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Archaeologist finds traces of "humanity's first war" in Syria 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 12:38 PM
A German archaeologist says he has found relics of "humanity's first war" in the northeast of Syria in the form of clay balls used as ammunition almost 6,000 years ago, Die Zeit weekly said in its edition due for publication on Thursday.Archaeologist finds traces of "humanity's first war" in Syria AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 03 11:15 AM
A German archaeologist says he has found relics of "humanity's first war" in the north east of Syria in the form of balls of stone used as ammunition in the 4th century BC, the Die Zeit newspaper says in its edition due for publication on Thursday.RUSSIA NEARLY COMPLETES SAM DELIVERIES TO IRAN, SYRIA Middle East Newsline - Jan 03 11:39 AM
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has delivered more than half of the anti-aircraft defense systems ordered by Iran and Syria. Russian defense officials said Moscow has accelerated deliveries of surface-to-air missiles to Damascus and Teheran over the last few months.SYRIA: Labour unions urge government to open schools for domestic workers AlertNet - Jan 03 4:03 AM
Source: IRIN A scarcity of work for women in Syria has forced local labour unions to urge the government to open schools to train Syrian women to become domestic workers. Threatened in Iraq, Professors Open School in Syria NPR - Jan 02 4:36 PM
The faculty is Iraqi -- the best and brightest from universities in Baghdad, Mosul and Basra. They led their departments, in medicine, dentistry, computer sciences. But they were targets for assassination, so they packed up and headed for a new life in Syria. Iraq's loss is Syria's gain.Russia Anti-Aircraft Weapons Sales To Syria And Iran Remain On Schedule Space War - Jan 02 7:03 PM
by Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) Jan 02, 2007 Controversial Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule, Russian news agencies cited defence and industry officials as saying Tuesday.Russia anti-aircraft weapons sales to Syria, Iran on schedule AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 2:18 AM
Controversial Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule Russian officials said.Nigeria: Nigeria to Open Embassy in Syria AllAfrica.com - Jan 03 3:10 AM
Syria and Nigeria have agreed to open Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Damascus.Russia to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Iran,Syria IranMania.com - Jan 02 8:49 PM
LONDON, January 2 (IranMania) - According to an AFP report, controversial Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule Russian officials said.Russia anti-aircraft weapons sales to Syria, Iran on schedule: reports Pakistani Newspaper - Jan 02 8:17 PM
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (AFP) Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule, Russian news agencies cited defence and industry officials as saying Tuesday.Memorandum: Syria and the Kurdish Rights: To the European Parliament Kurdish Media - Jan 02 5:26 PM
Syria gained its independence from the French administration in 1946, then went for a period of military coups, followed by an entry into a union with Egypt under the name of the United Arab Republic in 1958. It ended with separatist rebellion, then a military coup brought the Baath Party to power in 1963. The Baath Party in turn passed into a new set of internal coups in which Syria lost the ...Two Polls On Syria, Two Opinions Israel National News - Jan 02 9:59 PM
(IsraelNN.com) A Ma'agar Mochot poll revelas that 58 percent of the respondents support peace talks with Syria. The survey comes less than two weeks after a Dahaf polls showed that 67 percent of Israelis are against negotiations.Israelis Ponder Peace Talks with Syria Angus Reid - Jan 02 9:09 PM
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in Israel believe their government should enter negotiations with Syria, according to a poll by Maagar Mochot released by Israel Radio.Russia delivering anti-aircraft missiles to Iran and Syria on schedule The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 02 12:56 PM
Controversial Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule, Russian news agencies cited defense and industry officials as saying Tuesday. At least half of the 29 Tor-M1 missile systems bought by Iran for $1.4 billion dollars had been delivered.Syria's Nukes Strategy Page - Jan 02 2:31 PM
Syria's Nukes Syria's Under Reported and oft ignored nuclear program.Second U.S. carrier group to deploy to Gulf: sources Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 1:40 PM
The Pentagon will send a second aircraft carrier and its escort ships to the Gulf, defense officials said on Wednesday, as a warning to Syria and Iran and to give commanders more flexibility in the region.Hoyer: Talk to Iran, Syria Baltimore Jewish Times - Jan 02 10:26 AM
Encouraging contact with Syria and Iran will be a central plank of the new Democratic Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives' incoming majority leader said, outlining an agenda that differs radically from the Bush administration's on domestic and foreign policy.Russia s contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled as scheduled, Russian officials ... Al Jazeera - Jan 03 4:13 AM
At least half of the 29 Tor-M1 air defense missile systems bought by Iran for 1.4 billion dollars had been delivered, Russia s state-run ITAR-TASS quoted an unidentified sources at the defense ministry as saying.Archaeologist finds 'humanity's first war' News Interactive - Jan 03 1:10 PM
A GERMAN archaeologist said he has found relics of "humanity's first war" in the northeast of Syria in the form of clay balls used as ammunition almost 6000 years ago, Die Zeit weekly said in its edition due for publication tomorrow.US to send another carrier to Gulf News Interactive - Jan 03 12:55 PM
THE Pentagon will send a second aircraft carrier and its escort ships to the Gulf, defence officials said today, as a warning to Syria and Iran and to give commanders more flexibility in the region.2nd US carrier on Gulf deployment The Peninsula - Jan 03 3:29 PM
washington The Pentagon will send a second aircraft carrier and its escort ships to the Gulf, defence officials said, as a warning to Syria and Iran and to give commanders more flexibility in the region.Kenya: Violence Without Borders AllAfrica.com - Jan 03 3:27 PM
Africa is in the thick of the conflicts in the Middle East. With Iraq up in flames and an estimated 50,000 innocent Iraqi civilians dead and the threat of Syria and Iran being dragged into the war, the Middle East is now a rumbling volcano that can erupt at any time.Archaeologist finds 'humanity's first war' News Interactive - Jan 03 4:54 PM
A GERMAN archaeologist said he has found relics of "humanity's first war" in northeast Syria in the form of clay balls used as ammo almost 6000 years ago.Iraqi Christian Refugees Find Barriers To Resettling In America WDET-FM Detroit - Jan 03 10:36 AM
According to the United Nations refugee agency, nearly two million Iraqis have fled their war-torn homeland for Syria, Jordan and other neighboring countries. Many refugees especially Iraqi CHRISTIANS -- fear continuing sectarian violence means it may never be safe for them to return home. But there are many obstacles to resettling in the U-S, even if someone has relatives here.UAE REPORTS COOPERATION WITH U.S. ON WMD Middle East Newsline - Jan 03 11:39 AM
ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The United Arab Emirates has reported cooperation with the United States in efforts to block weapons shipments to Iran and Syria.Former President Ford lauded, laid to rest CNN.com - 26 minutes ago
The body of former President Gerald Ford ended its sentimental journey Wednesday afternoon in Grand Rapids, where his body was placed in a hillside tomb as the sun declined in the cloudless winter sky.RCMP spent $5 million on Arar affair, says report CBC Montreal - Jan 03 5:39 AM
The RCMP spent roughly $5 million investigating whether Maher Arar had links to al-Qaeda and defending itself after he was imprisoned for a year in Syria, said a report.Getting the Middle East Back on Our Side New York Times - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
What is at stake is not only Iraq and the stability of the Middle East, but the global perception of the reliability of the United States as a partner in a deeply troubled world.Briefly The Washington Times - Jan 02 10:11 PM
RUSSIA Arms delivered to Iran, Syria MOSCOW -- Defense and industry officials say that Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule, news agencies reported yesterday.Rick Warren shows Syria video in church WorldNetDaily - Dec 31 10:13 PM
Some members of Saddleback Church say they are distressed by this as well as Warren's comments that Syria is a "moderate" country.Russia anti-aircraft weapons sales to Syria, Iran on schedule Middle East Online - Jan 02 9:04 AM
Moscow delivers half of 29 Tor-M1 missile systems bought by Iran for 1.4 billion dollars.Full Story >> American Heritage - Jan 03 6:38 AM
1954: THE SOVIETS HAD JUST EXPLODED their first I l-bomb; the McCarthy hearings had come to an ignominious end in Washington; Stalin had died and Khrushchev had risen to power in Moscow. And in Damascus, Syria, Harris Peel had a problem.Has Lebanon's Cedar revolt come undone? The Christian Science Monitor - 54 minutes ago
Hizbullah now occupies the Beirut squares where the 'Cedar Revolution' helped end Syrian dominance in 2005. International conference on Kurdish Women for peace and equality Kurdish Media - Jan 03 1:41 AM
The Kurdish National Congress of North America will hold a conference on Kurdish Women in Greater Kurdistan (Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria) and in the Diaspora.Editorial roundup AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 11:55 AM
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:Turkish PM urges dialogue to end Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 8:51 AM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for dialogue amongst Lebanese, during a day trip to Beirut to meet Lebanese leaders and Turkish UN peacekeeping troops.Israeli warplanes monitor Lebanese-Syrian borders People's Daily - Jan 02 7:42 PM
Israeli warplanes on Tuesday flew reconnaissance missions over Lebanon's eastern mountainous range bordering Syria while an unmanned drone monitored the western sector of the Bekaa valley, local Naharnet news website reported.On Going Roman RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 9:30 AM
"They have made a desolation, and they call it peace." -TacitusAnalysis:Former reps. recommend talks UPI - Jan 02 1:51 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Two Israelis who had represented their country in talks with Syria advocated Israel respond more positively to Syrian President Bashar Assad's calls for peace.Turkish-Syrian Free Trade Agreement boosts economic relations New Kerala - Jan 02 9:01 PM
Damascus (Nigeria), Jan 2: The free trade agreement (FTA) between Turkey and Syria which was signed in December and came into effect yesterday will boost economic and commercial relations between the two countries, said Chairman of the Syrian-Turkish Business Council Bahaa Hassan today.Syria: First things first Haaretz Daily - Jan 01 11:37 PM
Instead of trying to divine just what Bashar Assad's real intentions are in offering to negotiate a peace agreement with Israel, and whether his present intentions will also be his future intentions, some thought should be given to the basic premises of Israel's response to the latest Syrian overtures.Cracking Pakistan's Terror Pipeline Newsweek - Jan 03 5:00 PM
American and British investigators struggle to staunch the flow of suspected jidahists and their money. Turkish PM on day trip to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 2:09 AM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Beirut to meet Lebanese leaders and visit Turkish troops serving with the UN peacekeeping force.Israelis conduct new airspace violations The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 02 1:00 PM
Israeli warplanes on Tuesday violated a UN Security Council resolution, flying over Lebanon's eastern mountain range near the border with Syria, the National News Agency (NNA) announced. The NNA said that six warplanes flew for 10 minutes over the eastern Lebanese range.Bush promises new Iraq policy in the coming days AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 3:27 AM
US President George W. Bush has promised to unveil a new Iraq policy within days amid signs that even members of his own Republican party oppose escalating the unpopular war.Lebanon mirrors Middle-East Zaman Online - Jan 02 2:05 PM
In an assessment of the political crisis in Lebanon, experts see the Lebanese picture as a summary of the great power struggle in the Middle-East. The turmoil in Lebanon mirrors, in a general sense, the regional strife between Syria, Iran, radical groups and Israel and the United States.Specter reluctant to add troops in Iraq Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 minutes ago
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said yesterday that he would be reluctant to support an increase in U.S. troop strength in Iraq but added that he is willing to give the administration a chance to change his mind.Lebanese psychic predicts dark future IANS via Yahoo! India News - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
Beirut, Jan 4 (DPA) A popular clairvoyant whose past predictions have proven eerily prescient has told the people of troubled Lebanon they can expect more woe in 2007.Editorial roundup Boston Globe - Jan 03 12:46 PM
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Dec. 28:'Secret US unit works to counter Iran's influence' IranMania.com - 41 minutes ago
LONDON, January 4 (IranMania) - For nearly a year, a secret US government unit has been coordinating actions to counter Iran's sway, including increasing the military capabilities of US allies in the Middle East, The Boston Globe reported.Ford's final homecoming CNN.com - Jan 02 9:04 PM
Former President Gerald Ford had a final homecoming Tuesday as his body was brought back to his hometown to be laid to rest.Five essential questions for '07 Coshocton Tribune - Jan 02 5:16 AM
WASHINGTON - New Year's is a season of resolutions, but also of questions, and 2007 promises to bring a lot of those. 1. What of Iran and Syria?Secret U.S. unit works to counter Iran's influence: report People's Daily - Jan 03 5:53 PM
For nearly a year, a secret U.S. government unit has been coordinating actions to counter Iran's sway, including increasing the military capabilities of U.S. allies in the Middle East, The Boston Globe reported on Wednesday.Letters to the editor Corvallis Gazette Times - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Prior to Friday s Sun Bowl victory in El Paso, Oregon State President Ed Ray said to the alumni gathered there that OSU would win the game because OSU comes prepared and OSU perseveres. These intangible life lessons would lead the Beavers to success.Forward.com Forward - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
In a world that seems ever more dark and gloomy with each passing year, the year that just ended, 2006, managed to leap up a notch or two and leave us gloomier and more troubled, by several orders of magnitude, than most of us had thought imaginable.Forward.com Forward - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
Israeli officials and most Jewish communal leaders would agree with the following: Kofi Annan took unprecedented steps to make Israel a full member of the United Nations, combat antisemitism and make sure that the Holocaust was paid proper respect within the world body.Syria slams timing of Saddam execution Al Bawaba - Dec 31 2:52 AM
Syria voiced late Saturday night astonishment at timing of executing former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, hoping this would not lead to further violence in Iraq. In an interview with Al-Jaze era Satellite Channel, Syrian Minister of Information Mohsen Bilal said the execution of the former Iraqi leader was "painful and catastrophic" since it came on the first day of Eid Al-Adha and with the ...Israeli Admits Big Errors in Lebanon War, but Won?t Resign New York Times - Jan 02 6:32 PM
The Israeli chief of staff said Israel was ?not successful in reducing the short-range rocket fire on Israel?s north until the cease-fire.?Lebanese president refuses to hold cabinet meeting to discuss reforms People's Daily - Jan 03 6:26 PM
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud refused Wednesday an invitation by Prime Minister Fouad Seniora to hold a cabinet meeting next Thursday to discuss the program for future reforms.Horror of Iraq leads even its own PM to say: I want to resign The Scotsman - Jan 03 4:49 PM
THE man with the most difficult and dangerous job in the world had little appetite for the post in the first place and yesterday came the news that he has had enough and would like to step down.Saddam: From monster to martyr? Independent - Jan 03 4:28 PM
It takes real genius to create a martyr out of Saddam Hussein. Here is a man dyed deep with the blood of his own people who refused to fight for him during the United States-led invasion three-and-a-half years ago. His tomb in his home village of Awja is already becoming a place of pilgrimage for the five million Sunni Arabs of Iraq who are at the core of the uprising.Israeli military chief cites failures in Lebanon USA Today - Jan 02 5:40 PM
Israel failed to achieve all its objectives in its summer war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces chief of staff said Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz told reporters that Israeli forces caused considerable damage to Hezbollah, but acknowledged the army did not achieve all of its aims.Stopping the surge Salon.com - 34 minutes ago
Can Democrats keep Bush from sending more U.S. soldiers to Iraq? Salon explores the options, from immediate withdrawal to taking sides in the civil war.U.S. must win Pahrump Valley Times - Jan 03 4:51 PM
Recent polls of the American public suggest that 70 percent disapprove of the way things are going in Iraq. President Bush finally acknowledged we are not winning in Iraq. He got real with himself and the American people about our situation there.At Christmas, in Iraq, sometimes you just need a knife Coffeyville Journal - 52 minutes ago
This holiday season, I learned a valuable lesson: Sometimes you just need a knife. It was Christmas morning and my wife and I were gathered with family for a gift exchange at the in-laws house in Neodesha.Uganda: Blazing Trails AllAfrica.com - Jan 03 1:56 PM
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audienceSaddam Hussein's last negotiation San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 03 7:38 AM
WITHIN HOURS of Saddam Hussein's hanging, the drumbeat began -- as cable-news sages pronounced that the Iraqi scourge's execution will not improve the situation in Iraq. Or as Newsweek intoned: "Little is gained by Saddam's demise." These days, the... Security official: U.S. no longer trusts Israel to strike Iran nukes World Tribune - Jan 03 11:44 AM
TEL AVIV Israel's failure to defeat Hizbullah in the 2006 war has eroded U.S. confidence in its leading Mideast ally, a prominent security official said.Showdown best avoided The Star - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
The Democratic Party takes over both houses of the US Congress today after its notable victory in the November elections. This sets the scene for a likely showdown with US President George Bush, mainly on Iraq.AL chief's revisit to Beirut not yet confirmed: report People's Daily - Jan 03 5:08 PM
Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon Hussein Darrar said that Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Amr Moussa's revisit to Beirut has not yet confirmed, local newspaper Safir reported Wednesday.You are currently viewing this from 66.94.238.62 - UNITED STATES Fijilive.com - Jan 03 4:46 PM
WELCOME GUEST! Army overthrew illegal govt: FHRC Fiji's military overthrew on December 2006 a Government that was not legitimate and democratically elected, said Fiji Human Rights Commission director Dr Shaista Shameem ...Forward.com Forward - Jan 03 11:39 AM
Campaign Confidential America's top independent Jewish news source supplies the daily dish on politics and public policy.Sex and the Freethinker Los Angeles Weekly - Jan 03 2:22 PM
Talk terroristic to me, baby, she said, all her alert levels soft and rising... Want to go for another baby before they drag me away to Gitmo? he growled in her ear.Sectarian violence holds Iraq back Zaman Online - Jan 03 2:09 PM
2006 witnessed stunning attacks in Iraq. The insurgency against the United States has almost been overshadowed by relentless sectarian conflicts between Sunni and Shiite militias.Iraqi ? And Christian ? In America CBS News - Jan 02 11:37 PM
Iraqi refugees now number nearly 2 million. Those who remain in Iraq are increasingly under attack, making for anxious times for those with family in America, Byron Pitts reports from an Iraqi-American neighborhood in Chicago.The anti-Kurdish bias of the ISG Report Kurdish Media - Jan 03 3:12 PM
In the midst of media frenzy the report of Iraq Study Group (ISG) under the joint chairmanship of Republican James Baker and Democrat Lee Hamilton, was released to the press on December 8 after many of its key recommendations were leaked to the press.Israeli general admits serious errors in Lebanon war International Herald Tribune - Jan 02 12:51 PM
He says the military did too little too late in stopping Hezbollah rockets.Head of Shiite party accuses Al-Akhbar daily of slander The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 03 1:31 PM
The head of the Free Shiite Movement, Sheikh Mohammad Hajj Hassan, lashed out Wednesday at Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar for publishing an article accusing him of swindling, saying it was part of a systematic campaign organized by Hizbullah to ruin his reputation.Major milestones were numerous in 2006 The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 03 1:14 PM
The year 2006 saw political alliances shift rapidly in Lebanon as the country struggled to emerge from three decades of Syrian domination and agree on a new political set-up that can satisfy all factions. During the 2005 elections - the first polls free of Syrian influence - heretofore unheard of alliances emerged, including one between the Lebanese Forces (LF) and Hizbullah.Erdogan urges Lebanese to spare region new sectarian divisions The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 03 1:15 PM
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Wednesday against sectarian disputes in Lebanon, saying they would "affect the whole region." Erdogan, who arrived in Beirut Wednesday for a one-day visit to meet with the country's political leaders, said his country was keen on "Lebanon's political unity and civil peace."Rights warriors hunt refugee rejects Gulf Daily News - Jan 03 6:14 PM
CANBERRA: Phil Glendenning has had guns jammed in his ribs, was jailed in Kabul and no longer wears the football jumper of his native Australia as he scours the globe to check the fate of asylum-seekers his nation rejects.Armenian protest mocks Turkey's peacemaking credentials The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 03 1:30 PM
About 300 Armenian-Lebanese protested Wednesday's visit to Beirut by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arguing that his country's bloody past made it impossible for him to foster reconciliation among Lebanon's squabbling political parties.Bush says long-awaited new Iraq policy will be unveiled 'within days' The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 03 1:25 PM
US President George W. Bush promised Wednesday to unveil a new Iraq policy within days amid signs that even members of his own Republican party oppose escalating the unpopular war. The president has previously said he is considering "all options," including a temporary increase of US troops in Iraq.Talabani to visit Syria next month ArabicNews.com - Dec 30 5:12 PM
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani will visit Syria next month for talks with President Bashar al-Assad on outstanding issues. Earlier this month, Syria restored diplomatic ties that had been severed for 24 years with Iraq.Ethiopia plans to pull troops from Somalia International Herald Tribune - Jan 02 11:51 AM
The prime minister of Ethiopia said today that his country could not afford to keep its troops in neighboring Somalia much longer.Top Israeli General Admits Errors in Lebanon War New York Times - Jan 02 11:10 AM
The Israeli chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, conceded serious errors but said he would not resign his post.Danehy Tucson Weekly - Jan 03 4:11 PM
Tom looks into his crystal ball--and discovers it's actually acrylicsyria, united states: Damascus daily hits out at American terms for dialogue Monday Morning - Jan 01 6:30 AM
The Syrian government daily Ath-Thawra has hit out at terms set out by the US government for heeding a bi-partisan panel s recommendation to open a dialogue on calming Iraq.Review of the Arab press UPI - Jan 03 10:37 AM
Arab newspapers commented Wednesday on the execution of toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, with many condemning the move, the timing and the way it was done and broadcast to the public.Diplomacy and power Gulf News - Jan 03 2:10 PM
What would Julius Caesar do in Iraq? "He'd win'' is the simplest answer. How he would do it is harder to say after all, just how would a man like that behave in the modern world? We can never know, but his campaigns in Gaul give us a fair idea.Bush weighs Iraq options AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 9:22 AM
US President George W. Bush grappled with ways to fix his Iraq strategy, amid warnings even among his Republican congressional allies that they oppose escalating the unpopular war.Why are the Iraqi Kurds turning against their U.S. allies now? Al Jazeera - Jan 03 10:28 AM
Why are the Kurdish leaders, who once vowed support and commitment to their U.S. allies, now talking about the possibility that the Americans would sell them out?Ethiopia Plans to Pull Troops From Somalia New York Times - Jan 02 9:10 AM
The prime minister of Ethiopia said today that Somalia?s stability depended on the quick injection of foreign peacekeepers.Dirty Little Links Strategy Page - Jan 03 10:01 AM
We are looking for links to under reported, out of the mainstream, unusual, or just plain wierd, military related information. Submit a LinkSouth Africa: Attack On Iran Could Bring Devastation to Arab World AllAfrica.com - Jan 03 8:41 AM
ALTHOUGH peering into the future is a hazardous business, it would not be rash to say that of all the potential man-made catastrophes that might afflict the world this coming year, for sheer destructiveness none would surpass a US or Israeli attack on Iran. Is such an attack probable or even possible?Foreign Affairs more hindrance than help when Almaki in prison Canada.com - Jan 03 6:10 AM
OTTAWA - As he read Justice Dennis O'Connor's Arar commission report for the first time, Abdullah Almalki was so outraged he had to stop, walk from the room and collect himself.Lugar Calls for President to Consult Congress on Iraq WANE-TV Fort Wayne - Jan 03 7:15 AM
(Washington - AP) Senator Richard Lugar is questioning the wisdom of proposals to boost American troop levels in Iraq. In an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," the Indiana Republican urged President BushRCMP spent $5 million on Arar affair: report CTV.ca - Jan 03 4:29 AM
The RCMP spent close to $5 million investigating possible links between Maher Arar and al Qaeda and on defending itself after he was illegitimately sent to a Syrian prison.Canada in brief Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - Jan 03 1:13 PM
MONTREAL (CP) - The RCMP spent close to $5 million investigating alleged terrorist links between Mahar Arar and al-Qaida and defending itself in the wake of his detention and torture in a Syrian prison, Montreal La Presse reported today.Baath Party Names Izzat Ibrahim Al-Douri AS Successor To Saddam Nasdaq - Jan 03 2:13 AM
(RTTNews) - Saddam's former deputy, who escaped US capture after the 2003 invasion, has been named successor to the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein following his execution on Saturday.