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Syria building arms, reaching out: Israel debates what Assad wants 
JTA - Feb 25 2:27 PM
JERUSALEM (JTA) With Syria talking peace while in the throes of a major new arms buildup, Israeli intelligence is divided again over President Bashar Assad s intentions.Syria unlikely to launch war against Israel in 2007: official People's Daily - Feb 25 5:00 PM
Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin said on Sunday that Syria was unlikely to initiate a war against Israel in 2007, the Ha'aretz daily reported.Malaysian PM starts visit to Syria People's Daily - Feb 25 4:44 PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Sunday started his first official visit to Syria.Syria Rolls Out Red Carpet For Abdullah Bernama - Feb 25 5:03 AM
DAMASCUS, Feb 25 (Bernama) --- Syria rolled out the red carpet for Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who arrived here today on his maiden official visit to the country.Israel sees little chance of facing war in 2007 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 2:45 PM
Israeli intelligence officials were quoted on Sunday as saying they saw little chance of Arab neighboring countries, particularly Syria, launching a full-scale war against the Jewish state in 2007.Syria-Iran-Iraq Syrian FM calls up Iranian, Iraqi counterparts Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 25 2:59 PM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moallem in telephone contacts with His counterparts Iran's Manouchehr Mottaki and Iraq's Hoshyar Zibari consulted them on the preparations of a meeting of Iraq's neighboring countries.Analysis: U.S. nixes Israel-Syria talks UPI - Feb 23 10:10 AM
The United States has demanded Israel not even "explore" the possibility of peace talks with Syria, the Haaretz newspaper reported Friday. Israelis are ...Israeli cabinet to examine annual intelligence report AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 4:14 AM
The Israeli cabinet will on Sunday examine the annual report compiled by its intelligence agencies on regional issues including the Palestinian conflict, Iran and Syria.Decision On Evidence Against Chia Postponed To Thursday Bernama - 12 minutes ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- The Sessions Court postponed to Thursday its decision whether to allow the prosecution to use the evidence obtained from Japan against tycoon Tan Sri Eric Chia in his criminal breach of trust trial because his lead counsel Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is attending to another case in Syria.Israel sees little chance of facing war in 2007 Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 25 2:22 PM
Israeli intelligence officials were quoted on Sunday as saying they saw little chance of Arab neighbouring countries, particularly Syria, launching a full-scale war against the Jewish state in 2007.Syria said boosting arsenal since war AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 12:08 PM
Syria has embarked on an "unprecedented" effort to bolster its armed forces with Iranian and Russian help, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Thursday.PM to visit disputed Golan Heights The Star Online - Feb 25 3:42 PM
DAMASCUS: A visit to the disputed Golan Heights will be the highlight of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi s three-day official visit to Syria.Rice warns Israel against talks with Syria UPI - Feb 22 10:25 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Israel against any attempts to talk to Syria during her recent visit.Lahoud threatens to stay on beyond November The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 25 1:09 PM
President Emile Lahoud warned of a constitutional vacuum if agreement over a national unity government is not reached before the end of his term in office, which was already extended for three years when Syria still ran Lebanese politics. In an interview with Algerian television Sunday, the president said.Rep.: Time to talk with Iran, Syria The Scranton Times-Tribune - Feb 23 3:49 AM
U.S. Rep. Christopher P. Carney said Thursday the United States needs to open a dialogue with Syria and Iran on the war in Iraq, echoing the message given to him and other visiting congressmen by leaders in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey.Saudi king invites Syrian president to next month s Arab summit Khaleej Times - Feb 25 6:56 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Saudi Arabia s king has invited Syrian President Bashar Assad to next month s Arab summit _ a move that could help improve strained relations between the two countries, Syria s official news agency, SANA, reported Sunday.IDF 2007 assessment: War in Gaza, not Syria Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 23 4:53 AM
Israeli defense officials agree that Syria, with the backing of Iran, is apparently preparing for war with the Jewish state, but do not believe that conflict will erupt this year.Abdullah's Visit May Rekindle Unsettled Golan Heights Issue Bernama - Feb 25 2:03 AM
DAMASCUS, Feb 25 (Bernama) --- The Golan Heights, an unsettled issue between Israel and Syria, is likely to gain more attention with additional pressure coming from the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) for an amicable solution to a prolonged discord.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Feb 25 11:35 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told his cabinet and the heads of Israel's intelligence agencies that Israel needs to prepare for war, despite the estimates that war with Syria was unlikely this year.Claim: Syria-Russia missle deal close UPI - Feb 22 8:20 AM
Syria could soon receive thousands of advanced anti-tank missiles from Russia that could find their way into the hands of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.Simpson: Talk with Iran Casper Star-Tribune - Feb 25 1:13 AM
LARAMIE -- Fostering regional talks between Iraq and surrounding nations, including Iran and Syria, is the only path offering substantial hope of solving the crisis in Iraq, former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson said Thursday.Syria denies moving troops toward Israel UPI - Feb 22 6:25 AM
Syria denied a published report that it is building up its troops along the Israeli border. Israeli Radio reported that Syrian Parliament member ...Syria Said Boosting Arsenal Since War ABC News - Feb 22 6:02 AM
Syria Beefing Up Its Arsenal in Wake of Last Year's Israel-Hezbollah Lebanon War, Report SaysU.S. hardens line on talks between Israel and Syria Haaretz Daily - Feb 22 10:40 PM
The United States demanded that Israel desist from even exploratory contacts with Syria, of the sort that would test whether Damascus is serious in its declared intentions to hold peace talks with Israel.New US covert operations helping Sunni Muslim radicals AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 4:44 PM
The United States is stepping up covert operations in Iran in a new strategy that risks sparking an "open confrontation" and benefits Sunni radicals, a US magazine reported Sunday.Carney: Talks are needed with Syria, Iran The Daily Review - Feb 23 1:12 AM
U.S. Rep. Christopher P. Carney said Thursday the United States needs to open a dialog with Syria and Iran on the war in Iraq, echoing the message delivered to him and other visiting congressmen by leaders in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey.It's time to start talking International Herald Tribune - Feb 25 2:54 PM
The time has come to begin preparing for an international conference to define the political outcome of the Iraq war.Israeli spy chief predicts war-free Mideast in 2007 AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 10:04 AM
The head of Israel's Mossad spy agency told the government on Sunday that there would be no war between Israel and its neighbours in 2007.US renews offer of talks with Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 2:39 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brushed aside Iran's latest defiant statements on its nuclear program Sunday to reaffirm her offer of talks with Tehran if it suspends uranium enrichment.Sick Iraqi president in Amman for treatment AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 2:07 PM
Iraq's 74-year-old President Jalal Talabani was flown to Amman on Sunday for medical treatment after falling ill owing to the pressure of recent work, the Iraqi ambassador to Jordan told AFP.Pakistan meeting of Muslim FMs urges diplomacy on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 1:19 PM
The foreign ministers of seven key Muslim nations called Sunday for a diplomatic solution to the "dangerous" standoff over Iran's nuclear programme and other tensions in the Middle East.Iraq's Talabani, outlaw turned peacemaker AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 11:59 AM
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, evacuated on Sunday to Jordan after falling ill, has a reputation as a peacemaker for trying to broker consensus between the country's bitterly divided factions.Iran Remains Defiant Ahead of 6-Power Meeting New York Times - Feb 25 12:51 PM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that his country?s nuclear program had no ?reverse gear.?Iraq's President Talabani falls sick AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 12:15 PM
Iraq's 74-year-old President Jalal Talabani was flown out of his Kurdish home city towards Jordan on Sunday after falling ill with what an ally said was a kidney problem.Sick Iraqi president to Jordan for tests AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 11:57 AM
Iraq's 74-year-old President Jalal Talabani has been flown to Jordan for medical tests after falling ill owing to the pressure of recent work, his office said.US covert operations helping Muslim radicals: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 8:36 AM
A secret shift in US strategy in the Middle East toward undermining Iran risks sparking an "open confrontation" and benefits Sunni radicals, which may feed sectarian warfare in Iraq, said a magazine on Sunday.Report: Iraqi refugees crowding Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 10:36 AM
The influx of Iraqi refugees is triggering a sharp rise in prices of housing and goods and is overcrowding schools in Syria, a state-run newspaper warned on Wednesday. The report in the Al-Baath daily was an unusual complaint, as Syrian state media rarely comment on the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have taken refuge here. It follows reports earlier this month that Syrian authorities ...Fratricide in Iraq's Anbar may escalate AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 10:29 AM
The killers started early. Just after sunrise, they tracked the imam to his modest brick mosque, where he was praying on a green carpet. Three masked gunmen muscled past a handful of worshippers and pumped four bullets into the chest of Sheik Adbul Rahman Jawhar al-Karbouli.Attack Kills Dozens at Baghdad College New York Times - Feb 25 8:15 AM
A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives and ball bearings killed at least 40 people.Blair says he is prepared to work with Syria, Iran USA Today - Feb 21 8:17 AM
Syria is showing signs that it could help improve security in Iraq but Iran is doing little and may be making the situation worse, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today. Blair said that he was prepared to work with Syria and Iran to bring stability to Iraq and the rest of the Mideast region if they are prepared to help.Pave the Way Foundation Invited to Address 100 Ambassadors to the Court of St. James in London [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 25 12:17 AM
Pave the Way Foundation (PTWF) founder and President Gary L. Krupp was invited to address 100 Ambassadors to the court of St. James at St. James Palace in London. The Ambassadors to Iran, Cuba, Syria, United States, Egypt, Jordan and many others attended this most important event. The event was sponsored by the Three Faiths Forum, an inter-religious organization in London, UK. Pave the Way ...Israel's PM: No Compromise on Hamas, Iran and Syria Payvand Iran News - Feb 22 8:00 AM
Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said Wednesday he will maintain contacts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but that achieving peace with the Palestinians will be difficult because a majority of Palestinians support Hamas. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem the Israeli leader also had tough words for Iran and Syria.Pakistan PM urges diplomacy with Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 3:34 AM
Pakistan's prime minister said Sunday that the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program should be resolved through negotiations, not force.Suicide bomber strikes Baghdad university International Herald Tribune - Feb 25 10:14 AM
A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives and ball bearings blew himself up at a Baghdad university Sunday, killing at least 40 people.Muslim ministers meet in Pakistan on Mideast AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25 4:55 AM
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told foreign ministers from seven key Muslim states meeting here Sunday that a joint push by the Islamic world is needed to end the turmoil in the Middle East.The Week Ahead: Economic Reports Galore SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 25 2:09 PM
Durable goods, GDP , February auto sales, and the U. of M consumer sentiment reading top a data-heavy week.Report: Iraqi refugees burden Syria MSNBC - Feb 21 3:34 PM
The influx of Iraqi refugees is triggering a sharp rise in prices of housing and goods and is overcrowding schools in Syria, according to a Wednesday report in the Al-Baath daily newspaper.Israeli leader draws hard line against Syria, Iran, Palestinians Miami Herald - Feb 22 12:13 AM
Israel's prime minister spelled out a tough line Wednesday against Iran, Syria and an emerging Palestinian government, urging the international community to take a firmer stance against Tehran's nuclear ambitions and saying the Jewish state has no interest in talking to those who support violence.Islamic leaders attend Middle East talks International Herald Tribune - Feb 25 4:44 AM
Foreign ministers from six Islamic nations met in Pakistan on Sunday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including Iraq, Iran and the spread of terrorism.Report: Iraqi Refugees Crowding Syria ABC News - Feb 21 3:00 PM
Report: Iraqi Refugees Driving Up Prices in Syria, Overcrowding SchoolsFewer Russian ICBMs But High Quality Says General Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 23, 2007 Space War - Feb 25 5:32 PM
The recent news conference given by Col. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces, did not cause a sensation. Specialists and experts on the Missile Forces heard only one piece of new information from the general.Syria does matter Middle East Online - Feb 22 1:27 AM
Syria matters because it is at the heart of the Middle East and is the key to a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, says Alon Ben-Meir .Syria denies moving troops toward Israel EARTHtimes.org - Feb 22 6:25 AM
Syria denied a published report that it is building up its troops along the Israeli border.New regulation for Iraqi refugees in Syria Middle East Online - Feb 22 2:12 AM
Iraqi refugees in Syria receive new Syrian government regulations with cheers, happiness.Report: Refugees Raise Prices in Syria AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 21 10:38 AM
The influx of Iraqi refugees is triggering a sharp rise in prices of housing and goods and is overcrowding schools in Syria, a state-run newspaper warned on Wednesday.EastWest Introduces Quantum Leap Voices of Passion Virtual Instrument Harmony Central - Feb 24 2:07 AM
EastWest introduces Quantum Leap Voices of Passion, a Virtual Instrument of female vocalists from Wales, Syria, India, Bulgaria and America.Buidling Trade Bridge From KL To Damascus Bernama - Feb 24 12:49 AM
DAMASCUS, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has taken a long leap to carve strong socio-economic relations with Syria, once the centre of the great Islamic empire, which is now keen to open its door to foreign investments to jump-start its slow-paced economy.DSG hosts youth workshop AME Info - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
The Dubai School of Government has partnered with the Wolfensohn Centre for Development to host a workshop entitled 'Youth Exclusion in the Middle East: Towards New Knowledge and Solutions'.US accused of plan to bomb Iran Guardian Unlimited - Feb 25 4:15 PM
Bush has charged the Pentagon with devising a bombing plan for Iran, the New Yorker magazine reports.Israel sees little chance of facing war in 2007 AlertNet - Feb 25 1:47 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds details) By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Israeli intelligence officials were quoted on Sunday as saying they saw little chance of Arab neighbouring countries, particularly ... Israel gripped by Syria war fears AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 22 6:55 AM
A reported Syrian troop build-up near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has fuelled speculation in Israel about a future conflict, more than three decades after the two enemies last went to war.Yesterday in parliament Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Afghanistan Britain's Nato partners were urged to do more in the coalition battle against Taliban forces in Afghanistan.'Exodus' of Iraq's ancient minorities Independent - Feb 25 4:48 PM
Iraq's minorities, some of the oldest communities in the world, are being driven from the country by a wave of violence against them because they are identified with the occupation and easy targets for kidnappers and death squads. A "huge exodus" is now taking place, according to a report by Minority Rights Group International.Iraqi President rushed to hospital News Interactive - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
IRAQ'S 74-year-old President Jalal Talabani was flown to Amman today for medical treatment after falling ill owing to the pressure of recent work.Workload blamed for Iraqi president's illness CBC - Feb 25 12:46 PM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has been flown to Jordan for medical treatment after falling ill, his office said on Sunday.Pakistan PM Urges Diplomacy With Iran ABC News - Feb 25 4:00 AM
Pakistan's Prime Minister Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Iranian Nuclear IssueSyria moving troops closer to border with Israel: report EARTHtimes.org - Feb 22 12:25 AM
Tel Aviv - Syria has moved its forces closer to the border with the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, an Israeli newspaper reported Thursday.Blair says he is prepared to work with Syria, Iran IranMania.com - Feb 22 12:02 AM
LONDON, February 22 (IranMania) - Syria is showing signs that it could help improve security in Iraq but Iran is doing little and may be making the situation worse, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today, Reuters reported.Iraq TV Shows U.S. Troop Deaths RedNova - Feb 25 4:35 PM
A three-month-old Iraqi satellite TV station is broadcasting graphic videos of U.S. soldier deaths along with anti-American speeches. The Chicago Tribune says U.S. and Iraqi officials would like to shut down the station, Al-Zawraa TV, but have not been able to do so.Kurds in Diaspora Twice Victims of Terrorism Kurdish Media - Feb 24 3:50 AM
Since the division of their homeland between Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria in 1923, there is no doubt the vast majority of Kurds in the these countries have been subject to discrimination and mistreatment, including illegal arrests, imprisonment, torture, kidnappings, and even assassinations and massacres by these oppressive regimes.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 25 5:06 PM
The military intelligence head told ministers "the chances of a full-scale war erupting at the initiative of the Syrians is low", the official said.World news The West Australian - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
Iraq's 74-year-old President Jalal Talabani was flown to Amman for medical treatment after falling ill owing to the pressure of recent work, the Iraqi ambassador to Jordan said.Ghana: Companies in the News AllAfrica.com - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audienceFormer U.N. Envoy Supports Iraq Pullout The Herald-Sun - Feb 25 6:28 PM
President Bush should follow British Prime Minister Tony Blair's lead and start withdrawing troops from Iraq, former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said Saturday.By Basem Rashad - Special to the Arab Times Arab Times - 42 minutes ago
KUWAIT CITY: The government should allow the private sector to participate in developing the national economy to realize its vision to put Kuwait back on top of the list of most progressive nations in the GCC. Urging Kuwait to follow the example of other GCC states in recognizing the crucial role played by the private sector in economic development, Chairman of Kuwait Anreji Company Dr Mansour Bu ...Posted: 25-02-2007 , 22:00 GMT Al Bawaba - Feb 25 2:05 PM
Lebanese singer Assi Hilani will be traveling to the UAE to promote his latest album Dakat Albi (My Heartbeats), which he released two months ago. The event will take place at the beginning of March and the singer will hold a press conference to talk about the new album.Graphic U.S. deaths broadcast in Iraq Chicago Tribune - Feb 25 3:46 AM
Station picks up video from terror Web sites A Humvee moving through a grove of palm trees erupts in a ball of fire. An American soldier on guard in the turret of his tank suddenly crumples, felled by a sniper's bullet. Marines on a foot patrol are obliterated by a huge explosion that fills the screen with dense black smoke. Hamas sends message to captured Israeli soldier's dad CNN.com - Feb 24 4:34 PM
A Hamas leader on Friday offered a message to the father of an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in June: If you want your son to be released, get your country to follow our demands.Seven Islamic countries call for resoling of Palestinian issue under U.N. resolutions People's Daily - Feb 25 4:59 PM
The foreign ministers of seven Islamic countries have demanded that the Palestinian question must be resolved without delay on the basis of the United Nations resolutions and other peace initiatives and the Israeli withdrawal from Golan Heights and the Lebanese territories.Olmert spells out tough line against Iran, Syria Boston Herald - Feb 21 12:33 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister spelled out a tough line Wednesday against Iran, Syria and an emerging Palestinian government, urging the international community to take a firmer stance against...A Secret History New York Times - Feb 24 3:05 PM
In the Middle Ages, many Islamic scholars were women. Will their rediscovery have an effect on Muslim women today?Fratricide in Iraq's Anbar May Escalate AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 25 10:29 AM
The killers started early.Uri Avnery: "You And I, And The Next War" Scoop.co.nz - Feb 25 1:05 PM
"WE ARE ready for the next war," a reserve soldier told a TV reporter this week, on the scene of a brigade-size maneuver on the Golan Heights. What war? Against whom? About what? This was not stated, and not even asked.Muslim ministers urge Palestinian settlement Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 25 8:30 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Seven Muslim foreign ministers said on Sunday the Palestinian problem had to be resolved without delay and the stand-off over Iran's nuclear programme must be worked out through diplomacy.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Feb 25 5:50 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Former Shin Bet General Security Services Director Avi Dichter, who recently joined the Kadima Party, said that "with Hamas's rise to power, Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has become insignificant."Cleric at centre of alleged CIA kidnapping case claims he was tortured by U.S. CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 25 9:07 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped off the streets of Italy by CIA agents in 2003 claimed Sunday that the Americans who abducted him "savagely" tortured him while deporting him to Egypt for interrogation.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 23 11:34 PM
23 February 2007 Syria has long been accused by the US of fuelling the fires of insurrection in neighbouring Iraq, providing assistance to factions opposed to Baghdad and, in co-operation with Iran, seeking to benefit from instability in the region.Infiltrating the extreme Los Angeles Times - Feb 25 12:27 AM
A Canadian Muslim meets with praise and hostility for informing on an alleged terrorist cell in Toronto. TORONTO Mubin Shaikh, the informer, balances his 3-month-old son in the palm of his hand and hoists him aloft like the torch of the Statue of Liberty. The baby coos and smiles, unaware of the danger of falling, then lurches into space. Shaikh catches him gently and laughs. US renews offer of talks with Iran TODAYonline - Feb 25 2:49 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testifies at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, 07 February 2007. Rice brushed aside Iran's latest defiant statements on its nuclear program Sunday to reaffirm her offer of talks with Tehran if it suspends uranium enrichment.Meeting not meant to form Sunni alliance: Erdogan Dawn - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
CAIRO, Feb 25: A string of meetings in Islamabad on Sunday, featuring leaders of key Muslim nations, were not aimed at forging an alliance against Iran, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.Pakistan meeting of Muslim FMs urges diplomacy on Iran TODAYonline - Feb 25 1:49 PM
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz (C) addresses the delegates as Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu (L), and Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri (R) look on during an Islamic Ministers Conference in Islamabad.Use of force to resolve Iran issue opposed: Foreign ministers meet in Islamabad Dawn - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: Foreign ministers of seven Muslim countries, who met here on Sunday to explore new approaches and ideas for ending turmoil in the Middle East, opposed the use of force to resolve the standoff over Iranian nuclear programme.Iraq TV shows U.S. troop deaths EARTHtimes.org - Feb 25 2:10 PM
A three-month-old Iraqi satellite TV station is broadcasting graphic videos of U.S. soldier deaths along with anti-American speeches.S. Hersh: US Contingency Planning to Bomb Iran Scoop.co.nz - Feb 25 1:06 PM
Is the Administration's new policy benefiting our enemies in the war on terrorism? By Seymour M. Hersh The New Yorker Saturday 03 March 2007 IssueTruck bomb in Iraq kills at least 35 International Herald Tribune - Feb 24 12:24 PM
The blast was an apparent sign of internal Sunni battles between insurgents and those opposing them.Agencies prepare for Iraqi refugees The Record - Feb 25 7:54 AM
Resettlement agencies in New Jersey have started preparing for a new wave of Iraqi refugees, after the Bush administration's announcement earlier this month that the United States will allow 7,000 of them to resettle in the country this year.Playtime is serious work for migrant families The Age - Feb 25 5:12 AM
In the middle of a suburban housing estate, flanked by what looks to be the beginnings of a new mosque, about 20 children shriek with delight as they tear around on tricycles and pull at each other's hair.Dems, GOP sidestep talk of Iraq endgame San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 25 3:51 AM
While Democrats on Capitol Hill are denouncing President Bush for sending 21,500 more troops to Iraq, both parties are skirting the question of what comes next. By the administration's own description, the troop surge is temporary. Yet with a handful... Pakistan Hosts Conference to End Middle East Turmoil Voice of America - Feb 25 5:33 AM
Foreign ministers from seven Muslim countries meet in Pakistan Sunday to discuss the Palestinian crisis, as well as the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.Truck blast kills 35 at Iraqi mosque AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 11:50 AM
A truck exploded Saturday as worshippers left a Sunni mosque west of Baghdad, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 60 in an apparent sign of increased internal Sunni battles between insurgents and those opposing them.