Syria as it would expose the involvement of Arab intelligence officials, as well as that of Syrian, Palestinian and Lebanese personnel in the Mugniyah assassination
Saudis Believed behind Mughniyeh's Murder, Report
Hizbollah turns to Iran for new weapons to wage war on Israel
Report: US no closer to Iraq goals
Iran says US requests more Iraq talks Iran announced on Monday that it had received a "request" from its arch-foe the United States to hold a fourth round of talks on security in Iraq.
Iran signals backing for Iraqi PM in crackdown Iran voiced support on Monday for Iraq's prime minister in a crackdown on a Shi'ite militia but blamed U.S. forces for civilian deaths in the fighting.
Ahmadinejad: US used September 11 as 'pretext' for invasions
Greenspan says US in recession
US veterans have mental health problems: study US military leaders are reported to be concerned by a survey which shows that soldiers who have been sent to Iraq three or four times suffer from mental health problems such as anxiety, depression or acute stress.
Iran condemns Iraq Green Zone attacks Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned for the first time rocket and mortar attacks against the U.S.-controlled Green Zone in Baghdad by supporters of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Iran signals willingness to talk with US Iran says it's willing to enter another round of talks with the U.S. over security in Iraq.
Blackwater contract renewal sparks anger in Iraq Iraqis have expressed anger at news the United States has renewed the contract of Blackwater, a private security firm blamed for killing up to 17 people in a shooting incident last year.
Bush urged to focus terror fight on Afghanistan, Pakistan
Caveat Emptor: Buy McCain, Get Kagan and Woolsey he has chosen his advisers from the ranks of the neocons who conspired using falsehood and fear to hoodwink the U.S. into invading Iraq
Petraeus Testimony to Defend False 'Proxy War' Line A key objective of the congressional testimony by Gen. David Petraeus this week will be to defend the George W. Bush administration's strategic political line that it is fighting an Iranian "proxy war" in Iraq.
Israel warns Iran ahead of 'routine' emergency drill "An Iranian attack will lead to a harsh retaliation by Israel, which will lead to the destruction of the Iranian nation," Ben Eliezer said, pointing out that Iran "will not attack Israel so quickly because they understand the ramifications."
Israeli ministers tested in massive attack scenario Israeli ministers on Monday were to test their response to the scenario of simultaneous attacks from Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as part of a major home front defence drill.
The Barr Factor
Obama Meets The Lobby by Philip Giraldi To be sure, Obama has had to run the gauntlet of the Israel-firsters, imitating every other candidate but Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich in swearing fealty to Tel Aviv's politicians and policies no matter what impact they have on the national interest of the United States.
Hizbullah: IDF preparing for new war
An Evangelical at Armageddon Hagee's remarks, however, have certainly endeared him to Israel's hawks. Ex-Premier and Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at Hagee's rally in Jerusalem, calling the American Christian Zionists Israel's best friends.
Israel concerned N. Korean nuclear know-how, material has reached Iran The United States and Israel seek to pressure North Korea to cease its nuclear cooperation with Iran, which is one of the motives behind their agreement to disclose details on the air-force strike in Syria last September.
Swiss reject terror sponsor charge by US Jewish group Switzerland rejected accusations on Tuesday by the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that it could be financing terrorism after a Swiss company clinched a multi-billion euro (dollar) deal to buy natural gas from Iran.
U.N. investigator wants more time in Hariri probe
Newspaper: Israeli drill delays Mugniyah report Publication of this report, senior Damascus officials have indicated, could do serious damage to Syria as it would expose the involvement of Arab intelligence officials, as well as that of Syrian, Palestinian and Lebanese personnel in the Mugniyah assassination
Saudis Believed behind Mughniyeh's Murder, Report
Hizbollah turns to Iran for new weapons to wage war on Israel
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