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February 2007February 28, 2007 NewsPosted: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 ¤ How the war on terror made the world a more terrifying place ¤ In Iraq, the killing of 18 teenagers is a horrible routine ¤ Regime Change Is the Reason, Disarmament the Excuse ¤ Disapproval on Iraq Hits Record ¤ U.S.building ties with Assad opponents in Syria ¤ License to Torture ¤ The Sham of Nuclear Power ¤ Engagement and Confrontation in the Middle East ¤ Somali puppet PM's brother-in-law shot dead in Mogadishu ¤ Iran's Very Bad N-Word ¤ We'll Lock Up Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free ¤ These Orchestrated Attacks on Chávez are a Travesty ¤ Bird flu vaccine linked to 18 teenage suicides in Japan ¤ The Bushes: Delusional, Out Of Touch Puppet Theatre ¤ Attack near Cheney called sign war failing ¤ From the guys who gave you the Iraq war, another fine idea ¤ Time Stamp Confirms BBC Reported WTC 7 Collapse 26 Minutes In Advance ¤ This Spring America's target is not Iran but Pakistan ¤ Fool Us Twice, Shame on Us ¤ The Lost Mystery of 'Iraq-gate' ¤ BBC Has Lost Tapes Of 21st Century's Defining Moment ¤ India's missing girls ¤ Estimates Based On Estimates ¤ Targeting Iraq's Medical Community Wall St suffers biggest fall since 9/11 Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Wall Street suffered its biggest one-day fall yesterday since the immediate aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, as a day of hefty stock market falls around the world culminated in a late panic sell-off in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average closed more than 400 points down amid fears that the US and China - the twin locomotives for the global economy - were about to plunge into recession and that the White House might be preparing air strikes against Iran's nuclear capability. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Sudanese minister indicted over Darfur Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 A Sudanese government minister and a notorious Janjaweed leader have become the first people to be indicted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur. Ahmad Muhammad Harun, currently state minister for humanitarian affairs, and militia chief Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, were yesterday accused on 51 counts of crimes against humanity, including murder, rape and torture, in 2003 and 2004. ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo recommended that the men be summonsed to The Hague for trial. Full Article : guardian.co.uk US invites Iran and Syria to talks on Iraq Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 US invites Iran and Syria to talks on Iraq in reversal of Bush policy The Bush administration gave up one of the central tenets of its Middle East strategy yesterday, reversing its much criticised effort to isolate Iran and Syria by inviting both states to negotiations on stabilising Iraq. The initiative, announced last night by the secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, in testimony to the Senate appropriations committee will see America and Britain join Iraq and its neighbours in talks to try to rein in the country's sectarian violence. Full Article : guardian.co.uk February 27, 2007 News Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 ¤ Dow drops 416 on global market plunge ¤ Palestinian killed as Israelis seize city in hunt for militants ¤ Indonesia ferry toll rises ¤ Big Oil in, stability out under new Iraqi law ¤ Fear Stupid Acts ¤ Chavez signs decree to nationalize foreign oil companies ¤ 'Trigger happy' US worries Putin ¤ Dollar dives as Iran tension mounts ¤ The American hand in Iran ¤ Poverty Gap in US Has Widened under Bush ¤ When It Comes to Gay Rights, is Cuba Inching Ahead of USA? ¤ Cheney's Fixation ¤ "Dear Mr. President, Please Wait to Bomb Iran Until My Friends Leave" ¤ The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan ¤ Against Whom? Hizbullah? Syria? Iran? ¤ The Secret Scheme to Split Iraq ¤ Grenada: an Invasion Revisited ¤ Analyzing the pandemic of global American Hatred ¤ Evidence against Muslim charity appears fabricated ¤ West 'humiliating' Iran, says Hans Blix ¤ Chavez preparing for conflict with US plans to buy 9 subs ¤ Much Of Iraq Is 'Stable,' There's Just 'One Bombing A Day That Discourages Everybody' ¤ BBC Reported Building 7 Had Collapsed 20 Minutes Before It Fell ¤ IRAQ CIVILIAN SUFFERING - THE MEDIA SILENCE ¤ The Queen: What the Movie Didn't Show February 26, 2007 News Posted: Monday, February 26, 2007 ¤ US accused of drawing up plan to bomb Iran ¤ 72 Iraqis Killed, 82 Wounded; Iraqi Vice President Wounded in Assassination Attempt ¤ 27 July 1880. A date Mr Blair should look up ¤ Mutual Assured Damnation ¤ The Right to Return to New Orleans ¤ Bush and Cheney Must be Impeached Before More Die ¤ Dems' Me-Too Iran Talk ¤ Bush's Future Iran War Speech ¤ This Was Always a Needless, Immoral War. Yet Still They Won't Admit It ¤ In US, record numbers are plunged into poverty ¤ Record number in U.S. relying on public aid ¤ Don't ignore Putin's warning ¤ Kelly death not suicide, says MP ¤ Who Ordered the Assassination of Dr. David Kelly? ¤ Iraqi puppet “vice president” hurt in blast ¤ Progress ¤ Anna Nicole Smith and the Media of Distraction ¤ The shit's about to hit the fan ¤ Bush warns US Congress against touching his war budget ¤ Is there an End to American Addiction to Oil? ¤ Building a fraudulent case using coercion ¤ So, who is the terrorist? ¤ Occupation killed a family of seven members in Iraq Farrakhan Calls For Bush Impeachment Posted: Monday, February 26, 2007 Louis Farrakhan, the departing leader of the Nation of Islam, gave what was billed as his last major public address here on Sunday, with his extended illness throwing into sharp focus the question of whether the group will shift toward more mainstream Islamic teachings to survive once it loses its central charismatic figure. Mr. Farrakhan, 73, looking fairly robust for a man who emerged from major surgery six weeks ago, spent most of his two-hour address denouncing the war in Iraq and calling for the impeachment of President Bush. "If you don't want to impeach him," Mr. Farrakhan said, "censure him, say to the world something went wrong with our leadership and we repent after our wrongdoing." Full Article : nytimes.com UN Calls US Data on Iran's Nuclear Aims Unreliable Posted: Monday, February 26, 2007 VIENNA -- Although international concern is growing about Iran's nuclear program and its regional ambitions, diplomats here say most U.S. intelligence shared with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has proved inaccurate and none has led to significant discoveries inside Iran. The officials said the CIA and other Western spy services had provided sensitive information to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency at least since 2002, when Iran's long-secret nuclear program was exposed. But none of the tips about supposed secret weapons sites provided clear evidence that the Islamic Republic was developing illicit weapons. Full Article : commondreams.org US Generals 'will Quit' if Bush Orders Iran Attack Posted: Monday, February 26, 2007 SOME of America's most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against Iran, according to highly placed defence and intelligence sources. Tension in the Gulf region has raised fears that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely before President George Bush leaves office. The Sunday Times has learnt that up to five generals and admirals are willing to resign rather than approve what they consider would be a reckless attack. Full Article : commondreams.org Jesus Family Tomb Believed Found Posted: Sunday, February 25, 2007 Feb. 25, 2007 — New scientific evidence, including DNA analysis conducted at one of the world's foremost molecular genetics laboratories, as well as studies by leading scholars, suggests a 2,000-year-old Jerusalem tomb could have once held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth and his family. The findings also suggest that Jesus and Mary Magdalene might have produced a son named Judah. Full Article : discovery.com February 25, 2007 News Posted: Sunday, February 25, 2007 ¤ AIPAC Demands "Action" on Iran ¤ Ahmadinejad: Iran will not surrender to "another conspiracy" ¤ US funds terror groups to sow chaos in Iran ¤ U.S. developing contingency plan to bomb Iran ¤ Criticizing Israel is Not an Act of Bigotry ¤ Iraqi Labor vs. Big Oil ¤ The African Card ¤ Zionism and the United States ¤ The N-Word and Black History Month ¤ Afghanistan in Winter ¤ 5,000 child sex slaves in UK ¤ 38 killed in attack near Baghdad college ¤ More deadly attacks in Baghdad ¤ U.S.'s political and cultural depravity now playing at a theatre near you ¤ The Last King of Scotland ¤ Big Biotech Takes Advantage of Corn Crisis to Force Farmers to Buy GM Seeds ¤ "We're on the edge of the abyss...." ¤ Eta prisoner 'close to death' ¤ 5 Years Ago The New York Times' Use Of Unnamed Sources Helped The Bush Administration Launch A War. Is It Happening Again? ¤ Foreign devils in the Iranian mountains ¤ Tony Blair makes Comical Ali seem the voice of reason ¤ Another U.S. Military Assault on Media ¤ Venezuela's growing influence in Bolivia raises U.S. concerns ¤ Chavez Expands Energy Aid to Nicaragua, Strengthens Ties ¤ AP says Americans underestimate Iraqi death toll and then proves it ¤ Live From Palestine~~ Literally Scaring Children To Death ¤ Chomsky hits a home run with Lenin on base ¤ Jimmy Carter Tells Truth about Palestine but Lies about Israel ¤ The smell of a cookout on a warm summer day The Last King of Scotland Posted: Saturday, February 24, 2007 I made a bad mistake. I went to see The Last King of Scotland. I mean I really should have known: a Hollywood movie about Idi Amin. I don’t know what I expected. I guess I was taken in by all the media-hype about Forrest Whittaker's performance. Two nights before the Oscars, I was swept into the frenzy, myself and a packed theater in a white white white Vermont town. Full Article : rootsie.com February 24, 2007 News Posted: Saturday, February 24, 2007 ¤ US accused of using Ethiopia to launch air strikes on Somalia ¤ Press Failing, Says Critic ¤ US Keeps Making Mistakes in Mideast ¤ Bush Full of 'Red-Hot Baloney' on Iran ¤ America Tortures (yawn) ¤ The Higher Power Of Scrotum ¤ Is War with Iran Next? ¤ If Bush is a War Criminal, Then What About the Troops ¤ The True Extent of Britain's Failure in Basra Reflects the Larger U.S. Disaster ¤ Top Gun vs. the Axis of Evil ¤ PM criticised for dodging 'bad news' on Afghan troops ¤ Americans Underestimate Iraqi Death Toll ¤ Psychics 'hired to find Bin Laden' ¤ Uruknet passes Google News in significance ¤ Iran and the Energizer War Bunnies ¤ Attorney: Sealed Documents Indicate OKC Inside Job ¤ Double-Dealing Over Iran Flashback ¤ First, the US deluded itself about the war, then about the source of the weapons ¤ Foreign devils in the Iranian mountains ¤ Any U.S. strike might not destroy Iran nuclear sites ¤ BBC: "Conspiracy on conspiracy" ¤ Blame it all on Bush. That is our mantra right now ¤ "Theater Iran Near Term" (TIRANNT) ¤ Iranian Nuclear Ambitions and American Foreign Policy Flashback ¤ Venezuela's Revolution: Giving Power to the Poor ¤ Hugo Chavez's Social Democratic Agenda ¤ THE FALLACY OF BLEED-OUT ¤ Urgent: destroying Baghdad’s victory-arch ¤ Why not state the plain facts about the genocide in Iraq? ¤ North Of Baghdad, War Getting Worse ¤ The United States Cannot Launch a Military Offensive Against Iran Today February 23, 2007 News Posted: Friday, February 23, 2007 ¤ US intelligence on Iran does not stand up, say Vienna sources ¤ U.S. charges against Iran just like Iraq WMD hype ¤ Pressure mounts on Blair for inquiry into mistakes in Iraq ¤ In Afghanistan, Death Comes Cheap ¤ Iraqi Police Commit Rape - Armed, Trained, and Funded by the US ¤ Oily Truth Emerges in Iraq ¤ Bearing False Witness: A New Tool for Authoritarians ¤ Chávez Builds His Sphere Of Influence ¤ Repeating History ¤ An Interview with Noam Chomsky ¤ Paying for the Damage Done to Iraq ¤ Bush Gang Swore Saddam Was Behind 9/11 In Lawsuit ¤ Half of Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza malnourished ¤ Surprising Solar Storms Rage at Sun's South Pole ¤ Skepticism, Ideology and the 9/11 Controversy ¤ Straying From the Script ¤ Huge Fearmongering Billboards Urge Preparedness for A Terror Attack on 11/9/09 ¤ What Secretary Rice's Agenda Should Be ¤ The Bush Who Cried Wolf ¤ Is your fur fake or Fido? ¤ "You" and "We": The fear that isn't felt ¤ Hugo Chavez's Social Democratic Agenda ¤ Marines kill civilians, claim killing Iraq insurgents ¤ Iraqis killing Iraqis for America The British retreat from Basra Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2007 It is an admission of defeat. Iraq is turning into one of the world's bloodiest battlefields in which nobody is safe. Blind to this reality, Tony Blair said yesterday that Britain could safely cut its forces in Iraq because the apparatus of the Iraqi government is growing stronger. In fact the civil war is getting worse by the day. Food is short in parts of the country. A quarter of the population would starve without government rations. Many Iraqis are ill because their only drinking water comes from the highly polluted Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Full Article : independent.co.uk Son breaks vow of silence to defend Amin Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2007 The son of Idi Amin has broken his family's two-decade vow of silence about the tyrant, hoping to put the record straight about the dictator following release of the Oscar-nominated The Last King of Scotland. Jaffar Amin has also called for a truth and reconciliation committee to investigate his father's reign of terror. "Dad is the only person that has ever been accused and sentenced, incarcerated by opinion, without it ever reaching any courthouse," said Jaffar, 40. Jaffar Amin does not deny the atrocities attributed to his father, and acknowledges it will be a difficult battle trying to humanise him. He says the film will compound many negative images. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Bush Is Losing the 'War on Terror' Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2007 Despite the sacrifices in lives, treasure and liberties, the painful reality is that the United States is losing the "war on terror" in large part because too many people in the Middle East and across the globe view George W. Bush as a bully and a hypocrite. Full Article : consortiumnews.com February 22, 2007 News Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2007 Bush Is Losing the 'War on Terror' Despite the sacrifices in lives, treasure and liberties, the painful reality is that the United States is losing the "war on terror" – in large part because too many people in the Middle East and across the globe view George W. Bush as a bully and a hypocrite. States begin criticizing Iraq policy, too Spurred by online activists, five state legislatures moved last week to oppose Bush's war strategy. Israel building 3000 new settler homes ISRAEL is building 3000 homes in Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank and their continued growth could make a viable Palestinian state impossible, the Peace Now group said today. Missile shield in Poland, Czech Republic to counter Iran: Rice Iran says it's ready to negotiate but will not suspend uranium enrichment Ahmadinejad Vows to Accelerate Nuclear Drive as Latest UN Deadline Expires Iraq rape charge stirs sectarian storm The reality of Iraq's dirty war Jihadi fighters use human shields and force children to run weapons. Son breaks vow of silence to defend Amin The son of Idi Amin has broken his family's two-decade vow of silence about the tyrant, hoping to put the record straight about the dictator following release of the Oscar-nominated The Last King of Scotland. Once George Bush has got hold of a bad idea he just can't let it go The retreat from Basra It is an admission of defeat. Iraq is turning into one of the world's bloodiest battlefields in which nobody is safe. Blind to this reality, Tony Blair said yesterday that Britain could safely cut its forces in Iraq because the apparatus of the Iraqi government is growing stronger. British troop reductions announced - tell Blair to get all the troops out now US puts on brave face and vows to complete mission Steve Richards: If this is Blair's exit strategy for Iraq, it is a very confused and uncertain one 4,000 troops will stay in Iraq 'for five years' At least 4,000 British troops will be serving in Iraq for another five years under current military planning despite the Prime Minister's pledge yesterday of substantial withdrawals. 'We knew' Brits would leave Australia has known for six months that Britain would reduce its troop numbers in Iraq, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says. Pressure grows in Australia for Iraq pullout Australia to double Afghanistan troops Iraqis welcome British and Danish pullout Cheney Says British Troop Withdrawal Is Positive Sign Vice President Tells Soldiers in Tokyo the U.S. Will Not Withdraw Until the Job Is Done Denmark to pull troops from Iraq Denmark will withdraw its troops from Iraq by August, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said. Iraq: More nations plan pull-out U.S.'s Rice says Iraq coalition remains intact Prince Harry moves into the line of fire as 1,600 troops get set to move out Italian Premier Quits After Narrow Defeat Over Foreign Policy After just nine months at the helm of a shaky government, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi handed in his resignation Wednesday when he lost a critical parliamentary vote over the government's foreign policy. The west may yet come to regret its bullying of Russia Putin has no interest in a new cold war and is struggling to modernise his economy. Yet he is rebuffed and insulted U.S. doesn't want post-war reconstruction: Hezbollah Hezbollah slams US blacklisting of construction arm 7 Saudis return home from U.S. prison in Guantanamo, are detained on their arrival Think tank: N Korea can build nuke warheads Karzai downplays Taliban 'spring offensive' Claims his govt is stronger than Pakistan's; says suicide bombers are non-Afghans Safety Alarms Raised at Nuclear Weapons Plant Federal investigators are looking into deteriorating conditions at the Pantex plant in Texas. Energy Department officials say there's no danger. The Myth of "Darfur" The Art of Politics Without Conscience Talking About the Clintons The Problem of Bi-Partisan Empire-Building Second day of violence engulfs Baghdad Posted: Monday, February 19, 2007 At least 15 people were killed today in a series of bombings in and around Baghdad, as US and Iraqi forces struggled to quell violence in the city with a major new security drive. The attacks - among a series of incidents around the country which killed almost 30 people in all today - followed a twin car-bombing in eastern Baghdad yesterday, that killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 120. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Dozens killed in India train bombing Posted: Monday, February 19, 2007 Two bombs planted on a train travelling from India to Pakistan sparked a fire that killed at least 66 people, in an attack that officials say was designed to disrupt the peace process between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The blasts, which occurred at midnight yesterday (1830 GMT), just outside village of Sewah, saw flames leap into the sky and caused distraught passengers to jump from one of the two burning coaches. Witnesses say the fire in the other coach was so intense that its occupants could not open the doors. Full Article : guardian.co.uk February 18, 2007 News Posted: Sunday, February 18, 2007 ¤ Fake drug, fake illness -- and people believe it! ¤ Toll rises in Pakistan court blast ¤ A Precious Trait ¤ Lusting for a New Holocaust ¤ If 2003 was a Missed Opportunity... ¤ Ending It: How to End the Iraq War and Occupation ¤ Iran: a Chronology of Disinformation ¤ A Conversation with Patrick Cockburn, Part Two ¤ Iran War Talking Points ¤ Wave of bomb attacks hits Thailand ¤ Car bombs kill scores in Baghdad ¤ Weapons used in attack in Zahedan, Iran come from U.S. ¤ George Monbiot joins the anti-9/11 truthers ¤ No George Monbiot, These Are The Facts of September 11th 2001 ¤ Corporate spin can come in disguise ¤ 2 Baghdad car bombs kill 56, injure 127 ¤ Wheels falling off the political vehicle ¤ The Testimony of an Iraqi citizen who managed to escape from execution ¤ Bush seeks cooperation with Russia despite Putin’s harsh remarks ¤ First, the US deluded itself about the war ¤ How Wealth Creates Poverty in the World ¤ IED Lies CIA agents face kidnap trial in Milan Posted: Friday, February 16, 2007 An Italian judge today ordered 26 Americans, almost all CIA agents, to stand trial on charges of kidnapping a terrorism suspect in 2003 and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured. The Milan judge set a trial date for June 8. Prosecutors allege that five Italian intelligence officials worked with the Americans to abduct Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr from a Milan street in February 2003. Full Article : guardian.co.uk February 16, 2007 News Posted: Friday, February 16, 2007 ¤ Information Warfare, Psy-ops and the Power of Myth ¤ Mourning A Secret Australia ¤ U.S. prison population projected to soar by 200,000 in five years ¤ Saddam Hussein - The Trial You'll Never See Video ¤ Illusory “al-Qaeda” Grabs Corporate Media News Cycle ¤ US occupation forces kidnapped a six years old girl ¤ Scrambling to Frame Iran ¤ 'I'm Not Sure Anything Went Wrong' In Iraq ¤ In Iraq, Anyone Can Make a Bomb ¤ Powell, Rice and Obama ¤ Sen. Obama: U.S. must support Israel's right to self defense ¤ Who do they think they’re fooling? February 15, 2007 News Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2007 ¤ Ex-aide says Rice misled U.S. Congress on Iran ¤ Hard to give assessment 'living in this beautiful White House' ¤ Bush to keep higher troop levels in Afghanistan ¤ In Congress, Opposing the War but Doing Nothing to Stop It ¤ Is the Bush Administration Lying About Iran? ¤ No war with Iran ¤ Iran car bomb kills 11 soldiers ¤ Does the FDA Have a Hidden Agenda? ¤ Chavez Remains Far from a Dictator ¤ Breakdown At The Iraq Lie Factory ¤ Putin dismisses Chechen president ¤ Giants meet to counter US power ¤ Zambia loses 'vulture fund' case ¤ MSG - The Slow Poisoning Of America ¤ An accident waiting to happen in Iran ¤ A True and Faithful Servant ¤ Darfur, Chad - and Anna Nicole's Baby ¤ Drivers stuck for full day on Pa. road ¤ Auditors: Billions squandered in Iraq ¤ NYC fliers stranded on planes for hours ¤ Déja vu again, as Bush commits more troops to pacify Iraq February 14, 2007 News Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 ¤ Iran: Anatomy of a Lie ¤ Iran 81mm Mortar Story: Twists, Turns, and Eating Crow ¤ Fool Us Twice? From Iraq to Iran ¤ US's smoking gun on Iran misfires ¤ Targeting Tehran ¤ Not-So-Straight Shootin' ¤ Ignoring the United States' Iraq fiasco, Bush signals open warfare against Iran ¤ Bush administration concocts a "dossier" for war against Iran ¤ A Cautionary Warning on Those "Armor-Piercing" Iranian Weapons ¤ The Method in the Madness ¤ Iraq's Death Toll is Far Worse Than Our Leaders Admit ¤ Media Caught up in the Spin Cycle ¤ Radio Station Cries 'Enough' ¤ CNN's Nuke Plant Photos Identical for Both Iran and N. Korea! ¤ Flawed American Policies Cast Long Shadows ¤ Texas Injustice in Black and White ¤ Britain's children: unhappy, neglected and poorly educated ¤ Two shooting sprees in US claim 10 lives ¤ US confirms insurgents shot down helicopter ¤ EU countries ignored CIA terror suspect flights, report says EU countries 'ignored CIA terror suspect flights' Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 The European parliament today approved a report accusing Britain, Germany, Italy and other EU countries of turning a blind eye to CIA flights carrying terrorist suspects in Europe. The report, following a year-long investigation, was approved by MEPs by 382 to 256, with 74 abstentions, in a vote largely split along left-right political lines. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Firms accused of bribing Saddam ... Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Firms accused of bribing Saddam to be investigated by fraud office The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into allegations that a number of major UK-based firms paid bribes to Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. The firms being targeted include the drug giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly. The international oil traders and UK bridge-builders Mabey and Johnson are also to be investigated. They are on a long list of international companies accused in a UN report of paying kickbacks under the discredited oil-for-food sanctions regime, which enabled Saddam to illicitly amass an estimated $1.8bn. Ministers have agreed to fund the investigation with £22m over three years. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Iranian leader says Bush trying to find scapegoats Posted: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Ahmadinejad puts his faith in the 'wise people in US' to avoid conflict Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, yesterday shrugged off the threat of a US attack and said accusations that Tehran was arming insurgents in Iraq represented an attempt to find a scapegoat for American "defeats and failures". The British government, however, backed Washington's claims of covert Iranian arms supplies to insurgents, including sophisticated armour-piercing roadside bombs. A Downing Street spokesman said Tony Blair had been "at the cutting edge of identifying this problem", first raising the alarm over the alleged influx of Iranian weaponry in October 2005. Full Article : guardian.co.uk US Baiting Iran Retaliation Posted: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 White House officials are taunting Iran into an action the United States could use as an excuse for an attack, a former security official told Newsweek, the magazine reported. "They intend to be as provocative as possible and make the Iranians do something (the United States) would be forced to retaliate for," Hillary Mann, former director for Iran and Persian Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council, which reports to the White House, told the New York newsweekly. Full Article : commondreams.org February 12, 2007 News Posted: Monday, February 12, 2007 ¤ Scores killed in Iraq blasts ¤ Rumors of War ¤ Three's a Crowd ¤ Secrets Bush and Cheney Can't 'Declassify' ¤ The Pentagon's not-so-little secret ¤ Scapegoating Iran ¤ How the World Can Stop Bush ¤ A Budget for Permanent War ¤ Surging Into Catastrophe in Iraq ¤ Russia’s Putin Makes Historical Visit to Saudi Arabia ¤ Fabricating the Case Against Iran ¤ The Bush Administration Lied About WMD, So Did These People ¤ Iran rejects U.S. charges on arming Iraq ¤ Iran Lies ¤ New York town may have hit snow record ¤ A General Theory of Stupidity ¤ Is the US a nation of laws, of conscience, or of a new manifest destiny? Dozens killed in Iraq blasts Posted: Monday, February 12, 2007 At least 80 people were killed and nearly 165 wounded in car bomb attacks on markets in Baghdad today on the first anniversary of an attack on one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines, Iraqi officials said. Two bombs went off at the Shorja market, setting off secondary explosions and killing at least 71 people. A roadside bomb at a second market killed at least nine. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Tehran denies aiding Iraqi militants Posted: Monday, February 12, 2007 Iran today hit back at US accusations that it was behind the roadside bombs that have become the deadliest weapons against American troops in Iraq. One day after the US went public with what it said was evidence of Iranian complicity at the highest level with insurgent attacks on American forces, Iran's foreign ministry dismissed the charges. Full Article : guardian.co.uk February 11, 2007 News Posted: Sunday, February 11, 2007 ¤ Criminals Control the Executive Branch ¤ US think tank urges retreat from Iraq ¤ Gitmo Cover-Up? ¤ We are accountable to the dead ¤ DoD Report Appears to Confirm Downing Street Memo ¤ Catapulting the Propaganda at the New York Times ¤ Made by USA in Haifa-Street ¤ Accidents ¤ The Iraq that was Video ¤ Amazing question! ¤ I can't believe it's not a democracy! ¤ Fuzzy math, Mr. President? ¤ Israel=Zionism=Terrorism? God forbid!! Graphic footage ¤ America is doped up in Colombia for a bad trip in Afghanistan ¤ Putin slams US for making world more dangerous ¤ Russia offers aid but no troops to NATO in Afghanistan ¤ Pentagon lies with stats ¤ Is the Big Ship America Sinking? ¤ The US says it is fighting for democracy - but is deaf to the cries of the Iraqis ¤ Troops at fence protest were more violent than protesters ¤ Conspiracy of silence in the Arab world ¤ Delusion Destroys Democracy ¤ The Iraq-Iran Super Bowl ¤ Rape Of Iraq ¤ Bush: 'Every fallen soldier's family will get a new SUV' ¤ The Decline in US Mental Health under Bush ¤ Squandering billions in Iraq while U.S. suffers ¤ All About the Benjamins ¤ Israel, Iran and the Bush Administration ¤ Intelligence Briefings to NYT Notch Up Tension ¤ Has Jazz Lost Its African-American Core? ¤ ‘US fabricating evidence against Iran’ It is No Use Blaming Iran... Posted: Sunday, February 11, 2007 It is scarcely surprising that the Iranian government believes that the United States is behind the kidnapping of one of its diplomats in Baghdad on Sunday. The Iranians say he was seized by 30 uniformed men from an Iraqi army commando battalion that often works with the US military services in Iraq. The US had already shown its contempt for any diplomatic immunity protecting Iranians in Iraq by arresting five officials in a long-established Iranian office in the Kurdish city of Arbil last month. The White House had earlier authorised US forces to kill or capture Iranians deemed to be a threat. Full Article : commondreams.org Target Iran: US able to strike in the spring Posted: Sunday, February 11, 2007 US preparations for an air strike against Iran are at an advanced stage, in spite of repeated public denials by the Bush administration, according to informed sources in Washington. The present military build-up in the Gulf would allow the US to mount an attack by the spring. But the sources said that if there was an attack, it was more likely next year, just before Mr Bush leaves office. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Putin hits at US for triggering arms race Posted: Sunday, February 11, 2007 Vladimir Putin delivered the strongest attack of his seven-year presidency on the US yesterday, blaming it for fanning conflicts across the world through the unilateral use of 'hyper-force'. He said America was seeking to impose its standards on other nations, triggering new arms races and the spread of nuclear weapons, and threatening Russia through new missile shield programmes. Full Article : observer.guardian.co.uk February 10, 2007 News Posted: Saturday, February 10, 2007 ¤ Charging Iran with "Genocide" Before Nuking It ¤ Some Questions for Bush ¤ Real News Loses to Fluff Again ¤ Is George Bush 'The Manchurian Candidate?' ¤ No War with Iran ¤ Bush Can't Spin Way out of Hellish Conditions in Iraq ¤ Official's Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted ¤ Gas: Iran turns up the heat ¤ 8 feet of snow in N.Y., and more coming ¤ U.S. airstrike kills at least 5 Kurdish troops Zimbabwe heads for economic meltdown Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2007 One cause of the crisis is Zimbabwe's agricultural decline. Satellite photos show that vast expanses of fertile land portioned out to Mugabe loyalists are fallow. Despite good rains, Zimbabwe faces another bad harvest of maize, according to the regional Famine Early Warning System. The country will need to import grain for the sixth consecutive year, say experts. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Zimbabwe is being punished for daring to reclaim the land The Guardian UK, like many other white-owned or controlled media worldwide, has been consistent in reporting on the woes in Zimbabwe and attributing all the blame to President Mugabe. Of course, they hope that readers would not research the cause of the crisis in Zimbabwe to see how it is rooted in racist UK and US attempts to ensure that the best land in Zimbabwe remains in the hand of Whites. They mean to ensure that all efforts to reclaim some of the best agricultural land for Black Africans fail as a means to discourage other African countries from reclaiming their land. See: RaceandHistory.com Zimbabwe Watch UK warns of Chinese aid to Africa Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2007 Chinese aid to Africa may do more harm than good, warns Benn Britain has warned China that its offer of billions of dollars in unconditional aid and cheap loans to African governments risks driving back into debt countries that have only just benefited from debt relief, and undermines efforts to create democratic and accountable administrations. The international development secretary, Hilary Benn, on a visit to Malawi, told the Guardian that Britain has already made its concerns known to Beijing but that it is planning to "ratchet up" the level of representation on the issue. But Mr Benn also criticised the World Bank for tying financial support to African countries to ideologically driven economic policies such as privatisation. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Yeah Right! The UK wants what is best for Africa. $12bn of US cash to Iraq vanished Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2007 How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish The US flew nearly $12bn in shrink-wrapped $100 bills into Iraq, then distributed the cash with no proper control over who was receiving it and how it was being spent. The staggering scale of the biggest transfer of cash in the history of the Federal Reserve has been graphically laid bare by a US congressional committee. In the year after the invasion of Iraq in 2003 nearly 281 million notes, weighing 363 tonnes, were sent from New York to Baghdad for disbursement to Iraqi ministries and US contractors. Using C-130 planes, the deliveries took place once or twice a month with the biggest of $2,401,600,000 on June 22 2004, six days before the handover. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Massive hacker attack fails to bring down Internet Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2007 The biggest attack in years on the Internet's backbone servers, which slowed traffic but failed to bring down the Web, used infected computers around the world as "zombies," security experts have said. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at the London-based firm Sophos, said Tuesday's incident "seems to have been the most serious attack against these domain name servers since December 2002." Full Article : breitbart.com February 08, 2007 News Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2007 ¤ Rice confronted over Iran evidence ¤ Pentagon sets its sights on Africa ¤ Israel still top recipient of US foreign aid ¤ The World Can't Wait, Won't Wait, Isn't Waiting ¤ U.S. Caves In on North Korea ¤ Iraq's refugee crisis is nearing catastrophe ¤ EXPORTING DEATH AND VIOLENCE TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH ¤ Marine 'congratulated' men for murder of Iraqi civillian ¤ 7 GOP Senators Back War Debate ¤ Russia plans major military build-up ¤ US fears Iraqi insurgents have better missiles as helicopter is downed ¤ More U.S. troops died in Iraq over past four months than in any similar period of war ¤ U.S. reports sixth helicopter downing in Iraq ¤ Iraqi minister held over Sadr links ¤ How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish ¤ 'It totalled about 20 billion dollars' ¤ 'Even Bush can be brought to his senses' ¤ Military Must Fill Iraq Civilian Jobs ¤ U.S. airstrike on rebels reportedly kills civilians ¤ US set for North Korea climbdown ¤ U.S. blames Iran for Iraqi arms surge ¤ WH denies nvolvement in kidnapping ¤ Four held over Iranian diplomat kidnapping ¤ Norquist: Bush's Advisers Telling Him 'Invade Iran. February 07, 2007 News Posted: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 ¤ Chinese aid to Africa may do more harm than good, warns Benn ¤ 5 Americans indicted in Iraq bid-rigging probe ¤ Video of U.S. friendly fire unleashes storm in UK ¤ Bush's Iran madness ¤ Clinton, Obama and Edwards: Strike Iran! ¤ Faking Corporate Support for Women ¤ U.S. wants Nicaragua missiles destroyed ¤ 12 Consequences of Attacking Iran ¤ Media Fearmongering Links Letter Bomber to Big Brother Critics ¤ Who Are The Real Terrorists In Iraq? ¤ More violence in Somalia ¤ George W. Bush and Tony Blair war criminals ¤ Asto-nuts; armed and diaper-clad ¤ Hiroshima, the pictures they didn't want us to see... ¤ CIA-sponsored kidnappings and torture undermine anti-terror efforts ¤ Bremer quizzed over cash for Iraq ¤ Saddam family marks 40 days of mourning ¤ US Iraqi Holocaust And One Million Excess Deaths ¤ Slaughter and Spin in the Battle for Najaf ¤ Iraqi and US forces launch Baghdad security crackdown ¤ War Taxes and Death in Bushzarro World ¤ Iran challenges Europe to hand over Holocaust 'proof' Iran challenges Europe to hand over Holocaust 'proof' Posted: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 An Iranian government-sponsored body set up to probe the veracity of the Holocaust has challenged Europe to hand over documents about the mass slaughter of Jews in World War II. Mohammad Ali Ramin, the head of the "World Holocaust Foundation" created after Iran's controversial Holocaust conference last year, said Austria, Germany and Poland in particular should supply documents. "They should hand over the proof for the dossier on the organized massacre of Jews in Europe during World War II to the independent international fact-finding committee affiliated to this foundation," the IRNA state news agency quoted him as saying on Tuesday. Full Article : breitbart.com February 06, 2007 News Posted: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 ¤ Iranian Diplomat Kidnapped in Baghdad by Iraqis With Official ID ¤ Pre-Emptive Strike Against Chirac ¤ Armed to the Teeth, America Marches Toward Military State ¤ Will The Hanglangers of State Terrorism own up? ¤ The Oil Wars ¤ "Let George Do it" ¤ How the US Army's being worn down in Iraq ¤ Astronaut charged with attempted murder ¤ In flooded Jakarta, conditions worsen ¤ DoD Establishing U.S. Africa Command ¤ Editing Chavez to Manufacture a Slur ¤ US Army sued for spying on blogs ¤ Clinton, Edwards and Obama: Strike Iran ¤ US denies friendly fire cover-up ¤ Paper 'gets friendly fire video' ¤ Dozens Killed As Baghdad Crackdown Nears Court OKs class action suit against Wal-Mart Posted: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who have worked for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. could go forward as a class-action suit. Full Article : reuters.com Apple warns iPod users against Vista Posted: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 IPods could be damaged by Microsoft's new computer operating system, the company behind the popular digital music players has warned. Apple, the long-standing rival of Bill Gates's Microsoft, is urging users not to upgrade their PCs to the Vista system until it comes up with a compatible version of the software that runs iPods. Microsoft launched its long-awaited Vista operating system in a blaze of publicity last week and claimed that more than 5,000 hardware and software products would work with it. Full Article : telegraph.co.uk Grenada plays Taiwan anthem for China Posted: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 The tiny Caribbean country of Grenada apologised to China after a police band mistakenly played the national anthem of Taiwan during the inauguration of a cricket stadium paid for by Beijing. In a statement, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell promised a full investigation of the gaffe that local residents said left Chinese Ambassador Qian Hongshan and other Chinese nationals who had worked on the stadium looking visibly embarrassed. Mitchell said the playing of the anthem of Taiwan, considered by China to be a breakaway region that will one day be reunited with the mainland, was an "inadvertent error." "I want to say again, my deepest apology, it has saddened and ached my heart," Mitchell said in the brief statement. Full Article : smh.com.au February 05, 2007 News Posted: Monday, February 5, 2007 ¤ Attacking Iran would be disastrous ¤ Bush asks Congress to boost war chest ¤ Iraqi Interior Ministry estimates 1,000 killed in one week ¤ The War: 'Ambiguous' Intel on Iran's Meddling in Iraq ¤ The Looming War on Iran ¤ The Real Failed States ¤ Bird Flu Panic and Profiteering ¤ Iraqis Blame US for Carnage ¤ From the Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Iraq ¤ For Black History Month: Lessons Not Learned ¤ Dozens dead in Baghdad blasts ¤ The Genocide Option ¤ Occupation forces and death militias executed eight children ¤ Why They Hate Us: Some Examples ¤ Bush, Dems Work Together to Kill Iraqis, Iranians ¤ UK Telegraph Reveals Brit Terrorist Ops in Iraq ¤ How PR firms and major media help military recruiters ¤ Forgotten Afghanistan Attacking Iran would be disastrous Posted: Monday, February 5, 2007 Attacking Iran would be disastrous, warns coalition of opinion led by retired officers Warnings of the dire consequences of military confrontation with Iran, and calls for a renewed diplomatic effort, are being issued on both sides of the Atlantic in a sign of the growing anxiety over the prospect of US or Israeli action. A coalition of foreign policy thinktanks, humanitarian organisations and peace groups will issue a report today arguing that an attack on Iran, reportedly being contemplated by the US and Israel as a means of slowing down Iran's nuclear programme, would backfire disastrously. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Four-metre floodwaters displace 340,000 in Jakarta Posted: Monday, February 5, 2007 Devastating floods that inundated the Indonesian capital after rivers and canals that cross Jakarta burst their banks pushed the death toll to 29 today and drove at least 340,000 people from their homes. The surges of muddy polluted water, which rose to a depth of four metres (13ft) in places, stranded many other residents in the upper floors of their houses with no access to fresh water and electricity after supplies were cut off. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Bush asks Congress to boost war chest Posted: Monday, February 5, 2007 George Bush today asked Congress for a further $100bn (£51bn) in military spending for Iraq and Afghanistan as the White House laid out the financial burden of war. The additional money would come on top of the $70bn the Bush administration is already seeking for this year. Today's figure was a stark reminder that the cost of the war in Iraq has far exceeded initial estimates. Full Article : guardian.co.uk February 04, 2007 News Posted: Sunday, February 4, 2007 ¤ Fight against Iran too familiar ¤ W and Hillary: Two Sides of the Same Coin ¤ Quarantine U.S.A. ¤ How the poor finance the rich Video ¤ Hillary's big lie grows ¤ Full Spectrum Dominance ¤ Africa: US Oil's New Target Video ¤ Venezuela's Chavez Sets Oil Fields Takeover for May ¤ STOP HIM BEFORE HE KILLS MORE! ¤ The Whole Solar System is Undergoing Global Warming ¤ Japan calls US policy in Iraq 'naive' ¤ Bush’s Escalation: Doing The Militias’ Dirty Work For Them? ¤ Beyond Oral Sex: The Bush Investigations ¤ The speech that made the U.S hate Saddam ¤ The American proxy war in Gaza ¤ 340,000 flee flooded Indonesia capital ¤ The Tale Of The Unwitting "Suicide Bomber" And SuperBowl XLI ¤ Why Dick Cheney Cracked Up ¤ US ex-generals reject Iran strike ¤ U.S.: 4 copter losses due to ground fire ¤ Research Reveals Fool's Paradise ¤ The deadly strain of bird flu is here ¤ Italian football reels after Sicily riot death ¤ Fatal Kiss ¤ The 'Lame Duck' Label ¤ Robert Fisk: Please spare me the word 'terrorist' ¤ Bush Is Hiding the Ball on Iran ¤ Four children among the 17 dead as Gaza fire fights rage ¤ China airs rare public criticism of Bush Iraq policy ¤ UK guilty of sending 'child soldiers' to Iraq Elites Squander Delta's Oil Wealth, Report Says Posted: Sunday, February 4, 2007 Inter Press Service (Johannesburg) Official corruption in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta is robbing the local population of basic health and educational services, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The 107-page report described health clinics lacking running water and electricity -- not to mention mattresses and even the most basic medications -- and schools without textbooks and chalk. "Local government is supposed to help the school but they don't," one primary schoolteacher told HRW. "The most important things we need are textbooks, instructional materials, and a toilet..." The report, released in Lagos this week, found that local government officials in Rivers state have squandered increased revenues derived from higher world oil prices through mismanagement and outright theft. Meanwhile, the state's local authorities have failed to make primary education and health care available to the state's enormous indigent population, according to the report, "Chop Fine: The Human Rights Impact of Local Government Corruption and Mismanagement in Rivers State, Nigeria". Full Article : allafrica.com February 03, 2007 News Posted: Saturday, February 3, 2007 ¤ Why Dick Cheney Cracked Up ¤ US ex-generals reject Iran strike ¤ U.S.: 4 copter losses due to ground fire ¤ Research Reveals Fool's Paradise ¤ The deadly strain of bird flu is here ¤ Italian football reels after Sicily riot death ¤ Fatal Kiss ¤ The ‘Lame Duck’ Label ¤ Robert Fisk: Please spare me the word 'terrorist' ¤ Bush Is Hiding the Ball on Iran ¤ Four children among the 17 dead as Gaza fire fights rage ¤ China airs rare public criticism of Bush Iraq policy ¤ UK guilty of sending 'child soldiers' to Iraq Suicide bomber kills 121 in Baghdad Posted: Saturday, February 3, 2007 A suicide truck bomber struck a market in a predominantly Shiite area of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 121 people and wounding scores among the crowd buying food for evening meals, the most devastating strike in the capital in more than two months. Full Article : news.yahoo.com Scientists Gave Away SA's Miracle Microbe Posted: Saturday, February 3, 2007 A LOOSELY worded contractual agreement between the University of the Free State and the New York Botanical Gardens has come back to bite the university, following the discovery of a drug potentially worth millions -- if not billions -- of dollars. Soil samples provided by the university have proved to be the source of a remarkable new type of antibiotic that successfully fights drug-resistant bacteria. Known as platensimycin, the antibiotic was identified by scientists at Merck Research Laboratories in New Jersey, who screened 250000 products from the botanical gardens. The compound comes from Streptomyces platensis, a microbe found in the South African soil samples and collected here by a team of two Americans and a University of the Free State professor. Full Article : allafrica.com Latin America's Pink Tide Posted: Friday, February 2, 2007 Until recently such musings were confined to Trotskyists, anarchists, anti-globalisation activists and Red Pepper contributors who were easily dismissed by the mainstream (and, let's face it, by most working people) as irrelevant. But with left-wing victories in Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, social and economic recovery in Cuba and popular advances elsewhere in the region, journalists are talking about "Latin America's pink tide" and the region itself has become the forum for passionate debates on "Socialism of the 21st Century". Full Article : venezuelanalysis.com Black history too important to go unheard Posted: Friday, February 2, 2007 When Harvard scholar Carter G. Woodson first held the precursor to Black History Month in 1926, he hoped to bring it into mainstream America to make "the world see the Negro as a participant rather than as a lay figure in history." He selected a week in February because it coincided with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass, who was born a slave but championed abolition as a free man during the time leading up to the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln, who gave the Emancipation Proclamation in the midst of the war, though he likely never intended the war to end slavery or racism. Full Article : midsouthnews.com February 02, 2007 News Posted: Friday, February 2, 2007 ¤ Iraq report pessimistic over US role ¤ 17 Die in Gaza Before New Cease-Fire ¤ Nuclear-armed Iran would not be very dangerous, says Chirac ¤ I'm not distracted by probe, Blair insists ¤ Artists face jail after cartoon stunt sparks US terror alert ¤ Bush budget hikes war funding ¤ Cutting the Schools-to-War Pipeline ¤ Picturing the President ¤ Changing the Subject ¤ As US Power Fades, it Can't Find Friends to Take on Iran ¤ Pictures of dead Saddam used to 'stimulate' Hicks ¤ How much this war has cost us - so far... ¤ The real story of what happened in Najaf ¤ Substance vs. Presentation. ¤ Mission Accomplished! ¤ The first trial of a commissioned officer who refused to deploy to Iraq starts Monday. ¤ Headless corpse of accused U.S. spy found ¤ U.S. intel report: Iraq spiraling down ¤ Storms lash Florida, killing at least 19 ¤ Gaza factions in new truce attempt ¤ Tony Blair battles for survival ¤ Bush Orders More CIA Activity in Venezuela Tony Blair battles for survival Posted: Friday, February 2, 2007 Tony Blair was last night struggling to prevent a collapse of his authority and being forced to stand down within weeks after it was disclosed that he had been interviewed for a second time by police in the cash for honours affair. A six-day news blackout on the interview - demanded by Scotland Yard - fuelled concerns among Labour MPs and ministers that the inquiry was moving closer to the heart of No 10. Full Article : telegraph.co.uk Afghan town 'falls to Taliban' Posted: Friday, February 2, 2007 Taliban militants have reportedly overrun a southern Afghan town that British troops pulled out of last year after a local peace agreement was reached. A resident of Musa Qala said 200-300 Taliban fighters seized the town, took weapons from police and destroyed a government compound late yesterday. Colonel Tom Collins, a spokesman for Nato's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said an "unknown number" of militants had apparently entered Musa Qala and that Nato had conflicting reports about tribal elders temporarily being taken hostage. Full Article : guardian.co.uk Black History needs more than a month Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2007 As another Black History Month kicks off, we have to ask, does it legitimately honor black Americans? Or was the event, in the shortest month of the year, created in an attempt to bury past injustices, to suggest that racism is dead and that poor blacks can (legitimately, this time) pull themselves up by their bootstraps? As an opportunity to recognize black men and women who made significant contributions to American history, Black History Month is a positive concept. But it's also a trivial event that is insufficiently recognized. February often passes with little discussion of black history. Full Article : kansan.com February 01, 2007 News Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2007 ¤ Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank ¤ U.S. Cautions Europeans to Avoid Oil, Gas Deals With Iran ¤ Cheney Being Targeted For Impeachment ¤ Windows Vista problems ¤ Google: Disabling the Politically Incorrect ¤ Israel's Economic Stranglehold a Silent Killer ¤ Iran Blame Game Shifts into High Gear CNN, as a faithful propaganda handmaiden, is speculating, thus adding fuel to the attack Iran fire now smoldering, ready to break out into a five alarm conflagration, as planned, with the appropriate admixture of irresponsible speculation, as usual backed up with little more than thin air. ¤ Va. lawmakers endorse expression of regret for slavery ¤ The Iran factor ¤ Militias on rise in Iraq Burst of splinter groups stiffens challenge for US ¤ U.S.-Iran tensions could trigger war ¤ Police interviewed Blair for second time ¤ Senate corners Bush over troop increase ¤ Chirac retracts relaxed comments on nuclear Iran ¤ Berlusconi's wife forces him into a public apology ¤ Iraqis abandon their homes in Middle East's new refugee exodus ¤ Two men face charges after Boston security scare ¤ Exxon Mobil Posts Record Annual Profit Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company _ $39.5 billion _ even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent. ¤ Biden Unwraps His Bid for '08 With an Oops! Senator Joseph R. Biden of Delaware, who announced his candidacy on Wednesday with the hope that he could ride his foreign policy expertise into contention for the Democratic nomination, instead spent the day struggling to explain his description of Senator Barack Obama, the Illinois Democrat running for president, as "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." ¤ Biden explains, apologizes for comments ¤ Senator says he meant to call Obama 'fresh,' not 'clean,' black ¤ Nothing clean or bright in Biden's '08 opener ¤ U.S. warns Iran to stop aiding Iraqi insurgents ¤ Report: US plans strike against Iran ¤ Britain plays down claims of Tehran role ¤ US fighter jets to patrol Iran-Iraq border, report says ¤ Official Lies Over Najaf Battle Exposed ¤ The Myth of an al Qaeda Takeover of Iraq ¤ President claimed to stop four terror plots, but where is the evidence? ¤ Chavez gets sweeping new powers |
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