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Israel determined to make Palestine plunge into deeper chaos 
Pravda - Aug 23 6:11 AM
A preventive two-day strike of the trade union of state employees started today in the Palestinian Authority . If the government fails to fulfill its obligations to budget-supported employees, the people will go on an indefinite strike on September 2. About 165,000 people did not go to work today in Palestine.Resolving Palestine issue would cut terrorism: Indonesian minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:27 AM
Resolving conflict in the Middle East would reduce international terrorism while failing to do so would only radicalise the Islamic world more, Indonesia's foreign minister has said.Re: The Role Of Israeli Racism In ME Conflict Scoop.co.nz - Aug 23 4:05 PM
As the world has witnessed in Lebanon and Palestine, Hezbollah and Hamas have a long way to go to rival the ferocity and utter ruthlessness of the Israeli military. Their goals are in diametrical opposition.Gul: Tragedy Will Go On If The Issue Of Palestine Is Not Resolved TurkishPress.com - Aug 21 10:04 AM
RAMALLAH - ''The roots of all clashes in the Middle East are connected to the Palestinian issue. Tragedy will go on if the issue of Palestine is not resolved,'' Turkish FM Abdullah Gul said on Sunday.Audio: Manning & Pound on Release of Hostage Video Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Scoop Audio: Scoop's Selwyn Manning and 95bFM's Simon Pound discuss the video released overnight by the captives (the Holy Jihad Brigades) of New Zealand cameraman, Olaf Wiig, and his colleague Steve Centanni. The video heralds a sinister turn in the M.O. of Palestine kidnappings.ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006082435934) Zaman Online - Aug 23 2:11 PM
Syria, along with Israel and Palestine, expressed its support to Turkey s likely contribution to a peace force proposed to be deployed to southern Lebanon.Letters to the editor The Olympian - Aug 23 4:32 AM
Israel did NOT occupy Palestine illegally. The United Nations (and the League of Nations before them) authorized the country to be formed from the remains of the corrupt and decrepit Ottoman (Turkish) empire.South Asia, Middle East potential flash-points: Mushahid Pakistani Newspaper - Aug 23 11:56 AM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (APP): PML Secretary General, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Wednesday urged the need of just and amicable solutions of the Kashmir and Palestine disputes saying without the comprehensive settlement of issues South Asia and the Middle East will remain the potential flash-points.Int'l terrorism would wane if Mideast problems resolved: Indonesia Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 23 4:34 AM
_ Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said Wednesday that international terrorism would decrease if the problems in the Middle East, particularly the question of Palestine, were resolved.AHS splits pair Athens Review Online - Aug 23 6:28 AM
EUSTACE The Athens Lady Hornets found mixed results Tuesday in dual volleyball action. Coach Crystal Langley s AHS squad defeated Palestine Westwood, 25-17, 29-27, and fell to host Eustace, 25-29, 27-25, 19-25.UN Official Paints Grim Picture of Palestinian Situation Palestine News Agency - Aug 23 1:32 PM
NEW YORK, August 23, 2006 (WAFA) -The United Nations Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Ibrahim Gambari, painted a grim picture of developments of the Palestinian situation over the past 12 months, warning that the vision of Israel and Palestine living peacefully side-by-side has slipped "further away."When will we ever learn? The Pilot-Independent - Aug 23 11:49 AM
Listening to the news of civilian casualties in Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Columbia, Darfur, as well as other areas of military combat in the world, deep feelings of grief for the injustice and criminality of such actions rise up.SA govt condemns arrest of Palestinian Deputy PM AngolaPress - Aug 23 3:06 AM
Pretoria, South Africa, 08/23 - The South African government Monday condemned the developments in Gaza where the Deputy Prime Minister of Palestine, Nasser Shaer, and the Secretary General of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr Al Ramahi, were arrested by the Israeli military.Oklahoma team preview Austin American-Statesman - Aug 22 6:02 PM
OCT. 7, COTTON BOWL, DALLAS (76,100 GRASS) Coach: Bob Stoops (75-16 in 7 seasons at Oklahoma) Last season: 8-4 (6-2 in Big 12) Series: Texas leads 56-39-5 Last meeting: Texas won 45-1 in 2005 STAR POWER Palestine product Adrian Peterson famously wenYouths stage protest New Straits Times - Aug 22 6:55 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian youths, regardless of race, religion or political understanding, came together last night to protest against Israeli injustice in Palestine and Lebanon.Palestine appeals for Nigeria's involvement in Mideast peace process People's Daily - Aug 20 5:40 PM
The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria Azmi Al Daqqa at the weekend appealed to Nigeria to be involved in the peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestine crisis.Grim picture of Palestinian situation ArabicNews.com - Aug 22 6:40 PM
Briefing the UN Security Council today on the situation of Palestinians in the Middle East, the top United Nations political officer painted a grim picture of developments over the past 12 months, warning that the vision of Israel and Palestine living peacefully side-by-side has slipped "further away," and stressing the need for a renewed international effort in the region.Fall book releases AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 11:26 AM
Some notable books coming out this fall:Apostolic Delegate for Palestine Prays for Peace in Gaza Palestine News Agency - Aug 20 12:32 PM
GAZA, August 20, 2006 (WAFA) - Apostolic Delegate for Palestine, Archbishop Antonio Franco, led Sunday, on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI a Mass at the Latin Convent in Gaza, which he dedicated for peace and tranquility in the region.Palestine national unity The Herald - Aug 22 3:01 PM
GAZA CITY. Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya said yesterday that a possible national unity coalition would be "open to all" during a meeting of his beleagured Hamas-led cabinet.Pakistan, Jordan call for pullout Dawn - Aug 22 8:30 PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 22: President General Pervez Musharraf and King Abdullah of Jordan on Tuesday called for an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon and restoration of its sovereignty, stressing that durable peace in the Middle East could only be achieved through the resolution of the Palestine issue.UN Paints Grim Picture Of Palestinian Situation Scoop.co.nz - Aug 22 3:02 PM
> Briefing the Security Council today on the situation of Palestinians in the Middle East, the top United Nations political officer painted a grim picture of developments over the past 12 months, warning that the vision of Israel and Palestine living peacefully side-by-side has slipped further away, and stressing the need for a renewed international effort in the region.Moderate Fatah meets over unity government with Hamas AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 5:13 AM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has begun two days of meetings in Jordan with the central committee of his moderate Fatah movement to discuss the formation of a unity government with the Islamist Hamas group.US Strategy, Not Terrorists, Blocking Peace in Mid East Crosswalk.com - 26 minutes ago
(CNSNews.com) - Blaming Israel for a "systematic campaign of destruction," Mounzer Sleiman, vice chairman of the National Council of Arab Americans, called Wednesday for the United States to reevaluate its support of Israel.Iran's Supreme Leader blasts Bush's recent "impudent" remarks Payvand Iran News - Aug 22 8:11 AM
"This guy (Bush) speaks as if he is the master and owner of Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Iran and other Muslim states; whereas, if the huge power of nations comes to the scene, the arrogant powers will -- as was the case recently in Lebanon -- be humiliated and the enemies of Islam will no longer be rude," said Ayatollah Khamenei -IRNAU.N. chief seeks new Mideast peace process AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 12:30 AM
The U.N. political chief called for a new international effort to settle decades of Arab-Israeli conflict, saying the Middle East peace process has reached "a sorry juncture."Anti-war round-up Socialist Worker - Aug 22 11:13 AM
About 200 people attended a lively rally and demo for peace and justice in the Middle East last Saturday organised by York Against the War and York Palestine Solidarity Campaign, writes James Cussens.Peter Herbert on his unprecedented access to Richard Reid, the so-called shoe-bomber, in prison Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Richard Reid, the so-called shoe-bomber, is serving a life sentence in a US jail for his plot to kill 198 people on a transatlantic flight in 2001. Lawyer Peter Herbert recounts their meetings in prison a year later.Hezbollah warns Blair: you're not welcome in Beirut Times Online - Aug 23 5:53 PM
TONY BLAIR S peace mission to the Middle East appeared in jeopardy last night after Hezbollah declared that the Prime Minister would not be welcome in Lebanon because of his support for Israel during the war.Our foreign policy is just plain wrong Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding, if only by a thread, which makes it all the more unacceptable that there was so much reluctance on the part of the British government to call for it from the outset.Annan to Visit Turkey to Discuss Peacekeeping Force Turks.US - 10 minutes ago
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is scheduled to visit Turkey early September to request Turkish contribution to the UN peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon.The Lessons Arabs Should Learn From the Lebanese Developments Arab News - Aug 23 4:13 PM
There is nothing innovatory or new in the lessons that Israel has been continuously teaching the Arabs since the very establishment of the Zionist state in 1948. It is the same old story in relation to the latest barbarian and bloody reminders of those lessons.BBC pulls show with joke about the Prophet Times Online - Aug 23 3:09 PM
A RADIO comedy show containing a joke about Rolf Harris drawing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad has been pulled by the BBC because it was deemed too controversial.Iran responds to United Nations, Teacher burns U.S. flags in class CNN.com - Aug 22 6:07 PM
August 23, 2006Security Walls and Suicide Bombers World Headlines - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
When teens at Democratic High School near Tel Aviv and at Talitha Kumi High School on the West Bank sit down for their history lesson, they-unlike many of their counterparts throughout the region-learn about Middle East history from two perspectives.Blair seeks new policies to avoid 'lame duck' tag Independent - Aug 23 4:28 PM
Tony Blair will try to shift the spotlight away from his departure timetable by pressing ahead with new policies on social exclusion, health and education next month.Post Cards From a Paranoid Universe Los Angeles Weekly - Aug 23 6:06 PM
Back in 1990, a few months after the fall of the Wall, I was in Berlin and wanted to interview one of my heroes, Günter Grass. His publisher gave me his secretary s number, but when I called, the great man himself answered. He said he d be happy to meet me, but, alas, he was going out of town.Unpaid Palestinian employees demonstrate against Hamas government in Ramallah People's Daily - Aug 23 6:10 PM
Hundreds of unpaid Palestinian governmental employees demonstrated in sit-in protests in front of their ministries in West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday.Abbas chagrined at futile Gaza tour: paper People's Daily - Aug 23 5:57 PM
A leading pan-Arab newspaper reported on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had left Gaza angrily last week after his talks with Prime Minister Ismail Haneya over a series of outstanding issues failed to bring any result.Arabs Can t Be Anti-Semites Arab News - Aug 23 4:13 PM
Last week I wrote about the phone call from an Italian friend who asked me whether Islam and Muslims were characterized by fascist tendencies or beliefs. His query came as a result of US President George W. Bush s unfortunate and ill-considered use of the phrase Islamic fascists. HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Aug 23 2:12 PM
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday that Syria is willing to contribute constructively to peace and stability in the Middle East. In a statement Minister Gul, on his return to Ankara, told reporters expressed his hopes Damascus would approach the process positively.Jason Miller: Fear and Loathing in the Occident Scoop.co.nz - Aug 23 4:05 PM
Islamophobia is a mental and spiritual affliction. And our Western ruling elites bear the responsibility for inflicting it upon the psyches of the masses.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Aug 23 2:14 PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the deployment of peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon.Recruiting digs in deeper WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth - Aug 23 1:52 PM
A question to recruiting addicts out there: Do you know your top juniors and sophomores? Even freshmen?Ramzy Baroud: The Real Terrorism Plot Scoop.co.nz - Aug 23 4:19 PM
And yet another menacing terror plot was thwarted 10 August, with the arrest of 24 suspects, all British Muslims. It was an ominous conspiracy aimed at committing "mass murder" on an "unimaginable" scale, British authorities quickly concluded.Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya: Iranian War Games Scoop.co.nz - Aug 23 4:05 PM
Iranian War Games: Exercises, Tests, and Drills or Preparation and Mobilization for War?Analysis:Fatah in trouble in Gaza UPI - Aug 23 2:08 PM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Nine days after a Fox News TV crew was kidnapped from central Gaza City, their captors finally signaled.Core values cannot be compromised Hernando Today - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Several years ago, I was teaching a course on leadership at Johns Hopkins University. During the second class, it was obvious that the students thought everything could be compromised in order to arrive at some type of consensus decision.RAILROAD PRESERVATION GROUP MAKING PLANS FOR FUND RAISER Tyler Morning Telegraph - Aug 21 8:57 PM
PALESTINE - The Texas State Railroad Preservation Task Force has raised about $20,000 in donations but is hoping to raise much more as it pushes on with plans to keep the historic train in motion, despite a possible shutdown by the state.'Sorry juncture' for peace Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS: Declaring that the Middle East peace process has reached "a sorry juncture", the UN political chief has called for a new international effort to settle decades of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese.Palestinian group claims Gaza kidnapping of Fox journalists AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 23 9:03 AM
GAZA CITY (AFP) - A previously unknown Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip has claimed last week's kidnapping of two journalists from the US Fox News television network, demanding that all Muslim prisoners in the United States be released within 72 hours.SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online - Aug 23 2:18 PM
My column accusing US and Israel as the real axis of evil led some of my readers to raise the following questions: It is correct that the Israeli aggression and the support given to it by the US and others are indefensible from a moral point of view.[2] Zaman Online - Aug 23 2:13 PM
Johan Galtung is a famous expert of international relations, and pioneer of studies on peace and conflict resolution studies.Chávez's Revolution in Foreign Policy World Headlines - Aug 21 11:17 PM
Israel is "killing innocent children and whole families." "They dismantled the legitimate government of Palestine, and thwarted tremendous efforts to achieve peace and establish a Palestinian state," Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chávez said in an interview with Al Jazeera.Fundraiser for Lebanon takes off in Sharjah Gulf News - Aug 23 2:36 PM
Sharjah: Sharjah Mega Mall on Wednesday launched an aid campaign in support of victims of war on Lebanon, in affiliation with the UAE Red Crescent Authority.Constituents meet with Burgess The Little Elm Journal - Aug 23 2:11 PM
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (District 26) opened his town hall meeting Saturday morning with thoughts of home, but foreign issues abroad and national weighed on his and his constituents' minds.Terrorism charges dropped, 3 to face federal conterfeiting charges McKinney Messenger - Aug 23 2:14 PM
A family friend of two Mesquite men and another Dallas man arraigned on terrorism-related charges in Michigan says his neighbors are being targeted for their Arab descent.BBC pulls controversial radio show Guardian Unlimited - Aug 23 6:46 AM
The BBC has pulled a radio comedy show featuring sketches including a cow flying into the twin towers.Erdogan and Merkel discuss implementation of UN resolution on Lebanon TurkishPress.com - Aug 23 9:24 AM
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged views on the telephone on Tuesday about the implementation process of UN resolution on cease-fire and deployment of soldiers in Lebanon.Analysis: Iran 'boosted by war on terror' UPI - Aug 23 9:54 AM
LONDON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. and U.K. policies in the Middle East have boosted Iran to become the most powerful player in the region, according to a report published Wednesday by a leading British think tank.Middle East Rift Too Deep RedNova - Aug 21 2:36 PM
If Robert Hildebrand (Readers' Forum, Aug. 18) would study history, he would understand the fight between Israel and Palestine goes back some 4,000 years. It really heated up when the religion of Islam was founded, about 1,000 years ago.Converts seen at risk for extremism Seattle Times - Aug 23 12:29 AM
He was just 12, the son of a former Conservative Party organizer in a neat suburban neighborhood of single-family homes and duplexes, when...Iran now the key power in Iraq, says UK think-tank Times Online - Aug 23 5:06 AM
A series of strategic errors by the Bush Administration in its War on Terror has left Iraq holding virtually all the cards in the power play of the Middle East, according to a report by Britain's most influential think-tank published today.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Aug 23 6:10 AM
-- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers on August 22. Jordan's Al Ghad said in a commentary that Israel was right to assume that war will be resumed with Lebanon's Hezbollah, but not for the reasons and justifications stated by Tel Aviv.Indonesia says resolving Israel-Palestinian conflict would diminish terrorism The Jakarta Post - Aug 23 2:42 AM
JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia's foreign minister said Wednesday that resolving the Middle East crisis - particularly the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians - would help diminish the threat of terrorism worldwide.Madisha downplays Cosatu squabbles SABC News - Aug 23 9:41 AM
Willy Madisha, the Cosatu president, has downplayed internal squabbles with Zwelinzima Vavi, the organisation's general secretary. It has been reported that Cosatu was investigating Vavi for the alleged misuse of Cosatu's credit card. Holy Jihad Brigades claims kidnap of two Fox staffers in Gaza, gives US 72 hours to release Muslim prisoners DEBKAfile - Aug 23 6:35 AM
This is the first word on the two journalists, Steve Centanni, a 60-year old American, and New Zealander Olaf Wiig, 36, since they were seized in Gaza nine days ago near Palestinian security services headquarters.Sadtu not a bread and butter union - Madisha Independent Online - Aug 23 12:10 PM
Twelve years into a democratic country access to education has not improved, SA Democratic Teachers' Union leader Willie Madisha has said at a a media briefing on the preparations for the Sadtu national congress.Press Review TurkishPress.com - Aug 23 7:03 AM
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday received a delegation from the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) led by Chairman Rifat Hisarciklioglu.Is it Islamic Fascists or Freedom-Fascists? News From Bangladesh - Aug 23 11:25 AM
Like most ism , Fascism was founded in Europe and it was practiced by Europe. So what has Fascism got to do with Islam?Is Wahabism Real Islam? News From Bangladesh - Aug 23 11:27 AM
You bet!No one should have a shred of doubt about it. Many Westerners, as well as so-called moderate Muslims, consider Wahhabism a twisted, if not perverted, version of Islam.Iran now the key power in Iraq, says UK think-tank Times Online - Aug 23 5:27 AM
A series of strategic errors by the Bush Administration in its War on Terror has left Iran holding virtually all the cards in the power play of the Middle East, according to a report by Britain's most influential think-tank published today.Moderate Fatah meets over unity govt with Hamas Middle East Times - Aug 23 5:26 AM
AMMAN -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday began two days of meetings in Jordan with the central committee of his moderate Fatah movement to discuss the formation of a unity government with the Islamist Hamas group.Moscow pessimistic about postwar Middle East Russian Information Agency Novosti - Aug 23 10:16 AM
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Marianna Belenkaya) - It is said that a pessimist is a well-informed optimist. Most Russian experts are pessimistic and do not think there is a chance to stabilize the situation in Lebanon.Essential listening Creative Loafing Atlanta - Aug 23 10:56 AM
Table of the Elements' Bohrium Festival explores hidden dimensions in sound... By Chad Radford.[PCUSANEWS] God s grace in the midst of hostility [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Aug 23 12:44 PM
You are currently subscribed to the PCUSANEWS listserv of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).Hispanic Parishioners Pray for Peace for Lebanon Arlington Catholic Herald - Aug 23 10:41 AM
Hundreds of Latino parishioners joined to pray for peace in Lebanon where a cease-fire is in effect between Israel and the Lebanese, Shite group Hezbollah. The violent military engagement has left hundreds dead, most of them Lebanese civilians.Seeks apology before reunification of Hurriyats Greater Kashmir - Aug 23 11:38 AM
Srinagar, Aug 23: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman of a faction of Hurriyat Conference, on Wednesday termed the self-rule proposal as a conspiracy to snatch the right of self-determination of people of Kashmir. A layman's guide to Middle East's conflicts rediff.com - Aug 23 2:43 AM
A quick look at the issues which plague the region known as the Middle EastGUERRE AU MOYEN-ORIENT : LE MONDE REGARDE Independent Media Center - Aug 23 5:45 AM
Pour le 9ème jour d affilée, les forces israéliennes ont bombardé le Liban. A ce jour, plus de 300 civils libanais ont été tués, plus de 1000 blessés et quelque 500 000 déplacés, comparé à 29 morts israéliens (15 civils) causés par les du Hezbollah.Reeling while healing The Indianapolis Star - Aug 22 11:57 PM
Asked about his team's outlook a couple of weeks before the season started, Roncalli High School football coach Bruce Scifres stated in no uncertain terms that his team could not afford injuries.Palestinian envoy: Battle with Zionists not yet over Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 21 7:55 AM
Iran - Palestine - Zionists Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran Salah al-Zawawi said here Monday that the victory of Lebanon's resistance has moved the world, in particular the Arab world and Islamic states.War in the Middle East While the World is Watching Independent Media Center - Aug 23 5:45 AM
For the 9th day in a row, Israeli forces have been bombarding Lebanon. So far, more than 300 Lebanese civilians have been killed, over 1,000 wounded and some 500,000 displaced, compared with 29 Israeli deaths (15 civilians) caused by Hizbullah's Katyusha rockets . Reports from Beirut talk of a deserted, devastated city, with residential buildings, roads and bridges being hit by Israeli air Beaver County Times Allegheny Times - Peoples-Rohm The Beaver County Times - Aug 23 4:51 AM
Brandy Peoples of Darlington and Mark Rohm of Enon Valley were married May 27 at Westfield Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Robert Bardeen officiated.Opposition speaks up against ethanol plant Plymouth Pilot News - Aug 23 6:58 AM
ARGOS - Marshall County could be the designated location for a potential ethanol plant in the near future. But not all the area residents, especially those closest to the proposed site, are in support of the facility.Bloomberg Says Legalize the Irish Irish Voice - Aug 23 6:52 AM
NEW York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Tuesday to campaign for a better deal for undocumented Irish in the U.S.Mansour: Israel Continued its Cruel Campaign of Military Warfare in OPT Palestine News Agency - Aug 21 12:47 PM
NEW YORK, August 21, 2006 (WAFA)- Israel has continued with its reckless and cruel campaign of military warfare against the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, in grave violation of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law, said Monday Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Dr. Riyad Xceed Professional Services introduces definitive global standards for customer service AME Info - Aug 23 12:29 AM
Xceed Professional Services, the premier customer contact consulting practice in the MENA region, has just announced it has signed the Implementation Partner Agreement with Customer Operations Performance Center Inc. (COPC Inc.).Lebanese blogs: August 23 Gulf News - Aug 23 4:49 AM
Blog Lull & Depleted Uranium http://urshalim.blogspot.com/ Putting the pieces together after the cease fire is taking time and effort. More than was anticipated. Hence the pause in blogging. Today Humpty Dumpty came to mind.Pakistan, Jordan call for immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 23 1:40 AM
Pakistan - Jordan - Mideast President General Pervez Musharraf and Jordanian King Abdullah-II Tuesday called for an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.Surgeon recalls violence in Lebanon The Jakarta Post - Aug 22 9:13 PM
For Ang Swee Chai, an orthopedic surgeon based in London, Israel's deadly offensive against Lebanon is not dissimilar to the massacre in Sabra and Shatila 24 years ago.Putin Says Russia Considering Sending Troops to Lebanon Mosnews - Aug 23 3:40 AM
Russia is considering sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon to enforce the Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi.Nuqul Group signs an agreement with Business Consult AME Info - Aug 23 12:44 AM
Jordan's leading industrial conglomerate, Nuqul Group has concluded its 7th deal with Business Consult, a leading local information technology solutions provider, to implement 'Epicor Scala' - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions - across the operations of its Quality Printing Press Company.Quick guide: Hezbollah BBC News - Aug 22 6:13 AM
Hezbollah - or Party of God - is a powerful political and military organisation of Shia Muslims allied to Syria.UN calls for new ME peace effort News 24 South Africa - Aug 23 2:29 AM
The UN has called for prompt international action to settle decades of Middle East conflict, saying the peace process had reached "a sorry juncture".China calls for new approaches to resume Middle East peace process People's Daily - Aug 22 5:00 PM
A Chinese envoy said Tuesday that the parties concerned should launch new approaches to resume the Middle East peace process.Is that an Islamo-Nazi under the bed, or is it a Zio-Nazi? Haaretz Daily - Aug 23 12:46 AM
I used to think that the Nazi Holocaust was a unique event in the annals of human horror. And then I began reading the Internet.Colonel walks Baghdad 'to make people believe' USA Today - Aug 21 8:31 PM
Twice a day, Col. Talib Abdul Razzaq patrols the troubled neighborhoods in his battalion's sector of Baghdad. He's checking on his troops, who have set up checkpoints in the area. And he's listening to what merchants, local leaders and ordinary people have to say about security in their neighborhoods.Bob Burnett: Who Are the Terrorists? HuffingtonPost - Aug 22 7:02 AM
President Bush's Monday press conference made two things clear: He's not about to withdraw troops from Iraq. And, he's locked into a definition of "terrorist" that's so general that it's meaningless and, therefore, dangerous. It's time to reconsider: Who are the terrorists: Why are we fighting them? How can we defeat them? Bush began his "war on terror" with a deliberately vague definition South African Arabs Press for Cut in Ties with Israel Israel National News - Aug 21 9:57 AM
(IsraelNN.com) South African Arabs, working through the Palestine Solidarity Committee, demonstrated outside the American consulate in Johannesburg Sunday to rally support to cut diplomatic ties with Israel.