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RENDERING UNTO SYRIA 
Robert Scheer via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 2:55 AM
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 Assad says Israel likely to attack Syria UPI - Sep 21 12:23 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad told a Lebanese newspaper that he believes Israel will use Syria's supposed ties to Iran to attack his country.Syria-bound ship free to go but not defence cargo Khaleej Times - Sep 21 8:51 AM
LONDON - A ship bound for Syria from North Korea that was detained in Cyprus is free to go but the fate of its impounded cargo of air defence systems is unknown, a source at the ship s management firm said on Thursday.Syria: U.S. Embassy Issues Warden Message India Daily - Sep 21 8:39 AM
The U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, issued a Warden Message on Sept. 21 warning of possible protests of Pope Benedict XVI's recent remarks Sept. 22. An influential Muslim cleric in Cairo, Egypt, has called for worldwide peaceful protests. The embassy urged Americans in Syria to be vigilant.PHILIPPINES ICTSI CLINCHES CONTRACT FOR SYRIA'S TARTOUS TERMINAL Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Sep 21 12:03 AM
Transport Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) it has won a contract to operate Syria's Tartous Container Terminal (TCT).Philippines ICTSI Clinches Contract For Syria's Tartous Terminal Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 21 12:03 AM
Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) it has won a contract to operate Syria's Tartous Container Terminal (TCT).Robert Scheer: Rendering Unto Syria HuffingtonPost - Sep 20 9:08 AM
Originally posted at Truthdig.com 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 U.S. 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 Canadian Man Tortured in Syria Wants Explanation From U.S. New York Times - Sep 19 10:25 PM
The Canadian software engineer said he wanted the United States to explain why he was sent to Syria, where he was jailed and tortured.Bishara Questioned Following Travel to Syria Israel National News - Sep 21 5:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) MK (National Democratic Assembly) Azmi Bishara was questioned by police on Thursday regarding his recent unauthorized visit to Syria. Bishara told reports that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should be debriefing him regarding his visit, not police.MK Taha Questioned by Police Following Unauthorized Travel to Syria Israel National News - Sep 21 5:12 AM
(IsraelNN.com) MK (National Democratic Assembly) Wasil Taha was questioned by police in connection to his recent unauthorized visit to Syria, a hostile nation that does not maintain diplomatic ties with Israel.U.S. sending team to Syria to examine embassy attack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 8:01 PM
The United States is sending a team of federal agents to Syria to investigate a failed attack on the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.US defends handing over man to Syria Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 20 7:00 AM
WASHINGTON: The US Attorney-General, Alberto Gonzales, says the US acted lawfully when it deported a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he was incarcerated for a year and tortured. -Canada faults U.S.in deportation of engineer to Syria International Herald Tribune - Sep 19 8:43 AM
A government commission has exonerated a Canadian man of any ties to terrorism and issued a report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured.Syria hoping for warmer U.S. relations AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:10 AM
Syria's policy during more than a year of isolation by Western countries has been constant: Stick it out and hope the other side bends.Syria/Jordan/Canada/USA: Canadian inquiry underlines need for investigation into Maher Arar case in Syria and Jordan Amnesty International - Sep 21 9:10 AM
Amnesty International welcomes the findings of the Canadian public inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in the deportation and detention of Maher Arar, published on 18 September.Canadian deported by US to Syria cleared of Al-Qaeda links AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 10:57 PM
A judge cleared a Canadian man who had been accused of Al-Qaeda links, saying he was deported from the United States based on "inaccurate" information and mistakenly ended up detained and tortured in Syria for a year.Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan. Strategy Page - Sep 20 2:18 AM
Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan. none MediTheHutt RE:Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan.Police Investigate MK Zahalka on Visit to Syria Israel National News - Sep 20 4:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Israeli police are investigating whether MK Jamal Zahalka of the Balad faction broke the law when he visited Syria recently. According to Israeli law, it is illegal for Israelis to visit countries with which it is technically at war.Syria Hoping for Warmer U.S. Relations ABC News - Sep 19 4:34 AM
Isolated Syria Hopes Attack on U.S. Embassy Will Warm Relations With U.S.Canada Finds Citizen Improperly Sent by U.S. to Syria NPR - Sep 19 6:35 AM
A Canadian high commission ruled Monday there was no evidence linking a Canadian citizen to any terrorist organization. Mahrer Arar was arrested in New York, sent to Jordan, then Syria, where he says he was tortured during the year he spent in Damascus jails.Canadian man tortured in Syria after being detained in NYC KATU - Sep 19 5:16 PM
TORONTO (AP) - The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report.Philippines Ictsi Clinches Contract for Syria's Tartous Terminal Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 20 11:39 PM
(Analysis from Asia Today, Australia's regional business magazine. Contact: asiatoday(at)asiatoday.com.au)Bush targets Iran and Syria as sponsors of terrorism Killeen Daily Herald - Sep 19 10:39 PM
UNITED NATIONS President Bush sought to blunt anti-Americanism across the Middle East on Tuesday, asserting that extremists are trying to justify their violence by falsely claiming the U.S. is waging war on Islam. He singled out Iran and Syria as sponsors of terrorism.In UN speech, Bush assails Iran leaders Chicago Tribune - Sep 21 8:57 AM
President directs address to people in Iran, Syria With a potential showdown looming at the United Nations over Iran's nuclear program, President Bush criticized the Iranian government before the world body Tuesday but made no mention of U.S.-threatened sanctions and offered praise for the Iranian people. Syria and Iran reject Bush attacks Tiscali - Sep 19 5:28 PM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria and Iran have dismissed as baseless U.S. President George W. Bush s attacks on their policies in the Middle East.Canadian probe acquits suspect of terrorism ties / Inquiry faults U.S. in deporting him to Syria, where he was tortured San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 19 3:37 AM
A government commission on Monday exonerated a Canadian computer engineer of any ties to terrorism and issued a scathing report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured. Canadian man labeled an 'Islamic extremist' taken off terrorist watch list AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 3:35 PM
A Canadian man wrongly deported from the United States on faulty Canadian intelligence and subsequently tortured in Syria has been removed from Canada's terror watch list, an official said.Canadian police gave U.S. inaccurate information on man sent to Syria as terror suspect Boston Herald - Sep 19 6:35 AM
TORONTO - The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links...Syrian film director banned from visiting Jordan Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:43 PM
DAMASCUS -- Film director Omar Amiralay, whose trenchant documentaries on life and government in Syria earned him praise abroad, was briefly arrested by Syrian authorities at the Jordanian border and barred from leaving the country, a leading human rights activist said Tuesday.Canada gave U.S. inaccurate info on man sent to Syria Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sep 19 4:09 AM
TORONTO The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report. Syrian-born Maher Arar was exonerated of all suspicion of terrorist activity by the 2.5-year commission of inquiry into his case, which urged the Canadian Government set to apologize to Arar Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 2:12 PM
Ottawa said on Wednesday that it should apologize to a Canadian citizen for its role in his wrongful deportation by the United States to what he describes as a hell-hole prison in Syria.Arab MKs to be Questioned Over Latest Trip to Syria Israel National News - Sep 19 3:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member Jamal Zahalka (Balad; NDA) is to be questioned by police later on Wednesday over a trip he made to Syria about two weeks ago. Zahalka will be invited to the offices of the international crimes unit of the national police department.Deportation 'likely' a result of bad data Baltimore Sun - Sep 21 9:21 AM
Canadian detained in U.S. was sent to Syrian prison An inquiry into the U.S. transfer of a Canadian citizen to a prison in Syria found Canadian authorities gave misleading information to the Americans that likely led to the deportation, a report released yesterday said. Inquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect Fox21 - Sep 19 8:50 AM
TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured.Case casts shadow on Canadian intelligence, US Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:40 PM
VAL-DES-MONTS, QC., Canada -- September 26, 2002, Maher Arar arrived in New York, en route to Montreal. He had been visiting his wife's relatives in Tunisia. American authorities took him into custody, and October 8 they put him on a plane to Jordan, from which he was driven to Syria.Inquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Sep 19 6:55 AM
TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured. The commission says...Call the Conflict by Its Proper Name: Geo-Civil War YaleGlobal Online - Sep 21 10:39 AM
NEW YORK: This summer civil strife continued unabated in Iraq; Iran and Syria steered Hezbollah into war with Israel, and Israel s response crushed Lebanon s faltering steps toward sovereignty and civil order; terrorist cells inspired and, in some cases, directed by Al Qaeda metastasized among British Muslims.Iran, Venezuela, Syria to Collaborate on Oil Refinery Israel National News - Sep 19 11:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Iran, Venezuela and Syria are to collaborate on a new oil refinery for processing 150,000 barrels a day, according to Venezuela's oil minister, Rafael Ramirez. The refinery is to be located in Syria, while construction will be undertaken by Iran and Venezuela.DM Peretz: Our Hand is Outstretched to Lebanon, Syria Israel National News - Sep 19 11:57 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz said today that Israel has no real conflict with Lebanon, and that the government remains committed to offering peace to Lebanon and to Syria. He made the statements during an address at a ceremony of the IDF Engineering Corps.4.20pm Thursday September 21, 2006 The New Zealand Herald - Sep 21 9:36 AM
OTTAWA - Canada's Parliament said on Wednesday that it should apologise to a Canadian citizen for Ottawa's role in his wrongful deportation by the United States to what he describes as a hell-hole prison in Syria.Deportation to Syria Backed Los Angeles Times - Sep 20 12:06 AM
The attorney general defends a U.S. decision that a Canadian says led to his torture. Ottawa appears ready to lodge a formal protest.Countries to Build Oil Refinery in Syria AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 18 2:34 PM
Venezuela and Iran are planning to help construct a petroleum refinery in Syria capable of processing 150,000 barrels a day, Venezuela's oil minister announced Monday.Canada in brief Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - Sep 21 2:43 PM
Arar gets House apology, but... OTTAWA (CP) - Maher Arar finally has a unanimous apology from the House of Commons for his detention and torture in Syria.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 21 8:36 AM
Syria - one of Israel's most implacable foes - is making threatening noises again in what some Mid-East watchers estimate to be an exercise in sabre rattling.Defiant Bush assails Iran, Syria at UN Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 10:56 AM
President Bush accused Iran's rulers on Tuesday of using their people's resources to fund terrorists and pursue nuclear weapons but, facing uncertain international support, vowed to seek a diplomatic solution.Oil refinery planned in Syria NDTV Profit - Sep 19 1:23 AM
Venezuela and Iran are planning to help construct a petroleum refinery in Syria capable of processing 150,000 barrels a day, Venezuela's oil minister has announced.Al Karama stun Al Ittihad Aljazeera - Sep 21 2:27 AM
Syria's Al Karama have eliminated defending champions Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia with a dramatic 4-0 extra time victory to secure a 4-2 aggregate victory and progressed through to semi finals of the Asian Champions League.Intelligence comes first USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 3:56 AM
The case of Maher Arar, a Canadian Muslim allegedly tortured in Syria after being taken there by the CIA, warrants scrutiny. So, indeed, does the whole practice of rendition, a favorite of the Clinton administration long before the Sept. 11 attacks.Court rejects former candidate attempt to ban bombings WCAX 3 - Sep 21 4:56 AM
CONCORD, N.H. A federal judge in Concord (New Hampshire) has denied a former Republican congressional candidates request for an order barring the United States from bombing bombing Iran or Syria.Lebanon?s Future: Bending Toward Hezbollah or Leaning to the West? New York Times - 16 minutes ago
The outcome of the battle for Lebanon?s political future could have profound ramifications for the Middle East.Justice Department backtracks after torture case remark Sun-Sentinel - Sep 21 12:13 AM
WASHINGTON · In an embarrassing turnabout, the Justice Department backed away Wednesday from a denial by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales of responsibility for the treatment of a Canadian who was seized by U.S. authorities in 2002. The man was deported to Syria, where he was imprisoned and beaten.Court Report Slams U.S., Canada on False Suspect NPR - Sep 20 4:20 PM
Maher Arar is a Syrian-born Canadian computer engineer who was falsely accused of having terrorist ties. Canadian investigators deported him to the United States in 2002, where he was arrested at JFK Airport. He was then sent to Syria for a year, where, according to a report released by a Canadian judge Tuesday, he was tortured. The report, which exonerates Arar of any wrongdoing, sharply Syria: US-Israel relationship fuels terrorism Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 20 11:34 PM
(JTA) The US-Israel relationship helped fuel the attack on the US embassy in Damascus, Syrian officials in Washington said. "It is regrettable that US policies in the Middle East have fueled extremism, terrorism and anti-US sentiment, a statement issued Tuesday from the embasssy said.Did America Rendition A Canadian Man To Syria For Torture? KXMA-TV Dickinson - Sep 20 11:10 AM
Disclaimer: This article is a blog post and does not represent the views or opinions of Reiten Television, KXNet.com, its staff and associates and is wholly owned by the user who posted this content.Saudi, Russian see consensus for peace AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
Arab countries have reached a "very significant" consensus after the recent war in Lebanon that there must be a new start with fresh ideas to the Middle East peace process, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Thursday.Songs of peace and love find renewed popularity USA Today - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
Iraqis have long been drawn to sentimental songs about nationalism and love. Singers are now turning to the theme of peace.Networks say indecency policy imperils live TV Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
A majority of the nation's networks have told the Federal Communications Commission that its policy putting TV station owners at risk of huge fines for a slip of the tongue threatens to end live broadcast television.Syria licenses first takaful insurance firms AME Info - Sep 20 7:44 AM
Takaful firms are following traditional insurance companies and entering an almost virgin market estimated at $500 million a year.Canadian deported by US to Syria cleared of Al Qaeda links Khaleej Times - Sep 18 8:40 PM
OTTAWA - A judge cleared a Canadian man on Monday who had been accused of Al Qaeda links, saying he was deported from the United States based on inaccurate information and mistakenly ended up detained and tortured in Syria for a year.Local: Restraining order against Bush denied The Nashua Telegraph - Sep 21 1:13 AM
CONCORD A federal judge on Wednesday denied a former Republican congressional candidate's request for a restraining order barring President Bush or Vice President Richard Cheney from bombing Iran or Syria. ... - By ANDREW WOLFE Telegraph StaffInquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect KBCI Boise - Sep 18 11:04 PM
TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured. The commission says Canadian police were wrong when they told U-S officials the man was an extremist suspected of having ties to al-Qaida.U.S. Embassy in Damascus Attacked WTOL News 11 - Sep 21 1:46 AM
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AP) - Islamic militants attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Tuesday using automatic rifles, hand grenades and at least one van rigged with explosives, the government said. Four people were killed in the brazen attack, including three of the assailants.Canadian terror suspect tortured in Syria after 'rendition' by US Belfast Telegraph - Sep 20 4:18 AM
Campaigners have demanded that the Bush administration be held accountable for the illegal seizure of a Canadian citizen who was handed over to Syrian authorities and subsequently tortured.Ottawa asks US to remove Canadian from terrorist watch list AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 1:29 PM
Ottawa has asked the United States to remove Canadian Maher Arar, who was mistakenly labeled an "Islamic extremist" from its terrorist watch list, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said.Inquiry Finds Canadian Terror Suspect Wrongly Accused and Tortured The Online NewsHour - Sep 20 5:12 PM
As Congress debates on how to treat terror suspects, an inquiry found that Maher Arar, a Canadian Muslim detained by U.S. authorities for suspected links to al-Qaida, and sent to Syria, had no links to terrorism. The commission's lead counsel discusses the findings.Mistaken detention sparks outcry Gulf Times - Sep 21 2:06 AM
OTTAWA: The case of a Canadian man wrongly arrested in the United States on faulty Canadian intelligence and subsequently tortured in Syria has sparked an outcry and the victim wants an apology from Ottawa and Washington.Abbas urges UN action to implement plan for Palestinian state AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 1:13 PM
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas urged the UN Security Council to set up an "effective mechanism" to ensure an international blueprint for a Palestinian state is carried out.'Dark Side' in Pittsburgh: 1973 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 20 9:10 PM
In January of 1972, Pink Floyd launched a tour that showcased its unrecorded work, "Eclipse," later to be called "The Dark Side of the Moon." The world tour brought them to the late Syria Mosque on April 20, 1972, just a few months before entering Abbey Road studio to record it.Arar gets apology from House of Commons, not quite from government CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 20 3:15 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - Maher Arar finally has a unanimous apology from the House of Commons for his detention and torture in Syria. But a senior Conservative minister insisted Wednesday that he and other cabinet members were expressing their personal feelings by joining in the move - not necessarily speaking for the government.Lebanon threatens UN appeal over Israel pullout delay AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 12:33 PM
Lebanon threatened to seek action from the UN Security Council if Israel does not complete its promised troop pullout by the end of next week, as Hezbollah prepared to celebrate "victory" in the month-long war.Arab nations seek condemnation of Israel's nuclear activities AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 11:58 AM
Arab nations asked the UN's atomic energy watchdog, the IAEA, to adopt a resolution condemning Israel's nuclear activities -- even as the UN pressured Iran on the same issue in New York.House of Commons apologizes to Arar -- not gov't CTV.ca - Sep 20 3:56 PM
Maher Arar finally has a unanimous apology from the House of Commons for his detention and torture in Syria. But he didn't get an apology from the government.President Ahmadinejad's News Conference Washington Post - Sep 21 10:45 AM
The President of Iran holds a news conference at the United NationsArar gets apology from House of Commons, not quite from government Brandon Sun - Sep 20 8:10 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - Maher Arar finally has a unanimous apology from the House of Commons for his detention and torture in Syria.Canadian Mounties blasted for wrong info that led to torture AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:22 PM
Critics blasted Canada's federal police for giving bad information to US authorities that led to the detention and torture in Syria of a Canadian citizen, as the United States denied responsibility.Scoop Link: Canada Plans Official Torture Protest Scoop.co.nz - Sep 20 5:50 PM
Ottawa - A formal Canadian protest to Washington appeared to be planned on Tuesday as the result of an official inquiry into the U.S. deportation in 2002 of a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he was subsequently tortured.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Sep 20 2:25 PM
Fetching... OTTAWA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Canada's Parliament said on Wednesday that it should apologize to a Canadian citizen for Ottawa's role in his wrongful deportation by the United States to what he describes as a hell-hole prison in Syria.Canadian Falsely Accused Of Terrorism CBS News - Sep 19 11:48 PM
A software engineer falsely accused of being a terrorist by Canadian police was shipped to Syria by the United States, where he was imprisoned and tortured, according to a Canadian commission.UN Security Council holds ministerial meeting on Middle East AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 5:31 AM
The UN Security Council, acting at the request of Arab countries, is set to hold a rare ministerial meeting here to discuss how to revive the stalled Middle East peace process.Al-Shara rejects selective interaction with Iran's nuclear case Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 20 2:40 PM
Syria - Iran - Larijani Syrian Vice-President in political affairs Farouk al-Shara said any kind of selective interaction with Iran's nuclear dossier is unacceptable.Canadian Mounties blasted for wrong info that lead to torture of innocent man AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 1:10 PM
Canada's federal police force was reviled for providing wrong intelligence to US authorities, leading to the detention and torture in Syria of a Canadian citizen.Click Fraud BusinessWeek - Sep 21 2:39 PM
The dark side of online advertising Israel troubled that war in Lebanon drove its enemies closer The Christian Science Monitor - Sep 21 2:45 PM
Lebanese and Palestinian militants are now showing greater coordination. 4.00pm Wednesday September 20, 2006 By Randall Palmer The New Zealand Herald - Sep 20 10:11 AM
OTTAWA - Canada is likely to make a formal protest to the United States over the US deportation in 2002 of a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he was subsequently tortured.Canadian leader voices regret on torture Boston Globe - Sep 20 1:59 AM
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper said yesterday that a Canadian citizen who was deported to Syria, where he was subsequently tortured, had been ``done a tremendous injustice."Rumors On The Internets: Don't Take Syria in the Office Invasion Pool Wonkette - Sep 19 3:25 PM
Iran already has a nuclear weapon, American military already in country, world fucked, etc. [The Agonist, Think Progress] Halliburton is totally fine knowing you hate them, as long as the soldiers...Lebanon begins to clean ravaged coast AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 3:47 AM
Shovel-wielding volunteers sifted through oil-stained sand on a beach where tourists once swam, now emptied by a massive spill caused by Israeli bombardment. Two months later, only 3 percent of the oil has been recovered.Justice Dept. Amends Remark on Torture Case New York Times - Sep 20 10:10 PM
In an embarrassing turnabout, the Justice Department backed away from a denial of responsibility for the abduction of a Canadian by the U.S. in 2002.Iraq Study A Long Way From Over Space War - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
by Kristyn Ecochard And Martin Sieff UPI Correspondent Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2006 After six months of research, including a recent trip to Iraq, the Iraq Study Group has made no recommendations.Torture Is Always Bad -- Or Is It? Editor & Publisher - Sep 20 10:17 AM
A Washington Post editorial considers the case of an innocent Canadian renditoned and tortured in Syria but fails to take a clear stand against criminal mistreatment of even the possibly guilty.Norman Horowitz: A FEW REASONS WHY I LOVE AMERICA HuffingtonPost - Sep 21 1:08 PM
This is a report on an un-announced Republican Planning Agenda Sadly, President Bush scheduled to make a major address at the meeting concerning methodology in holding press conferences while managing to answer nothing will be unable to attend. The Presidents speech will be given by Tony Snow, an expert on the subject. 6:00 p.m. - Bill Frist announces he will introduce a bill requiring Doing Business With A Controversial Partner BusinessWeek - Sep 21 2:38 PM
Yahoo turns ads over to a company associated with suspicious clicks, inflated bills, and "rogue" software Iran keeps Syria on side - for now Asia Times - Sep 18 3:36 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria and Iran are forging an ever-closer alliance to countenance the gathering regional and international isolation in which they find themselves. Their improved ties include military and intelligence cooperation, according to Syrian officials and analysts.Chavez launches Bush broadside at U.N. AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 3:06 AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President Bush "the devil" in a fiery speech to the United Nations, but later reached out to an audience of Americans, saying he sees himself as a friend of the United States.A TORTURED DEBATE Molly Ivins via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 2:55 AM
AUSTIN, Texas -- Some country is about to have a Senate debate on a bill to legalize torture. How weird is that?Arab leaders - Time for broad Mideast peace talk Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 57 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Arab leaders and the U.N. secretary-general urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to get involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the war in Lebanon showed the danger of leaving the core Middle East dispute unresolved.Larijani: Tehran for restoration of stability, security to Iraq Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 20 6:40 AM
Iran - Syria - Larijani Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Wednesday stressed the need for restoration of stability and security to Iraq and withdrawal of foreign troop from there.Canadian Panel Exonerates CIA Rendition Survivor The NewStandard - Sep 20 6:53 AM
Four years after being apprehended by the US government as a terrorism suspect and tortured by authorities in Syria, Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen, has had his name officially cleared by a...Syrian film director banned from visiting Jordan AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 5:25 AM
Film director Omar Amiralay, whose trenchant documentaries on life and government in Syria earned him praise abroad, has briefly been arrested by Syrian authorities at the Jordanian border and barred from leaving the country, a leading human rights activist said.RCMP making reforms based on report, Day says CTV.ca - Sep 21 6:11 PM
The RCMP is implementing reforms recommended by a judicial inquiry into the detention and torture of Maher Arar, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said Thursday.