2005 archive


2-28 - Lebanese government resigns Lebanon's Syrian-backed government has resigned in a surprise move as thousands of protesters waving Lebanese flags rally in central Beirut to demand the withdrawal of Syrian forces from the small country

2-28 - Syria's Assad says U.S. might attack

2-28 - Iran Was Offered Nuclear Parts You might also want to check this out

2-28 - EU backs Russia over Iran, despite US protests The EU, ignoring US protests, said it had no problems with the weekend deal for the Russian-built power plant at Bushehr in southern Iran, a project the United States alleges is part of a cover for weapons development.

2-28 - Israel adamant on Syria's 'guilt'

2-28 - Bomber's family fears Israelis will retaliate For the elderly Mr Badran, such accusations meant nothing. He shook his head forlornly and said his son was a "simple, country boy who never met anyone from Syria''.

2-28 - Israel in Diplomatic Push Against Syria After Bomb Israel hopes giving foreign diplomats a glimpse of its intelligence on Friday's attack on a Tel Aviv nightclub will encourage a London conference on Palestinian reforms, set to open on Tuesday, to push Palestinians to get tough on militants.

2-28 - Israeli 'hasbara' campaign against Syria

2-27 - US Govt urged to get tough with Russia over nuclear deal

2-27 - Russia-Iran nuclear deal signed Russia and Iran have signed an agreement for Moscow to supply fuel to Iran's new nuclear reactor in Bushehr.

2-27 - Syria hands over Saddam half-brother as 'goodwill'

2-27 - Russia fuels Iran's atomic bid US Senator John McCain, (R) of Ariz., said Sunday that the US should bar Russia from this year's G-8 conference to protest Moscow's recent "aberrational" actions, including the nuclear- fuel deal with Iran.

2-27 - Iran wants EU compromise on nuclear program Washington says Tehran must accept a deal being offered by the EU or be referred to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions.

2-27 - Israel 'to show Damascus guilt' Israel says it will explain to foreign diplomats why it believes Syria was responsible for Friday's suicide bomb in Tel Aviv that killed four people.

2-27 - Lebanon's Hariri Killed

2-27 - Israeli appointment may up Tehran stakes In the diplomatic war of nerves over Iran's nuclear ambitions, last week's appointment of the first air force chief to head the Israeli armed forces will have added to concerns within the Tehran regime that its enemies might eventually decide to resolve the issue by force.

2-27 - Blair committed himself to Iraq war a year earlier- Report

2-27 - No US Intervention in Iran Open Letter to the American People

2-27 - Sharon Demands Palestinians Act After Tel Aviv Bomb Signalling Israel was likely to hold its fire with Syria, Vice Premier Shimon Peres said: "Syria is involved in many terrible things and the United States is at the moment leading the initiative against Syria.

"We should allow the Americans to do this," he said.

2-27 - Israel Says Will Strike Syria if Needed

2-27 - Wary Israelis keep close eye on Iran threat Israel would do anything possible to avoid losing its nuclear monopoly in the Middle East but there would be a price to confronting the Tehran regime.

2-27 - All in the Neocon Family Posted March 27, 2003.

2-26 - Syria Rejects Israel Accusation on Tel Aviv Bombing

2-26 - Israel Blames Syria for Suicide Bombing

2-26 - Russian nuclear fuel supply deal to Iran hits last-minute snag According to Russian diplomats, the United States has been lobbying against Moscow's involvement in Iran's nuclear programme "on a daily basis" -- and right up until the Bratislava meeting.

2-26 - Washington in U-turn over Iran's nuclear programme

2-26 - Iran to stand by Syria if attacked Asked to comment on the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, Rohani said: "I do not believe Israel will take such a decision, and if it did it will regret it a lot."

2-26 - Hezbollah denies involvement in Tel Aviv suicide bombing

2-26 - Syria denies role in Tel Aviv bombing, blames Israel "Israel is known around the world for sabotaging any peace process."

2-26 - Militants claim Tel Aviv bombing Our correspondent in Jerusalem says the statements could suggest a divide between Islamic Jihad's inner circle, based in Gaza, and its outside leadership in Syria, which is said to have more influence over cells in the West Bank.

2-26 - Syria's silent questions "The Americans are making a plan. It's not the same as their plan for Iraq, but they are looking for a means to target us."

2-26 - Why Israel Really Fears Iranian Nukes, Part Two

2-25 - Russia Agrees to Supply Nuke Fuel to Iran

2-25 - Tel Aviv Suicide Bombing Kills Up to Five 'Hezbollah did it'

2-25 - Assad says he wants talks with U.S

2-25 - US May Give EU Till June to Coax Iran on Nukes

2-25 - Russia considering renewed arms sales to Palestinians "The Palestinian leadership has proven its ability to keep the situation under control,"

2-25 - Now Syria is at the top of the bad guys' league table Ariel Sharon and his Likud party have long seen their Syrian neighbour as a more direct menace than distant Iran, and the evidence suggests the Bush administration shares this view and has started to take action accordingly.

2-25 - New Report Says Nuclear-Armed Iran Would Present Clear, Present Danger to US

2-25 - France calls again for Syria pullout

2-25 - UN chief warns Syria over Lebanon

2-25 - Israel plans air force "umbrella" in evacuated Gaza "Halutz will now have the job of preparing the Israel Defence Force for different scenarios, ranging from renewed Palestinian violence launched from post-disengagement Gaza, to responding to a radical Iranian regime attempting to acquire nuclear weapons," said Israeli analyst Gerald Steinberg.

2-24 - Syria 'to shift Lebanon troops' Syria is to move some of its troops stationed in Lebanon closer to its own border, Lebanon's Defence Minister, Abdel Rahim Mrad, has said

2-24 - Russia Set to Sign Nuclear Deal with Iran, Irk U.S.

2-24 - Damascus warns against 'provocations'

2-24 - UN team investigates Beirut blast

2-24 - Iran rejects US role in nuclear talks

2-24 - Israeli jets overfly Lebanon drawing retaliatory fire

2-23 - Iraq 'rebels' claim Syria backing A US-funded Iraqi television station has aired what it says are confessions by Iraqi insurgents who claim to have been backed by Syrian intelligence.

2-23 - 'No-one knew what to do' Rescue workers are still trying to help those affected by an earthquake in south-eastern Iran which left at least 420 people dead and hundreds more injured and homeless.

2-23 - Lebanon government ready to quit The comments follow protests in Beirut calling for the resignation of the Syrian-backed government over the death of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

2-23 - Bush Turns Heat on Syria, But to Wait on Sanctions

2-23 - Syrians flee Lebanon fearing reprisals after Hariri assassination

2-23 - Who Lost Russia? by Patrick J. Buchanan

2-23 - Australian guilty of subversive activity in Lebanon He was arrested soon after in Beirut and initially charged with having links to Al Qaeda and for involvement in a bombing in Damascus in 2004. However, all charges of terrorism against Jamal were dropped. Instead, the court found him guilty of plotting subversive activity with individuals in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps.

2-23 - Bush calls for united stance on Iran Bush's trip to Europe, rather than a trip about mending fences as has been put forth, is more likely about trying to garner European support for forthcoming action (either at the UN or by the US or Israel) on Iran

2-23 - Bush 'backed down on Iran threat' Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said the US realised there was no support for its "unacceptable" claims against Iran, so had withdrawn its threats.

2-23 - Iran Won't Give Up Its Nuclear Program

2-23 - Who killed Rafik Hariri? There is far more to this crisis than a struggle between rival clans in Lebanon.

2-23 - A New Face to Bush Foreign Policy? This is evident first and foremost in the new appointments to key positions in the Administration as well as the top officials retained in office.

2-23 - New Recruits Could Be Sent to Boot Camp Within Two Weeks of Passage of Draft Legislation Will Americans be FORCED to fight the neocons' wars?

2-23 - The War Party's agenda: Syria, Iran, and beyond I just see issue after issue in the Middle East where the United States eventually is playing the Israeli game and adhering to the Israeli agenda

2-22 - US military denies conducting spy flights over Iran

2-22 - Iran open to US talks on nuclear program "On the specific topic of the nuclear program, Iran is ready to enter into negotiations with the US to prove the civilian nature of the nuclear program,"

2-22 - US urges Syria to pull out from Lebanon "as soon as possible"

2-22 - Bush leans on Putin. Will he budge?

2-22 - Will there be a draft? As military recruiting stumbles and needs grow, some say draft may be impossible to ignore.

2-22 - Putin Says Russia Will Pursue Democracy on Its Own

2-22 - Bush Says Talk of Attacking Iran 'Ridiculous'

2-22 - Bush, Putin Differ on State of Russian Democracy

2-22 - Australia 'stands with' Iran against UN nuclear plan

2-22 - Israel Killed al-Hariri to Set the Stage for a Confrontation with Hezbollah

2-22 - IAF: Israel must be prepared for an air strike on Iran

2-21 - SCOTT RITTER SAYS U.S. PLANS JUNE ATTACK ON IRAN, ?COOKED? JAN. 30 IRAQI ELECTION RESULTS

2-21 - Bush Issues Forceful Words to Iran, Syria

2-21 - Beirut protesters denounce Syria

2-21 - Assad willing to withdraw troops from Lebanon: Arab League

2-21 - Iran says its nuclear capability 'not for sale' Iran has reiterated that it will not bow to United States and European demands that it abandon uranium enrichment, stressing that its nuclear capability was "not for sale".

2-21 - Bush Scolds Russia for Political Crackdown "All the parties have responsibilities to meet," Bush said. "Arab states must end incitement in their own media, cut off public and private funding for terrorism, stop their support for extremist education and establish normal relations with Israel,"

2-21 - Israel pushes U.S. on Iran nuke solution

2-21 - Baiting a Trap for Bush? by Patrick J. Buchanan

2-20 - US has enough on, without military intervention in Syria: Albright

2-20 - Bashar Assad: The Syrian sphinx Washington's neoconservatives were sharpening their knives for Syria long before they assumed office courtesy of George Bush

2-20 - Was Syria really to blame?

2-20 - Syrian minister hints at Israel, US, involvement in Harari killing

2-20 - King Abdullah doubts terrorists killed Hariri - paper And he said antagonism towards the United States in the Arab street had reached dangerous levels and anger was now being directed at the American people and not just U.S. foreign policy.

2-20 - Bush to Focus on Israel, Iran in Bid to Mend Iraq Rift With EU

2-20 - Syria slams US, Israel Tishrin said Israel was "the only beneficiary of (Mr) Hariri's assassination".

2-20 - Bush to Nudge Putin on Democracy, But Not Publicly

2-20 - Neo-Cons, Israeli Lobby Declare War On Putin

2-19 - Iran readies for feared attack by U.S.

2-19 - Intelligence Nominee Comes Under Renewed Scrutiny on Human Rights

2-19 - Mystery Deepens Over Hariri Slaying Jaber, who inspected the assassination site but is not part of the investigation, said a suicide attack was the least likely cause of the explosion. He noted the crater was near the middle of the road, indicating the bomb was likely placed under the street and not in a parked car.

2-19 - UN to investigate Hariri killing The Lebanese authorities appear set for a serious stand-off with the international community.

2-19 - If some recent events are put together the finger pointing at Israel and the U.S. for Hariri?s assassination will be more justified ... After the resolution failed to garner support, now the U.S. is using another strategy to cause a civil war in Lebanon.

2-19 - Lebanese get civil war warning Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said that popular agitation against Syria's grip on Lebanon after the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri could plunge the country back into civil war.

2-19 - Hezbollah back in US sights after bombing

2-19 - When Negroponte Raised His Hand, US Credibility Sunk to New Low

2-19 - Blindly Backing Israel Against Iran

2-18 - Bush Says U.S. Won't Attack Iran

2-18 - U.S. to Syria: Probe Hariri Killing or Face Sanctions

2-18 - US Army papers detail new abuse claims

2-18 - Russia backs Iran in nuclear row

2-18 - U.S. Tensions With Syria Escalate The United States is now using the world furor over the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri to generate momentum against the regime of President Bashar Assad

2-18 - The Anti-Conservatives Who convinced the president that our democracy depends on a worldwide crusade? By Patrick J. Buchanan

2-18 - Syria resists calls to pull troops from Lebanon

2-18 - Syrians should change their policies: top Pentagon official Douglas Feith, outgoing undersecretary of defense for policy, told the Council on Foreign Relations here that "Syria is doing a number of things that are big problems."

2-18 - Rice says US not seeking to isolate Syria

2-18 - Protester Throws Shoe at Richard Perle Perle had just started his comments Thursday when a protester threw a shoe at him before being dragged away, screaming, "Liar! Liar!"

2-18 - How Manadel al-Jamadi was killed in Abu Ghraib It's a technique called "Palestinian hanging," not because Palestinians do it, but because Palestinians are hung that way by Israelis.

2-17 - This time, Syria is vulnerable in the face of US anger

2-17 - Experts see military draft as inevitable

2-17 - US escalates tensions with Syria Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington favours using diplomatic pressure against Syria but has not ruled out a military option. A group of US senators called on the administration to tighten sanctions against the Damascus government.

2-17 - Experts Tell Congress That Iran Continues To Support Terrorism

2-17 - CIA links terror threat to Iraq In his first public appearance as CIA director, Porter Goss said the conflict had become a "cause for extremists".

2-17 - Controversial diplomat given job of overseeing CIA and FBI

2-17 - Iran-Russia Deal Could Blunt Bush Diplomacy Talk

2-17 - From 2003: Rice: Israel?s Security Is Key To Security Of Rest Of World

2-17 - Bush: US to back Israel against Iranian threat "And in that Israel is our ally and in that we've made a very strong commitment to support Israel, we will support Israel if her security is threatened,"

2-17 - Bush tells Syria to pull Lebanon troops Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat and opponent of the Iraq war, said the administration's case for the war with Iraq was "built on a house of cards" and that he felt he was now hearing similar harsh rhetoric toward Syria and Iran.

2-17 - Bush: Syria 'Out Of Step' With World

2-17 - Bush warns Syria and Iran see paragraphs 2 and 3 from this article from 2003.

2-17 - Russia, Israel and Media Omissions It is in Israel's interests to bring to power a regime in Russia friendly to Israel, rather than the current one under Putin, which Israeli leaders feel is supportive of its enemies

2-16 - Iran Will Know How to Build Bomb in 6 Months-Israel

2-16 - Unknown plane fires missile at Iran?s nuclear reactor

2-16 - Israeli spies, Syrian obsession and a peace that had to break

2-16 - Syria and Iran Say Will Build 'Common Front'

2-16 - Russia to Sell Advanced Missiles to Syria

2-16 - Powerful blast in Iran, witnesses report seeing missile fired

2-16 - Iran Threatens to Shoot Down U.S. Drones

2-16 - Iran: 'Missile Blast Near Nuke Plant'

2-16 - Sources: Israel satisfied by U.S. decision to recall Syria envoy

2-16 - Syria in the Crosshairs

2-16 - Iran blast cause remains mystery

2-16 - Syria's role in Lebanon under fire Although there has been no direct evidence linking Syria to the bomb that exploded Monday in Beirut, killing Lebanon's former prime minister and 13 others, many here and abroad have instinctively linked the attack to Syria

2-16 - Hariri Killing Sure to Bolster US Hawks

2-16 - US intelligence officials paint Iran as leading threat

2-16 - Neocons Concentrate on Promoting U.S.-Iran War

2-16 - CIA seizes Sen. Jackson papers

2-15 - Beirut blast 'was suicide attack'

2-15 - Angry Mob Attacks Syrian Workers

2-15 - Elliott Abrams: A Fallen Hawk Soars Again

2-15 - Solana: No Need to Change EU-Syria Ties

2-15 - Who killed Rafiq al-Hariri? Although a previously unheard of outfit calling itself al-Nasir and Jihad Group in al-Sham claimed responsibility for al-Hariri's assassination, commentators said the magnitude of the blast suggested an intelligence agency was behind the explosion rather

2-15 - Syria diverts blame onto Israel after 'odious' Hariri killing

2-15 - US Pulls Ambassador Out Of Syria

2-15 - Russia tells Israel that Syrian weapons deal to go ahead: Sharon

2-14 - Fears Of Lebanon Instability After Killing

2-14 - US condemns Hariri slaying, warns Syria

2-14 - Viewpoints: A US attack on Iran? Of course I would like to see democracy and freedom in the country, but I don't want millions of people to suffer to reach that objective

2-14 - Bomb strains Syria-Lebanon ties "Every way you look at this, it's going to be a major blowback on the Syrians,"

2-14 - Israel and/or America Implicated in Killing of Rafik Harriri: America quickly pointed the finger at Syria, as did Israel, which was tantamount to convicting themselves because they are the only two countries that would gain by creating unrest in Lebanon

2-14 - Shock waves rattle the windows of the Damascus presidential palace In Beirut yesterday there were two leading theories for who blew up Rafik al-Hariri: either the Syrians did it because they hate Mr Hariri, or the Israelis did it because they hate the Syrians.

2-14 - Fallen Hawk Soars Again ?Strengthening Israel, our major ally in the region, should be the central core of U.S. Middle East policy, and we should not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state that does not explicitly uphold U.S. policy in the region,? Abrams asserted.

2-14 - Syria ready to begin troop withdrawal from Lebanon

2-13 - Iran refuses to give up heavy-water nuclear reactor

2-13 - US flying drones into Iran: report

2-13 - Syrian envoy denies Damascus receiving terror suspects from US

2-13 - Canada hails Syria's regional role, boosts Palestinian leader Abbas

2-12 - Bush team tried to suppress pre-9/11 report into al-Qa'ida

2-12 - Could Bush Possibly Make the Same Mistake Twice? Yeah.

2-12 - The Israeli Palestinian Conflict and the spread of Empire and Desolation A long read but a good one

2-12 - EU Seeks Unity with U.S. on Iran Atom Program

2-12 - U.S. Intelligence Reviewing Assessments on Iran

2-11 - Democracy = Criminality? During Bush's first term, at least Abrams's activities were largely limited to Israel-Palestine. Now, as democracy's global ambassador, the "Neocon's Neocon" has the whole world in his hands

2-11 - Liberals and Neocons: Together Again

2-10 - Primakov slams US, Israel for threatening accusations against Syria Former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov has slammed the US and Israel for making unsubstantiated threatening accusations against Syria.

2-10 - Russia, Iran close to nuclear agreement

2-10 - US calls in Syrian envoy, hints at sanctions

2-9 - Don't hinder peace, Iran is told

2-9 - Iran refuses to give up nuclear program

2-9 - US threatens Syria with 'isolation'

2-9 - Mossad and U.S. forces in Iraq spy on Iran

2-9 - Misdiagnosing the Malady by Patrick J. Buchanan

2-9 - Rice tries to paper over cracks on Iran Her comments appeared to pour cold water on the "new chapter" in EU-US relations that she proclaimed in a speech in Paris just the day before.

2-9 - CIA prisoners 'tortured' in Arab jails A former CIA official has confirmed suspicions that dozens of terror suspects have been flown to jails in Middle Eastern countries where torture is routinely practised, and without reference to courts of law.

2-8 - Syria says US isolation threat only to keep Israel happy US demands, voiced by Rice or anyone else, "have the sole aim to please Israel, which thinks that (Lebanese-Syrian) unity threatens its security".

2-8 - Former WMD hunter sees 'eerie similarities' in Iran What is in doubt is the ability of the US Government to honestly assess Iran's nuclear status and to craft a set of measures that will cope with that threat short of military action by the United States or Israel."

2-8 - Blair brands Iran a sponsor of terrorism

2-7 - Source: Russia, Iran May Sign Nuke Deal This Month

2-6 - Rice warns Iran against provoking Israel

2-6 - Probe of Iraq intelligence won't assign blame "The administration is protecting itself by narrowing the inquiry to avoid any investigation of any administration official when we need to understand the causes of one of the greatest intelligence failures in U.S. history,"

2-6 - 'Pre-emptive' study of Iran data started

2-6 - U.S.-Israel plan to strike Irans nuclear sites finalized

2-6 - US backs European effort on Iran but keeping options open: Cheney

2-6 - Rice labels Iran obstacle to Middle East peace

2-6 - Iran warns of nuke retaliation

2-05 - Russia to launch spy satellites for Iran Russia will launch two spy and one telecommunications satellites for Iran in what may be a sign of strengthening strategic tie-up between the two countries.

2-05 - Rice to press Russia on Iran nuke fuel deal Dr Rice, who has sought to allay fears of a possible military strike, says Russia's decision against delivering the fuel is part of the international community's diplomatic strategy against Tehran

2-4 - From 2003: Bush and Blair - the betrayal But working in league with his allies in Cheney's office and at the defence department, Abrams failed to prevent Blair from persuading Bush to issue the road map at last

2-4 - Rice urges 'united front' on Iran Iran was the key supporter of Palestinian "rejectionist groups" and the Hezbollah movement, which she said were "one of the most important barriers" to Middle East peace

2-4 - Rice talks language of diplomacy - but it has alarming echoes On Iraq 'We're going to seek a peaceful solution to this. We think one is possible' - 20 October 2002

2-4 - Syria, Iran Reject Bush Attacks on Their Policies

2-4 - Bush Should Not Push Israel To Do Dirty Work In Iran

2-4 - Santorum: Greasing the Skids for Mass Murdering Iranians Bush has announced the appointment of the Iran-Contra criminal, Elliott Abrams, who pleaded guilty in 1991 to withholding information from Congress, to deputy national security adviser

2-3 - IRAN REPORTS DEFENSE TIES WITH RUSSIA

2-3 - Bush warns Syria and Iran over terror

2-2 - Russia renews its old role in Middle East Will Putin's arms sales destablize an already shaky region?

1-29 - Watchdog urges patience over Iran

1-28 - Russia not ruling out Syria deal He stressed that Syria needed missiles only to protect itself from Israeli air raids.

1-28 - U.S. Warns EU Firms to Stay Away from Iran-Diplomats

1-28 - Putin says missile deal with Syria still under discussion

1-28 - Israel-Russian Relations Turn Sour

1-28 - Feith Resigns Under Pressure of Investigations

1-28 - Losing Feith "I think they decided to get rid him of long ago but were afraid that doing so would have been seen as a tacit admission that Bush screwed up in Iraq,"

1-27 - Israel Warns of Iran's Nuclear Program

1-27 - Syria-Russia Relations Important to Both

1-26 - Iran vows 'astonishing' response to any US, Israeli attack

1-26 - Israel refuses to rule out attack on Iran Asked what Israel would do if diplomatic channels failed, Mr Mofaz went on: "The US is a strong power that can stop any kind of nuclear programme, especially in the hands of an extreme regime."

1-26 - Iran rejects Mossad nuclear claim

1-26 - USAF playing cat and mouse game over Iran The U.S. Air Force is playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Iran's ayatollahs, flying American combat aircraft into Iranian airspace in an attempt to lure Tehran into turning on air defense radars

1-26 - Is Russia rebuilding its Mideast role? Experts not sure, but deals with Iran and Syria have alarmed Israel.

1-26 - Pentagon's No. 3 Man, Doug Feith, Resigns

1-25 - Syria, Russia to restore Soviet-era ties Despite official denials, Russian commentators Tuesday said that the sale of Igla missiles and Iskanker-E next-generation missiles capable of striking Israel had been in the pipeline but had been shelved after Israeli and US protests.

1-25 - Israel says Egypt, Syria, Saudia Arabia have nuclear programs

1-25 - Closing the Neocon Circle George W. Bush has unveiled a new vision for U.S. foreign policy. His inspiration: Israel?s Natan Sharansky

1-25 - Syrian leader defiant on missiles

1-24 - Mossad warning over nuclear Iran Iran could build a nuclear bomb in less than three years, the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency has warned.

1-24 - Iran rules out US talks as Israel warns on nuclear plan

1-24 - Putin promises Israel not to sell missiles to Syria

1-24 - Exporting Democracy - or Terrorism? the Bushies are doggedly sticking to their vision of a Middle East "democratic" transformation - and Iran is the biggest, most important, and most immediate target in their sights.

1-24 - Analysis: U.S.-U.K. differences deepen Blair is trying to reassure the rebellious left wing of the party that Britain will not be dragged into any more armed interventions by the Bush administration

1-24 - Syrian leader arrives in Moscow The US state department has warned that Russia could face sanctions if any sale of military equipment to Syria goes ahead

1-23 - Straw flies to US for talks on Iran

1-23 - Iran Says U.S. Attack Would Be 'Blunder' Secretary of State nominee Condoleezza Rice made clear during her confirmation hearings last week that American differences with Iran go well beyond its nuclear program, saying it was "really hard to find common ground with a government that thinks Israel should be extinguished."

1-23 - US military options in Iran not good: analysts

1-22 - Syria's Assad in Russia amid missile sales storm "What is possible is that we may sell them some air defense systems -- but even that will create a lot of noise both in Israel and the United States."

1-22 - Israel to U.S.: Step up pressure on Syria to aid Abbas Israel will, however, oppose any attempt to view the initial steps against terror taken by Abbas last week as fulfillment of the PA's obligations under the first stage of the road map peace plan and as justification for skipping straight to final-status negotiations

1-22 - Britain outlines case against attack on Iran: report The Sunday Times said the message that the British government wants no part in another war in the Middle East will be reinforced by Prime Minister Tony Blair when he meets Bush in Brussels next month

1-22 - Bush Plugs the Window-Dressing, Cheney the Nitty-Gritty Undersecretary of Defence Douglas Feith, whose Middle East views accord closely with Israel's extreme right and whose office is widely blamed for corrupting the intelligence process leading up to the Iraq war, has been working with Israeli planners and consultants on a target list.

1-21 - Israel in the Iran fray, too The specifics of such a scenario are not important because Israel will do everything in its power, including preemptive attacks, to make sure that no Middle Eastern country ever develops nuclear weapons

1-21 - U.S. Adds Israel to the Iran Equation

1-21 - Russia slams U.S. for accusing Syria of terror ties

1-20 - Cheney says Iran tops US trouble spot list "..the Israelis might well decide to act first, and let the rest of the world worry about cleaning up the diplomatic mess afterwards," Cheney said.

1-20 - Peace requires action on Iran and Syria too Says neocon Senator.

1-20 - Sharon tells Putin: Israel opposes Syrian missile deal

1-20 - Zarqawi says Israeli, Jordanian troops involved in Fallujah assault

1-20 - Iran prepared to defend interests if US attacks The warning comes after US President George W Bush refused to rule out the option of military strikes on Iran and US Vice President Dick Cheney identified Iran as being at the top of the administration's list of world trouble spots.

1-19 - US warns Syria of long-term wrath

1-18 - Bush Won't Rule Out Action Against Iran Over Nukes

1-18 - Iran: We will strike the U.S. back

1-18 - Now US ponders attack on Iran

1-18 - The New American Militarism The greatest threat to the U.S. is not terrorists but the neoconservative belief, to which President Bush is firmly committed, that American security and well-being depend on U.S. global hegemony and impressing U.S. values on the rest of the world

1-17 - US special forces in Iran for possible air strikes: report

1-16 - From 2002: Israel sees opportunity in possible US strike on Iraq "The more aggressive the attack is, the more it will help Israel against the Palestinians. The understanding would be that what is good to do in Iraq, is also good for here," said Ezra

1-16 - Report: U.S. Conducting Secret Missions Inside Iran



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