November 2007 archive


11/30/2007 - Biden: Impeachment if Bush Bombs Iran ** Presidential hopeful Delaware Sen. Joe Biden stated unequivocally that he will move to impeach President Bush if he bombs Iran without first gaining congressional approval.  

11/30/2007 - UAE detains ship as grip on Iran tightens    

11/30/2007 - Palestinian refugee children die in Iraq Two sick Palestinian refugee children waiting for resettlement from Iraq died in the last two weeks, one of them in Al Waleed refugee camp at the Iraq-Syria border and the other one in Baghdad. Another refugee, a 50-year-old man, also waiting to be resettled, died earlier this month in Al Waleed refugee camp. So far seven people have died there, including three young children, since Palestinian refugees started to arrive at the border in March 2006 fleeing violent attacks against them.  

11/30/2007 - Iranian group wins appeal over terrorism list The People's Mujahideen Organisation of Iran, a resistance group, said it was a "magnificent victory for justice", after a six-year battle to annul the listing. But the government said it was "disappointed" and it intended to appeal.  

11/30/2007 - Iran to give US "far worse destiny" than Iraq, ex-president says ** 'If the nuclear dispute is really intended to be solved, then negotiations would be the only way, but if other options (military attack) are envisaged, then the protagonists of such options should know that their destiny would definitely be far worse than in Iraq,' Rafsanjani said in a speech at Friday prayers in Tehran.  

11/30/2007 - Iran's Revolutionary Guards patrol Persian Gulf, U.S. says That means U.S. naval forces are operating in the same waters as an organization the United States considers a major supporter of terrorist activity.  

11/30/2007 - Bin Laden links 9/11 to Israel Osama bin Laden described the 9/11 attacks as revenge for Israeli military actions in the Palestinian Authority and Lebanon.  

11/30/2007 - Blowback From Moscow by Patrick J. Buchanan    

11/30/2007 - US War Vets to Speak Publicly About War Crimes U.S. war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have announced they?re planning to descend on Washington, DC this March to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in Iraq.  

11/30/2007 - EU's Solana 'disappointed' after Iran nuclear talks The European Union's foreign policy chief said Friday he was "disappointed" after last-ditch talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator failed to produce a breakthrough.  

11/30/2007 - Richard Perle Grooming Future Ahmad Chalabis For Syria and Iran    

11/30/2007 - McCain's Mangled Metaphor McCain's star is sinking, as Ron's is rising ? and that, my friends, is good news for opponents of this rotten war, and the dangerous foreign policy that made it possible.  

11/30/2007 - the Ron Paul blimp    

11/30/2007 - US sees 'mixed picture' from Syria on Mideast cooperation    

11/30/2007 - From the neocons at JINSA We are appalled that a U.S. government official believes international recognition of Israel is dependent on the creation of a 23rd Arab country. Israel?s permanence and legitimacy are not conditional and not subject to review. We are further appalled that Mr. Hadley thinks Israel woke up in the 21st Century and said, "Hey, let's give up 'Greater Israel' and help the Palestinians with democracy!"  

11/30/2007 - Why Annapolis Is About Iran nearly one week later, it appears that the meeting, attended by 40 countries, including 16 member states of the Arab League, served a more crucial purpose -- to convince Israel and Arab regimes that they face their most dangerous threat from the ascendance of Iran and its brand of Islamic radicalism.  

11/30/2007 - Buchanan: Israel is my model "Immigration is restricted to those who are Jewish by birth or faith," he writes. "While Jews from all over the world are urged to settle in Israel or on the West Bank, no Palestinian is permitted to return to the home of his father or grandfather. The rights of land ownership extended to Jews are not extended to non-Jews.  

11/30/2007 - Patriot Act just a step to stripping freedoms    

11/30/2007 - Same Old, Same Old - Israel Wins Again So why is it that a theocratic non-democratic state is encouraged for Israel, but a similar theocratic non-democratic state in Iran ? that does not have nearly the nuclear capacity as Israel ? is such a big problem?  

11/30/2007 - Iran Holocaust drama is a big hit Mr Fathi's argument - one echoed time and again in this country - is that you can be anti-Zionist, without being anti-Jewish.  

11/30/2007 - IDF offers training deals to other armies In line with IDF policy to upgrade relations with friendly countries that are involved in the war on terror, the military has set up a unit that is responsible for creating "package deals" for foreign armies that are interested in training alongside their Israeli counterparts.  

11/30/2007 - Queen accepts Bambi humanitarian award True to her role as an advocate for children, the Queen highlighted the humanitarian crisis for children in Palestine, Iraq and beyond and encouraged collective action to better their lives, as she accepted the award.  

11/30/2007 - War with Iran is looming    



11/29/2007 - Iran defiant ahead of EU nuclear talks    

11/29/2007 - Hagel on Bush & Cheney: "They Have Failed the Country" "I have to say this is one of the most arrogant, incompetent administrations I've ever seen or ever read about," said Hagel, according to a report on the meeting that appeared in the Washington Post. Chuck Hagel - one of the good guys. Sorry to see him go (leave office).

11/29/2007 - There in no appetite in the USA for an invasion of Iran, Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells said yesterday. Some hawks in the USA have called for tough pre-emptive action against Iran, but following the Iraq war Downing Street would face huge domestic opposition to another US-led military operation.  

11/29/2007 - China wants more Iran oil    

11/29/2007 - Olmert, Bush talk Iran Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Olmert would not provide details except to say, "I think that the fight against Iran?s armament with nonconventional weapons must continue in every way possible."  

11/29/2007 - Bush: U.S. would back Israel against Iran    

11/29/2007 - U.S. sponsorship of Sunni groups worries Iraq's government    

11/29/2007 - Nixon Papers Recall Concerns on Israel?s Weapons ?There is circumstantial evidence that some fissionable material available for Israel?s weapons development was illegally obtained from the United States about 1965,? Mr. Kissinger noted in his long memorandum.  

11/29/2007 - Distorting Fascism to Demonize Iran In their frantic drive to pave the way for a military strike against Iran, leading figures in the neoconservative pro-Israel lobby have embarked on a vicious campaign of demonizing that country by comparing it with the early years of Nazi Germany and its President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with Hitler.  

11/29/2007 - Russian mediator seeks Israel-Syria deal A senior Russian envoy has been trying to broker a deal between Israel and Syria on the future of the Golan Heights, an Israeli newspaper said on Thursday.  

11/29/2007 - Refugee stories - Art Mile brings Japanese-Palestinian exchange to UNRWA schools in Syria Students in Syria and Japan have created one mural in a particularly novel and exciting way: half of the mural - depicting Japanese culture - was painted by Palestinian students in Syria; the other half - portraying Palestinian culture - was painted by students in Japan  

11/29/2007 - Syria sees Annapolis as a start Syria endorsed the Annapolis peace talks as a launching pad for comprehensive Israeli-Arab peace.  

11/29/2007 - Democracy as an Antidote to Extremism    

11/29/2007 - Hariri probe 'finds new culprits'    



11/28/2007 - Six powers to meet in Paris on Iran nuclear issue    

11/28/2007 - Ahmadinejad offers to be an observer at US presidential election    

11/28/2007 - Saudi foils oil attack, detains 200 militants    

11/28/2007 - Russia: Iran merits U.N. nod on nukes Russia criticized the United Nations for its failure to recognize Iran's cooperation on its controversial nuclear program.  

11/28/2007 - FBI: Widely reported terrorist threat to Fort Huachuca unfounded    

11/28/2007 - Is Rudy Running for Editor of the Weekly Standard, or President of the United States? Giuliani assembled a world class cadre of extremists to staff his foreign policy team, including David ?End to Evil? Frum, Norman ?I Hope and Pray that President Bush Will Bomb Iran? Podhoretz, Michael ?The Case for Assassinating Foreign Leaders? Rubin, and a host of others.  

11/28/2007 - Doctored Paul At 11 a.m. today, one of FoxNews.com's top stories was an article about a Nevada brothel owner endorsing Ron Paul. But the story wasn't written by Fox News; it was a tweaked version of an Associated Press story that hit the wires early Monday. And, to make matters even more muddled, that story was taken from a Reno Gazette-Journal piece. Something was lost in translation.  

11/28/2007 - Impending Destruction of the US Economy The US dollar has lost 60% of its value during the current administration.  

11/28/2007 - The 'Triumphant' Neocons Casting aside the image of the war as a bloody quagmire, the neocons are again selling Iraq as a vital beachhead in the Middle East from which the United States can project power throughout the region and achieve victory over Islamic militants hostile to Israel.  

11/28/2007 - Iran's Ahmadinejad: Israel will not last Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday predicted that Israel would not survive, as he lashed out at the US-hosted conference seeking to relaunch the Middle East peace process.  

11/28/2007 - Road to Empire Is the U.S. going to occupy Iraq indefinitely, or will we withdraw our troops within the next year or so, as the majority of Americans would have it?....This agreement formalizes Iraq's status as a de facto U.S. protectorate, a province of the empire ? an American beachhead in a radically destabilized Middle East that could easily be used as a launching pad for future (and even more ambitious) wars of "liberation."  

11/28/2007 - Iran leader dubs summit a failure "Soon, even the most politically doltish individuals will understand that this conference was a failure," said a scornful Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, the Iranian president.  

11/28/2007 - Iranian threat a danger to entire Mideast: analyst   Israel, with its stockpile of hundreds of nuclear weapons, and being a non-signatory of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, and its proven track record of violating international and humanitarian law, is the biggest threat to the Middle East. No, Israel doesn't threaten to 'wipe nations off the map', it just does it. Where is the Palestine that existed on maps one hundred years ago? What did they do to Lebanon in the summer of 2006?...

11/28/2007 - Olmert speaks to presidential hopefuls Ehud Olmert spoke with the major candidates for the U.S. presidency  

11/28/2007 - Fashion items or dangerous terrorist images? T-shirt trial divides a nation Seven face long jail terms for plan to donate to groups in Palestine and Colombia  

11/28/2007 - Woman jailed for Hezbollah ties An Israeli Arab woman was jailed for contacts with Hezbollah.  

11/28/2007 - Pro-Palestinian groups threaten Israeli water company's activity in Scotland According to the Scottish daily, various local groups are calling to boycott the company, which is based in the Golan Heights, a disputed region Israel captured from Syria in the Six-Day War in 1967. 'Disputed' only by Israel. All the world knows that the Golan Heights is Israeli-OCCUPIED territory, not Israeli-owned.

11/28/2007 - Why the Left is Singin' Gospels... last night in a packed church in New York, Norman Finkelstein called on the Jewish community in the U.S. to separate itself from Israel, and I think that is slowly happening Norm Finkelstein = brave soul.

11/28/2007 - Remarks on the Middle East and Freedom Agenda by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley    

11/28/2007 - Peres: Israel maintains secret contacts with Syria all the time Israel conducts secret contacts with Syria all the time, but serious negotiations cannot begin until Syria stops supporting terror and removes itself from involvement in Lebanon, said President Shimon Peres on Tuesday while touring the Negev.  

11/28/2007 - Syria a nation of contradictions Although allied with Iran, its people admire the West. Damascus has its own agenda for peace talks.  

11/28/2007 - ?U.S. must immediately withdraw from Iraq? The resolution noted with ?deep concern? the U.S. ?bullying and threat? to Lebanon?s sovereignty. It condemned the ?forcible encroachment? of Palestine by the ?ruling clique of Israel,? aided by the U.S.  

11/28/2007 - Jordan asked Nixon for help against Syria Documents also detailed U.S. efforts to persuade Saudi Arabia to move away from Fatah, the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization, because American officials believed the PLO supported the terrorist group Black September, CNN reported.  

11/28/2007 - UN keeps Hariri probe secret over security fears    

11/28/2007 - Civil Libertarians Warn of 'PATRIOT Act Lite'    



11/27/2007 - Pathetic Ron Paul Brothel Media Smear Fails Another crass and pathetic smear attempt against Ron Paul failed yesterday as some news organisations, including the AP, attempted to link the Congressman to a pimp without making it clear that the entire charade was an idiotic stunt set up by MSNBC?s Tucker Carlson.  

11/27/2007 - Iran to reject nuclear halt in talks with EU's Solana Iran Tuesday ruled out discussing a suspension of uranium enrichment in this week's talks with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana aimed at breaking the deadlock over its controversial atomic programme.  

11/27/2007 - US forces kill Iraqi civilians as 'shepherd' bombs police Nine Iraqis, including three women and a child, were reported killed by US fire while a suicide bomber disguised as a shepherd killed seven people in an attack on police, officials said.  

11/27/2007 - Petraeus Sought to Prevent Release of Iranians    

11/27/2007 - Saudis Pour Oil Money into Terror The news that Saudi Arabia is the nation providing the greatest number of foreign fighters in Iraq underscores the lies and duplicity at the foundation of President George W. Bush?s policies in the Middle East.  

11/27/2007 - Iran to host militants for 'alternative' Mideast meet    

11/27/2007 - Iranians say sanctions hurt them, not government Ali Ganjineh, an Iranian petroleum engineer working abroad, has saved enough money to buy a $300,000 house in his homeland. But U.N. and other sanctions prevent him from sending the funds to Tehran, so his planned home purchase has fallen victim to the Islamic state's nuclear stand-off with the West  

11/27/2007 - Russia slams US missile defence cooperation proposals 'The formal proposals we have received and are continuing to study are a major rollback from what we agreed in Moscow in early October' at talks between the two countries' defence and foreign affairs chiefs, Sergei Lavrov said.  

11/27/2007 - Unwanted in Syria, hundreds of Iraqi refugees return home    

11/27/2007 - Russia ready for missile shield talks with U.S.    

11/27/2007 - Iran's Secret Weapon: The Pope According to several well-placed Rome sources, Iranian officials are quietly laying the groundwork necessary to turn to Pope Benedict XVI and top Vatican diplomats for mediation if the showdown with the United States should escalate toward a military intervention.  

11/27/2007 - The major breakthrough: Bush agrees to arbiter role The substance of the conference bubbled underneath the rhetoric, Daniel Ayalon, the former Israeli ambassador, told JTA. It's importance, he said, was the united front it presented against Iran and other radical rejectionists of peace with Israel. "There's no doubt about the success of Annapolis," said Ayalon, now the co-chairman of Nefesh b'Nefesh, a group that advocates and facilitates immigration to Israel. "It is the achievement of the United States to bring this array of Arab League foreign ministers together with Israel. There is a strong American interest and Israeli interest and regional government interest in changing the dynamics and isolating Iran."  

11/27/2007 - Syria says Arab ties with Israel only after pullout "To phrase it clearly and decisively that this (normalization) comes after the total Israeli withdrawal from the 1967 Arab land," he said in a speech obtained by Reuters.  

11/27/2007 - Iran builds new longer-range missile Iran announced on Tuesday that it has built a new missile with a range sufficient to put Israel and US bases in the Middle East within easy reach, amid rising tensions over Tehran's contested nuclear drive.  

11/27/2007 - Syria's quest to regain Golan takes new shape "These projects are a message to Israel. The refugees will no longer be scattered in slums and camps all around Syria. Soon they will live here and stare right at their Israeli occupiers,"  

11/27/2007 - Kucinich hit for eyeing Paul as VP "Despite his views on the Iraq war, Rep. Paul no more belongs on a Democratic ticket than Dennis Kucinich on a Republican one," said NJDC Executive Director Ira Forman. "Any Jewish Democrats or independents that are tempted toward Rep. Paul because of his stance on the war should be reminded that this Republican representative has a terrible record on Middle East politics, is anti-choice and opposes stem cell research."  

11/27/2007 - Australia ranked third most desirable Behind Iceland, Norway and Australia come Canada and Ireland. But the United States has slipped to 12th place, from eighth last year.  

11/27/2007 - Feature: Palestinian pocket in Iraq chaos The camp has apparently posed no security problems so far for Iraqi border police or for the U.S. Marines mentoring them. Lt. Col. Stefan Bien, from the 2nd Marines, said there have been reports of insurgents recruiting in the camp, which is unguarded, with open access, "but I haven't found evidence of it. I haven't been able to hammer that down."  

11/27/2007 - Violent Politics Play Out in Packed Refugee Camps As a persistent political deadlock looms over Lebanon and presidential elections run beyond time limits imposed by the constitution, tensions are rising in Lebanon's many Palestinian camps, home to more than 400,000 refugees.  

11/27/2007 - Democrats' foreign policy? Call them soft neo-cons despite their noisy anti-war base, most leading Democrats quietly are backing away from their talk about bringing American troops in Iraq home on rigid timetables. Victor Davis Hanson is a neocon who evidently believes that neocon policies in Iraq are now working, a laughable notion. By the way, neocon is defined best here, by one noted paleocon.

11/27/2007 - Cleric: Lebanese wives may fight back A Muslim woman is allowed to fight back in self-defense if she is hit by her husband, Lebanon's top Shiite cleric declared Tuesday in a ruling rare for the region's male-dominated Islamic society.  

11/27/2007 - The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act by Philip Giraldi One would have thought that the systematic dismantling of the Constitution of the United States would have been enough to satisfy even the most Jacobin neoconservative, but there is more on the horizon, and it is coming from people who call themselves Democrats. .....Through their proven access both to the media and to Congress, the agenda will undoubtedly be shaped by the usual players including David Horowitz, Daniel Pipes, Steve Emerson, and Frank Gaffney who see a terrorist hiding under every rock, particularly if the rock is concealing a Muslim. They and their associates will undoubtedly find plenty of terrorists and radical groups to investigate. Many of the suspects will inevitably be "anti-American" professors at various universities and also groups of Palestinians organized against the Israeli occupation, but it will be easily to use the commission formula to sweep them all in for examination. If we were supposedly attacked on 911 for 'our freedoms', then how much sense does it make to take those freedoms away? Wouldn't that mean that the terrorists have won? Another Orwellian twist courtesy of the neoconservatives. Up is down, left is right, black is white.



11/26/2007 - IAEA checks Russian nuclear fuel bound for Iran    

11/26/2007 - No let up in attacks by Iranian backed groups: commander "I can speak for my sector," he said. "And in my sector the assessment is we have not seen any slowing down or any indicators that these special groups are going to curtail their activities or quit receiving this support that's coming from outside the country."  

11/26/2007 - Evidence on Iran doesn't seem to matter    

11/26/2007 - US, Iraq deal sees long-term US presence    

11/26/2007 - Cheney given shock treatment for heart    

11/26/2007 - Richardson: Iraq war not worth one more life    

11/26/2007 - Schumer says DOD duns wounded vets for bonus repayments Senator Charles Schumer blasted the defense department Sunday -- for mailing bills to wounded soldiers -- asking them to repay part of their enlistment bonuses... all because they couldn't finish their tours of duty.  

11/26/2007 - American Majority Sees Iraq War as a Mistake    

11/26/2007 - US, Mid East talks 'doomed to failure': Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's top authority, said a US-organised Middle East conference was "doomed to failure" and said it was being held to help Israel not the Palestinians.  

11/26/2007 - PM to discuss Iran with Bush during U.S. visit ** Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and U.S. President George W. Bush will on Wednesday discuss ways of stepping up efforts to thwart Iran's nuclear program before Bush's term in office ends in the coming year. The meeting will be held the day after the Annapolis peace conference......"This will be the most important meeting" of the prime minister's visit to the United States, said a senior Olmert aide.....The prime minister is concerned by what in Israel appears to be a drop in the U.S.'s determination to take action against Iran................Israeli officials said in closed meetings that it would be best if the United States attacked Iran - and not Israel alone. Note that last sentence and the source. Whose war is this? This meeting will be held the day after the Annapolis conference because the conference itself is a dog and pony show to get the rest of the Arab nations to support US action against Iran (at Israel's behest).

11/26/2007 - Pat Buchanan?s Day of Reckoning: Good-bye to America? Buchanan explains how hubris, ideology, and greed have torn America apart. A neoconservative cabal with an alien agenda captured the Bush administration and committed American blood, energy, and money to aggression against Muslim countries in the Middle East, while permitting America?s domestic borders to be overrun by immigrants and exporting the jobs that had made the US an opportunity society. War and offshoring have taken a savage economic toll while open borders and diversity have created social and political division.  

11/26/2007 - Can Syrians, Saudis make summit work? The Bush administration is about to present for congressional approval a $20 billion arms deal with the Saudis. Details have yet to be released, but its core is believed to be aimed at equipping the Saudis with the smart bomb capabilities that could take out long distance targets with precision. The potential target would be Iran; in fact, the interest the Saudis have taken in the renewed peace process has mostly to do with the Sunni Muslim nation's fears of Iranian Shi'ite hegemony. Already, the Saudis are chafing at Iran's influence in neighboring post-war Iraq, where Shi'ite Muslims are the majority......As for the Saudi piece, Israeli leaders have swallowed hard and instructed pro-Israel groups here not to oppose the arms deal with the Saudis. Note the source - the Jewish Telegraph Agency. Now, isn't that interesting that they openly admit that Israeli leaders instruct pro-Israel groups here in the states on these issues. That would, I believe, make these pro-Israeli groups the agents of a foreign power and they thus should register as such. Registration is free.

11/26/2007 - The Myth of the Oil Weapon Our oil supply is secure, not because our government threatens to use force against those who would make it insecure but because the world?s oil suppliers want to make money  

11/26/2007 - Peace effort aims to repair damaged U.S. image** "Call it a cynical bargain. The Arabs will help the United States on Iraq and Iran if the West helps towards a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, because that is what is inflaming Arab opinion,"  

11/26/2007 - Hired Guns "I feel that many of the contractors here have no respect for the locals and are doing a great deal of harm to our reputation," an Army lieutenant stationed in Afghanistan e-mailed.  

11/26/2007 - Iran sanctions are getting results, Clinton tells Iowans Campaigning in northwestern Iowa on Saturday, Hillary Rodham Clinton told voters that a Senate resolution on Iran she supported has helped bring that country to the negotiating table while stemming the violence in Iraq.  

11/26/2007 - Fox hypes shaky story on border tunnel jihadists    

11/26/2007 - Iran rebukes Saudi Arabia over Mideast conference "The US government, which is an accomplice to Zionist crimes, cannot play the role of saviour by hosting the Annapolis conference,"  

11/26/2007 - Bush, the Born-Again Peacemaker Even the Saudis and Syrians are coming to Tuesday's summit. So it is odd to see an alliance of neo-cons and left-wingers unite in opposition to Bush's efforts. Writers for the Wall Street Journal editorial page and the Weekly Standard have bemoaned negotiations with "old men like Abu Mazen [Palestinian President Abbas]." Their counterparts on the left say Bush is making a cynical and rash gamble on a peace he doesn't have the stomach to push through.  

11/26/2007 - Romney criticizes conference's timing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized the timing of the Annapolis peace conference in an interview with The Jerusalem Post Saturday and said the Palestinians have not taken the steps necessary for peace.....He stressed, though, "It's important to me that we not in any way place pressure on Israel to take action which would further weaken its negotiating hand."  

11/26/2007 - Frantic bid to bridge Middle East divide Stephen Hadley, his national security adviser, signalled that the president was unlikely to put forward new ideas. "It is now time for the parties to get into this process by way of negotiation," Hadley told reporters. "And I don't think the president will conclude that the time is right to start offering ideas on outcomes on specific issues."  

11/26/2007 - Giuliani's Culture of Corruption Kerik failed to report a $250,000 "loan" from a mysterious Israeli billionaire, which had been laundered through a Brooklyn businessman.  

11/26/2007 - Syrian issues secondary at parley "Syrian participation is not the focus of these discussions," Hadley said. "The focus of these discussions are the Israelis and the Palestinians launching a negotiating process."  



11/25/2007 - Iran says IAEA closes more files over atomic work A November 15 IAEA report said Iran had provided "consistent" answers clarifying past centrifuge development work, although the answers were still being checked for completeness.  

11/25/2007 - Italian PM favours more talks with Iran Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi called on Sunday for continuing talks with Iran over its contested nuclear program, in a speech in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  

11/25/2007 - Iran eyes border deal with Kuwait before year's end: Mottaki    

11/25/2007 - Iran says nuclear fuel produced for Iran's research reactor Iran said on Saturday it has manufactured nuclear fuel pellets for its 40-megawatt heavy water research reactor in central Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported.  

11/25/2007 - Iraqi Shiite leader defends Iran Iraq's most influential Shiite politician said Sunday that the U.S had not backed up claims that Iran is fueling violence here, underscoring a wide gap on the issue between Washington and the Shiite-led Baghdad government.  

11/25/2007 - NEW BUCHANAN BOOK DECLARES 'END OF AMERICA'    

11/25/2007 - Boost for Middle East summit as Syria joins in Confirmation that President Bashar al-Assad is sending his deputy foreign minister means that the Maryland meeting will be the best-attended Middle Eastern summit since the Madrid conference in 1991 - although the stakes are higher and expectations far lower.  

11/25/2007 - Ron Paul's growing poll numbers vex mainstream press    

11/25/2007 - Three American comics find Islamic audiences laugh, too the three comedians ? Egyptian-American Ahmed Ahmed, Palestinian-American Aron Kader, and Iranian-American Maz Jobrani ? have been playing packed houses in the US and are now on their first Middle Eastern tour.  

11/25/2007 - Can Rice save her legacy with 'Hail Mary' pass on Mideast?    

11/25/2007 - Golan Heights settlers shrug off U.S. peace summit despite Syrian participation Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981, though its sovereignty is not internationally recognized. Because the Golan Heights is Israeli-OCCUPIED territory, and those civilian settlements built therein are a violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention (war crimes). It is so nice for the Associated Press to omit this fact, thus keeping Americans in the dark as to the true nature of Israel's (unlawful) behavior.

11/25/2007 - Archbishop thrown into row over US Middle East policy    

11/25/2007 - Explosion wounds five at Nahr al-Bared Five Palestinians were injured in an explosion set off by teenagers scavenging for scrap metal in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokeswoman said  

11/25/2007 - Israel Lulled by the good life by far the biggest concern in political circles is now Iran, or "the state from which all evil stems", as one minister put it. Security officials and politicians say Tehran will have acquired the technology to produce a nuclear weapon by the end of 2009 at the latest. They work from the assumption that either the US or Israel will launch a military attack before then in order to stop the nuclear programme.  

11/25/2007 - U.S. Opposition Rises to Mideast Arms Sale The pair said they have "serious concerns" that the precision guidance kits could "fall into the wrong hands" and be used against U.S. troops in the Middle East or against Israel.....the arms sale to Saudi Arabia is generating the greatest concern in Congress.  

11/25/2007 - Australia's Howard swept from power Some analysts have speculated that Labor?s support for Israel may waver at the United Nations. However, Rudd has declared that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should be tried at the International Court of Justice for his genocidal declaration to ?wipe Israel off the map.?  



11/24/2007 - U.S. blames Iran-backed group for Baghdad bombing Iranian-backed militants were behind a bombing that killed 13 Iraqis at a Baghdad pet market, the U.S. military said on Saturday, raising concerns that Shi'ite militias might be switching tactics.  

11/24/2007 - Iran hints it could halt nuclear enrichment for a quid pro quo "We don't trust the United States ," he told McClatchy Newspapers after the IAEA Board of Governors finished its latest round of talks on Iran's nuclear program. "We could suspend nuclear enrichment. We did it before for two and half years. But it wasn't enough then, and wouldn't be enough now. We will not suspend enrichment again because there is no end to what the United States will demand."  

11/24/2007 - Tough Iran sanctions to hit Germany hard: report    

11/24/2007 - Iran rejects UN nuclear snap inspections Iran on Saturday rejected the UN atomic watchdog's demand for more inspections of its nuclear sites after the body urged the country to open up its doors, the ISNA news agency reported.  

11/24/2007 - Iran will not block oil passage: navy chief    

11/24/2007 - Iran: No smoking gun but strong evidence "There's no consensus that Iran's leadership has decided to build a nuclear arsenal," said David Albright, a former U.N. nuclear inspector now at Washington's Institute for Science and International Security. "There's more of a consensus that they've built a set of capabilities" that could be used for a weapon.....Now scheduled for completion next month, the NIE ? which won't be released publicly ? will lay out the evidence and U.S. intelligence's judgment of what it shows.  

11/24/2007 - Report: US will not force Israel's hand in Annapolis According to senior White House staffers quoted in the report, US President George W. Bush feels "the war on terror makes for a special bond between the US and Israel......On Monday, Olmert and Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni are scheduled to meet with Bush, Rice and US Vice President Dick Cheney in an attempt to finalize the details before heading out to Annapolis. That's like saying bears sh#t in the woods; it goes without saying. It also means that any agreement therein will not be fair or just for the Palestinians, as has happened several times in the past. But they will naturally get blamed for it. This whole affair is a dog and pony show to get the Arab nations on board for US military action vs. Iran.

11/24/2007 - Hamas, Hezbollah lambast Mideast peace conference "The Annapolis conference has two objectives: to help shore up (Israeli Prime Minister) Ehud Olmert after his defeat in the south of Lebanon and secondly to cover up for American plans of a war against Iran,"  

11/24/2007 - Episcopal bishop reaches out far for peace ?We're all monotheists, and that means we share a tremendous amount theologically in common, which I find fascinating,? Chane said. ?The Virgin Mary is venerated more times in Iran than in the gospels, and they celebrate Jesus Christ's birthday.?  

11/24/2007 - Former US Commander Criticizes Bush on Iraq The former U.S. commander of multi-national troops in Iraq says President Bush's strategy there is failing because it relies too much on military force and not enough on political reconciliation.  

11/24/2007 - Amazon.com has just reclassified "The Israel Lobby" by Harvard and Chicago U profs as a "conspiracy theory" book   They played similar nasty games with Carter's book about Palestine not so long ago.

11/24/2007 - Backers, opponents of Annapolis see Iran looming in background For now, the Saudis appear to prefer informal alliances as a means of heading off Iran, but pro-Israel groups in the United States are saying Israel needs formal relations with the Saudis if the process is to work  

11/24/2007 - Suicide bombers are not psychologically unstable: Research The analysis also revealed that for such bombers the conflict was mainly about politics, not religion. Despite its frequent religious trappings, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not religiously inspired, and suicide bombing is fundamentally the expression of a territorial dispute.  

11/24/2007 - Aharon Barak: Israel tops US at protecting human rights   A sick joke.

11/24/2007 - Your pictures Reader Greg Funnell's striking images from around Syria    



11/23/2007 - A plan to attack Iran swiftly and from above **    

11/23/2007 - Iran 'hasn't done enough' on nuclear problem The United States and three European nations say Iran has not done enough to win trust in its nuclear program and the United Nations should now consider tougher sanctions  

11/23/2007 - Focus on EU-Iran talks as IAEA calls for enrichment freeze    

11/23/2007 - UN uncertainty over nuclear Iran Last week, he said Iran had been more open about its past, but still enriched uranium in defiance of the UN.  

11/23/2007 - Bush wins crucial Saudi support for first Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in seven years Syria's position remains unclear. It has been holding out for a reference to the Golan Heights, still occupied by Israel 40 years after the 1967 war  

11/23/2007 - Hands Off Iran ** an attack on Iran--which appears increasingly likely before the coming presidential election--will unleash a regional conflict of catastrophic proportions  

11/23/2007 - Paul Expects to Raise More Than $12 Million in Fourth Quarter Paul called his Republican presidential rivals, including frontrunner Rudy Giuliani, ''neo-conservatives'' whom he couldn't support in the general election should his own bid fail.  

11/23/2007 - What Antiwar Activists Have to Be Thankful For    

11/23/2007 - Door open for Golan Heights talks    

11/23/2007 - Putin meets top Saudi official as Russia eyes arms sale Saud did not give details, but a diplomatic source in Riyadh had earlier said that Putin's visit there in February was expected to lead to a "verbal understanding" on the sale of about 150 Russian T-90 battle tanks to the kingdom......A joint Russian-Saudi statement, published by the Russian foreign ministry, said that "the sides spoke in favour of creating an independent and viable Palestinian state and called on the international community to give additional aid to the Palestinian people."  

11/23/2007 - Text: Mearsheimer and Walt interview There is no question that the book has been savaged in the mainstream media in the United States, which is to be expected. But one should also recognize that we have travelled widely in the United States to talk about the book, and everywhere we go, we find that the audiences are clearly on our side, although there are always a few people at each event who harshly criticise us.....The bottom line is that I think a huge number of Americans agree with what we have to say. Yes they do, and thank you for having the courage to say it.

11/23/2007 - Syria says US agrees to put Golan on Mideast agenda The United States has agreed to put the question of the Golan Heights, captured by Israel from Syria, on the agenda of next week's Middle East peace meeting, Syria's foreign minister said on Friday.  



11/22/2007 - US gives Russia new missile proposals The United States has formally made new proposals to Russia aimed at easing tension over its missile defence plans in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.  

11/22/2007 - Saudi crown prince to discuss Iran's nuclear program in visit to Russia    

11/22/2007 - IAEA 'in dark' over Iran's nuclear intentions    

11/22/2007 - Iran 'hasn't done enough' on nuclear problem The United States and three European nations say Iran has not done enough to win trust in its nuclear program and the United Nations should now consider tougher sanctions.  

11/22/2007 - Oil in retreat from record high On Wednesday, oil prices came close to breaching the $100-a-barrel mark, boosted by a weak dollar, tight supplies and rising winter demand.  

11/22/2007 - Most Iraqi recruits 'are Saudi or Libyan' Most of the foreign fighters involved in the Iraq insurgency come from Saudi Arabia and Libya, two of America's allies in the "war on terror", US forces have discovered from material obtained during a raid.  

11/22/2007 - President Rudy's War Council    

11/22/2007 - ElBaradei set to defend Iran progress at IAEA meet    

11/22/2007 - Iran a driving force for Mideast meeting According to U.S. and other Western intelligence, Iran has helped establish what amounts to a client state in the Gaza Strip, the smaller of two Palestinian territories that would make up an eventual independent nation. Pure BS.

11/22/2007 - Look Who's Downplaying Iran's Nuclear Threat    

11/22/2007 - 'WIPED OFF THE MAP' rumor is totally false, so why lie?'   Whether or not Ahmadinejad said or meant that Israel should be 'wiped off the map', there is a cold hard fact that cannot be contested: look at the maps of the region from 100 years ago, what happened to Palestine? Israel wiped Palestine off the map.

11/22/2007 - US storm over book on Israel lobby Mr Judt himself is not afraid to speak out, but he has to tread more carefully when he criticises Israeli policies in the US than he does in Israel itself. "I have written articles in Haaretz that no American newspapers would touch," he says.  

11/22/2007 - Israeli: Syrian site hit not a reactor A Syrian site bombed by Israel in September was probably a plant for assembling a nuclear bomb, an Israeli nuclear expert said Thursday, challenging other analysts' conclusions that it housed a North Korean-style nuclear reactor.  

11/22/2007 - Five reasons to bomb Iran now **   Note the source.

11/22/2007 - U.S. advised Israel on Syria radars The United States reportedly assisted Israel's September air strike in Syria with information on enemy air defenses.  

11/22/2007 - Egypt, Jordan, Palestinians try to sell skeptical Arabs on Annapolis conference    

11/22/2007 - Donor representatives visit UNRWA installations in Syria Delegates from 19 of UNRWA's major donor countries arrived in Damascus yesterday to begin a two-day tour of Palestinian refugee camps in Syria. UNRWA Syria Director, Panos Moumtzis, welcomed them, noting that their presence demonstrates a strong and on-going commitment to the welfare of the Palestine refugees.  

11/22/2007 - Likudnik Hawks Work to Undermine Annapolis Despite near-universal skepticism about the prospects for launching a serious, new Middle East peace process at next week's Israeli-Palestinian summit in Annapolis, a familiar clutch of neoconservative hawks close to the Likud Party leader, former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, isn't taking any chances.  



11/21/2007 - Oil reaches new record above $99 Oil prices came close to breaching the $100 a barrel mark on Wednesday as the dollar remained weak, tempting traders towards commodities.  

11/21/2007 - US general says Iran helping stop Iraq bloodshed    

11/21/2007 - US agrees to new talks with Iran    

11/21/2007 - Gates again invokes possible Iran strike ** "This is not about changing the regime in Iran," Gates told a group of community leaders at a Whiteman Air Force Base lunch. "It's about getting the regime in Iran to change its behavior, and its policies."  

11/21/2007 - Iran leader vows no concessions on nukes    

11/21/2007 - US commander gives part credit to Syria for military gains in Iraq    

11/21/2007 - Iran doesn't expect new sanctions Iran said Tuesday it does not expect new U.N. sanctions anytime soon because it is cooperating with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on it disputed nuclear program, and Russia and China are supporting this process.  

11/21/2007 - West's 'rusty' weapons won't defeat Iran: president Iran's president has told his Western foes their "rusty and disabled weapons" could never defeat the Islamic Republic in a deepening dispute over Iran's atomic ambitions.  

11/21/2007 - Iran agrees to Iraq talks with US    

11/21/2007 - IAEA board to debate Iran report The governing board of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, is meeting to discuss its latest report on Iran.  

11/21/2007 - Tehran paper attacks Ahmadinejad It was referring to a recent speech by Mr Ahmadinejad when he described people opposed to his nuclear programme as traitors and accused some senior former nuclear negotiators of spying for foreigners.  

11/21/2007 - Iran Says U.S. Lacks Support for More Sanctions at UN    

11/21/2007 - Iran argues nuclear case in letter to "world    

11/21/2007 - US troops 'shoot Iraqi civilians' The incident threatens to suspend ties with US officials.  

11/21/2007 - Putin attacks foreign interference    

11/21/2007 - Likelihood of Iran Attack Gains Credence **    

11/21/2007 - Putin says Russia will not tolerate NATO military build up President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would not ignore NATO's military build up near its borders and would provide an adequate response to any "muscle-flexing."  

11/21/2007 - Ex-Congressman Plans Book On Why U.S. Invaded Iraq Hostettler was among six House Republicans to vote against the Iraq war and cautioned as early as an October 2003 speech on the House floor that the problems associated with rushing to war would be many.  

11/21/2007 - Hamas shrugs off US peace talks Hamas political supremo Khaled Meshaal, exiled in Damascus, said the Annapolis conference was called by Bush to mask agressive plans in the region......"And today he wants to make peace in Palestine in preparation to a hit against Iran," Meshaal said. "This is an American game. The Palestinians and the Arab peoples are aware of it and know that it is not serious."  

11/21/2007 - Terror trial defendant gets 11 years In a passionate, arm-waving statement before sentencing, Ashqar painted a grim picture of the suffering of Palestinians under the Israeli occupation and said some of his own relatives had been killed or jailed. He said he would rather go to prison than betray his people as they strive to free themselves from Israeli domination.  

11/21/2007 - U.S. accuses Syria of meddling in Lebanon    

11/21/2007 - Iraq sets free trips home for refugees With violence down in Iraq, the country's embassy in Damascus is starting to organize free trips home for Iraqis who fled the conflict and now want to return, an Iraqi diplomat said Wednesday.  

11/21/2007 - A Conservative View of Iran by Philip Giraldi ** Contrary to the repeated assertions by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, an endless series of threats emanating from Washington is not diplomacy. The United States is refusing to negotiate with Iran, and the only obstacle to a war from the U.S. side is the resistance coming from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and some military and naval officers, most notably the Central Command's Admiral William Fallon, who are heavily outnumbered by those in the administration and outside it who are pro-war.....Powerful lobbying groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) continue to resist talks and urge a military resolution.  

11/21/2007 - GOP Jewish group polls on Iran strike ** The questions, recalled by a focus group participant, were: "How would you feel if Hillary [Clinton] bombed Iran? How would you feel if George Bush bombed Iran? And how would you feel if Israel bombed Iran?"  

11/21/2007 - Look Who's Downplaying Iran's Nuclear Threat ** Podhoretz and company could have difficulties presenting a case for going to war against Iran in order to protect Israel?both Israel's foreign minister and a former head of the Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, have suggested that if Iran does acquire nuclear weapons, Israel would deal with it by deterring Iran. Not attacking it.  

11/21/2007 - Is It Just Business-as-Usual in D.C. When a Lobbyist Brings Classified Info to a Foreign Embassy?    

11/21/2007 - Israel seeks US help to fight Iranian pistachios A US official says Israel has asked for US help in cracking down on illegal pistachio nut imports from Iran, after Washington warned the trade was hurting efforts to curb Tehran's nuclear programme.  

11/21/2007 - U.S. invites 40 to peace talks The United States invited more than 40 countries, including Syria, to participate in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.  

11/21/2007 - Cheney's ex-adviser: Annapolis not 'priority' "Priorities for the United States right now should be three or four major crises that are reaching the near acute stage," David Wurmser, formerly the U.S. vice president's senior adviser on Middle East issues, said Tuesday at an Israel Project luncheon in Washington, D.C.  

11/21/2007 - Israeli envoy tells anti-U.N. crowd that world body is not all bad Though speakers drew from an extensive repertoire of singular negative treatment of Israel by various U.N. bodies, much attention was directed to the area of human rights, where Israel has typically been a subject of overwhelming scrutiny.....U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) called the treatment of Israel by the United Nations an "abomination" and pledged to use financial pressure to compel changes within the organization A whinefest because the world refuses to turn a blind eye (as the US does) to Israel's atrocious human rights record.

11/21/2007 - Howard era may be ending, but Australia likely to stay ally Howard supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq, has defended the legitimacy of Israel?s security barrier in the West Bank and Israel?s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon last year, and delivered a scathing eulogy when Yasser Arafat died in 2004. Howard has been showered with awards from Jewish community organizations here and in the United States.  



11/20/2007 - Former aide blames Bush for leak deceit Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan blames President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for efforts to mislead the public about the role of White House aides in leaking the identity of a CIA operative  

11/20/2007 - More US special forces to aid fight against insurgents The US is seeking to beef up Pakistan's counter-insurgency efforts in the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan by expanding an American special forces team in the country to train the Frontier Corps and recruiting local militias to take on the insurgents.  

11/20/2007 - Iran agrees new talks with US on Iraq Iran said on Tuesday it has agreed to a new round of talks with the United States on improving security in Iraq, despite mounting tensions between the two arch foes over Iran's nuclear drive.  

11/20/2007 - Paul finds fans in Nevada No Republican in the field has drawn larger crowds in the state, which is poised to play a key role in choosing the nominee. Nevada will hold the third GOP caucus in the nation on Jan. 19.  

11/20/2007 - Democracy vs. security by Patrick J. Buchanan    

11/20/2007 - Focus Grouping War with Iran **    

11/20/2007 - Iraq to offer Syria funds for refugees    

11/20/2007 - Bush, Putin, discuss upcoming Middle East meeting US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday discussed the upcoming US-hosted Middle East peace conference and US missile defense plans, the White House said.  

11/20/2007 - Hailstorm sets off bomblets in Lebanon The season's first hailstorm Tuesday was a blessing in disguise for cluster bomb-infested parts of southern Lebanon, triggering blasts from previously unexploded bomblets. No injuries were reported.  

11/20/2007 - Syria wants Golan on agenda at Middle East talks    



11/19/2007 - Why Attack Iran? ** More and more people seem to take it as given that a nuclear-armed Iran would use its nuclear weapons to attack the United States. Yet there is no plausible argument, and very little evidence, for that conclusion.  

11/19/2007 - Iran considers Saudi plan to end nuclear impasse    

11/19/2007 - Iran nuclear work 'not worth war' Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi has called on Iran to suspend its controversial nuclear work to avert what she says is a mounting threat of war with the US.  

11/19/2007 - US military strike on Pakistan advocated Frederick Kagan of the right-wing American Enterprise Institute and Michael O?Hanlon of the more liberal Brookings Institution argue in an article published in the New York Times on Sunday that the US simply cannot stand by as a nuclear-armed Pakistan descended into the abyss  

11/19/2007 - Iran eyes nuclear options abroad    

11/19/2007 - Iran leader dismisses US currency    

11/19/2007 - Israel's Syrian Airstrike Was Aimed at Iran Until late October, the accepted explanation about the Sep. 6 Israeli airstrike in Syria, constructed in a series of press leaks from U.S. officials, was that it was prompted by dramatic satellite intelligence that Syria was building a nuclear facility with help from North Korea. But new satellite evidence has discredited that narrative, suggesting a more plausible explanation for the strike: that it was a calculated effort by Israel and the United States to convince Iran that its nuclear facilities could be attacked as well.  

11/19/2007 - Wars to Watch Out For    

11/19/2007 - The Middle East has had a secretive nuclear power in its midst for years When will the US and the UK tell the truth about Israeli weapons? Iran isn't starting an atomic arms race, it's joining one  

11/19/2007 - Ban urges 'just' solution for Palestinian refugees    

11/19/2007 - Palestinian refugees vote in Jordan    

11/19/2007 - Reservist reps. want oversight on arms deal Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Christopher Carney (D-Pa.), the only two active reservists in the House of Representatives, sent a letter to President Bush signed by 188 of their colleagues insisting that the president?s proposed $20 billion arms deal comes with strict congressional oversight and consultation with Israel.  



11/18/2007 - Iran does not want to use oil as a weapon: Ahmadinejad    

11/18/2007 - Seizure of Iranians Failed to Validate Bush Line The George W. Bush administration's campaign to seize and detain Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials in Iraq, presented by Bush himself last January as a move to break up an alleged Iranian arms smuggling operation in Iraq, appears to have run its course without having been able to link a single Iranian to any such operation.  

11/18/2007 - Iran nuclear drive 'a grave threat': French FM    

11/18/2007 - As U.S. presses for more sanctions, nations remain divided on Iran** As Iran expands its capacity to enrich uranium for what the Bush administration charges will become a nuclear weapons program, the international community is pursuing two diplomatic tracks that may be at cross purposes and lead to military action rather than a peaceful solution.  

11/18/2007 - Report: U.S. Is Secretly Helping Pakistan Guard Nuclear Arms    

11/18/2007 - Powell: Iran is a long way from having nuclear weapon "I think Iran is a long way from having anything that could be anything like a nuclear weapon," Powell told a gathering of bankers, businessmen and diplomats.  

11/18/2007 - US and Israel 'face up to' Iran bomb "Military strikes might only set the programme back a couple of years, but the current thinking is that it is just not worth the risks." A political rethink has also begun in Israel, where security policy is linked to its status - never publicly admitted - as the region's only nuclear state.  

11/18/2007 - Hezbollah rebuilds south Beirut    

11/18/2007 - UAE calls for more aid to Palestinian refugees The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called on the international community to double its efforts to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.  



11/17/2007 - Wounded warriors face home-front battle with VA    

11/17/2007 - Iran says ready to act if attacked ** "We never want any war in this region, but from another front, we have made all preparations, and if there is any suspicion on this matter, then we are ready," said Ahmadinejad, speaking through an interpreter.  

11/17/2007 - Russia, IAEA to start preparing for nuke fuel shipment    

11/17/2007 - Iraq: Iran giving less help to militants The Iraqi government spokesman said Saturday that Iran has shown increasing restraint in its support for militants, echoing recent assertions by U.S. officials and urging both sides to take advantage of the situation to hold a new round of talks on stabilizing his country.  

11/17/2007 - Iran sticking to pledge to halt arms flow: Iraq    

11/17/2007 - Iranian President dismisses war talk in Bahrain visit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday dismissed the prospect of war over his country's nuclear drive during a brief visit to key US ally Bahrain, whose ties with Tehran have often been strained.  

11/17/2007 - Ahmadinejad writes to French president Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter to his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy following recent French criticism of Tehran's nuclear drive, a senior official said on Saturday.  

11/17/2007 - Musharraf says army will keep control of nukes    

11/17/2007 - Drop in Iran-related attacks in Iraq a puzzle: officials The developments in Iraq come as the Bush administration is trying to ratchet up international pressure on Iran on the nuclear front.  

11/17/2007 - Cut Israel Off by Charley Reese Israel's goal is and always has been to take all of Palestine and to get rid of the Palestinians.  

11/17/2007 - Presidential hopeful Ron Paul defies convention Insisting on a strict interpretation of the US Constitution, he cites the Second Amendment's right to bear arms in opposing any ban on gun ownership, while rejecting the idea of the United States as the world's policeman.  

11/17/2007 - Three U.S. Agencies Reviewing Decision to Export High-Tech Support to Syria    

11/17/2007 - Kouchner to Haaretz: Not ruling out strike on Iran In an interview with Haaretz, Kouchner, who along with President Nicolas Sarkozy is leading the European hard-liners against Iran, described the crisis over Iran's nuclear program "as extremely serious," adding that France "will never compromise on Israel's security."  

11/17/2007 - MTV launches new Arabic service    



11/16/2007 - China deals blow to Western efforts to punish Iran China has dealt a blow to Western efforts to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran over its nuclear program by dropping out of a meeting to discuss tougher sanctions against Tehran.  

11/16/2007 - U.S. Licensing High-Tech Exports to Syria Under U.N. Development Program After years of harsh talk and escalating rounds of sanctions against Syria for supporting terror and seeking weapons of mass destruction, the United States is quietly supporting a United Nations program to supply the Syrian regime with sophisticated surveillance equipment and computers to monitor its borders.  

11/16/2007 - Saudi builds security force of 35,000 to guard oil    

11/16/2007 - Iran calls for US nuclear apology    

11/16/2007 - OPEC blunder reveals Saudi-Iran disagreement on dollar A blunder by OPEC on Friday exposed a disagreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran about the falling dollar when a private meeting of ministers was broadcast to journalists by mistake.  

11/16/2007 - Israel dismisses UN report on Iran Israel has called a recent report on Iran by the International Atomic Energy Agency "unacceptable."  

11/16/2007 - Israel slams IAEA for 'failing to expose' Iran ambitions Israel slammed the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Friday for failing to expose what it insisted was Iran's drive to acquire an atomic bomb in a key report on its archfoe's nuclear programme. LOL.

11/16/2007 - Bush adviser slams US policy on Iran United States policy towards Iran?s nuclear development throughout President George Bush?s presidency has had ?zero success?, according to leading neo-conservative strategist Richard Perle.  

11/16/2007 - The Crash of 2008? by Patrick J. Buchanan    

11/16/2007 - Lebanon facing brink of abyss: UN chief United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has warned that Lebanon risks nearing "the brink of the abyss" unless its political crisis is solved.  

11/16/2007 - The Lobby    

11/16/2007 - Bolton calls Annapolis a mistake "I just don't see this as the moment to make progress on Israeli-Palestinian matters," said John Bolton  

11/16/2007 - Palestinian militants clash in Lebanon camp    



11/15/2007 - Iran threat assessment won't be released, intelligence chief says The National Intelligence Estimate is intended to lay out the entire intelligence community's best estimate on the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program. The Bush administration maintains Iran is seeking to build nuclear weapons, but the Iranians say the program is to meet the country's energy needs.  

11/15/2007 - US general: Iran sticking by pledge    

11/15/2007 - British MPs make rare visit to Iran A group of British MPs is visiting Iran for talks with top officials, a rare trip by an official British delegation to the Islamic republic, diplomats said Thursday.  

11/15/2007 - US urges more sanctions on Iran    

11/15/2007 - Wary of war, Gulf eyes Ahmadinejad visit for clues Gulf Arab states hope Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will use a visit to Bahrain on Saturday to show his country is not seeking to escalate a standoff over its nuclear program, analysts say.  

11/15/2007 - China calls for Tehran to work with IAEA    

11/15/2007 - IAEA: Iran generally truthful on nukes A report from the U.N nuclear watchdog agency on Thursday found Iran to be generally truthful about key aspects of its nuclear history, but it warned that its knowledge of Tehran's present atomic work was shrinking.  

11/15/2007 - US: China to be responsible for diplomacy failure if it opposes new Iran sanctions China would be responsible if diplomatic solutions fail in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions, the US ambassador to the United Nations warned Thursday, saying Washington expects and will seek Beijing's cooperation for new sanctions.  

11/15/2007 - Intel chief blasts 'cherry picked' intel    

11/15/2007 - Iran says IAEA report shows nuclear drive peaceful    

11/15/2007 - Entangling Alliances by Rep. Ron Paul Entangling alliances with no one means no foreign aid to Pakistan, or Egypt, or Israel, or anyone else for that matter. If an American citizen determines a foreign country or cause is worthy of their money, let them send it, and encourage their neighbors to send money too, but our government has no authority to use hard-earned American taxpayer dollars to mire us in these nightmarishly complicated, no-win entangling alliances. Truer words never spoken.

11/15/2007 - Ron Paul collecting fans, big money    

11/15/2007 - ADL taking concerns to Ron Paul The Anti-Defamation League plans to ask Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul to distance himself from extremist groups.  

11/15/2007 - In the Hands of the Military ** The battle is between the Cheney camp, which would like to carry out strikes on Iran before Bush leaves office, and Gates and his senior generals.  

11/15/2007 - Sanctions Against Iran Will Cure Nothing    

11/15/2007 - First death among Palestinian refugees on border The UNHCR said about 11 children at al-Waleed camp are suffering from leukaemia, spinal injury, skin diseases and intestinal problems. None is able to obtain care inside the country.  

11/15/2007 - LAPD's Muslim mapping plan killed there is no scientific data on the size of the nation's Muslim population, let alone its location, with estimates of totals ranging from about 1.4 million adults in a Pew Research Center study this year to the 7 million or more claimed by some community organizations. Census data on ancestry would also fail to yield accurate Muslim estimates, because large numbers of people with Iranian backgrounds are Jewish and many people with Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian roots are Christian.  

11/15/2007 - Tough homecoming for Lebanon's refugees "We had one television smashed and one stolen, three radios stolen, and $8,000 in cash stolen," says Mahmoud. "The soldiers wrote us a note saying that the money was for them not us."  

11/15/2007 - Germany toughening on Iran, but critics say not enough Germany?s position as Iran?s biggest trade partner in Europe and Merkel?s insistence on pursuing a diplomatic solution prior to pushing for tougher sanctions have some Israeli officials, American Jews and U.S. neoconservatives homing in on Germany for not doing enough to thwart Iran?s nuclear aims.  

11/15/2007 - Israel Begins Preparations for Possible Iranian Attack    

11/15/2007 - Pressure for Iran sanctions continues Israel is getting increasingly restless about the failure of sanctions to effect a change of direction by Iran and is likely to press Washington for action at some stage.  

11/15/2007 - Ex-presidents to hail Israel at 60 Israel's 60th Independence Day, which will be celebrated on May 8, 2008, will be marked by a year of events across the United States beginning early next year, according to Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Presidents Conference. Why the US? Why not in ISRAEL?

11/15/2007 - With Iran set to get nukes, Israel plans for "day after" "First, we must make clear that this is a threat not just to Israel but to the wider world,? said Ami Ayalon, a minister in Olmert's security Cabinet. If Israel felt that threatened by Iran, they would have nuked them (yes, Israel has nukes NOW) already. Read paragraphs 11-18 especially. Whose war is it?

11/15/2007 - Judge in AIPAC case to probe jurors on anti-Jewish bias   The problem is: exactly how is 'anti-Jewish bias' defined? If it were up to the Israel-defenders, it would include criticism of Israel.

11/15/2007 - Report: Nasrallah in al-Qaida's sights An al-Qaida branch in Lebanon reportedly tried to assassinate the leader of Hezbollah.  

11/15/2007 - AIPAC judge to probe anti-Jewish bias The federal judge in the case against two former AIPAC staffers wants to probe prospective jurors for anti-Semitic views.  



11/14/2007 - US network uncovers 'suicide epidemic' among US veterans The US military is experiencing a "suicide epidemic" with veterans killing themselves at the rate of 120 a week, according to an investigation by US television network CBS.  

11/14/2007 - Iran not in clear if U.N. report only partly good: U.S.    

11/14/2007 - Britain could sleepwalk into conflict with Iran, warns Clegg    

11/14/2007 - Iran has right to peaceful nuclear energy use: China    

11/14/2007 - Turkey sends special forces to Iraqi border    

11/14/2007 - Options on Iran nukes are 'limited,' Bolton says The two remaining options for the U.S. to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons are to force a regime change or use military force to take out suspected weapons locations, the White House's former representative to the United Nations said yesterday. Listen Johnboy, why not strap yourself to one of the warheads as a true test of your bravado, what with all of this bellicose blathering you've been doing re Iran. In short: sh#t, or get off the pot.

11/14/2007 - Why Are They So Afraid of Ron Paul? The wave of support and publicity for Paul has the neocons enraged, and they are busy trying to discredit him with a campaign of unsurpassed villainy. What they have done is actually kind of funny, if you take your humor black: they've simply transferred their usual blather on the foreign policy front to the domestic battlefield.  

11/14/2007 - Ron Paul: A Republican Takes the Lead Against the War    

11/14/2007 - Oil prices stage modest recovery Oil prices have risen again after falling by $3 a barrel on Tuesday.  

11/14/2007 - Oh, the Fun Walt and Mearsheimer Will Have Shockingly, while major Jewish organizations have weighed in heavily in favor of increased sanctions, they have been lukewarm and sometimes hostile to comprehensive and intensive negotiations, silent on military assault. Oh, what fun John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt will have in their next book.  

11/14/2007 - US, Israel refuse to cooperate with inquest into Syria strike    

11/14/2007 - Bush signs defense funding bill President Bush signed a defense funding bill that includes $450 million in cooperative projects with Israel  

11/14/2007 - Dichter: Syria is Israel's only neighbor that thwarts smuggling Syria is the only country among Israel's neighbors that keeps a quiet border and meets its obligations to prevent smuggling from its side, Public Security Minister Avi Dichter told a conference at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya Tuesday.  

11/14/2007 - Palestinian National and Former Colombian Detective Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Support the FARC and Alien Smuggling Jalal Sadat Moheisen (Sadat), 49, a Palestinian national and resident of Bogota, Colombia, pleaded guilty in Miami before U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which is a State Department designated foreign terrorist organization.  

11/14/2007 - 'An embarrassment to the rule of law' As it turned out, the only thing these men were guilty of was expressing unpopular views against Israel, and for that our government put them through an unconscionable ordeal.  

11/14/2007 - Livni pressures Solana to consent to new Iran sanctions "I would have thought that your answer would be 'yes' to sanctions on Iran," Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni told EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Wednesday afternoon after the latter attempted to dodge a reporter's question regarding Iran during a joint press conference in Jerusalem.  



11/13/2007 - Iraq, Afghan War Costs Are $1.6 Trillion The $1.6 trillion figure, for the period from 2002 to 2008, translates into a cost of $20,900 for a family of four, the report said  

11/13/2007 - Iran gives IAEA nuclear designs Diplomats say Iran has given the UN nuclear agency a document containing design information which could be used for parts of a nuclear weapon.  

11/13/2007 - Rice accuses Iran of spreading extremism    

11/13/2007 - Reid calls on Bush to withdraw troops    

11/13/2007 - Chertoff: US in Iraq keeps al-Qaida out    

11/13/2007 - Iran and China vow to boost ties    

11/13/2007 - China says sanctions will not help Iran dispute    

11/13/2007 - Iran calls for US military pullout from Iraq    

11/13/2007 - Four Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clash-officials    

11/13/2007 - FT Also Sees Pentagon Opposition to Iran Attack ** I would add that the last week?s events in Pakistan ? not to mention the continuing rise in oil prices and rapid decline in the U.S. dollar ? have also probably set back the hawks? hopes of confrontation with Iran  

11/13/2007 - US troops mental health concerns underestimated: study    

11/13/2007 - Is World War III on hold? by Patrick J. Buchanan ** Is a Bush pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear enrichment plant at Natanz, or on the Al Quds force of the Revolutionary Guard, a more remote possibility today than it was several weeks ago? So it would seem.  

11/13/2007 - Turkish attack abandoned villages inside the border of Iraqi Kurdistan Turkey has repeatedly threatened to send its 160,000-strong army stationed in south eastern Turkey into northern Iraq in retaliation for the actions of the Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) operating from camps in the mountainous border regions of Iraqi Kurdistan.  

11/13/2007 - Rice: Israeli-Palestinian talks needed to repel Iran's influence "They're not going to create the Palestinian state at Annapolis," she said. When asked if Saudi participation has been secured, she said no invitations had been sent out yet. "I don't want to speculate about the participants," Rice said.  

11/13/2007 - The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board.  

11/13/2007 - Rice: Abbas a true peace partner Rice was cheered multiple times when discussing the need to defend Israel, fight anti-Semitism and confront Hamas and Iran. But the crowd was silent as she described the P.A. president, Mahmoud Abbas, as a true partner for peace and said now there was "responsible leadership" with which Israel could deal.  

11/13/2007 - Ban nominates Canadian to head UN probe into Hariri murder    

11/13/2007 - Rice on AIPAC trial: I cooperate with the law Condoleezza Rice was mostly mum on plans to subpoena her testimony in the trial of two former AIPAC staffers  

11/13/2007 - Israel braces for nuclear-armed Iran The preparations include proposals for revamping Israel's civil defense system and for countering any new emigration trends or drops in tourism caused by fear of an Iranian nuclear attack.  

11/13/2007 - Teens in D.C. for lobbying lessons The students are participating in the first three-day American Israel Public Affairs Committee High School Summit, which included lessons in subjects ranging from the Arab-Israeli conflict to public speaking to in-depth lobbying classes with AIPAC representatives....."The stakes are incredibly high," Gillette said. "If the United States does not stand with Israel, then no one stands with Israel." And why would that be, Mr. Gillette, hmm?

11/13/2007 - Israeli military chief at NATO summit    

11/13/2007 - Paul's call to end foreign aid draws small Jewish following Even as Paul makes headway in some circles, organized Jewish support for his Republican presidential bid is nearly nonexistent, thanks to the candidate's longstanding stance against providing foreign aid, including U.S. assistance to Israel.  

11/13/2007 - With Pakistan in turmoil, Israel keeps eye on nukes Some Israeli analysts see in the Pakistani unrest this month a danger to Israel even graver than Iran. The reason is simple: Pakistan already has nuclear weapons No kidding? Israel ought to pick its battles ('primary threats') more carefully.

11/13/2007 - Paul's broad appeal understandable He tells the truth to the American people when he states that our actions cause the terrorists to hate us, especially our support of Israel's occupation of Palestinian land and our own occupation of Iraq.  

11/13/2007 - Iran demands Argentines show up in court Iran has strongly denied that the Iranians were involved and has accused Interpol of bowing to U.S. and Israeli pressure to issue the warrants.  



11/12/2007 - Veterans deserve better Bush and Congress agree that veterans' care needs a spending boost, but both are holding it hostage to more divisive issues.  

11/12/2007 - Experts: Danger of Nuclear-Armed Iran Hyped the White House and its partisans may be inflating the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran, say experts on the Persian Gulf and nuclear deterrence. While there are dangers, they acknowledge, Iran appears to want a nuclear weapon for the same reason other countries do: to protect itself.  

11/12/2007 - Britain threatens sanctions on Iran    

11/12/2007 - US sniper acquitted of murdering Iraqis A US military sniper has been acquitted of murder charges linked to the killing of three Iraqis earlier this year but jailed him for other offences, the US military said on Saturday.  

11/12/2007 - Merkel, Sarkozy say sanctions and trade curbs on Iran possible Merkel said she and Sarkozy had also considered other ways to tighten the screws on Iran if no agreement on sanctions could be struck within the UN Security Council.  

11/12/2007 - Suitcase nukes said unlikely to exist government experts and intelligence officials say such a threat gets vastly more attention than it deserves. These officials said a true suitcase nuke would be highly complex to produce, require significant upkeep and cost a small fortune.  

11/12/2007 - Israelis urge EU to get tougher on Iran Senior Israeli officials are touring Europe this week to raise the alarm about Iran's accelerating nuclear programme and urge EU governments to take tougher sanctions without waiting for the United Nations.  

11/12/2007 - Who?s the Enemy? And, nearly a year after President Bush proclaimed Iran to be Public Enemy No. 1 in Iraq, blaming Tehran for supporting both Al Qaeda and Shia militias, things are even getting better on that front. Last week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates declared that Iran had quietly promised to halt the smuggling of weapons and advanced roadside bombs into Iraq. "I don't know whether to believe them. I'll wait and see," he said, in what was a rather dramatic downgrading of the White House?s warnings about Iran.  

11/12/2007 - Iran president attacks 'traitors' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denounced as "traitors" those in Iran who have criticised its nuclear programme, state media have reported.  

11/12/2007 - 18 Veterans Arrested in Antiwar Protest    

11/12/2007 - Middle East Expert Rami G. Khouri To Answer Viewer Questions Rami George Khouri, executive editor of the Beirut, Lebanon-based The Daily Star newspaper, will speak at the Madison Civics Club on Nov. 17, giving a presentation titled "A Fair and Balanced View from the Arab World."  

11/12/2007 - Federations to press Iran issue The measure calls on the UJC and Jewish federations to act in concert with the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and Jewish community relations councils around the United States to initiate, coordinate and fund expanded efforts to educate and mobilize the Jewish community and global community about the threats posed by a nuclear Iran.  

11/12/2007 - Peres, Gul at odds over Iran nuke threat Peres told Gul that Israel could not accept a nuclear Iran. In response, Gul said that while Turkey was against the development and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, it did believe that countries had the right to develop alternative sources of energy.....In what officials said was an odd break in the rules of international diplomacy, Peres spoke frankly at a press conference following the meeting and told reporters that he disagreed with Gul. He said he told the Turkish leader that Israel was not willing to accept Ankara's line of thinking and that Iran, which has vast resources of oil and natural gas, was not in need of an alternative source of energy.  



11/11/2007 - Iraqi Fighters 'Grilled for Evidence on Iran' ** 'They push a lot for us to establish a link with Iran. They have pre-categories for us to go through, and by the sheer volume of categories there's clearly a lot more for Iran than there is for other stuff. Of all the recent requests I've had, I'd say 60 to 70 per cent are about Iran.......Other military intelligence officials in Iraq refused to comment, but one said: 'The message is, "Got to find a link with Iran, got to find a link with Iran." It's sickening.'

Making the case for war.

11/11/2007 - PKK rebels have crossed into Iran: ex-leader Thousands of Kurdish guerrillas have crossed the border into Iran to escape a threatened Turkish offensive against their mountain redoubts in northern Iraq, a former rebel leader said.  

11/11/2007 - White House frustrated with Brown over Iran The Bush administration is losing patience with Gordon Brown over Iran, with senior American diplomats frustrated by his reluctance to declare bluntly that the Islamic state must never be allowed nuclear weapons.  

11/11/2007 - Senator Joe Lieberman Criticizes Democrats' Stance on Iran    

11/11/2007 - Brown insists that US is Britain's strongest ally Asked about possible future attacks on Iran, Mr Brown said "nothing should be ruled out", but insisted diplomacy was starting to work. Mr Brown also signalled he would not be a slavish supporter of the US.  

11/11/2007 - Escorted by the US Navy, British sailors return to the Gulf Seven months after the Royal Navy suffered one of the most humiliating episodes in its history when 15 sailors and Royal Marines were detained by Iranian forces, British patrols have resumed close to the Iranian border.  

11/11/2007 - Rice denies US on warpath with Iran ** "The top of my agenda is Iran," Bush said as they met on his Texas ranch  

11/11/2007 - AL chief stresses need to halt military nuclear program Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa on Saturday stressed the need to halt any military nuclear programs for the best interest of everyone in the Middle East region.  

11/11/2007 - Armitage says he was foolish in CIA leak    

11/11/2007 - The Web Takes Ron Paul for a Ride    

11/11/2007 - No power can disarm Hezbollah: Nasrallah "The resistance in Lebanon has determination, will, manpower and sufficient weapons" to face Israel in a new conflict, Nasrallah said.  

11/11/2007 - Israel to advise Chinese on Olympic security Israel will help Chinese security forces prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics  

11/11/2007 - UN tries to resettle Palestinians trapped on Iraq-Syria border Mr. Redmond said Chile and Sudan are the only other countries to have given positive indications to resettling other Palestinian medical cases, such as cancer patients and children with birth defects.  

11/11/2007 - Olmert: Israel is not leading and should not lead standoff with Iran Israel Radio additionally reported that the prime minister warned government ministers to be cautious when making any public comments regarding Iran. With respect to the first part of the title: utter BS. Israel IS leading the standoff on Iran and they know it, which is why he's telling them to watch what they say to the public. Too late, moron.

11/11/2007 - Iran able to bypass US sanctions, says IDF intelligence chief Maj-Gen Amos Yadlin briefs cabinet on Iran, pre-Annapolis Palestinian efforts, Hamas actions in Gaza. 'If peace talks fail situation at PA will deteriorate,' he warns  

11/11/2007 - Syria likely to be invited to US peace conference: Rice    



11/10/2007 - Kucinich bill to impeach Cheney goes to committee ** Kucinich introduced a Cheney impeachment measure in April, but said he pushed to have it considered on the House floor on Tuesday because he fears that recent comments from Bush and Cheney indicate they're planning an attack on Iran  

11/10/2007 - Elections in US, Iran could escalate nuclear row: former German FM ** Fischer warned the United States not to start again a war that could not be won. An attack on Iran would noly boost Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's chances in or re-elections next year.  

11/10/2007 - Iran's Khatami urges reformists to rally for change "The objective of the reformists is not only to collect votes but to serve the country. Our country is facing great threats and unfortunately there are serious concerns,"  

11/10/2007 - US and Germany vow Iran diplomacy Her visit follows that by French President Nicolas Sarkozy - and correspondents say Mr Bush is undertaking a charm offensive to woo the two influential European leaders.  

11/10/2007 - Alleged link between Arar and al-Qaida 'shocks' U.S. court Not only has a Canadian judicial inquiry cleared Arar of having any terrorism links, but U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has admitted the U.S. government did not properly handle his case.  

11/10/2007 - Bolton Book: Powell Wanted to Offer 'Carrots' to Iran Over Nuke Program   The exasperated and bellicose rantings of a has-been neocon.

11/10/2007 - "All options on the table" in facing Iran: Israel's Deputy PM    

11/10/2007 - Florida governor cancels Brazil meeting over Iran ties Gov. Charlie Crist denounced Iran as a terrorist regime in a statement posted on the Florida state Web site and said support for the Islamic republic was a threat to the United States and allies like Israel.  

11/10/2007 - Israel fears UNIFIL's power might shrink    

11/10/2007 - President To Visit Israel Israeli and Jewish officials, on the other hand, are more concerned with pressing Yuschenko to take a tougher line against the genocidal ambitions of Iran and against Syria, a major trading partner with Ukraine.  

11/10/2007 - Smearing Scheuer The AIPAC spy scandal is a disaster for the neocons, who are being outed as Israeli assets as well as prodigious liars.  

11/10/2007 - Report: Talks on possible Israel-Syria conference in Moscow underway    

11/10/2007 - Israelis shoot two in Lebanon border village Israeli troops shot and wounded two suspected Lebanese drug smugglers as they tried to infiltrate the Israeli-held sector of a divided border village, a military spokesman said on Saturday.  



11/9/2007 - Iran says US must ask directly for new Iraq talks    

11/9/2007 - US releases nine Iranians in Iraq    

11/9/2007 - Signs of Detente? the most interesting reaction came from within the Pentagon itself, including Gates? remarks last Thursday and reports that CentCom commander Adm. William Fallon, who has made it abundantly clear that he strongly opposes a military attack on Iran, had responded favourably to Hagel?s letter to Bush.  

11/9/2007 - Hagel Calls Giuliani, Clinton 'Cowboys' for Comments on Iran    

11/9/2007 - Big Brother Spying on Americans' Internet Data?   I would assume that is the case for anybody that is anti-neocon/Israel_lobby. We are a threat to their chokehold on the American government - a very dangerous prospect to them.

11/9/2007 - Spooks refuse to toe Cheney's line on Iran Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi provided a similar account, based on his own sources in the intelligence community. He told IPS that intelligence analysts have had to review and rewrite their findings three times, because of pressure from the White House. Do not cave in to the neocons. Rebel with all you got.

11/9/2007 - US intelligence will help rid northern Iraq of PKK: Erdogan    

11/9/2007 - Is a vote for Rudy a vote for war? By Patrick J. Buchanan ** A second member of Rudy's team is Martin Kramer, an Israeli-American who, according to Ken Silverstein of Harper's, "spent 25 years at Tel Aviv University and whose Middle East policy can best be summarized as, 'What's best for Israel?'" Silverstein calls Rudy's eight-man advisory group "AIPAC's Dream Team" ? AIPAC being the Israeli lobby, two of whose leaders go on trial in January for espionage against the United States.  

11/9/2007 - Bolton: US should support Musharraf On Iran, Bolton criticized the Bush administration for deferring to European efforts to try to persuade Tehran to give up its alleged quest for nuclear weapons. And he expressed little faith in diplomacy or U.N. sanctions from "dissuading Iran from its present course."  

11/9/2007 - Canadian deported to Syria presses U.S. appeal A Canadian who said U.S. authorities deported him to Syria where he was tortured should have been able to contest the order in a U.S. court, his lawyer told an appeals court on Friday.  

11/9/2007 - Israel, US meet to discuss common Middle East strategy Earlier, Minister Shaul Mofaz spoke to reporters regarding joint America-Israeli efforts vis-à-vis Iran and said: "We're progressing with the strategy that was put in place and we are raising the level of sanctions incrementally. There are more severe measures that can be taken against Iran, its leadership and its economy. It is important to exhaust all these possibilities before we resort to the use of force," Mofaz told reporters.  

11/9/2007 - Palestinians at the Iraq-Syria border We continue seek better solutions, including resettlement options, for the refugees ? both within and outside the region. Earlier this year, we appealed for specific support and urgent medical resettlement for vulnerable and sick children in Al Waleed camp as they are unable to find medical treatment in Iraq.  

11/9/2007 - U.S. Presidential Hopefuls Running after Jewish Voters The candidates know that "they cannot be a serious contender for the Presidency if they do not stand strong on Israel," declared Hillel Schenker, Vice Chairman of Democrats Abroad, an organization for American citizens in countries outside the United States. Note the source.

11/9/2007 - Agent: Terror probe lacking    

11/9/2007 - Politics represents root cause of terror, Muslim leader says    

11/9/2007 - ADL Delegation Meets with Russian Foreign Minister They urged Russia to join with the other permanent members of the Security Council in quickly seeking a new round of tougher sanctions against Iran.  

11/9/2007 - U.S., Israel discuss Iran, Hezbollah In a separate statement, Israel said the sides agreed to set up two sub-groups, one focused on rallying support for sanctions against Iran and the other on sharing intelligence on Iran.  

11/9/2007 - US to purchase $700m worth of arms from Israel The purchase of weapons from Israel is not part of Israel's annual defense aid from the United States, which amounts to $2.4 billion and is expected to grow in 2009 to an annual average of $ 3 billion for the following 10 years  

11/9/2007 - Kantor urges Merkel on Iran The European Jewish Congress president has urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to up the ante on Iran.  

11/9/2007 - Israel, US to set up joint committees on Iran: report   American foreign policy - long ago outsourced to Tel Aviv. Their 'primary threats' become OUR 'primary threats'.



11/8/2007 - U.S. President George W. Bush (L) speaks with Sgt. Kevin Downs during a visit to the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas    

11/8/2007 - U.S. Says Attack Plans for Iran Ready ** The Army and Marine Corps are under enormous strain from years of heavy ground fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Still, the United States has ample air and naval power to strike Iran if President Bush decided to target nuclear sites or to retaliate for alleged Iranian meddling in neighboring Iraq.  

11/8/2007 - Beijing inches towards tougher stance on Iran    

11/8/2007 - "Severe" consequences if US bombs Iran -- US Senator Hagel **    

11/8/2007 - Giuliani: U.S. can't afford to rule out war with Iran **    

11/8/2007 - West Coast City Formally Rejects Iran Attack ** The eight-member city council of Oakland, home to nearly half a million people, unanimously passed a symbolic resolution opposing any U.S. attack against Iran Tuesday, in a bid to pressure lawmakers in Congress to reestablish their constitutional authority over U.S foreign policy and war policy and funding  

11/8/2007 - US debt tops $9 trillion for first time-Treasury    

11/8/2007 - Iran kills three Kurdish rebels - report Iranian security forces have killed three Kurdish rebels in the country's Kurdistan province bordering Iraq, an official Iranian daily reported on Thursday.  

11/8/2007 - POLL: Views on Iraq Unchanged Despite Better Casualty Reports Fifty-nine percent still don't think the United States is making significant progress restoring civil order there, and a record six in 10 want the level of U.S. forces reduced.  

11/8/2007 - John Edwards Takes on the War Party Who started this war? Who lied us into it? Who wants to escalate it and extend it to Iran?  

11/8/2007 - New rules make Syrian border a dead-end for Iraqis    

11/8/2007 - Israel minister: Sack ElBaradei Mr ElBaradei has said Iran's nuclear programme is not an immediate threat and if it wanted to build a nuclear bomb it would need years to do so. 'Wahh. He won't say what we want him to (like the Americans do). Wahh.'

11/8/2007 - US fears Israeli strike against Iran over latest nuclear claim ** The Pentagon is reluctant to take military action against Iran, but officials say that Israel is a ?different matter?.  

11/8/2007 - Interpol warrants decision pleases Israel, angers Iran    

11/8/2007 - Refugees from Lebanon siege camp want EU visas    

11/8/2007 - Jewish Dems rally troops with Robertson nod The council's message recalled some of Robertson's controversial statements, including his belief that Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine retribution for the former Israeli prime minister's Gaza Strip withdrawal, and his comparison of American liberals to Nazis.  

11/8/2007 - The Anti-Americanism of the Israel-Firsters by Michael Scheuer The truth is, of course, that Mr. Schoenfeld and his allies are not dumb people, they are simply anti-American. Their tarting-up of the rendition operation described above is just part of their ongoing attempt to discredit the case and to try to convince Americans that U.S. and Israeli interests are identical, and so spying on America for Israel ? and suborning American citizens to commit treason ? is really an okay and even admirable activity. Michael Scheuer is a former CIA counterterrorism official.

11/8/2007 - Lebanese news: IAF runs mock Lebanon raids Israel's jets reached deep into Lebanon's airspace all the way up to the Litani River, the agency claimed.  

11/8/2007 - US: Syria may interfere in Lebanon vote    



11/7/2007 - Most deadly year for US in Iraq The death of six US troops this week has made 2007 the most deadly year for US forces in Iraq.  

11/7/2007 - Veterans make up 1 in 4 homeless in US "We're going to be having a tsunami of them eventually because the mental health toll from this war is enormous,"  

11/7/2007 - U.S. military worried about Pakistan nuclear weapons   Folks, Pakistan has nukes NOW. And it has a teeming element of Al-Qaeda and Taliban supporters in its midst. Hey I know, let's attack Iran. Brilliant!

11/7/2007 - Iran's nuclear program "irreversible": president    

11/7/2007 - Bush and Sarkozy find common ground against Iran    

11/7/2007 - World Bank delays some Iran aid due to US sanctions The World Bank has suspended 5.4 million dollars' worth of aid scheduled for projects in Iran because of US financial sanctions against the Islamic republic, a senior bank official said Wednesday.  

11/7/2007 - Oil passes $98 on weaker dollar    

11/7/2007 - Bush and Sarkozy declare Iran aim But the French leader emphasized that Iran was entitled to develop civilian nuclear energy, which Tehran argues is the sole aim of its programme.  

11/7/2007 - Joe Lieberman's War by Philip Giraldi **    

11/7/2007 - Ex-UN inspector fears secret US plan to stay in Iraq    

11/7/2007 - Bush defends World War Three comments on Iran ** "The reason I said that is because this is a country that has defied the IAEA -- in other words, didn't disclose all their program -- have said they want to destroy Israel," Bush said in the interview with German broadcaster RTL. Whose war?

11/7/2007 - US asks Greece to take measures against Iranian bank    

11/7/2007 - Lebanon cleric: US encourages terrorism He said the Bush administration has not succeeded in fighting extremists "but it is working to create the best climate for them." He said the animosity created in the region by attempts to "seize more wealth," apparently a reference to oil, was the problem for the United States and not trying to track down extremists  

11/7/2007 - House resolution fights Iranian influence    

11/7/2007 - Bush elaborates on Iran nukes' warning ** President Bush elaborated on his recent warning that an Iranian nuclear attack on Israel would trigger World War III. Bush on Wednesday cited the threatening language from Tehran about Israel.  

11/7/2007 - US Faces Dilemma in Targeting Iran's Oil    

11/7/2007 - Syria wants Golan Heights discussed at Mideast talks    

11/7/2007 - Remembering LIBERTY and Calling for a Second American Revolution!    

11/7/2007 - IAEA dismisses recent Israeli criticism of its treatment of Iran    

11/7/2007 - U.S. appropriators hike missile defense funding Appropriators from the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate agreed Wednesday on a defense appropriations package that includes $155 million for missile defense cooperation with Israel. That's $17 million more than last year's appropriation and $75 million more than President Bush requested.  

11/7/2007 - Bombing suspects put on Interpol wanted list Argentine prosecutors claim the JCC attack was carried out by Hezbollah but orchestrated by the Iranians  

11/7/2007 - Racism is underlying cause of war on terror    

11/7/2007 - Neocons New Target (After Iran): Ha'aretz Newspaper The good news is that the owners of Ha'aretz have repeatedly told CAMERA to take a walk. But who knows what will happen when the whole McCarthyist apparatus goes to work? (CAMERA types in Israel succeeded in getting CNN pulled out of local cable packages last week, in favor of contracting with FOX).  

11/7/2007 - Israel's Strike on Syria Still Raising Questions    



11/6/2007 - Ron Paul's money draws fresh attention Funneled through the Internet, Paul's one-day loot totaled $4.3 million from about 37,000 donors, considered the largest sum ever collected online in a single day by a GOP candidate  

11/6/2007 - Gulf armies ready for possibility of US-Iran war: Saudi ** The armed forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are prepared for the possibility of an armed conflict between the United States and Iran, Saudi Arabia's deputy defence minister said on Tuesday.  

11/6/2007 - Longshot White House hopeful Paul takes in $4.3 million Republican presidential longshot Ron Paul became an Internet fund-raising sensation this week by bringing in $4.3 million in 24 hours through a Web drive by supporters.  

11/6/2007 - US 'to release' Iranians in Iraq    

11/6/2007 - Oil races to fresh high above $97    

11/6/2007 - Poll: Americans split on Iran While 46% of those surveyed say military action should be taken either now or if diplomacy fails, 45% rule it out in any case.  

11/6/2007 - Israel sees Iran bomb in 2009 Iran could procure nuclear weapons by 2009, a top Israeli intelligence analyst said.  

11/6/2007 - Mofaz: 2008 decisive for stopping Iran    

11/6/2007 - Iran lobbies Interpol assembly Iranian delegates to Interpol's general assembly in Marrakesh, Morocco, warned that the United States and Israel were using Interpol as a political tool, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.  

11/6/2007 - Turkey leaves behind Israeli sortie Turkey said the controversy over Israel's penetration of its airspace during a bombing run in Syria is over.  

11/6/2007 - Syria says new U.S. sanctions "pitiful"    

11/6/2007 - UN asks Israel to stop violations of Lebanon airspace Such overflights are a violation of Resolution 1701, which brought an end to the 34-day war between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah in August 2006.  

11/6/2007 - Merkel says she feels duty to protect Israel against Iranian threat German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said she felt a moral duty to protect Israel and would stand firm in the face of Iran's nuclear ambitions and its threats to wipe the Jewish state off the map.  

11/6/2007 - Has the AIPAC spy trial been derailed?    



11/5/2007 - Bush's failure in Pakistan ? and the world by Patrick J. Buchanan Like the British, French and Russians before us, we are seen as imperialists, and shall be so seen and so hated until we get our troops out of their world. Finally, we are despised for our toxic culture and our uncritical support of the Israelis, who are viewed as the persecutors and robbers of the land and dignity of the Palestinian people.  

11/5/2007 - Moran raps Jewish groups on Iran U.S. Rep. James Moran (D-Va.) again rapped Jewish groups for misrepresenting the views of U.S. Jews, this time on Iran.  

11/5/2007 - US 'to help Turkey combat rebels'    

11/5/2007 - Sinking currency, sinking country By Patrick J. Buchanan    

11/5/2007 - Mashaal: ME summit US 'distraction' for war with Iran ** "Strategically, it (the US) is setting the stage and covering up for the upcoming American war in the region,"  

11/5/2007 - Is Israel About to Attack Hizballah?    

11/5/2007 - U.S. officials demand IAF cease overflights in Lebanese airspace Olmert also met Thursday with visiting U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, who is in Israel as the guest of Mossad chief Meir Dagan. Negroponte's talks with Israeli intelligence officials are focusing on Iran and its nuclear program, a subject that will also preoccupy Bush and Olmert during their meeting in Washington.  

11/5/2007 - Hezbollah guerrillas stage military exercises in southern Lebanon Hundreds of unarmed Hezbollah guerrillas staged military-style exercises in southern Lebanon at the weekend which the media said on Monday were to prepare for any new war with Israel.  



11/4/2007 - US navy to stage oil spill exercise at Bahrain port US forces began exercises in the Gulf on Thursday including response to "a tropical cyclone that devastates a notional regional nation, destroying its critical infrastructure ... and displacing thousands of citizens," the Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said. Mm k.

11/4/2007 - Experts: No evidence of Iranian nuclear weapons program    

11/4/2007 - Russia raps Saudi atomic fuel proposal for Iran: RIA    

11/4/2007 - Bush could take us from bad to worse Some people argue that pursing accountability would be a distraction from the real things that matter. But Congress is not accomplishing much anyway. Until Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are stifled, things will continue to be bad -- and will get a lot worse if Bush attacks Iran.  

11/4/2007 - Go Ahead On ? Start WWIII    

11/4/2007 - Rice says US will defend Israel in peace process   That's like saying bears sh#t in the woods. Goes without saying. And then people wonder why Karen Hughes can't shore up our image in that part of the world.

11/4/2007 - Subpoenas in AIPAC trial could reveal Bush team's inner workings "Defendants are entitled to show that, to them, there was simply no difference between the meetings for which they are not charged and those for which they are charged," Ellis wrote, "and that they believed that the meetings charged in the indictment were simply further examples of the government's use of AIPAC as a diplomatic back channel." Who was using whom here?



11/3/2007 - US defense secretary headed for China amid concerns over Iran, Pentagon-Beijing contacts    

11/3/2007 - UK deploying carrier to Gulf A Royal Navy aircraft carrier will be sent to the Gulf in early 2008, Britain's Defence Ministry said yesterday but added that its deployment was not linked to possible military action against Iran. Surrre.

11/3/2007 - Iraq vows to arrest PKK rebels    

11/3/2007 - U.S. sees decline in Iran-linked bombs found in Iraq    

11/3/2007 - No one can limit Russian arms exports: Putin Russia will allow no one to limit its legitimate arms exports, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday in a veiled warning to the United States over sanctions imposed on Russia's biggest arms seller.  

11/3/2007 - Military action still an option with Iran, Cheney says in Dallas **    

11/3/2007 - Iran rejects Gulf plan for uranium enrichment compromise    

11/3/2007 - Iran calls on Baghdad to draw up plan on US withdrawal Baghdad and the United Nations should draw up a plan for the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Saturday  

11/3/2007 - Iran bank says U.S. sanctions, accusations wrong    

11/3/2007 - U.S. wants new Iran sanctions expedited    

11/3/2007 - 'Unwelcoming' US sees sharp fall in visitors since 9/11    

11/3/2007 - Zawahiri urges overthrow Palestinian president Al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri called for the overthrow of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas saying he had turned the movement into an "annex of the CIA," in an audiotape message released on Saturday.  

11/3/2007 - Why war with Iran is likely ** The yearlong hate-fest directed at Tehran is clearly paying off.  

11/3/2007 - Major powers warn Syria against meddling in Lebanon vote    

11/3/2007 - Weak case seen in failed trial of charity "The whole case was based on assumptions that were based on suspicions," said juror Scroggins, who added: "If they had been a Christian or Jewish group, I don't think [prosecutors] would have brought charges against them.".....In the aftermath of the mistrial, Turley said, it was clear "this case was riddled with highly suspect evidence, some of it derived from Israeli intelligence." Thankfully, American jurors still require actual proof before they will convict.

11/3/2007 - 'Waltheimer' on the Hot Seat In essence, Mearsheimer and Walt argue that America's uncritical and uncompromising support of Israel is not in America's interests. It stimulates the spread of anti-American sentiment in the Muslim and Arab worlds and fuels terrorism. They charge the Israel lobby ? a coalition of individuals and groups, some of them Jewish, some evangelical Christian ? with playing a key role in pushing for the invasion of Iraq as well as driving a policy of confrontation with Syria and Iran.  



11/2/2007 - Home from war in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans at risk of suicide    

11/2/2007 - Iran faces new sanctions threat    

11/2/2007 - Bahrain says Iran wants the bomb Bahrain's crown prince has claimed that Iran is developing atomic weapons or the capability to do so, British press reports said on Friday, the first time an Arab state in the Gulf has openly accused Tehran of lying about its controversial nuclear drive.  

11/2/2007 - U.S. wants new Iran sanctions expedited    

11/2/2007 - US official warns Iran on nuke program    

11/2/2007 - Barack Obama Strengthens Call for Diplomacy With Iran Sen. Barack Obama said Friday that as president he would personally negotiate with Iran, offering economic incentives and a chance for peaceful relations if Iranian leaders would forego pursuit of nuclear weapons and support of terrorists.  

11/2/2007 - US disappointed in China, Russia response on Iran sanctions    

11/2/2007 - U.S. driving Turkey, Iran together, former U.S. envoy warns In his first extended comments since his departure, Ralston told McClatchy Newspapers that the United States is unwittingly "driving, strategically, the Turks and the Iranians together" because both nations share concerns about violent Kurdish separatist groups.  

11/2/2007 - US hopes Iran fears will prod progress at Mideast peace meet    

11/2/2007 - Dems jockey over Iran ** Democratic presidential candidates jockeyed over moves to keep President Bush from attacking Iran.  

11/2/2007 - Lieberman urges Mukasey okay Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) urged fellow U.S. senators to confirm Michael Mukasey as attorney general.  

11/2/2007 - The Easy Way to Stop the Looming US Attack on Iran **    

11/2/2007 - Supply fears puts oil at new high Fears of new UN sanctions against Iran are pushing prices up along with strong demand for oil from developing nations.  

11/2/2007 - Rice, Hadley to be subpoenaed in pro-Israel lobby spy case   Almost all are neocons, pro-Israelis or Israel-stooges. The defense (two former AIPACers) is trying to suggest that they don't have to spy on the US - it openly shares secrets with them. This only bolsters the case of those opposed to the overwhelming influence of the Israeli lobby over our government. Might that be the real point here, mmm? We've still got some true patriots in govt, praise the lord.

11/2/2007 - Judge subpoenas Rice, Hadley for AIPAC trial Rosen and Weissman have contended that government officials routinely used AIPAC to convey messages to Israel and to other parties, including the media.  

11/2/2007 - ?USAF Struck Syrian Nuclear Site? The sources were quoted as saying that Israeli F-15 and F-16 jets provided cover for the US planes.  

11/2/2007 - IAEA Syria probe may be inconclusive "If the IAEA got credible indications from anyone of nuclear procurement or activity, that would be different, but imagery of a tall building shaped like a square, that's not enough (to tell whether or not the site may have been a nuclear site)."  

11/2/2007 - Rice against 'compromises' with Lebanon's pro-Syrian opposition US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday warned against diplomatic moves to solve Lebanon's serious political crisis by compromising with the country's pro-Syrian opposition. Who is always calling for the cessation of foreign interference in Lebanese politics, mewonders? Can you say HYPROCRISY?



11/1/2007 - Iraqi made false WMD claim to bolster asylum bid: CBS    

11/1/2007 - Stop the Insanity: No War With Iran By Gov. Bill Richardson **    

11/1/2007 - Gulf states 'offer Iran uranium' Prince Saud al-Faisal told the Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) the plan could defuse Tehran's stand-off with the West over its nuclear programme.  

11/1/2007 - German FM moots EU sanctions on Iran Visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday raised the possibility of EU sanctions against Iran after Israel called for Berlin's backing over its enemy's nuclear drive.  

11/1/2007 - Republican Senator Calls for Unconditional Talks With Iran "Unless there is a strategic shift," according to Hagel's letter, which was also sent to other top administration officials, including Pentagon chief Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, "I believe we will find ourselves in a dangerous and increasingly isolated position in the coming months."  

11/1/2007 - US church fined for anti-gay protest    

11/1/2007 - Rafsanjani warns Iran of 'unprecedented' US threats    

11/1/2007 - The Ron Paul Revolution    

11/1/2007 - Russia and China block tough Iran sanctions: U.S.    

11/1/2007 - Iran satisfied as UN nuclear official ends talks    

11/1/2007 - Gates: Iran assured Iraq on weapons    

11/1/2007 - Abizaid: Mideast wars may last 50 years    

11/1/2007 - Israel prods Germany on Iran Israel urged Germany to stand strong on the need for tougher international pressure against Iran.  

11/1/2007 - RON PAUL BOOK REVOLUTION    

11/1/2007 - The Iranian Challenge    

11/1/2007 - Helen Thomas: Giuliani Wants To Widen The War ** He is being guided by a bunch of discredited conservative hawks who once had advised Bush to attack Iraq in a "preventive war." For a while they ran for cover but now they are back and egging Bush on to bomb Iran's military sites.  

11/1/2007 - Syria signs US$2.6 billion oil refinery contract with Iran, Venezuela, Malaysia    

11/1/2007 - Oil leaps to $96 high on U.S. inventory drop   Someone is getting filthy rich off the backs of the American taxpayers.

11/1/2007 - Bahrain boom overshadowed by fear of looming war with Iran    

11/1/2007 - Pressure increases on PKK rebels    

11/1/2007 - The siege of Gaza is going to lead to a violent escalation the US is gearing up for a peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, from which Hamas is excluded and which almost nobody believes offers any prospect of real progress towards a settlement. Its main appeal to the Bush administration is perhaps that it can be seen to be doing something about the Israel-Palestine conflict at a time when it needs to corral its Arab allies for the coming confrontation with Iran. My sentiments exactly.

11/1/2007 - Why Turks no longer love the U.S.    




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