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U.S., Syria spar and Rice calls for sanctions 
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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.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.RENDERING UNTO SYRIA Robert Scheer via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 4:39 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 Rice evokes possible new sanctions against Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 12:54 AM
The United States is hoping to convince its allies to back new sanctions against Syria in response to its purported role in destabilizing Lebanon and Iraq and supporting the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.Rice calls for sanctions against Syria Aljazeera - Sep 26 5:20 PM
The US and Syria clashed on Tuesday, with Washington urging other countries to impose sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling the US to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.Stop imposing will on Arabs, Syria tells US The Peninsula - Sep 26 5:58 PM
united nations The United States and Syria locked horns yesterday, 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.Syria faces U.S. sanctions over Hariri Tiscali - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has warned Syria that it must help investigate the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri or face the possibility of further sanctions.Bush tells Syria to pull Lebanon troops Tiscali - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has demanded that Syria pull troops from Lebanon in the wake of the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and says he will seek support from European leaders next week to put more pressure on Damascus.US, Syria spar and Rice calls for sanctions AlertNet - Sep 26 1:52 PM
Source: Reuters By Howard Goller UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The United States and Syria locked horns on Tuesday, with Washington urging others to join it in imposing sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling ... Rice wants others to join Syria sanctions The Australian - Sep 26 12:48 PM
THE US would like other nations to join it in imposing sanctions on Syria, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview published today.US, Syria spar as Rice calls for sanctions Independent Online - Sep 26 4:33 PM
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.Syria, Lebanon praise latest UN report into Hariri killing The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 26 12:24 PM
Syria praised the latest report from the UN commission investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Tuesday, saying it proved Damascus was cooperating with the probe. Lebanon, where many accuse Syria of masterminding Hariri's murder, also welcomed the report issued Monday by UN investigator Serge Brammertz.Analysis: Chavez courts Syria, Iran UPI - Sep 26 10:45 AM
MIAMI, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Venezuela has announced it is collaborating with Syria and Iran to build a new oil refinery in Syria that will produce 150,000 barrels a day.Israeli intellectuals petition for contacts with Syria, Hamas AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 8:24 AM
Dozens of Israeli university lecturers, writers and reserve officers have signed a petition calling on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to open contacts with Syria and the Palestinians, including Hamas.Man deported to Syria had no link to terror, Canada told U.S. International Herald Tribune - Sep 25 7:51 AM
When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he was tortured for months, the deportation order stated unequivocally that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of Al Qaeda.Rice evokes possible new sanctions against Syria Middle East Online - Sep 26 1:58 AM
US Secretary of State accuses Syria of destabilizing Lebanon and Iraq and supporting Hamas.Syria denies report on meeting with Israel People's Daily - Sep 25 5:09 PM
Syria on Monday denied a report that Syrian and Israeli representatives had held a secret meeting in late July, the official SANA news agency reported.Arch-rivals lay into US at UN General Assembly AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 4:16 PM
Foes of the US administration laid into Washington at the UN General Assembly with Syria saying the US "war on terror" has been a failure, while Stalinist North Korea called the United States a "high-handed" superpower.Syrian minister tells UN that US 'war on terror' is a failure AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 11:23 AM
Syria's foreign minister told the United Nations that the US "war on terror" has failed and that US policies caused the September 11 attacks.CORRECTED: US, Syria spar and Rice calls for sanctions Reuters - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Corrected to make clear Rice made the comments to The Wall Street Journal, not The New York Times, in fifth paragraphU.S. policies proven wrong in Arab world, states Syria People's Daily - Sep 26 6:38 PM
The U.S. policies toward the Arab countries were proven wrong because they were a distorted reflection of the actual will of the Arab people, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem told the UN General Assembly Tuesday.Golan heights an 'integral part" of Israel: PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 7:10 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called the occupied Golan Heights an integral part of Israel and said he would never hand it back to Syria.Two terror cases expose Bush's double standard USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:54 AM
Four months after President Bush accused Syria of harboring terrorist camps and organizations in June 2002, U.S. authorities secretly handed over to the Damascus regime a man suspected of having ties to a terrorist group.Syria frees critics of its Lebanon strategy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 9:25 AM
Syrian authorities released on Monday three signatories of a declaration that had criticized state policy toward Lebanon but left two leading dissidents behind the document in jail, human rights organizations said.Syrian Director Defies Death Threats Los Angeles Times - Sep 26 10:12 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- A Syrian director who received death threats after a Ramadan television series on suicide bombers is back for this year's holiday: This time, he condemns terrorism by Islamic extremists as a global threat that hurts Muslims.Syria: Israel is to Blame Israel National News - Sep 26 12:20 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem blamed Israel on Tuesday for all the problems in the Middle East during his speech to United Nations General Assembly, according to the Associated Press.Syria says new UN report on Hariri killing more positive People's Daily - Sep 26 5:23 AM
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said that a new UN report on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was much more positive than previous ones, the official al-Thawra newspaper reported on Tuesday.Beilin: Israel Must Talk With Syria Israel National News - Sep 24 11:05 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel should talk with Syria on surrendering the Golan Heights and reaching a peace agreement with Syria, Meretz leader Knesset Member Yossi Beilin told Voice of Israel government radio Monday morning.Israel's PM clings to Syria's Golan Heights Middle East Online - Sep 26 2:58 AM
Ehud Olmert sees occupied land integral part of Israel, would never hand it back to Damascus.Talabani Warns Iraq's Neighbors Against Interfering NPR - Sep 26 5:45 AM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is blaming much of the violence in Iraq on outside interference from Syria, Iran and other Middle Eastern countries. If it doesn't stop, he says, Iraq may begin supporting opposition groups in those neighboring countries.U.S. Embassy in Damascus Attacked WTOL News 11 - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
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.Talabani warns: Stop meddling, or we will support your 'opposition' forces Turks.US - Sep 26 6:09 PM
Iraqi President Jelal Talabani has commented on Iraqi neighbors such as Turkey, Syria, and Iran, who he has accused of involving themselves in the inner-business of Iraq, saying that if they continued, Iraq would respond by supporting the "opposition forces" within those countries borders.Arch-rivals lay into US at UN General Assembly TODAYonline - Sep 26 3:50 PM
The Deputy Foreign Minister of North Korea Choe Su Hon addresses the 61st annual General Assembly at the United Nations in New York. Foes of the US administration laid into Washington at the UN General Assembly with Syria saying the US "war on terror" has been a failure, while Stalinist North Korea called the United States a "high-handed" superpower.Damascus warns diplomatic impasse means more conflict The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 26 12:32 PM
Syria's foreign minister said Tuesday the "logjam" in peace efforts meant further confrontation was likely, as Premier Ehud Olmert called the Golan Heights an integral part of Israel that would never be handed back. Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem also said.UN report on Hariri killing: Syria cooperates, attack carried out by suicide bomber Al Bawaba - Sep 25 11:25 PM
New tests corroborate the theory that Lebanon's ex-Premier Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive suicide truck bomb, chief U.N. investigator Serge Brammertz said in his latest report.Maher Arar still waiting for apology from the PM over his detention in Syria Hamilton Spectator - Sep 24 11:11 AM
OTTAWA - Maher Arar says he's still waiting. He says he's extremely disappointed that he hasn't received an apology from the prime minister over the events that led to his deportation to Syria by U.S. authorities.Syria key to stability in Mideast: Peretz AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 4:10 AM
Syria is the key to stability in the Middle East, Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said, adding that the door to negotiations with Damascus remained open.Israeli official scolds Olmert on Syria UPI - Sep 24 5:31 AM
JERUSALEM, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Israel's refusal to explore Syria's reported peace overture is a "diplomatic dereliction of duty," a former Israeli foreign minister said Sunday.Team Korea s Roster List Announced donga.com - Sep 26 3:18 PM
On September 26, Pim Verbeek, the head coach of the Korean national football team, announced the new squad of 31 players for the upcoming friendly match against Ghana scheduled on October 8 and the qualifying match for the 2007 Asian Cup against Syria, scheduled on October 11. Having their recent strong performances in the K-League appreciated, new faces such as Yeom Ki-hun (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Oh Report: Syria calls for peace with Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 11:34 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in comments released Sunday that his nation wants "peace with Israel" and welcomed U.S. intervention in the region. But he also said Washington must listen to what people in the Middle East think if it wants positive change in the region.9,500-year-old decorated skulls found in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 1:14 PM
Archaeologists said they had uncovered decorated human skulls dating back as long as 9,500 years ago from a burial site near the Syrian capital Damascus.Golan Heights an integral part of Israel: Olmert Khaleej Times - Sep 26 7:14 AM
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the occupied Golan Heights an integral part of Israel and said he would never hand the area back to Syria, in comments published on Tuesday.Israel seen lifting nuclear veil in Iran stand-off Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:43 AM
In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable: It briefly wheeled its nuclear-capable Jericho-1 missiles out of their secret silos.Israel Sets Goal of Pulling Troops Out of Lebanon by Sunday New York Times - 28 minutes ago
Israel had delayed leaving until now, saying that the United Nations forces were not up to strength.Zaccardelli to appear before Commons public safety committee Canada.com - Sep 26 6:38 AM
RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli has refused to comment on the findings of Justice Dennis O'Connor, which cite the RCMP as being complicit in the 2002 deportation and torture by Syria of Maher Arar.Syria frees three critics of policy Gulf Times - Sep 26 1:06 AM
DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities released yesterday three signatories of a declaration that had criticised state policy towards Lebanon but left two leading dissidents behind the document in jail, human rights organisations said.Iraq is 'cause celebre' for extremists AP via Yahoo! News - 7 minutes ago
The war in Iraq has become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists, breeding deep resentment of the U.S. that probably will get worse before it gets better, federal intelligence analysts conclude in a report at odds with President Bush's portrayal of a world growing safer.Inquiry Builds Case on Bombing That Killed Lebanon?s Ex-Premier New York Times - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
The prosecutor investigating the killing of Rafik Hariri said he was still pursuing the identities of the conspirators.Released part of intel study notes new threats USA Today - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
The Iraq war has become the "cause clbre" for Islamic militants, breeding resentment in Muslim nations and cultivating supporters worldwide, according to portions of a secret intelligence study the Bush administration released Tuesday.Syria says it wants peace with Israel Albuquerque Tribune - Sep 25 8:50 AM
But he also said Washington must listen to what people in the Middle East think if it wants positive change in the region.9,500-year-old decorated skulls found in Syria Middle East Times - Sep 25 6:59 AM
DAMASCUS -- Archaeologists said Sunday that they had uncovered decorated human skulls dating back as long as 9,500 years ago from a burial site near the Syrian capital Damascus.US troop presence keeps neighbors from invading Iraq: Talabani AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 4:41 PM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said that the US military presence in Iraq keeps neighbors from invading his country.World opinion of Iraq seeming to change AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 5:30 PM
Iraq is getting more respect now that it has an elected government, fully participating in dozens of meetings at the U.N. General Assembly. "Now it's business," said Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.U.S. to blame for attack on its embassy: Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 3:21 AM
The United States and its Middle East policies are to blame for a recent failed attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was quoted on Sunday as saying in a German magazine.Assad: U.S. must broker Mideast peace UPI - Sep 25 9:29 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad has blamed the United States for instability in the Middle East while saying that only the United States can broker peace.Lebanon-Israel talks on pullout 'inconclusive': UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 2:25 PM
UN-hosted talks between Lebanese and Israeli army officers to agree a schedule for Israel's full withdrawal from south Lebanon were inconclusive, a UN official told AFP.Nation briefs Miami Herald - Sep 25 3:28 PM
When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he was tortured, the deportation order stated unequivocally that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of al Qaeda. But a few days earlier, Canadian investigators had told the FBI they had not been able to link him to the terrorist group.Arab Bank Syria to roll out systems for branch launch ITP.net - Sep 23 5:11 PM
Arab Bank Syria is rolling out a complete IT infrastructure to support the opening of its first branches across the country. Suppliers the bank is working with include Cisco, HP and Oracle, senior IT executives at the bank told IT Weekly.Israel says it may quit Lebanon by next week International Herald Tribune - Sep 26 2:52 PM
Israeli troops are expected to be out of Lebanon by next week, before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur begins Sunday night, according to Israeli and United Nations officials after a meeting in Naqura, Lebanon, on Tuesday.Report: Iraq War Inspiring Terrorists CBS News - 13 minutes ago
A declassified report says the Iraq war has become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists, breeding deep resentment of the U.S. that is likely to get worse. President Bush said critics who believe the war has worsened terrorism are naive.Israel May Finish Lebanon Troop Withdrawal by Sept. 30, UN Says Bloomberg.com - 19 minutes ago
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Israel may complete its withdrawal of soldiers from southern Lebanon by Sept. 30, said Major General Alain Pellegrini, the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the region.Tooth, remains add intrigue to UN probe into Hariri murder AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 9:09 AM
A crowned tooth and more human remains of a suspected suicide truck-bomber have added intrigue to the complex UN investigation into the February 2005 murder of Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri.The U.S. must look to its own Mideast interests International Herald Tribune - Sep 26 7:41 AM
The United States should broaden its diplomatic reach in the Middle East and not just focus on Lebanon.Excerpts: Declassified US terror report BBC News - Sep 26 4:16 PM
Declassified excerpts from the April 2006 National Intelligence Estimate on Trends in Global Terrorism released on 26 September 2006.Syrian links Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 25 2:13 PM
"The cooperation that the commission has received from the Syrian Arab Republic has remained generally satisfactory," the report said. Mr Hariri had become a critic of Syria's decades-long domination of Lebanon shortly before his death.Israeli And Saudi Arabian Officials Meet by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 25, Space War - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Senior Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials reportedly met earlier this month in what could develop into enhanced cooperation among the Jewish state and moderate Arab regimes concerned about Iran's nuclear program and the rise of radical Muslim organizations.Hotlinks Tiscali - Sep 25 2:26 PM
DAMASCUS, SYRIA - Decorated human skulls dating back as long as 9,500 years ago lay at a burial site near the Syrian capital Damascus, September 25, 2006. The discovery of human skulls bear lifelike faces which were modelled with clay earth, then coloured to accentuate the features.A Region In Turmoil Part Two by Alon Ben-Meir UPI Outside View Commentator New York (UPI) Sep 26, 2006 Space War - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Saudi Arabia is probably more anxious about the war in Iraq and its consequences than any other nation in the region. The Saudi royal family feels particularly threatened by fears that a bloody conflict between Shiites and Sunnis will spill over into Saudi Arabia.Report: Syria Calls for Peace With Israel AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 24 11:34 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in comments released Sunday that his nation wants "peace with Israel" and welcomed U.S. intervention in the region.National Intelligence Estimate: Key Findings NPR - Sep 26 3:48 PM
United States-led counterterrorism efforts have seriously damaged the leadership of al-Qa'ida and disrupted its operations; however, we judge that al-Qa'ida will continue to pose the greatest threat to the Homeland and US interests abroad by a single terrorist organization.There?s More Than Heat to a Pepper?s Personality New York Times - Sep 26 6:04 PM
The spectrum of dried chilies offer a complex range of flavors, as they dance from chocolaty, smoky, dusky, anise-y and raisiny, to cinnamon-scented or even cherrylike.Olmert denies reports of meeting with Saudi king The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 25 2:17 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently held talks with a member of Saudi Arabia's royal family on Middle East peace and Iran's nuclear program, Israel's Yediot Ahronot newspaper said on Monday. Olmert also dismissed a possible overture from Syria, saying Damascus must first stop sponsoring militant organizations if it wants to talk peace.Analysts say Iraq war builds hatred against U.S. Houston Chronicle - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
The war in Iraq has become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists, breeding deep resentment of the U.S. that probably will get worse before it gets better, federal intelligence analysts conclude in a report at odds with President Bush's contention of a world growing safer. Syria key to stability in Mideast: Peretz Khaleej Times - Sep 23 5:30 AM
JERUSALEM - Syria is the key to stability in the Middle East, Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said on Saturday, adding that the door to negotiations with Damascus remained open.Iraq Is 'Cause Celebre' for Extremists Chicago Tribune - Sep 26 2:52 PM
A declassified government intelligence report says the war in Iraq has become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists, breeding deep resentment of the U.S. that is likely to get worse before it gets better. Picture show Salon.com - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
The camera can turn callow teens into celebrities and make Bush look like a pilot. Are photo ops ruining America? Israel seen lifting nuclear veil in Iran stand-off Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 25 5:37 AM
In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable.Nasrallah dates sold to break Ramadan fast AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 2:17 AM
The nicknames of dates sold to break the Ramadan fast are a key gauge of the political mood on Cairo's streets.Iraq Is 'Cause Celebre' for Extremists San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 26 5:26 PM
The war in Iraq has become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists, breeding deep resentment of the U.S. that probably will get worse before it gets better, federal intelligence analysts conclude in a report at odds with President Bush's portrayal of a world... Role Reversal in the Middle East The Globalist - 48 minutes ago
Today, the Middle East is more divided than ever as Islam s Sunni and Shia factions vie for control over Iraq and the region as a whole.Branching out to olives Austin American-Statesman - 43 minutes ago
On the historic day of Bill and Bev Kemp's first commercial olive harvest, Jack Russell terriers romp in the furrows beneath the trees, and two woolly llamas from next door watch the activity from the gravel road that runs past the grove.ISRAELI INTEL: ASSAD FAVORS ANOTHER WAR Middle East Newsline - Sep 25 6:07 AM
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Syria, buoyed by Hizbullah's success against Israel, has ordered his military to prepare for a regional war with the Jewish state. Israeli intelligence sources said Syrian President Bashar Assad has ordered a series of measures meant to bolster the preparedness of his military.Obituary -Homer C. Anderson The Derrick - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Homer C. Anderson, 108, of Pompano Beach, Fla., formerly of Franklin, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006.Michael Ratner Metro Times Detroit - 38 minutes ago
knows what he's talking about when it comes to this issue. He describes the so-called compromise "nearly complete capitulation ... to political pressure from and the White House."U.S. was told tortured man had no terror link Sun-Sentinel - Sep 25 12:02 AM
Washington · When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he was tortured for 10 months, the deportation order stated unequivocally that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of al-Qaida. But a few days earlier, Canadian investigators had told the FBI that they had not been able to link him to the terrorist group.Report bashes U.S. terror case The News & Observer - Sep 25 12:40 AM
When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he says he was tortured, the deportation order stated that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of al-Qaeda. But a few days earlier, Canadian investigators had told the FBI they hadNation Briefs Miami Herald - Sep 25 12:25 AM
Canada may protest detainee's treatment When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he was tortured, the deportation order stated unequivocally that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of al Qaeda. But a few days earlier, Canadian investigators had told the FBI they had not been able to link him to the terrorist group.Iraq's Talabani warns neighbors to stop interfering Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:01 PM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani warns that Iraq can "make trouble" for its neighbors if they do not stop interfering in his country's internal affairs.Read it yourself, says Bush as threat report made public Times Online - Sep 26 5:05 PM
PRESIDENT BUSH took the extraordinary step last night of authorising the public release of his government s classified terror threat assessment, a move that seemed to bolster claims by his opponents that the Iraq war was fuelling global terrorism.Lieberman Calls for Having More U.S. Troops Training Iraqi Forces New York Times - Sep 25 9:03 PM
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman called for the number of troops to be doubled or tripled to hasten withdrawal of American forces.Analysts: Extremism has spread Report says Iraq War hasn t helped matters Times-Reporter - 32 minutes ago
WASHINGTON By offering the public a glimpse of a once-secret analysis on global terror trends, the White House gave an election-year gift to both parties: the document bolsters President Bush s argument that the only choice is to stay in Iraq and win.Iraq war attracted extremists: report Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 26 4:34 PM
A declassified United States government intelligence report says the war in Iraq has become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists, which is breeding deep resentment of the US that is likely to get worse before it gets better.Pope says Christians, Muslims must reject violence, overcome historic enmities Madera Tribune - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Seeking to end anger in the Islamic world over his remarks on holy war, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim envoys Monday their two faiths must overcome historic enmities and together reject violence, saying the future of humanity is at stake.Canadian democracy undermined by government secrecy, watchdog group says Cyberpresse - Sep 26 5:47 PM
Canadians' access to information has been impeded by federal and provincial governments for too long, says a B.C. citizen's coalition calling for changes to improve access.Members Raise Censorship Fears Following Coup Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
The IFEX Communiqué is the weekly newsletter of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), a global network of 72 organisations working to defend and promote the right to free expression. IFEX is managed by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (www.cjfe.org).Analysis: War is 'cause celebre' that builds Islamic resentment Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Sep 26 3:27 PM
The declassified government intelligence report says resentment of the United States bred by the war in Iraq is likely to get worse before it gets better.Emaar acquires Raffles Campus of Singapore Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
DUBAI In a major diversification drive, real estate major Emaar Properties, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Emaar Education, has acquired Singapore-based Raffles Campus Pte Ltd., (Raffles Campus) a premier education provider, to move ahead with its projects in the educational sector.UN probe of Lebanese PM's murder nearer to trial Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:57 PM
The U.N. investigator into the slaying of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Monday he was close to amassing evidence in the case that would stand up in court.State Dept. Daily Press Briefing September 26 2006 Scoop.co.nz - Sep 26 2:42 PM
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Query on Tariq Ramadan's Visa Application Secretary Rice's Remarks on 9/11 Commission Report / Delenda Plan My 2 Cents- Sept 7 Coffeyville Journal - 14 minutes ago
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. The United States is involved in two wars, wars described by our President as crusades against evil. These are described as opportunities to bring freedom to oppressed people.