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Iran?s Strong Ties With Syria Complicate U.S. Overtures 
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Some Western diplomats in Iran say that, even if the United States tried, it might be impossible to extricate Syria from Iran?s orbit.Iranian consortium surveys construction of tourism city in Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 27 6:16 PM
Iran - Syria - Tourism Head of an Iranian construction consortium here on Wednesday surveyed possibility of constructing a tourism city near Syria's Lazeqiyeh coast city.Olmert: I will not Talk to Syria Israel National News - Dec 27 2:34 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Wednesday reiterated his opposition to holding talks with Syria, adding that his opposition did not come at the behest of the United States.Outside View: Syria must be involved By Marianna Belenkaya Moscow (UPI) Dec 22, 2006 Space War - Dec 26 8:26 PM
The U.S. State Department has reminded the world that Syria was forced into international isolation for its ties with Iran and for supporting terrorism. But the Moscow visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belies this statement.Israeli spies divided over Syria's peace overtures Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 4:08 AM
Israelis are puzzling over the prospect of peace with Syria after their two foreign intelligence agencies gave dramatically different assessments of recent diplomatic overtures from Damascus.Specter visits Syria, says it wants peace talks with Israel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Dec 26 9:10 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria's president wants to resume peace negotiations with Israel, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said yesterday after meeting with Bashar Assad.Specter: Syria wants to talk with Israel Centre Daily Times - Dec 27 12:16 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria's president wants to resume peace negotiations with Israel, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said Tuesday after meeting with Bashar Assad.Specter: Syria's president seeks to resume talks with Israel The Morning Call - Dec 27 12:13 AM
Meeting focused on situation in Iraq, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon and terrorism. | Syria's president wants to resume peace negotiations with Israel, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said Tuesday after meeting with Bashar Assad.Israeli PM, FM deny changes of stance on Syria People's Daily - Dec 26 4:22 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni both denied on Tuesday that there are changes regarding Israel's policy on Syria.Olmert says he'd like to renew talks with Syria USA Today - Dec 25 12:22 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said he would like to renew peace talks with Syria, but insisted that Damascus first end its support of anti-Israel militant groups in the Palestinian areas and Lebanon.Fourth US senator in trip to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 25 10:50 AM
The fourth US senator to visit Syria this month arrived in Damascus, where he was expected to hold meetings with senior officials.Olmert Says He Wants to Renew Peace Talks with Syria Payvand Iran News - Dec 26 9:13 AM
Israel says it would like to revive negotiations with neighboring Syria. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is setting down some tough pre-conditions.Syria plans regional conference on Iraq -US senator AlertNet - Dec 26 6:09 AM
Source: Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Syria is seeking to hold a conference grouping Iraqi factions to try to help stabilise its eastern neighbour, a U.S. senator who has met President ... Syria, U.S., Iraq: Border Cooperation India Daily - Dec 26 8:36 AM
Syrian and U.S. troops should cooperate in securing the Iraq-Syria border, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter quoted Syrian President Bashar al Assad as saying after the two met Dec. 26 in Damascus, Syria. U.S. President George W. Buch has accused Syria of allowing insurgents free passage into Iraq.Foreign Ministry: Syria is serious about renewing peace talks Haaretz Daily - Dec 26 5:37 AM
A senior Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday backed the view of Military Intelligence that Syria is serious about renewing peace negotiations with Israel.Syria wants to work with US forces to control Iraq border AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 6:56 AM
President Bashar al-Assad wants US troops to cooperate with his forces to enforce security along the Iraqi border, a visiting US senator has said after a meeting with the Syrian leader.Israeli Goodwill To Syria And Palestinians CBS News - Dec 25 8:10 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he'd like to renew peace talks with Syria, while his defense minister says he supports a Palestinian prisoner release without preconditions and has ordered the closing of West Bank checkpoints.Arab League Chief Says Syria Supports Mediation Effort in Lebanon Voice of America - Dec 25 3:21 PM
The head of the Arab League says he has won Syria's support for his efforts to mediate a solution to Lebanon's political crisis. Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa told reporters in Damascus that he is relieved after his meeting Thursday, with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Washington - As the Israeli debate over engaging Damascus intensifies, several influential American lawmakers have defied the White House with visits to Syria and calls for talks between the United States and the Baathist regime.Emaar Syria presentation center to feature true-to-type models of Eighth Gate components AME Info - Dec 27 1:31 AM
Global real estate major Emaar Properties is going on schedule with the construction of the presentation center for its Eighth Gate master-planned community project in Damascus.U.S. Republican senator arrives in Syria for talks People's Daily - Dec 25 4:07 PM
U.S. Republican Senator Arlen Specter arrived in Syria on Monday for talks with Syrian leaders on bilateral relations and situations in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories, according to the independent Syria-News website.Syria seeks US army co-operation Gulf Times - Dec 26 10:34 PM
DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad wants US troops to co-operate with his forces to enforce security along the Iraqi border, a visiting US senator said yesterday after a meeting with the Syrian leader.Israel PM Insists Syria End Anti-Israel Militant Support Nasdaq - Dec 25 4:57 AM
JERUSALEM (AP)--Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said he would like to renew peace talks with Syria, but insisted that Damascus first end its support of anti-Israel militant groups.Outside View: What happened to the Arabs? UPI - Dec 27 10:21 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- In a recent press conference, President George W. Bush described the American economy at the end of 2006 as "strong, productive and prosperous," as an outcome of his Middle East policies and their consequences on the Americans.Olmert wants to talk to Syria News 24 South Africa - Dec 25 11:38 AM
PM Ehud Olmert says he will like to renew peace talks with Syria, but insisted that Damascus first end its support of anti-Israel militant groups.EC chief: Tehran ready to share experience with regional states Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 27 6:42 AM
Iran - Syria - Rafsanjani Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Wednesday that Tehran is ready to share experience with regional states in new sciences and modern technology.Syria wants to work with U.S. forces to control Iraq border Japan Today - Dec 26 2:47 PM
DAMASCUS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wants U.S. troops to cooperate with his forces to enforce security along the Iraqi border, a visiting U.S. senator said Tuesday after a meeting with the Syrian leader.Olmert sets conditions for Syria talks Al Bawaba - Dec 25 8:30 AM
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said he would like to renew peace talks with Syria, but insisted that Damascus first end its support of anti-Israel groups in the Palestinian areas and Lebanon.Israeli PM hopes for dialogue with Syria People's Daily - Dec 25 5:21 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday expressed his hope that Israel could hold talks with Syria if Damascus ends its support for Palestinian governing Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Iran.Increasing numbers of Palestinians leaving Baghdad AlertNet - Dec 27 2:24 AM
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The number of Palestinians stuck on the Iraq-Syria border after fleeing violence in Baghdad has risen to 72, with more reported on the way. Latest Blue-Ribbon Panel Awaits Its Own Fate New York Times - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
Whether the Iraq Study Group ends up as a footnote to history is unlikely to be settled until well into the new year.Assad inspires 'flip' theories (Iason Athanasiadis / THE WASHINGTON TIMES) The Washington Times - Dec 26 10:17 PM
Recent visits by Syrian President Bashar Assad to U.S.-allied Yemen and the United Arab Emirates are prompting speculation that Syria is seeking to leave the Iranian orbit and pursue closer ties with the West.OIC chief meets Hamas head in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 25 8:50 AM
The head of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has met Khaled Meshaal, head of the Hamas political bureau, in Damascus, Meshaal's deputy Mussa Abu Marzuk told AFP.Syria wants to work with US forces to control Iraq border: senator The Nation - Dec 26 5:02 AM
Damascus - President Bashar al-Assad wants US troops to cooperate with his forces to enforce security along the Iraqi border, a visiting US senator said Tuesday after a meeting with the Syrian leader.Philippines: Remains belong to Abu Sayyaf chief CNN.com - Dec 27 4:36 PM
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Remains believed to be from the chief of the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, who was a target of a monthslong U.S.-backed manhunt, have been found in the southern Philippines, the military said.IDF Intelligence Chief Says Syria Serious on Peace Israel National News - Dec 25 3:19 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The head of IDF intelligence told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday that Syria is serious about peace negotiations. His opinion is contrary to that expressed by most politicians and military officers.Livni: Syria Wants Negotiations without Peace Israel National News - Dec 26 11:04 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian President Bashar Assad is interested in negotiating with Israel but does not want peace, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni stated Tuesday.Ex-Judges Back Man Who Says U.S. Sent Him To Be Tortured The New York Sun - Dec 26 9:27 PM
A group of retired federal judges is backing a lawsuit by a Canadian citizen who claims America sent him to Syria to be tortured. The former judges, who come from the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and D.C. circuit courts of appeals, filed a brief urging the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which sits in New York, to allow the lawsuit to go forward. The lawsuit is being brought by Maher Arar, who says he is an ...US Democrats urge dialogue with Syria The Peninsula - Dec 24 2:58 PM
washington Leading Democratic lawmakers, just back from meeting Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in Damascus, yesterday stepped up pressure on the US administration to reverse longstanding US policy and open up a dialogue with Syria.The War for the Horn of Africa Time Magazine - Dec 27 9:05 AM
Ethiopian troops are closing in on Somalia's capital in a proxy battle in the war between the West and Islamist extremists Syria's isolation over: deputy PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 11:49 AM
The international isolation of Syria is over as Western powers have realised they need to work with Damascus, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Abdallah Dardari told a British newspaper.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Dec 26 2:07 PM
The trade volume between Turkey and Syria this year has reached $1.5 billion, Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Kursat Tuzmen said on Sunday.US senator touts Assad's willingness to help in Iraq The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 26 2:03 PM
Bashar Assad wants US troops to cooperate with his forces to enforce security along the Iraqi border and to resume peace negotiations with Israel, a visiting US senator said Tuesday after talks with the Syrian president. "The president and I discussed assistance by Syria in the current problems in Iraq," Republican Senator Arlen Specter said.Lebanon keeps 'door open' to changes in Hariri tribunal AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 27 2:36 AM
Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has said that changes could yet be made to the statutes establishing an international tribunal on the February 2005 murder of former prime minister Rafic Hariri.Abolish presidential term limits The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 27 12:00 AM
The people - and the experts - have spoken: It's time to change course in Iraq. But it still doesn't seem as though President Bush really heard them.Specter: Syrian president wants to resume peace talks with Israel WFMJ Youngstown - Dec 26 11:35 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria Republican Senator Arlen Specter Syria's president wants to resume peace negotiations with Israel.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
According to an article in Time magazine this month, I am the central figure in some cockamamie plot to overthrow the Syrian government. The plan, apparently, is to undermine Bashar al-Assad s regime through the ballot box, starting with the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2007.Our fear has been noted; Time again for courage World Tribune - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
President George W. Bush, vilified by many, supported by some, is a hero to me. Why do I say that? It's not because I agree with the President's domestic agenda. It's not because I think he's done a perfect job in the White House.Burhan al-Chalabi: The trials of occupation Guardian Unlimited - Dec 27 4:31 PM
Burhan al-Chalabi: Executing Saddam will not bring peace to Iraq. That will come when US forces leave.Bush to convene top aides on Iraq strategy ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 49 minutes ago
CRAWFORD, Texas - US President George W. Bush will assemble his top aides at his Texas ranch Thursday for final consultations on his planned strategy change in Iraq, the White House said.Middle East News: End The Policy Of Isolation Scoop.co.nz - 35 minutes ago
[ Middle East News Service comments: The English edition of Haaretz carries this as its leading opinion piece item (I m not sure where it fits in the Hebrew edition, if at all.)M. Shahid Alam: An Islamic Civil War Scoop.co.nz - 35 minutes ago
The war that Western powers primarily US, Israel and Britain began against the Islamic world after September 11, 2001, is about to enter a new more dangerous phase as their early plans for changing the map of the Middle East have begun to unravel with unintended consequences.Arabs say Iraqi violence overshadows fate of Saddam Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Dec 27 5:46 PM
CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who may hang for his crimes within a month, is less and less relevant against a backdrop of daily massacres in the land he once ruled with an iron fist, Arabs said on Wednesday.Remembering the true meaning of Christmas Eagle-Tribune Online - Dec 26 7:08 AM
In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be counted in a census. This was the first census and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.Mother wanted for allegedly kidnapping her children Calgary Sun - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Supporters of a mom who allegedly took justice into her own hands by re-abducting her children are anxiously awaiting for news amidst speculation she may have exited Lebanon.After rejecting Syria s outstretched hands, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that he s ready to ... Al Jazeera - Dec 25 11:20 AM
In Israel, Head of Israeli military Intelligence Brig.-Gen. Yossi Baidatz told the Knesset's Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee that President Bashar Al Assad s recent remarks in which he expressed willingness to renew peace talks with Israel were sincere.Forward.com Forward - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
In my view, complaints about a film misrepresenting the source on which it is based miss the point. Once a writer sells the material and agrees to no longer be involved, the product is beyond his domain. He might as well sit back and enjoy the show, just like any other spectator.John Kerry: The Case for Flip-Flopping Scoop.co.nz - 20 minutes ago
There's something much worse than being accused of "flip-flopping": refusing to flip when it's obvious that your course of action is a flop. I say this to President Bush as someone who learned the hard way how embracing the world's complexity can be twisted into a crude political shorthand.Biden Opposes a Troop Increase in Iraq, Foreshadowing a Fight With the Bush Administration New York Times - Dec 26 7:22 PM
The opposition to a troop increase by the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee could foreshadow a fight between the Bush administration and Congress.Iraqi Christians Seek Shelter in Neighboring Lands NPR - Dec 25 3:20 PM
Among the more than two and a half million Iraqis who have fled the country are a large number of Christians. Some have found shelter in Syria, cared for by the many Christian churches in the country. But their money is running out, and they have no prospects for settlement in other countries.U.S. backs Ethiopian attacks in Somalia AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 7:20 PM
The State Department signaled support Tuesday for Ethiopian military operations against Somalia, noting that Ethiopia has had "genuine security concerns" stemming from the rise of Islamist forces in its eastern neighbor.The trials of occupation Guardian Unlimited - Dec 27 4:13 PM
The imminent execution of Saddam Hussein is nothing but a smokescreen - a diversion in a series of diversions that will do nothing to address the price of the occupation of Iraq. If the Bush administration truly wanted to curb the cycle of bloodshed, it would come clean and share with the US public, the Iraqi people, and the international community the real goals of this disastrous ...Islamists in Somalia Retreat From Ethiopia-Backed Forces New York Times - Dec 26 6:22 PM
With Ethiopian forces fully involved in the fighting, the Islamists are retreating to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.Biden to Fight Iraq Troop Buildup Washington Post - Dec 26 6:22 PM
Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said yesterday that he would oppose any plan by President Bush to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Arab Bank - Syria Zawya - Dec 26 1:21 AM
Full commercial banking. Company information provided by © 2006 ABQ Zawya Ltd.As Iran Meddles, The Mideast Burns Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 4:00 PM
A Growing Threat: As soon as the United Nations signs off on modest sanctions against Iran for its nuclear cheating, there are more signs that Tehran's Mideast meddling is wider than first thought.Seven for seven The Phoenix - 43 minutes ago
What s news in the New Year? Plan on these stories dominating Boston s media landscape. While coverage of the Red Sox is always excessive (except for the sweet deals they get from the politicians, but whatever), the arrival of Daisuke Matsuzaka will make things even worse than usual. State Department: U.S. supports Ethiopian military CNN.com - Dec 26 4:06 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. State Department signaled Tuesday that it will support the Ethiopian military operations against Somali Islamist forces.Bush's McClellan Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 4:00 PM
Leadership: Colin Powell now agrees with those who say the U.S. Army is "broken" and that "we are losing" the war in Iraq. Whatever happened to the general who in Desert Storm believed in overwhelming force?US to send more troops to Gulf BBC News - Dec 27 12:23 AM
The US is to send up to 3,300 more troops to Kuwait in early January, amid a review by Washington of its Iraq policy.Pilgrims Move Into Mina Arab News - Dec 27 4:21 PM
MAKKAH, 28 December 2006 Black, white, and brown people of all colors, creeds and nationalities, all chanting Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik ( Here I am, my Lord, here I am ), began moving yesterday into the tent city of Mina to mark the formal beginning of the Haj.US Iraq troop deaths pass September 11 milestone AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 3:06 PM
The White House said the loss of US soldiers in Iraq was not in vain, after the number of American troops killed there hit 2,976, climbing past the toll from the September 11, 2001 attacks.ALI H. ASLAN Zaman Online - Dec 27 2:11 PM
If only we were able to see the products of the American collective intelligence more frequently and before it was too late. This was my first wish after the announcement of the Iraq Study Group report by co-chairmen James Baker and Lee Hamilton.Remains of terrorist found AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 27 11:00 AM
Remains believed to be from the chief of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, have been found in the southern Philippines, the military says.Six Nations Want All Troops Out of Iraq Angus Reid - 27 minutes ago
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A majority of adults in five European countries and the United States believe the coalition effort should come to an end, according to a poll by Harris Interactive for France 24 and Le Monde. 90 per cent of respondents in France and 84 per cent of respondents in Spain support the withdrawal of all troops from Iraq.Israelis, Palestinians Find No Accord on Jerusalem Angus Reid - 26 minutes ago
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Support for a plan that seeks to divide Jerusalem after a sovereign Palestinian state is created remains low in the Middle East, according to a poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Isolation of Syria over: deputy PM Gulf Times - Dec 23 10:34 PM
LONDON: The international isolation of Syria is over as Western powers have realised they need to work with Damascus, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Abdallah Dardari told a British newspaper published yesterday.Security For Palestinians In Baghdad Worsens Scoop.co.nz - Dec 27 12:09 PM
Security for predominantly Sunni Palestinians in Baghdad has deteriorated over the past week amid increasing fears of attack as members of the Mahdi army Shiite militia are reported to be taking over apartments in a mainly Shia area, the United Nations refugee agency said today.Terrorist chief s remains found The West Australian - Dec 27 1:53 PM
Remains believed to be from the chief of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, who was a target of a months-long US-backed manhunt, have been found in the southern Philippines, the military says.Canadian woman on the run after recovering children from Jounieh The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 27 1:36 PM
The whereabouts of a 31-year-old Canadian mother remained unknown Wednesday after she apparently "re-abducted" her two daughters from her Lebanese-Australian ex-husband in Jounieh on December 21.The woman's father, Jim Engdahl, is also believed to be in Lebanon and two foreign men are being held by Lebanese police in connection to this case.Uganda: America's Presence in Middle East is Ending! AllAfrica.com - Dec 27 1:02 PM
It has been one of the slower years, in hard news terms: no great events, few surprises, and no real shocks.Military Intelligence officer: Syria serious about negotiations with Israel Haaretz Daily - Dec 25 4:42 AM
A senior Military Intelligence officer said Monday that he believes recent peace overtures emanating from Syrian President Bashar Assad are serious.Born to you this day a Savior, who is Christ the Lord The Enid News & Eagle - Dec 25 9:31 PM
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.Do America and Israel want the Middle East engulfed by civil war? News From Bangladesh - Dec 27 10:30 AM
Neocons talk a great deal about changing maps in the Middle East. Like Israel s dismemberment of the occupied territories into ever-smaller ghettos, Iraq is being severed into feuding mini-states.Jordan stands ready to host Palestinian rivals AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 11:08 AM
Jordan said it remains ready to host a meeting between Palestinian factions to help them resolve their differences and to get the Middle East peace process up and running again.First Christmas as a U.S. citizen for man from Syria Tulsa World - Dec 25 2:17 AM
Ismail Zebdieh wears much of his 58 years across his face. His dark eyes look tired. Life hasn't been easy for him, but Zebdieh lights up when he talks about the U.S. citizenship he attained earlier this year.Dec. 28, 2005 at IsraelNN.com Israel National News - Dec 27 5:34 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The IDF is prepared and ready to return fire if terrorists continue to launch Katyusha attacks at communities in the north of Israel, said Major-General Udi Adam, OC Northern Commander.U.S. backs Ethiopian attacks on Somali Islamists Seattle Times - Dec 27 2:17 AM
The United States signaled support Tuesday for Ethiopian military operations against Somalia, noting that Ethiopia has had "genuine security...Unpaid bills, royal infighting preceded Saudi envoy's exit Seattle Times - Dec 27 2:15 AM
For more than a year, Saudi Arabia's ambassador journeyed to college campuses, chambers of commerce, town halls and world-affairs councils...The 2006 List to end all lists Toronto Eye Weekly - Dec 27 4:59 PM
Liberal ads are crazy. In our cities. In Canada. We did not make this up. | Jane Creba memorial on Yonge Street. | Broken Social Scene album tops our cross-Canada music critics poll. | Sarah Slean voted best musician. | MP Sarmite Bulte raises funds, copyright questions.ANALYSIS-Bush digging in heels on Iraq course change AlertNet - Dec 27 7:24 AM
Source: Reuters By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Just weeks after pledging a new approach in the Iraq war in the wake of his party's defeat in congressional elections, U.S. President George W. Bush ... Old Iraq Strategy Lives On In Weekly Progress Reports Washington Post - Dec 26 8:32 AM
A year ago, President Bush announced a new plan for Iraq, framed around "eight pillars" of U.S. policy for victory. In the past month, the president and his national security team have been busily working on a new recipe for success in Iraq, having declared the previous plan a failure. Pre-empting Arab Mediation in Palestinian Divide News From Bangladesh - Dec 27 10:30 AM
The U.S administration and Israel are accelerating their coordinated meddling in the internal Palestinian divide between the Fatah-led presidency and the Hamas-led government to pre-empt a series of Arab mediation efforts, the latest of which is a UAE-Syrian try according to a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).180,000 tons of goods exported via Qazvin customs office Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 27 7:27 AM
Iran - Qazvin - Export Some 181,000 tons of goods worth dlrs 157 million have been exported from the Customs Office of Qazvin province, manager of the customs office Gholamhussein Nouhi said on Wednesday.Bush hails news on Saddam Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 27 4:49 AM
THE White House has welcomed the decision of an Iraqi appeals court that Saddam Hussein will be executed for crimes against humanity within 30 days.UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI - Dec 27 9:21 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Political accolades and sympathies flowed nationwide Wednesday for former U.S. President Gerald Ford, who died a day earlier at the age of 93.With Congress away, Bush reasserts independence International Herald Tribune - Dec 26 6:50 AM
The president is seeking to show yet again that he can chart his own course against all prevailing winds, but his stance may be short-lived.Online news and information for the Rhinelander region Rhinelander Daily News - Dec 27 12:18 PM
Now that the graybeards on the Baker-Hamilton commission have proposed consensus solutions for the Iraq war, they should be kept on to tackle entitlements, energy policy, health care and education - domestic issues more appropriate to bipartisan deal-making. Seriously.Iraq s hidden refugee crisis The Manila Times - Dec 27 6:56 AM
Several weeks ago, I wrote about an Iraqi Christian friend who fled his home for neigh-boring Jordan. He and his family feared for their lives in a civil war atmosphere in which civilians were being pulled out of cars and shot on neighbor-hood streets.US Adversaries And Iraq By Mark N. Katz Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2006 Space War - Dec 26 8:25 PM
A great debate is now taking place in the United States over whether to withdraw American forces from Iraq. Ironically, many of America's actual or potential adversaries, which opposed the U.S.-led intervention there in the first place, would now prefer American forces to remain in Iraq. This is not, however, because they suddenly wish America well.