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Syria shifts troops to Lebanon border 
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Syria's president said in remarks released Sunday that he has increased the number of troops on the border with Lebanon, a move apparently aimed to appease international demands to bolster security following the Israel-Hezbollah war.Pro-Kurdish Activists Released in Syria Los Angeles Times - Oct 01 12:04 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Two advocates for Kurdish rights have been freed from prison, a Syrian human rights group said Sunday.Syria shifts troops to Lebanon border Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Syria's president said in remarks released Sunday that he has increased the number of troops on the border with Lebanon, a move apparently aimed to appease international demands to bolster security following the Israel-Hezbollah war.Pro-Kurdish activists released in Syria Syracuse.com - Oct 01 11:59 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Two advocates for Kurdish rights have been freed from prison, a Syrian human rights group said Sunday.Canada MPs seek complaint to US, Syria on terror deportation AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 8:23 PM
Opposition lawmakers have called on the Canadian government to chastise Washington and Damascus for the US deportation of a Canadian man to Syria, where he was tortured in 2002.Canada MPs seek complaint to US, Syria on terror deportation AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 5:40 PM
Opposition lawmakers called on the government to chastise Washington and Damascus for the US deportation of a Canadian man to Syria, where he was tortured in 2002.False Accusation Sharpens Canadian Press Debate New York Times - 16 minutes ago
Canada found that several of its news organizations were used by anonymous sources to smear Maher Arar, the innocent Canadian deported to Syria by the U.S.Syria calls for UN review of criminal inquiry into Hariri's assassination Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 30 3:53 PM
Syria - UN - Security Council - Hariri Syrian Representative to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari called on the United Nations to review the case of assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.Canadian lawmakers seek complaint to US, Syria over terror case gaffe AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 2:46 PM
Canadian opposition lawmakers called for the government to chastise Washington and Damascus over the wrongful deportation by US authorities of a Canadian man to Syria and his subsequent torture in 2002.Syria's threat over Golan puts Israel on war alert Gulf News - Sep 30 2:07 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel has gone on heightened alert over a possible war with Syria amid reports that President Bashar Al Assad may be considering military strikes to regain the Golan Heights.Iraqi merchants in Anbar look to Syria Aljazeera - Sep 30 5:42 AM
Fear of abductions and attacks on commercial convoys has prompted merchants in Iraq s western Anbar province to divert their trade routes from Baghdad to Syria .HE SAYS HE WAS TORTURED IN SYRIA: Deported man seeks accountability The Charlotte Observer - Sep 30 12:16 AM
A Canadian man on Friday urged the country's police to discipline those responsible for the false accusations that led the U.S. to send him to Syria, where he claims he was tortured.Canada MPs seek complaint to US, Syria on terror deportation Khaleej Times - Sep 29 8:29 PM
OTTAWA - Opposition lawmakers on Friday called on the Canadian government to chastise Washington and Damascus for the US deportation of a Canadian man to Syria, where he was tortured in 2002.Canadian police apologise over Syria torture, say Americans share blame Gulf Times - Sep 30 2:07 AM
OTTAWA: Canada s police commissioner has apologised to a Canadian man deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured based on bad Canadian intelligence, but said the US shared blame.Canada police sorry for Syria torture, says US shares blame AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 6:49 PM
Canada's police commissioner apologized to a Canadian man deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured based on bad Canadian intelligence, but said the United States shared blame.Head of Mounties apologizes to Canadian sent to Syria because of wrong info USA Today - Sep 28 9:17 AM
The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) apologized Thursday for bad intelligence that led to a Canadian man being deported by U.S. authorities to Syria, where he was reportedly tortured.Syria defies U.S. threat, still backs Hamas, Hizbollah Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 5:45 AM
Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hizbollah despite U.S. threats to impose more sanctions on it, a government newspaper said on Thursday.Syria defies US threat and backs Hamas, Hezbollah Gulf Times - Sep 29 3:16 AM
DAMASCUS: Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hezbollah despite US threats to impose more sanctions on it, a government newspaper said yesterday.CYPRUS RELEASES SAM RADARS FOR SYRIA Middle East Newsline - Sep 28 10:43 PM
NICOSIA [MENL] -- The Republic of Cyprus has ended a three-week deadlock and released a shipment of surface-to-air missile radar systems to Syria.Iran crisis overshadows Israeli-Palestinian dispute as Rice visits Mideast AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has left on a tour of the Middle East with the looming nuclear crisis with Iran likely to overshadow timid efforts to rekindle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, analysts say.Brazilian plane crashes in Amazon, Most Israeli troops leave Lebanon CNN.com - Oct 01 6:04 PM
October 2, 2006 Zero duty regime pushes Hitco to manufacture CPILive.net - Oct 01 3:29 AM
Syria based Hitco have planned to move from assembling PCs to building a factory for televisions which will include LCD, Plasma and also CRT monitors.An apology to Canadian tortured in Syria USA Today - Sep 28 11:20 AM
The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police today apologized to Syrian-born Canadian citizen Maher Arar (right) for the Mounties' role in Arar's 2002 deportation from the United States to Syria, where he was reportedly tortured for nearly a year....No butts -- More and more European smokers told to stub it out AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 3:15 PM
Smokers are finding themselves increasingly unwelcome in public areas throughout Europe as health fears over passive smoking require them to stub it out in more and more bars, restaurants and train stations.Syria, Iran sign agreements on investment cooperation People's Daily - Sep 28 5:24 PM
Syria and Iran signed on Thursday a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on investment cooperation, the official SANA news agency reported.Is Israel a partner? Haaretz Daily - Oct 01 1:02 AM
In the 1967 war, Jordan's King Hussein was considered an enemy of the state of Israel. In the 1973 war, Hussein refrained from joining the combined assault of Egypt and Syria, and there are those who say that he even warned Israel about it.Israeli troops leave south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 1:55 PM
Israel's army left all of south Lebanon except for one small border village on Sunday, as part of a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under the truce that ended a war with Hizbollah fighters.Israel almost gone from south Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 1:52 PM
The U.N. called Israel's pullout from nearly all of south Lebanon on Sunday "significant progress." But sources of friction remained: Israel still holds the Lebanese part of a divided border village and its planes patrol Lebanon's airspace.Syria vows to back Hamas, Hizbullah at all costs The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 28 1:35 PM
Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hizbullah despite US threats to impose more sanctions on it, a Syrian government newspaper said on Thursday. Relations between the United States, Israel's chief ally, and Syria have been bad for years, and hit a new low after last year's assassination in Beirut of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Israel's Lebanon pullout almost complete AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 12:26 PM
The Israeli army abandoned almost all of its positions in Lebanon early Sunday, a key step toward fulfilling a major condition of the truce that ended a monthlong war against Hezbollah.Syria shrugs off U.S. sanctions threat Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sep 28 5:45 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hizbollah despite U.S. threats to impose more sanctions on the country, a government newspaper said on Thursday.UN probe of Hariri murder to target suspects' communications AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 3:43 PM
UN chief investigator Serge Brammertz said analysis of communications among the suspects in the murder of a Lebanese ex-premier could shed light on the operation and other attacks on foes of Syria in Lebanon.Military force won't stop illegal weapons entering Lebanon: Assad AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 6:32 AM
International efforts, including peacekeeping forces will be unable to stop illegal weapons from reaching the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has argued.Syria defies US threat, still backs Hamas, Hezbollah ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 28 6:56 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hezbollah despite US threats to impose more sanctions on it, a government newspaper said on Thursday.Accessories To Torture CBS News - Oct 01 1:18 PM
In light of passage of the "enemy combatants" bill, The Nation says these are grim days for the Constitution.Syria cooperating to prove innocence in Hariri murder: FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 7:41 AM
Syria, which has denied ordering the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, is cooperating with a UN probe of the killing in order to prove its innocence, a top official has said.Believe It Or Not Time Magazine - Oct 01 3:49 AM
Disputes between the pope and some Muslims mask a deeper fault line -- Europe is struggling to determine whether its future will be guided by religious values or secular institutions Israel completes pullout of troops from Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Oct 01 6:49 AM
Israel withdrew the last of its troops from Lebanon early Sunday, fulfilling a key condition of the Aug. 14 cease-fire that ended a monthlong war against Hezbollah guerrillas.Israel completes withdrawal from southern Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Oct 01 1:43 AM
The Israeli army abandoned positions in Lebanon early Sunday, withdrawing the last of its troops from its neighbor and fulfilling a key condition of the Aug. 14 cease-fire that ended a monthlong war against Hezbollah.Aid pours into Lebanon, but no relief for residents International Herald Tribune - Oct 01 6:50 AM
Though money has begun flowing in, a ride through the south of Lebanon reveals little progress toward rebuilding homes devastated by the 34 days of Israeli bombing.Israel's Lebanon Pullout Almost Complete ABC News - Oct 01 12:49 PM
Israel Leaves All Lebanon Positions Except in Divided Village; Key Step to Meeting Truce TermsIsrael Withdraws Last Troops From Lebanon Washington Post - Oct 01 12:30 AM
MOSHAV ZARIT, Israel, Oct. 1 -- Israeli military officials said the army withdrew the last of its troops from Lebanon early Sunday, fulfilling a key condition of the cease-fire that ended a month-long war with the radical Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah.Israel completes pullout from Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 30 11:24 PM
Israeli military officials said the army withdrew the last of its troops from Lebanon early Sunday, fulfilling a key condition of the cease-fire that ended a monthlong war with Hezbollah guerrillas.UN hails Israel's Lebanon pullout BBC News - Oct 01 7:42 AM
The UN says Israeli troops are out of Lebanon, except for a small contingent in a divided border town.Israeli PM rules out talks with Syria Independent Online - Sep 28 3:02 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ruled out talks with Syria in an interview on public radio on Thursday, accusing Damascus of being "the main sponsor of Palestinian terrorist groups."Pte. Josh Klukie begins final journey home CTV.ca - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Pte. Josh Klukie began his final journey home to the sound of pipers as his comrades carried his flag-draped casket onto a military transport plane in Afghanistan.Iran crisis overshadows Israeli-Palestinian dispute as Rice visits Mideast Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left on a Middle East tour Sunday, with the looming nuclear crisis with Iran likely to overshadow timid efforts to rekindle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, analysts say.War survey results no surprise: Rudd ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 01 4:40 PM
The Federal Opposition says a poll that shows 84 per cent of Australians surveyed believe the war in Iraq has not done anything to reduce the threat of terrorism, reflects a common sense view of the situation.Lebanon pullout muted as Israelis fear flare-up Stuff - Oct 01 5:02 PM
ZARIT: They might have waited until daybreak, for a well-lit photo-finish. They might have corralled the world press at a point on the sprawling border where tanks and troops would rumble through most dramatically.Syria co-operating to prove innocence in Hariri killing Gulf Times - Sep 28 1:03 AM
DAMASCUS: Syria, which has denied ordering the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, is co-operating with a UN probe of the killing in order to prove its innocence, a top official said yesterday.News San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 01 4:44 PM
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WASHINGTON Iraq's president is issuing an ultimatum to his neighbors: Stop meddling in my country or we will meddle in yours. In public interviews and speeches during a recent visit here, Jalal Talabani's remarks became sharper toward Iran, Syria, and Turkey. On September 26, he told National Public Radio that if interference from Iraq's neighbors continues, the "Iraqi people will support the Arar wants Mounties disciplined for role in his torture Canada.com - Sep 30 6:00 AM
Maher Arar comments on the inquiry report. OTTAWA - Maher Arar told the head of the RCMP Friday the only way to restore public trust in the police force is to discipline the officers responsible for the false information that led to his imprisonment and torture in Syria.Israeli withdrawal almost complete The Peninsula - 27 minutes ago
zarit, Israel Israel s army left all of south Lebanon except for one small border village yesterday, as part of a handover to the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers under the truce that ended a war with Hezbollah fighters.U.S., Syria spar and Rice calls for sanctions Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 6:59 PM
The United States and Syria locked horns on Tuesday, with Washington urging others to join it in imposing sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling America to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.Day sees role for MPs in holding RCMP, CSIS to account on security issues CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 01 2:53 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day says greater oversight of national security operations by elected politicians can help restore public confidence in the wake of the Maher Arar debacle.US lifts restrictions on military training programs: officials Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
MANAGUA - The United States has lifted a ban on US military training programs with countries in Latin America and elsewhere that have refused to foreswear war crimes prosecutions of US service members by an international tribunal.RENDERING UNTO SYRIA Robert Scheer via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 6:44 PM
What an outrage for the president to invoke the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in his address to the United Nations, a day after a Canadian government commission accused the United States of rendering a Canadian to Syria for torture. Did no one on his staff inform the president that Article 5 of that declaration explicitly states, "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman Minister Day favours role for Parliament in overseeing security operations CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 01 12:11 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day says he favours greater parliamentary oversight of national security operations to make sure nobody else suffers the same fate as Maher Arar.Syria: Touting Tourism Zawya - Sep 28 12:33 AM
27 September 2006 Syria has launched a concerted push to promote itself as a tourist destination by cashing in on its abundance of natural and historical draw cards to attract foreign visitors, and their currencies.Lowy poll undermines Govt foreign policy: Rudd Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
TONY EASTLEY: The Prime Minister John Howard says if everyone pulls out of Iraq before the nation is ready to defend itself, the terrorists win and the worldwide jihadist movement will receive a massive boost.Canada: Top Mountie Apologizes to Deported Man New York Times - Sep 29 12:25 AM
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioner publicly apologized to Maher Arar, the Canadian man deported to Syria by the United States after the Mounties mistakenly reported him as a terrorist.Israel keeps troops in Lebanese village UPI - Oct 01 2:23 PM
JERUSALEM, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Israel acknowledged Sunday its forces had not totally withdrawn from southern Lebanon as it said it would by Yom Kippur.Israeli troops pull out of Lebanon The Herald - Oct 01 6:19 PM
ISRAELI forces yesterday left all but one small border village in southern Lebanon, as part of a major handover to the country's army and UN peacekeepers.Most Israeli troops complete withdrawal Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 01 1:11 PM
Israel's army left all of south Lebanon except for one small border village as part of a handover to the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers under the truce that ended a war with Hizbollah fighters.DEBKA file DEBKAfile - Sep 30 1:04 AM
They are braced for a possible decision by Syrian president Bashar Asad to make good on his recent belligerent statements. Asad has said that Syria is losing patience over the delays in recovering the Golan and certain elements are preparing a campaign of terror in the territory.City Hall of fame picks two inductees Pawtucket Times - 21 minutes ago
PAWTUCKET - The two newest inductees into the Pawtucket Hall of Fame have in common long careers of outstanding community and public service.Boot Murtha now! Altoona Mirror - 32 minutes ago
JOHNSTOWN David Beamer labeled U.S. Rep. John Murtha s suggestion that America give up the fight in Iraq as ridiculous Sunday while attending a ra...Meet the 'Prince of Marbella' - is he really supporting Iraq's insurgency? Guardian Unlimited - Oct 01 10:15 AM
Monzer al-Kassar has been accused of arming Iraqis, the Contras and Somalian warlords and cleared of murder. He is on Iraq's 'most wanted' list - but says his hands are clean.Day: U.S. asked to clear Arar as security threat CTV.ca - Oct 01 10:20 AM
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said he has asked U.S. officials to clear Maher Arar as a potential security threat.Update: U.S. and EU fail to agree on passenger data deal International Herald Tribune - Oct 01 4:38 AM
The United States and the European Union failed to reach a new deal on sharing air passenger data before a court-imposed deadline, although officials disagreed about the impact on trans-Atlantic air travel.Nelsoncounters Rudd over Iraq Canberra Times - Oct 01 4:52 PM
The Government has rejected Labor calls for increased Australian assistance to Iraqi border protection, saying it is already doing that job. Shadow foreign minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday that the "current form" of security assistance from Australia in Iraq was no longer appropriate.Canadian Police Official Apologizes for Mistakes Washington Post - Sep 28 8:30 PM
TORONTO, Sept. 28 -- Canada's top Mountie apologized Thursday for the "terrible injustices" done to a Canadian Muslim spirited to Syria and tortured for 10 months on false suspicions of terrorist ties. Critics of the government demanded that the prime minister offer his own apology.RCMP apologizes to falsely accused man AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 8:34 PM
The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police apologized Thursday to Mahar Arar, a Canadian who claims he was tortured in Syria after the U.S. sent him there based on false accusations by the RCMP.Israel abandons all positions in Lebanon except in divided village CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 01 10:26 AM
MARWAHEEN, Lebanon (AP) - The Israeli army abandoned almost all of its positions in Lebanon early Sunday, a key step toward fulfilling a major condition of the truce that ended a month-long war against Hezbollah.Olmert Says No Peace Talks With Syria Israel National News - Sep 27 10:42 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in an interview with Israel Radio stated the government will not enter into peace negotiations with Syria, which remains a strong supporter of terrorism.Assad says he holds key to stable Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 01 1:49 PM
International efforts will be unable to stop illegal weapons from reaching Hizbullah, Syrian President Bashar Assad argued in an interview published Sunday. "If a real will exists to introduce illegal weapons [into Lebanon], neither UN resolutions nor military deployment will be able to stop" their entry, the Syrian leader told Spain's El Pais newspaper.Abdulhamit Bilici Zaman Online - Oct 01 2:16 PM
He s been carrying the important title of Iraqi president for some time, but Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani made two mistakes in two days that do not fit the position he represents. Talabani made the first mistake in an interview he gave to the Washington Post.UN Probe Into Murder Of Former Lebanese Leader Scoop.co.nz - Oct 01 2:05 PM
Evidence suggests that a young, male suicide bomber, probably non-Lebanese, detonated up to 1,800 kilograms of explosives inside a van to assassinate former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut last year, the head of the United Nations-backed investigation into the killing told the Security Council today.Weighing up the president s expressions Kurdish Media - Oct 01 4:45 PM
In his recent remarkable interview with NPR Radio, Iraqi president Jalal Talabani unequivocally warned the neighboring countries against meddling into the internal affairs of Iraq as well as the ensuing dire consequences they could encounter.Adding up the bill is itself a major challenge The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 01 1:42 PM
The damage to roads and bridges in Lebanon from the war with Israel is so widespread that no one within the Lebanese government or independent agencies can seem to agree on how much has been destroyed or what it will cost to fix.Israel withdraws from most of Lebanon News Interactive - Oct 01 10:41 AM
ISRAEL'S army today left all of south Lebanon except for one small border village as part of a handover to the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers under the truce that ended a war with Hezbollah fighters.Rice wants other nations to put sanctions on Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 12:18 PM
The United States would like other nations to join it in imposing sanctions on Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview published on Tuesday.What is Rice's new recipe? Gulf News - Oct 01 2:22 PM
This week, the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, is once again in the Middle East, but it is far from clear why she is there and what she hopes to achieve.Kurds find new safety up North New York Daily News - Oct 01 1:26 AM
ZAKHO, Iraq - Amid the sectarian strife crippling Iraq, the Kurdish north is an oasis of rolling hills, grass-covered mountains and city streets where people walk without fear of suicide bombers or kidnappers.Murder victim 'came to UAE to build a life for himself' Gulf News - Oct 01 2:18 PM
Dubai: The two men who went to display diamonds at the Burj Al Arab never suspected their deal would turn bloody.Congress wraps up session Chicago Sun-Times - Oct 01 2:23 AM
Congress tried to wrap up its work early Saturday before leaving for five weeks of campaigning for the midterm elections. Congress sent President Bush a bill allowing military commissions to prosecute terrorism suspects with legislation that also spells out some acts are violations of the Geneva Conventions.Syria offers rewards to Golan settlers UPI - Sep 27 11:53 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said cash rewards will be offered for citizens residing permanently on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.Syria: Kurdish parties call rally next week Kurdish Media - Sep 27 2:45 PM
Damascus, 27 Sept. (AKI) - Kurdish parties in Syria called for a rally in front of the Syrian cabinet offices next week, the online Arabic news website Elaph reported Wednesday.Saudi Arabia to enter world of motorsport Gulf News - Oct 01 2:23 PM
Hail, Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to enter the world of international motorsport for the first time, following yesterday's announcement that the Hail Saudi Baja will become an official candidate event for the FIA International Cup for Bajas.East Azarbaijan province exports 66m dollar worth of carpets Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 01 6:03 AM
Iran - Carpet - Export Head of East Azarbaijan province Commerce Department, Sadeq Najafi, said on Sunday that 66 million dollars worth of handwoven carpets were exported from the province over the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 21).Stronger Ruble Could Devour Firms' Profits The Moscow Times - Oct 01 12:29 PM
Buy supermarket stocks and sell metals and mining stocks -- before it's too late. That's the advice of economists ... >> A revolution is under way in the hospitality industry, as old properties are transformed from economy to elite.Israeli troop withdrawal Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Oct 01 5:59 AM
ZARIT, Israel (Reuters) - Israel's army withdrew from all of south Lebanon except a small border village on Sunday, as part of a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under a ceasefire deal that ended a war with Hizbollah fighters.Israeli Troops Pullout From Lebanon Fox 6 News San Diego - Oct 01 10:17 AM
Israel's army left all of south Lebanon except for one small border village on Sunday.What Congress did and did not accomplish AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 30 9:42 AM
A look at what Congress did and did not accomplish before lawmakers left Saturday for five weeks of campaigning before the Nov. 7 elections:US and Syria lock horns Stuff - Sep 27 10:12 AM
UNITED NATIONS: The United States and Syria have locked horns, with Washington urging others to join it in imposing sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling America to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.U.S. didn't expect Arar to be tortured: official CTV.ca - Sep 29 1:35 PM
U.S. officials thought it was unlikely Maher Arar would be tortured when they deported him to Syria, a State Department spokesperson revealed Friday.U.S. had 'reasonable' expectation Arar wouldn t be tortured, says official Canada.com - Sep 29 5:32 PM
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials had a reasonable expectation that Canadian Maher Arar wouldn t be tortured if they sent him to Syria, a State Department spokesman said Friday.Congress leaves, with much not done The Republicans may control both houses, but they failed to pass many of their The Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 01 12:20 AM
As Congress began its final week before the midterm elections, a veteran Senate chairman was asked the question ricocheting all over town:Olmert: No talks with Syria at this time Gulf News - Sep 27 1:21 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday he would not hold peace talks with Syria at the present time, brushing aside an overture by President Bashar Al Assad.