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Palestine, aid boost not enough 
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Arab nations and the EU have pledged to provide around $900m in financial aid to Palestine this year, almost tripling last year's total of $350m, reported Gulf News. The aid is partly as a result of Israel withholding revenues it owes Palestine.NUT Backs Palestine Campaign Totally Jewish - Dec 06 5:41 AM
Jewish teachers have expressed their concern this week after the National Union of Teachers voted in favour of affiliating the union with the Palestine solidarity campaign .Japan gives UN funds for Palestinians in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 8:08 AM
Japan has decided to give 3.72 million dollars to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which will cover three programs to aid refugees in Lebanon.Furor simmers over Carter's latest book Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Any controversy seemed to be lost on the 700 or so people who lined up Wednesday to get their copies of former President Jimmy Carter's latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," signed by the author. As he signed, Carter occasionally stopped and smiled for pictures, answered general questions from well wishers and asked most of the children their names. "I think it is the boldest thing an Palestine chess player disqualified New Kerala - Dec 05 12:32 AM
Doha, Dec 5: Palestine chess player Talal Shbaita was disqualified from the 15th Asian Games after he failed to play either of his first two games in the competition.Blair seizes chance for progress on Palestinian crisis Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
PM will press George Bush to be more positive towards formation of a national unity government in Palestine involving Hamas.UN Security Council welcomes Israel-Palestine ceasefire deal People's Daily - Dec 06 5:23 PM
The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the cease-fire agreement reached last month by Israeli and Palestinian leaders.Carter's Book Leads to a Resignation WXIA-TV Atlanta - 47 minutes ago
Former President Jimmy Carter's latest book, 'Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid,' is generating buzz, but also controversy. Video: Keith Whitney Reports Prime minister seizes chance for progress on Palestinian crisis Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Tony Blair is to take advantage of the Iraq Study Group's advice on the Middle East to press George Bush, in a meeting today, to be more positive towards the formation of a national unity government in Palestine involving Hamas.Israel asked to release frozen Palestinian fund People's Daily - Dec 06 4:39 PM
The Council of Arab Economic Unity Wednesday called on the international community and the quartet committee to press Israel to release a frozen Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) fund of 550 million U.S. dollars.Patriots win 6-AA opener over Carlisle Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 06 1:32 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots opened the 6AA conference season with a big win over Carlisle Tuesday at Patriot Gym. Raphael Williams exploded for 23 points in the 67-65 win while Phil Hicks had 19 and Orlandon Watson had 16 points and 15 rebounds.LATEST GEORGIA HEADLINES AccessNorthGA - Dec 06 1:57 PM
A Carter Center fellow and longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned after sharply criticizing Carter's new book on Palestine, and a Jewish human rights group said it obtained thousands of signatures from supporters also protesting the book.Palestine government a 'facade' The Scotsman - Dec 06 4:10 AM
ISRAELI vice premier Shimon Peres said today the national unity government Palestinians were trying to establish would be nothing more than a "facade," because Hamas militants involved aren't interested in peace.LATEST GEORGIA HEADLINES AccessNorthGA - Dec 06 1:12 PM
A Carter Center fellow and longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned after sharply criticizing Carter's new book on Palestine, and a Jewish human rights group said it obtained thousands of signatures also protesting the book.LATEST GEORGIA HEADLINES AccessNorthGA - Dec 06 11:57 AM
A Carter Center fellow and longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned after sharply criticizing Carter's new book on Palestine.The Deal Report Entertainment Weekly - Dec 06 3:15 AM
Jonathan Demme is returning to non-fiction filmmaking. The Manchurian Candidate director is currently shooting He Comes in Peace , a documentary about ex-Prez Jimmy Carter and his book-signing tour for his latest release Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid . ( Variety , 12/5)Carter's Book on Israel 'Apartheid' Sparks Bitter Debate Washington Post - 9 minutes ago
A veteran Middle East scholar affiliated with the Carter Center in Atlanta resigned his position there Monday in an escalating controversy over former president Jimmy Carter's bestselling book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The Way Forward: A New Approach (Baker Report) Foreign Relations - Dec 06 8:17 AM
This report offers seventy-nine proposals for the situation in Iraq. Although there is no explicit timetable, it calls for a short-term increase in US forces with a gradual decrease by early 2008. It recommends direct engagement with Iran and Syria, and renewed commitment to dealing with the Israel-Palestine issue.Former Aide Parts With Carter Over Book New York Times - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
The adviser, Kenneth W. Stein, said former President Jimmy Carter?s book ?replete with factual errors, copied materials not cited, superficialities, glaring omissions and simply invented segments.?News & Opinions Weekly Dig - Dec 06 1:14 AM
Ron Francis wants to talk about Palestine . He wants to talk about the apartheid state of Israel .Book buzz USA Today - Dec 06 4:13 PM
Michael Crichton's novel Next is No. 2 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books, and Art Buchwald celebrates his life and book, Too Soon to Say Goodbye, at a New York party.Carter book criticized AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 1:17 PM
A longtime aide to Jimmy Carter has resigned from the Carter Center think tank, calling the former president's new book on Israel and the Arabs one-sided and filled with errors.Iraq panel urges push for Israel-Arab peace Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 3:53 PM
President George W. Bush must push for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace as part of a U.S. effort to defuse broader regional tensions, an elite panel on the Iraq war urged on Wednesday.The Realists' Repudiation Of Policies for a War, Region Washington Post - Dec 06 3:59 PM
The Iraq Study Group report released yesterday might well be titled "The Realist Manifesto."How Edward Said took intellectuals for a ride Salon.com - Dec 05 9:39 PM
The famous professor and Palestine advocate claimed that bigoted Western stereotypes about the Orient support imperialism. But Middle East scholar Robert Irwin proves it was Said who didn't have the full picture.It's difficult to ignore Palestine Gulf News - Dec 03 1:34 PM
American influential opinion makers, who generally managed to remain indifferent to the plight of the Palestinian people, are finding that ignoring Palestine is getting harder everyday.Blair to call for Palestine move during US visit Guardian Unlimited - Dec 04 7:03 PM
Tony Blair is to fly to the US tomorrow for talks with President Bush and US congressional leaders to urge America to recommit itself to the wider Middle East peace process, as one way of dampening the near civil war in Iraq.$100 Million for Palestinian Agency; More Needed Scoop.co.nz - Dec 05 5:16 PM
Nearly two dozen international donors have pledged around $100 million for the United Nations agency that provides humanitarian relief to millions of Palestine refugees, although funding for 2007 is still inadequate and the Gaza Strip is an economy on life support, the agency s deputy has warned.Iraq report warns of 'grave and deteriorating' crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 10:41 AM
A top US panel urged President George W. Bush to act to halt a "grave and deteriorating" crisis in Iraq by holding talks with Iran and Syria and starting to withdraw US combat forces.Recommendations of the Iraq Study Group New York Times - Dec 06 10:33 AM
A showdown is looming over the most substantial overhaul of immigration law in 20 years. A Senate bill would toughen border security and put most illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship. In contrast, the House has passed legislation that offers no provision for citizenship.Donors pledge USD 100 mn to United Nations agency working for refugees New Kerala - Dec 05 10:51 PM
New York, Dec 6: About two dozen international donors have pledged around 100 million dollars to the UN agency that provides humanitarian relief to millions of Palestine refugees.Suzanne Nossel: Baker and Hamilton and Hope HuffingtonPost - 45 minutes ago
While I cannot muster a full analysis of the Iraq Study Group Report, below are some off the cuff reactions. I will generally leave out the many points I agree with, other than to comment that I was pleasantly surprised by the Report's realistic and hard-headed take, having expected more sugar-coating to placate Bush. There's also something almost touchingly idealistic and optimistic about the WWII vet Davies-Scourfield dies at 88 AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 9:53 AM
Brig. Grismond "Gris" Davies-Scourfield, who won a Military Cross for his part in the Allied defense of Calais during World War II and later escaped from the Nazis holding him prisoner in the notorious Colditz Castle, has died at age 88.The Iraq Study Group's Recommendations New York Times - Dec 06 9:33 AM
1. Recommends that the White House announce a plan for American forces to begin pulling back, whether the Iraqis are ready or not, to signal to the Iraqis that Washington will not prop up the Iraqi government with military forces endlessly.The ISG's Very Bad Idea The Nation via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 9:40 AM
The Nation -- There are some sound ideas contained in the Iraq Study Group report that was finally released after weeks of leaks this morning.Interview: Arabs Need to Talk to Iran on Settling Lebanon Crisis New York Times - Dec 06 9:21 AM
Interview: Arabs Need to Talk to Iran on Settling Lebanon Crisis.Excerpts of Iraq Study Group report AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 8:57 AM
Here are excerpts from portions of the Iraq Study Group report, which was being released Wednesday:Panel hands Bush new strategy on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 7:10 AM
A top-level US panel offered President George W. Bush a new strategy for Iraq, reportedly urging talks with Iran and Syria, a gradual pullback of troops and threats to energize the Baghdad government.Relief for Iraq If US Announces Withdrawal Plan Zaman Online - Dec 05 2:11 PM
While Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Tehran discussing trade and security with his Iranian counterpart, the conflicts in Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon also topped the agenda.Longtime Aide to Jimmy Carter Resigns Over Carter's New Book Fox News - Dec 06 3:11 PM
Kenneth Stein, the Carter Center's first executive director and founder of its Middle East program, sent a letter that bluntly criticized the book to Carter and others.Iraq Panel Presents Its Report to Bush New York Times - Dec 06 5:33 AM
The president said he would take the Iraq Study Group?s ideas ?very seriously? and move in ?a timely fashion? to reshape policy.Jordan, Israel, PA to launch study into Dead Sea canal The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 05 1:04 PM
Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority meet Sunday to launch a feasibility study to build a canal linking the Red Sea to the slowly vanishing Dead Sea, a Jordanian official said Tuesday. "Representatives of Jordan, Israel, Palestine will meet on the shores of the Dead Sea with representatives of the World Bank and countries willing to finance the project.Most U.S. Forces Should Quit Iraq by 2008, Panel Says (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Dec 06 2:28 PM
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. should aim to withdraw most of its combat forces from Iraq by the first quarter of 2008, engage Iran and Syria diplomatically and begin a new push for a comprehensive peace between Israelis and Arabs, a bipartisan commission recommended.Qatar Should Cease Aid To Palestine University of Connecticut Daily Campus - Dec 05 5:18 AM
When the Palestinian people elected the terrorist organization, Hamas, to head their government in March, they knew they were voting for change; what they didn't know was the trouble such a change would cause. Hamas was elected on a platform of streamlining social services, securing a Palestinian state and destroying Israel.Disappointed for different reasons The Providence Journal - 3 minutes ago
War protester Stephany Kern, who lost her son to a car bomb in Iraq, laments the lack of quick action in the Iraq Study Group s recommendations, which were made public yesterday after weeks of speculation and leaks.Dragon buzzer-beater downs Lions Rushville Republican - Dec 05 8:39 AM
Hitting the road Saturday in search of their first win of the season, the Lions traveled to conference foe New Palestine, but Rushville came up just short, falling 61-59 to the host Dragons in overtime.Palestine: Updates by Yousef Alhelou UN Observer - Dec 04 1:57 PM
A report issued by the Palestinian health information center, part of the Ministry of Health, has given the death toll reached 122 Palestinians, killed during the month of November, in addition to 559 injured in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.Meet the Green Line Haaretz Daily - Dec 05 7:45 AM
In an article published in Haaretz yesterday, Likud MK Yuval Steinitz pointed to Egyptian textbooks as evidence that the country is not looking for reconciliation. "Most textbook maps label the area east of Egypt not as 'Israel' but as 'Palestine,'" Dr. Steinitz wrote.To halt Mideast tremors, heal the fault line The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 12:00 AM
At a Washington breakfast meeting 30 years ago, I asked Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, "After your success in getting Israeli and Arab forces on both Egyptian and Syrian fronts [in the 1973 war ] to put down their guns and disengage, why isn't more being done to resolve the main Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"Hamas: Government or Terrorist Organization? NPR - Dec 06 9:14 AM
NPR.org , December 6, 2006 ˇ Perhaps what is most striking about this debate is that there was virtually no disagreement on the facts. Three panelists argued that Hamas is a terrorist organization.Hamas: Government or Terrorist Organization? NPR - Dec 06 9:12 AM
Hamas was democratically elected by Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Is it still a terrorist organization? Expert panelists consider that question as part of the latest debate in the Intelligence Squared U.S. series.The little team that could? Rattlers are the little team that is. Austin American-Statesman - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
SAN MARCOS The heaviest player wearing a purple jersey is 220-pound defensive end J.K. Schauer. The Rattlers have an inside linebacker who brags about being 175 pounds, and another linebacker stuck on 140.Mending war's horrific toll Princeton Packet - Dec 05 8:52 AM
Adham Ghalia, 10, who was wounded in the Gaza Strip, meets with U.S. Rep. Rush Holt after receiving treatment at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, thanks to the efforts of the Princeton-area chapter of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.Asian Games: Iraq happy to compete International Herald Tribune - Dec 06 5:46 AM
Iraq ended a two-decade absence from the Asian Games. It sent 81 athletes to Doha, men and women exhibiting a will to carry on amid the chaos of their country.Carter Center fellow resigns, criticizes Carter's new book Boston Herald - Dec 06 2:16 PM
ATLANTA - A longtime aide to Jimmy Carter has resigned from the Carter Center think tank, calling the former president's new book on Israel and the Arabs one-sided and filled with errors. Kenneth...ASF for common platform to curb conflict in region Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
DUBAI The fourth edition of the Arab Strategy Forum (ASF) came to an end at the Madinat Jumeirah yesterday, stressing the importance of creating a common platform for dialogues to contain the escalating conflicts in the region.Bush and Blair Meet With Little Room to Maneuver on Iraq War Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Dec 05 9:07 PM
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair meet in Washington this week with the limits of their power on full display and the end of their terms on the horizon.Bend It Like Club Palestino [Press Release] United Nations - Dec 05 11:56 AM
On 3 December, the Top division team, Club Palestino, competed against Fernández Vial of Concepción in the final football game of the season. The match was dedicated to the Palestine refugees and Club Palestino generously offered 40 percent of ticket sales to UNRWA.Adviser breaks with Carter on Mideast book Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Dec 06 9:47 AM
A longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned his position as a Carter Center fellow for Middle East Affairs in response to Carter's new book. "Being president doesn't give one the prerogative to bend the facts to reach a prescribed reality," said Kenneth Stein, the first executive director of the Carter Center. The Emory University professor, who teaches Middle Eastern history Prime minister's questions Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
Preamble Today is one of those rare occasions when PMQs is merely the hors d'oeuvre to the chancellor's 15 minutes of fame - the pre-budget report follows on immediately from prime minister's questions.Point-by-point: Question time BBC News - Dec 06 4:25 AM
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.Excerpts from the Iraq Study Group's Report NPR - Dec 06 12:04 PM
-- "The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved."Blair concedes that Iraq war is not being won Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Tony Blair publicly conceded today that Britain and the US are not winning the war in Iraq as he vowed to turn the situation around to "make sure democracy succeeds".Apocalypse now: 79 recommendations and a President forced into a corner Independent - Dec 06 4:13 PM
A gauntlet was thrown at George Bush's feet yesterday when a long-awaited report on Iraq recommended that he seek the help of Iran and Syria, significantly bolster Iraqi forces and prepare to withdraw most US troops within 14 months.Too late for two states? Middle East Online - Dec 05 1:22 AM
The idea of a bi-national state is not a new one. Several prominent Jewish intellectuals in mandatory Palestine between the two world wars advocated such an arrangement, though they had little political influence, says Raafat Dajani .Blair agrees war 'not being won' BBC News - Dec 06 4:49 AM
Tony Blair agrees with the incoming US defence secretary's view the war in Iraq is not being won.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Just days before its publication, the much-anticipated report of the bipartisan Baker-Hamilton commission on Iraq came under attack Monday from the Democrats top foreign-policy voice, Senator Joseph Biden, in an address to a Jewish group in New York.Syria, Turkey call for efforts to decrease tension in region People's Daily - Dec 06 5:07 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for efforts to decrease the current tension in the region, the official SANA news agency reported.There's no guarantee, no magic formula Times Online - Dec 06 3:08 PM
Iraq in statistics Iraq Study Group report: full text Ned Parker's blog: after the study group Gerard Baker: topsy-turvy strategy The 100-page report of the Iraq Study Group offers a grim snapshot, cautions of the danger of a...Carter Center fellow resigns, criticizes Carter's new book WIS News 10 Columbia - Dec 06 4:03 PM
A Carter Center fellow and longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned after sharply criticizing Carter's new book.AT A GLANCE:Iraq Study Group Releases Long-Awaited Report Nasdaq - Dec 06 2:37 PM
The Iraq Study Group issued a long-awaited report Wednesday that called the situation in Iraq "grave and deteriorating" and said the policy of U.S. President George W. Bush "is not working."KERIM BALCI Zaman Online - Dec 06 2:15 PM
Speaking to thousands in Gaza last Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye succeeded in showing that Hamas still ruled the streets.TEXAS RAILROAD MEMBERS MEET TO ELECT OFFICERS Tyler Morning Telegraph - Dec 05 1:00 AM
PALESTINE - Members of the Texas State Railroad Operating Agency met Monday morning in Palestine to elect officers and discuss an upcoming trip to Austin.Textbooks In Israel to Designate West Bank Washington Post - Dec 05 6:09 PM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 -- Maps in future Israeli public school textbooks will show the boundary that existed between Israel and the West Bank before the 1967 Middle East war, Israel's education minister announced Tuesday. The move drew sharp protest from lawmakers, settler groups and religious leaders who claim the West Bank as part of the Jewish state.... Carter Center fellow quits over former president's book USA Today - Dec 06 7:42 AM
A longtime adviser to former President Jimmy Carter has resigned his position as a Carter Center fellow for Middle East Affairs because he believes Carter bent facts to reach a prescribed reality in a new book, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.... Iraq panel urges US push for Israel-Arab peace AlertNet - Dec 06 3:55 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds McCain quote, paragraphs 10-11) By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush must push for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace as part of a U.S. effort to defuse ... If not now, when? Guardian Unlimited - Dec 06 4:03 PM
With a lot of luck and even more resolve, yesterday's report of the Iraq Study Group may eventually be seen as a pivotal moment in the reassertion of a realistic American role in Iraq and the world, and not remembered as the well-intentioned but failed political rescue mission that it risks becoming, given the all too seriously worsening situation in Iraq. The report is not merely a repudiation Situation is grave, deteriorating and threatens wider war, says Baker report Guardian Unlimited - Dec 06 4:02 PM
The Iraq Study Group offers a detailed series of proposals aimed at getting the US out of an Iraq conflict that its reports says is costing America dear in terms of "blood and treasure" and is threatening to become much worse, possibly leading to a regional conflagration.TALK TO OUR ENEMIES.. AND GET THE HELL OUT OF IRAQ Daily Record - 24 minutes ago
PRESIDENT George Bush was told yesterday that he had to pull his troops out of Iraq. And he was warned that he must get Syria and Iran on his side if he is to stop the chaos in the war-torn country.Swimmer, 10, typifies Iraq's spirit The Scotsman: Sport - Dec 06 5:35 PM
IRAQI athletes are hardly bothered by ageing equipment or few places to train. There are more pressing worries - the fear of being killed or kidnapped.War on terror impossible to win Gulf News - 45 minutes ago
Dubai: As currently defined, the war on terrorism cannot be won, said Robert Malley, director of Middle East and North Africa for the International Crisis Group.Terrorists rejoicing over new Iraq 'plan' WorldNetDaily - Dec 06 4:46 PM
JERUSALEM A high level U.S. commission's recommendations for an eventual withdrawal from Iraq and for dialogue with Iran and Syria proves "Islamic resistance" works and America can ultimately be defeated, according to senior terrorist leaders interviewed by WND.Blair agrees war in Iraq not being won People's Daily - Dec 06 4:39 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday that he agreed with U.S. Defense Secretary designate Robert Gates that the war in Iraq was not being won.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Dec 06 4:08 PM
On the very first day of next year a new secretary-general of UN will take office to face the challenges the world is confronting with the most crucial one being the Middle East crisis, followed by the nuclear proliferation, global warming, poverty, health and democratic issues.Writethru: Iraq panel says Bush's Iraq policy not working People's Daily - Dec 06 4:40 PM
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group (ISG) issued on Wednesday the highly-anticipated report that recommends major changes in the Bush administration's Iraq policy, which it says is "not working."Iraq panel recommends to shift U.S. military combat role by 2008 People's Daily - Dec 06 4:23 PM
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group said in a report sent to White House on Wednesday that the country should move most of its troops out of combat roles in Iraq by early 2008.Iraq's athletes happy to be competing AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 05 1:40 PM
Iraqi athletes are hardly bothered by old equipment or few places to train. There are more pressing worries the fear of being killed or kidnapped.Commentary: Provide momentum to give peace a chance Middle East Times - Dec 06 12:50 PM
BEIRUT -- It was not as detailed or as generous as most Palestinians would have preferred, but Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's rhetorical overture last week was certainly more than many observers had been expecting.Panel hands Bush new strategy on Iraq Middle East Times - Dec 06 12:49 PM
NEW STRATEGY: US President George W. Bush (C) speaks to the press after receiving the official report of the Iraq Study Group in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington December 6 from co-chairmen Lee Hamilton (L) and James Baker.WWII Vet Davies-Scourfield Dies at 88 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 06 9:53 AM
Brig.Experts dismiss claim Israeli-Arab conflict central to Iraq problem CNews - Dec 06 12:05 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli experts on Wednesday dismissed on a central thesis of the U.S. Iraq Study Group released Wednesday that a concerted effort to resolve the Israel-Arab conflict would improve the situation in Iraq.Breaking down the Rattlers playoff dash San Marcos Daily Record - Dec 06 2:09 PM
San Marcos As the San Marcos Rattlers continue their march towards a Class 5A, Division II state title, there are a number of topics and questions I would like to address.DUCK SEASON REOPENS SATURDAY IN EAST TEXAS Tyler Morning Telegraph - Dec 06 6:15 PM
It will be the same song, with a different verse, when duck season reopens Saturday. The only thing holding back East Texas duck hunters is the lack of water in area lakes.Baker Commission calls for moving U.S. combat troops out of Iraq The Hindu - Dec 06 2:28 PM
Panel for direct American talks with Iran, SyriaComment: topsy-turvy strategy from the Iraq Study Group Times Online - Dec 06 9:07 AM
No-one expected the Iraq Study Group to manufacture out of the air the sword necessary to cut the Gordian Knot America has tied for itself in Iraq....ALI H. ASLAN Zaman Online - Dec 06 2:16 PM
Lately one the most debated topics in Washington is whether or not the U.S. policy of democratization, particularly of the Islamic world, is a luxury or not.ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006120738971) Zaman Online - Dec 06 2:11 PM
Whose Accession to Whom: Turkey to EU? Or Vice Versa by Professor, Dr. Ali Al-Hail Virtually, since the second decade of past century, Turkey has, more or less been a strategic partner to the 'Christian' West and Europe in particular.Excerpts from the report Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Dec 06 8:39 AM
Here are excerpts from portions of the Iraq Study Group report, which was being released Wednesday: "The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved." "Our most important recommendations call for new and enhanced diplomatic and political efforts in Iraq and the region, and a change in the primary mission of U.S. Blair admits Iraq impasse Guardian Unlimited - Dec 06 8:32 AM
Tony Blair publicly conceded that Britain and the US are not winning the war in Iraq.Panel hands Bush new strategy on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 06 6:50 AM
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A top-level US panel has offered President George W. Bush a new strategy for Iraq, reportedly urging talks with Iran and Syria, a gradual pullback of troops and threats to energise the Baghdad government.
