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Rice wary of seeking Iran, Syria's help 
AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 2:57 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice voiced skepticism on Friday over a bipartisan panel's recommendation that the United States seek Iran and Syria's help to stabilize Iraq, saying they should want to take such steps on their own.Olmert chastises German FM for Syria visit AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 11:24 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert criticized German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier for visiting Syria this week, branding Damascus a backer of terrorism and the insurgency in Iraq.Bush tells Iran, Syria how they can join Iraq talks CNN.com - Dec 08 5:00 AM
After talks with his top Iraq war ally President Bush on Thursday indicated that Iran and Syria might be included in regional talks about Iraq, if they meet certain conditions.Olmert rejects call to talk with Syria about Palestine Los Angeles Daily News - Dec 08 4:46 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday rejected a U.S. advisory group's conclusions that Israel must talk to Syria and solve its conflict with the Palestinians to help the Bush administration stabilize Iraq.Nelson plans to visit Syria on Middle East trip FOX 10 Mobile - Dec 08 4:27 PM
WASHINGTON Senator Bill Nelson is going to the Middle East and plans to meet with President Basher Assad in Syria. A report released this week on Iraq suggests the...Syria lists terms for talks with U.S. / Damascus seeks bigger role for Iraq's Sunnis and a timetable for withdrawal of San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 08 3:43 AM
Syria is ready for dialogue with the United States over curbing sectarian killings in Iraq, officials here say, but not before the formation of a new Baghdad government to give Sunnis more power and a fixed timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal.... Jumblatt appeals to socialist leaders for pressure on Syria to change its ways The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 08 1:36 PM
The head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), MP Walid Jumblatt, called on the leaders of socialist parties Friday to gather efforts to change Syria's policy concerning Lebanon and end Iranian interference in Lebanese affairs. Speaking at the annual Convention of Socialist Parties held in Porto, Portugal, Jumblatt held Syria's allies in Lebanon.Outreach to Iran, Syria on Iraq unlikely UPI - Dec 08 11:23 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A proposal for direct talks between the United States and Iran and Syria on helping to bring stability to Iraq has received a presidential scowl in Washington.Bush sets conditions for Iran, Syria talks; Blair to head for Middle East AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 9:50 AM
President George W. Bush said that Iran and Syria must stop helping extremists and commit to help Iraq's fledgling government before any talks with the two.UN speaks of arms movements on Syria-Lebanon border AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 6:22 AM
The UN has been informed of "movements of arms" on the Syria-Lebanon border though it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry has said.Rice Skeptical on Iran, Syria Washington Post - Dec 08 3:56 PM
Secretary is wary of panel's recommendation that U.S. seek countries' help with stabilizing Iraq.Syria sees US report on Iraq as 'objective' AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 3:21 AM
Syria has described as "objective" a report by a high-level US panel which called for a new strategy toward the conflict in Iraq, especially on the role of its neighbours.Talking with Syria, Iran could benefit Mideast, U.S. St. Petersburg Times - Dec 07 10:14 PM
Early edition: Iran and Syria - Iraq's most difficult neighbors - might play a constructive role if only the Bush administration ever decides to talk to them.Israel brushes off Iraq report, no to Syria talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 3:36 AM
Israel's prime minister on Thursday said it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with woes in the Middle East and ruled out any immediate talks with Syria despite a U.S. report urging negotiations.Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria s recommendations on the Baker-Hamilton report for the US Government Kurdish Media - Dec 08 5:48 AM
Security, stability, and peace cannot be established in Iraq or in fact in the Middle East while the same regimes in Syria and Iran continue to pursue their agenda of defeating the US in Iraq, destroying the democracy in Kurdistan of Iraq, meddling in Lebanon s affairs, destroying Israel and supporting terrorist organizations through-out the Middle East. The radicals and the terrorists who are Despite urging by Iraq report, Bush won't talk with Iran, Syria Haaretz Daily - Dec 08 3:45 AM
United States President George W. Bush said on Thursday he has no plans to hold talks with Syria and Iran, despite the recommendations of the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group report.Syria hails chance to participate BBC News - Dec 07 6:21 AM
The ISG call to involve Syria on Iraq gives Damascus an opportunity to escape isolation, says the BBC's Jon Leyne.Iraq Plan Hinges on Uncertain Embrace From Iran, Syria, Shiites Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 9:07 PM
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The Iraq Study Group's plan for an orderly U.S. exit from Iraq hinges on the cooperation of some of the most anti-American forces in the region -- Iran, Syria and radical Iraqi Shiite leaders -- as well as President George W. Bush's support.Bush tells Iran,Syria how they can join Iraq talks IranMania.com - Dec 08 12:22 AM
LONDON, December 8 (IranMania) - After talks with his top Iraq war ally US President George W Bush indicated that Iran and Syria might be included in regional talks about Iraq, if they meet certain conditions, CNN reported.The View from Syria of the Iraq Study Group Report NPR - Dec 07 6:20 AM
Robert Malley, the Middle East and North Africa Program Director of the International Crisis Group, talks about Syria's reaction on the Iraq Study Group report. He speaks with Deborah Amos from Damascus, where Malley is meeting with Syrian officials.Pre-conditions take US talks with Iran and Syria off agenda The Herald - Dec 07 4:59 PM
The prospect of America engaging directly with Iran and Syria appeared as distant as ever last night after George W Bush set down pre-conditions that are unlikely to be met.The US report recommends that Israel hand over the Golan heights as part of a peace deal with Syria. Aljazeera - Dec 07 2:48 PM
Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, has said he has no intention of opening peace talks with Syria, despite the recommendations of a top-level US panel.Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Call For Peace Talks With Syria Nasdaq - Dec 07 11:09 AM
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, indicated he had no intention of initiating any peace talks with Syria as recommended in the Iraq Study Group Report. The report also suggested that Israel should return the Golan Heights to Syria in return for a secure peace agreement.Israel Says It Will Not Hold Talks with Syria Voice of America - Dec 07 10:31 AM
Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, says he has no intention of opening peace talks with Syria, and that it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with efforts to stabilize Iraq - as called for by members of the Iraq Study Group in their report released on Wednesday.Experts: Syria, Iran willing to aid U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 12:12 PM
Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended Wednesday, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.The View from Syria of the Iraq Study Group Report NPR - Dec 07 6:05 AM
Morning Edition , December 7, 2006 · Robert Malley, the Middle East and North Africa Program Director of the International Crisis Group, talks about Syria's reaction on the Iraq Study Group report. He speaks with Deborah Amos from Damascus, where Malley is meeting with Syrian officials.Analysis: Olmert opposes talks with Syria UPI - Dec 07 1:52 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert seemed reluctant to go along with proposals to advance peace with Syria but eager to move on the Israeli-Palestinian track.*Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Call For Peace Talks With Syria Nasdaq - Dec 07 10:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Call For Peace Talks With Syria.*Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Recommendation For Peace Talks With Syria Nasdaq - Dec 07 10:37 AM
(RTTNews) - Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Recommendation For Peace Talks With Syria.No unconditional Iran-Syria talks over Iraq: Bush, Blair Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Dec 07 11:30 AM
US President George W Bush says "we need a new approach" in Iraq that could include contacts with Iran and Syria and US troop reductions, a day after a panel pressured him for a swift change in strategy.*Bush - Syria Must Stop Destabilizing Lebanon, Iraq; Talks With Iran Depend On Nuclear Suspension Nasdaq - Dec 07 8:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Bush - Syria Must stop destabilizing Lebanon, Iraq; Talks with Iran depend on Nuclear Suspension.Olmert rejects peace talks with Syria Fox21 - Dec 07 12:47 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he's not interested in discussing peace with Syria.Rice defends Mideast policy after criticism by Baker report AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 3:46 PM
US Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice defended her handling of Middle East policy, rejecting criticism in the just released Iraq Study Group report of her refusal to bring Syria and Iran into talks on ending the chaos in Iraq.Panel's call for direct US talks with Syria, Iran crosses Bush red line AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 11:10 AM
The Iraq Study Group, as expected, called on US President George W. Bush Wednesday to hold direct talks with Iran and Syria -- until now a diplomatic red line for an administration that has long branded the two states part of an "axis of evil."Syria, Iran seen ready to aid US effort Boston Globe - Dec 07 1:08 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended yesterday, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.UN speaks of arms movements on Syria-Lebanon border AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 07 5:59 AM
The UN has been informed of "movements of arms" on the Syria-Lebanon border but it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry has said.Help from Syria, Iran may come at a price The Columbus Dispatch - Dec 07 4:46 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended yesterday, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution, Mideast analysts said.German court asked to pursue 9-11 clues AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 1:02 PM
An attorney for families of Sept. 11 victims asked a court Friday to seek testimony from an al-Qaida suspect in Syria, saying it could lead to a stiffer sentence for a man convicted in Germany of aiding the suicide hijackers.Mountie resignation not enough, Canada's Arar says Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 11:13 AM
A Canadian man who was deported from the United States and tortured in Syria because of false security fears said on Friday the resignation of Canada's top policeman does not absolve the government of responsibility in his case.UN SPEAKS OF ARMS MOVEMENTS ON SYRIA-LEBANON BORDER The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 07 6:33 AM
PARIS, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - The UN has been informed of "movements of arms" on the Syria-Lebanon border though it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry said Thursday.Syria sees US report on Iraq as objective Khaleej Times - Dec 07 5:20 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria on Thursday described as objective a report by a high-level US panel which called for a new strategy toward the conflict in Iraq, especially on the role of its neighbours.Iraq group recommends engagement with Syria, Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 5:41 AM
A bipartisan panel recommended to President George W. Bush on Wednesday that the United States directly engage with Syria and Iran to help resolve the Iraq conflict, the White House said.Syria, Iran Seek Concessions From U.S. to Help in Iraq FOX 5 Atlanta - Dec 07 3:44 AM
Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.Germany Offers to Aid US in Building Ties to Syria, Iran Deutsche Welle - Dec 07 6:05 AM
Germany has said it would like to support the US in creating a dialog with Iran and Syria and help it meet the recommendations in the newly released US Baker Commission's report on Iraq.UN SPEAKS OF ARMS MOVEMENTS ON SYRIA-LEBANON BORDER The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 07 5:49 AM
PARIS, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - The UN has been informed of "movements of arms" on the Syria-Lebanon border but it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry said Thursday.Olmert rejects peace talks with Syria WTOL 11 Toledo - Dec 07 5:04 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he's not interested in discussing peace with Syria. But Olmert says Israel wants -- with all its might, as he puts...Israel Brushes Off Iraq Report, No to Syria Talks Fox 6 News San Diego - Dec 07 4:38 AM
Key recommendations in Iraq report included a call for direct talks as soon as possible involving Israel, Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinians.Israel brushes off Iraq report, no to Syria talks Khaleej Times - Dec 07 5:20 AM
TEL AVIV - Israel s prime minister said on Thursday it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with wider problems in the Middle East and ruled out any immediate talks with Syria despite a US report calling for them.Syria, Iran willing to help US in Iraq, but want concessions India Daily - Dec 07 7:55 AM
Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilise Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.Bush And Blair Agree On 'New Approach' CBS News - Dec 08 6:08 PM
President Bush, alongside his closest ally in the Iraq war, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, conceded, "It's bad in Iraq." Blair told CBS News Iran and Syria's inclusion in solving the problem should be separated from certain conditions.Israel not to negotiate with Syria soon - Olmert People's Daily - Dec 07 4:24 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday that Israel would not have talks with Syria in the near future, rejecting the recommendations in a report issued by the Iraq Study Group (ISG) regarding Syria, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.Christian protesters return to Beirut square Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 5:07 AM
Lebanese Christian Mona Mehanna protested on March 14 last year to end Syria's hegemony in Lebanon. This year she is on the streets again, protesting with a group that enjoys Syrian support.Study group misses the mark on Iran, Syria Traverse City Record-Eagle - Dec 08 6:59 AM
One can almost hear the laughter all the way from Tehran.Bush's goal still is victory / He rebuffs Iraq Study Group on talks with Iran, Syria San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 08 3:42 AM
President Bush gave a nod Thursday to the Iraq Study Group as one of several reviews he would seriously consider in assessing his war policy, but he remained defiant in his goals of victory in Iraq and democracy for the Middle East. Yet the grim... Talking to Iran, Syria, is diplomacy, not conceding Chicago Sun-Times - Dec 08 2:36 AM
The co-chairmen of the Iraq Study Group were at the head of a long table, and James Baker scrunched over as he draped his right arm around Lee Hamilton to underscore a point he was making.U.S. panel urges talks with Iran, Syria on Iraq The Star Online - Dec 07 12:02 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and other major countries should form an international support group to engage Iran and Syria in talks on resolving the crisis in Iraq, a panel of influential Washington insiders said on Wednesday.Olmert: No Talks With Syria in the Near Future Israel National News - Dec 07 3:30 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in his response to the Baker-Hamilton Report in the USA stated he will not be entering into negotiations with Syria any time in the near future.U.S. panel urges talks with Iran, Syria on Iraq AlertNet - Dec 06 6:40 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The United States and other major countries should form an international support group to engage Iran and Syria in talks on resolving the crisis in Iraq, a panel of ... (AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-07 09:16 GMT: Emerald Energy says completes acquisition of 266 km of 2D seismic in Syria Interactive Investor - Dec 07 1:43 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Emerald Energy PLC said it has completed the acquisition of 266 kilometres of 2D seismic in Block 26, Syria, to optimise the remaining work programme and that it is making continued progress with the Tigris No.1 well.Iraq Study Group Urges Bush to Engage Syria, Iran, Snow Says Bloomberg.com - Dec 06 6:51 AM
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Iraq Study Group recommends the U.S. hold direct talks with Iran and Syria, increase the number of U.S. troops dedicated to training the Iraqi military and end political divisions in Washington to prevent the conflict from disintegrating further, according to the Bush administration.Norman Horowitz: Hanging out with Known Bad Guys HuffingtonPost - Dec 08 10:30 AM
As I listen to President Bush trying to explain why our government should not engage in meetings or direct conversations with Syria and Iran I am regrettably reminded of my childhood. My family lived in the Bronx at 2785 University Avenue. I attended PS 86, a few blocks from our house. There was a boy in my class named Irving Blitz, and my mother instructed me not to play with Irving. She No objection to Syria, Iran talks - PM News Interactive - Dec 06 5:22 PM
PRIME Minister John Howard said today he had no objection to talks with Iran and Syria as an alternative approach to the war in Iraq.Some in Congress underwhelmed by Baker report World Tribune - Dec 08 4:13 PM
WASHINGTON A bipartisan proposal for a U.S. reconciliation with Iran and Syria has been met with skepticism in Congress.US panel urges talks with Iran, Syria on Iraq SABC News - Dec 06 7:58 PM
The United States and other major countries should form an international support group to engage Iran and Syria in talks on resolving the crisis in Iraq, a panel of influential Washington insiders said yesterday.Experts: Syria, Iran willing to aid US IranMania.com - Dec 06 7:50 PM
LONDON, December 7 (IranMania) - Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said, The Associated Press reported.Bill Clinton supports dialogue with Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 8:59 PM
Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday endorsed the idea of talks with Iran and Syria to help ease the bloodletting in Iraq, saying it would also be in Tehran's interests.Olmert: Don't Link Syria-Israel to Iraq War NPR - Dec 07 2:49 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert makes clear he opposes any move to link Arab-Israeli peacemaking to efforts to stabilize the situation in Iraq, as recommended in the Baker-Hamilton report.Syria says not to militarily go back to Lebanon People's Daily - Dec 06 5:22 PM
Syrian Vice President Farouk al- Shara said on Wednesday that his country had no intention to militarily go back to Lebanon as Syria had decided to let "bygones be bygones," the official SANA news agency reported.Uneasy Havens Await Those Who Flee Iraq New York Times - Dec 07 7:03 PM
Nearly two million Iraqis have fled to Jordan and Syria, threatening the social and economic fabric in both countries.Bill Clinton Supports Dialogue With Iran ABC News - Dec 08 6:01 AM
Former President Bill Clinton Supports Dialogue With Iran, Syria to Stop Violence in IraqBush Backs Away From 2 Key Ideas of Panel on Iraq New York Times - Dec 07 7:33 PM
President Bush did not seem to endorse pullback of U.S. combat brigades over the next 15 months or talks with Iran and Syria.Our View: To deal with Iran, Syria is to know enemy The Town Talk - Dec 08 12:59 AM
What would history's greatest military strategist -- a Chinese general who lived in the sixth century B.C. -- be thinking if he were alive today?PM: Conditions not ripe for talks with Syria Haaretz Daily - Dec 08 1:30 AM
Israel is opposed to "any effort to draw a connection or link between the issue of Iraq and the issue of the Middle East," and believes President George W. Bush also holds a similar view, said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday following the release of the Iraq Study Group report in the United States.US Ties with Iran, Syria Have Rocky History Crosswalk.com - Dec 06 9:29 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - The Iraq Study Group wants the administration to try to engage Iran and Syria in a bid to stabilize Iraq, but the history of relations between the U.S. and the two Mideast regimes has been fraught with difficulties.Baker: Indications Syria May Talk, Unsure About Iran Nasdaq - Dec 06 9:23 AM
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- There are signs that Syria would be willing to discuss the Iraq situation with the U.S., but there is no certainty that Iran would do so, former secretary of state James Baker, co-chairman of the Iraq study Group, said Wednesday.A D V E R T I S E M E N T San Francisco Bay Guardian - Dec 08 6:10 PM
The Iraq Study Group report has its flaws. It talks about diplomatic discussions with Iran and Syria, but it stops short of describing the real reason the U.S. is bogged down in the Middle East (the lack of a coherent energy policy that doesn t rely on foreign oil).Return fire from the right Los Angeles Times - Dec 08 3:06 AM
The idea of talks with Iran and Syria riles many conservatives. Some say the focus was on an exit, not a victory.Iraq to confer with some neighbors, but not to Syria Albuquerque Tribune - Dec 06 1:48 PM
A bipartisan U.S. commission recommended today that President Bush engage Syria and Iran in negotiations on Iraq's future because of the influence the two countries wield among armed groups in Iraq.Turkish PM Makes Surprise Visit to Syria Zaman Online - Dec 06 2:13 PM
Following his one-day official visit to Iran, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan postponed a visit scheduled for Bucharest today due to the political instability in Romania and flew to Syria instead.Syria sees US report on Iraq as 'objective' Borneo Bulletin - Dec 07 11:08 PM
Photo released by the official SANA news agency shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) greeting Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at al-Shaab (People's) Palace in Damascus, December 6. SANA said they discussed the situation in Lebanon and Iraq as well as developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Countries press Syria on Lebanon matter AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 05 10:09 AM
France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that "want to destabilize Lebanon," and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace efforts.Bush awaiting more input before picking Iraq course Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 1:57 PM
President Bush said on Thursday a new strategy was required in Iraq that could include contacts with Iran and Syria and U.S. troop cuts, but he would await further reviews beyond the scathing Iraq Study Group report before determining a new way forward.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 08 4:24 PM
The United States accuses Iraq and Syria of fomenting the raging insurgency nearly four years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.Iraq report calls for direct US talks with Iran, Syria Nine O'Clock - Dec 06 1:32 PM
A heavyweight commission on Iraq called in its final report to US President George W. Bush on Wednesday for the United States to engage directly with Iran and Syria, the White House said. Bush calls report a tough assessment .Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 08 3:54 PM
President George W. Bush is considering imposing new sanctions against Damascus because of its refusal to withdraw its 14,000 troops from Lebanon and the administration s belief that Syria lets Palestinian militants and Iraqi insurgents operate on Syrian soil, officials said.Your e-mails: Will Iraq recommendations work? CNN.com - Dec 07 12:30 PM
A high-level panel has made its recommendations on Iraq, calling the situation there "grave and dangerous," while adding "prospects can be improved." The Iraq Study Group calls for direct talks between the United States, Iran and Syria and urges moving most U.S. troops from combat to support roles by early 2008.Cracks appear between Bush and Blair over need for talks with Iran and Syria Independent - Dec 07 4:44 PM
Differences have emerged between Tony Blair and George Bush on strategy in the Middle East, even as the two leaders agreed that a major change of course was necessary in Iraq in the wake of the devastating critique delivered this week by a high-level bipartisan panel in Washington.Bush admits "we need a new approach" in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 10:46 AM
President George W. Bush said on Thursday "we need a new approach" in Iraq that could include contacts with Iran and Syria and U.S. troop reductions, a day after a panel pressured him for a swift change in strategy.Democrats are tortured by thoughts of tortured terrorists Fort Worth Business Press - Dec 08 11:12 AM
The bipartisan Iraq panel has recommended that Iran and Syria can help stabilize Iraq. You know, the way Germany and Russia helped stabilize Poland in 1939.Israeli leader rejects linking Mideast conflict with Iraq issue Boston Globe - Dec 08 1:23 AM
TEL AVIV -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday rejected a US advisory group's conclusions that Israel must talk to Syria and solve its conflict with the Palestinians to help the Bush administration stabilize Iraq.Report urges direct Israel, Syria talks AlertNet - Dec 06 6:41 AM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The bipartisan Iraq Study Group on Wednesday called for direct talks between Israel and Syria as part of a revived U.S. commitment to a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace & ... Iraq group recommends engagement with Syria, Iran AlertNet - Dec 06 5:55 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds further details of report) WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A bipartisan panel recommended to President George W. Bush on Wednesday that the United States directly engage with Syria and Iran to ... Arar calls for renewed investigation into leaks CTV.ca - Dec 08 9:48 AM
Maher Arar says he is still waiting for the people responsible for his arrest in New York and subsequent deportation to Syria, where he was tortured, to be held accountable.Europeans see Iraq report as realistic first step International Herald Tribune - Dec 07 1:45 PM
The Iraq Study Group's proposal to engage Iran and Syria in dialogue found approval, although talk of beginning a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq made some officials wary that Washington may press European governments for help they are reluctant to give.Bush Sets Conditions for Iran and Syria to Mediate Iraq Talks Arab News - Dec 07 4:14 PM
WASHINGTON, 8 December 2006 A day after the leaders of the Iraq Study Group handed him its report, President George W. Bush met yesterday with his strongest ally in Iraq war, British Prime Minister Tony Blair.Iraq group recommends engagement with Syria, Iran AlertNet - Dec 06 5:40 AM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A bipartisan panel recommended to President George W. Bush on Wednesday that the United States directly engage with Syria and Iran to help resolve the Iraq conflict, the ... Syria says U.S. report on Iraq positive People's Daily - Dec 07 4:39 PM
An official source of the Syrian Foreign Ministry described on Thursday a report of a U.S. bipartisan group on policy shift in Iraq as positive, the state- run SANA news agency reported.Arar says more officials must be held accountable over his case Vancouver Province - Dec 08 10:49 AM
OTTAWA Maher Arar said Friday he is still looking for answers about his 2002 arrest in the United States and eventual deportation to Syria.Bush objects to parts of report Orange County Register - Dec 08 3:08 AM
In news conference with Blair, he takes issue with calls for talks with Iran and Syria and troop cut.Former President Clinton Supports Diplomacy And Gradual Pullout WCSH 6 Portland - Dec 08 9:46 AM
Bill Clinton is chiming in on the report by the Iraq Study Group. The former president says he endorses the idea of talks with Iran and Syria in an effort to ease violence in Iraq.