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Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 27 minutes ago
HUTSONVILLE -- The Casey-Westfield Warriors got back in the win column on Thursday night as they defeated the Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers 75-44 in a rescheduled Little Illini Conference contest.Jailed Syrian dissident prods Bush on Palestine, Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 12:59 PM
The jailed Syrian dissident writer Michel Kilo appealed to US President George W. Bush to "work seriously" towards a Palestinian state and to withdraw US troops from Iraq.Zawahri calls for holy war to liberate Palestine IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 20 4:41 AM
Cairo, Dec 20 (Xinhua) Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called for a holy war to liberate Palestine in a message broadcast by Doha-based Al Jazeera satellite television Wednesday.Al-Qaida's Zawahri Calls For Jihad To Liberate Palestine Nasdaq - Dec 20 2:38 AM
(RTTNews) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said in a video tape aired on the Doha-based al-Jazeera satellite television Wednesday that Palestinian elections would not free Palestinian land and would be a setback to the holy war against Israeli occupation and called for a holy war to liberate Palestine.Former colleague challenges Carter book on Palestine Florida Baptist Witness - Dec 20 9:23 AM
ATLANTA (BP)-A longtime adviser to President Jimmy Carter has made a highly publicized break with Carter over the former president's latest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.IDF gets 2 high-ranking Palestine Islamic Jihad terrorists Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 20 7:21 AM
Israel Defense Forces troops and Border Police Wednesday pinned down and surrounded a couple of senior Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists near the Samarian town of Jenin.British Press: Erdogan Rejects Blair's Proposal for Early Election in Palestine Zaman Online - Dec 21 2:15 PM
The British press says that Turkey came out against Tony Blair s support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas s call for early elections, thus undermining him.Al-Qaida's Zawahri calls for holy war to liberate Palestine People's Daily - Dec 20 12:55 AM
Doha-based al-Jazeera satellite television Wednesday broadcast a tape by al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri who called for a holy war to liberate Palestine.Jihad will 'liberate Palestine' News 24 South Africa - Dec 20 2:43 AM
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has said in a video that only jihad can bring about the liberation of Palestine.UPI Poll: Strong support for 'Palestine' UPI - Dec 21 11:45 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- About two-thirds of those asked in a UPI-Zogby International poll said there should be an independent Palestinian state.Zawahiri says only jihad will 'liberate Palestine' AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 20 1:40 AM
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri said in a new video aired Wednesday that only jihad, not elections, can bring about the liberation of occupied Palestinian territory.Zayed Foundation gives $6m aid to Palestinians Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
ABU DHABI The Zayed Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Services will spend $ 6 million to build health and educational facilities in Palestine.CIVIL WAR LOOMS FOR PALESTINE New York Post - Dec 19 2:36 AM
JERUSALEM - Palestine moved closer to civil war early today after a series of gun battles and kidnappings between Hamas and Fatah factions left one person dead and 11 wounded. President Mahmoud Abbas insisted he will push ahead with new elections...Palestine PM opposes early elections IBN live - Dec 19 6:33 AM
Palestinian PM on Sunday rejected President Mahmoud Abbas's decision to hold early presidential and legislative elections in Palestine.Growing fear of 'Persian Threat' Zaman Online - Dec 21 2:15 PM
The growing Shiite influence in Iraq, the success of Hezbollah in Lebanon in the confrontation with Israel and Iranian financial aid in the amount of $250 million dollars to Palestine all have increased concerns over the Persian threat in the Arabic world.Hornets fall in Palestine, 50-47 Athens Review - Dec 19 8:22 AM
PALESTINE The Athens Hornets lost a close one Friday night, dropping a 50-47 win to the host Wildcats.Reiterating the keys to peace International Herald Tribune - Dec 20 8:45 AM
My book "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid" was published last month, and with it came a barrage of unfair and unbalanced criticism.It's simple apartheid Al-Ahram Weekly - Dec 21 1:18 PM
President Jimmy Carter is drawing criticism because his new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid , uses the label apartheid to describe Israeli practices in the occupied Palestinian territories.Palestine: Land with Interest Middle East Online - Dec 19 1:08 AM
Georges Corm , Lebanon's former Finance Minister, presents a 'dissident' proposal for a just and lasting settlement to the Israel-Palestine conflict, based on the body of law formulated by the international community back to 1947, and on financial reparation for land occupation and expropriation.A Palestinian minister accused the Israeli government of using illegal chemical weapons in the occupied territories. Al Jazeera - Dec 21 8:04 AM
"Analyses carried out in laboratories outside Palestine have shown that Israel has had recourse to banned chemical weapons and depleted uranium" in the Palestinian territories, environment minister Yussef Abu Sofia told reporters in Algiers Wednesday on the sidelines of a conference of Arab environment ministers.Dragons squad is all about teamwork The Indianapolis Star - Dec 20 11:57 PM
With one primary scorer, New Palestine's boys basketball team finished 8-14 a year ago. This year, the Dragons don't have one dominant offensive player, but several solid scorers have helped the team to a 4-1 start -- its best since the 2002-03 season.In Palestine, hypocrisy might be the best policy - Haaretz - Israel News Haaretz Daily - Dec 20 1:37 PM
The paragraphs below are taken from my latest Slate article. You can read it in full here : British Prime Minister Tony Blair, visiting the West Bank on Monday, declared, "If the international community really means what it says about supporting people who share the vision of a two-state solution, who are moderate, who are prepared to shoulder their responsibilities, then now is the time for the ...Leader of Palestinian left under cruel prison regime- Free Ahmed Saadat! News From Bangladesh - Dec 21 10:28 AM
In last summer two hearings of a Israeli military court took place at the Ofer prison facility in the West Bank to try the secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmed Saadat, the biggest left wing faction.Dwight A. Cochran Escanaba Daily Press - Dec 21 7:00 AM
NEW PALESTINE, Ind. Dwight A. Cochran, 92, New Palestine, Ind., died Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at Brandywine Health Care, in Greenfield, Ind.Rabbis try reaching out to Carter, but say damage from book remains J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Dec 21 8:39 AM
new york | With former President Carter traveling the country touting his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, which essentially blames Israel for the absence of peace with the Palestinians, a group of Phoenix-area rabbis hoped a face-to-face meeting could patch things up and help repair Carter s relationship with the Jewish community.Al Qaeda's No. 2 speaks out against elections Sports Illustrated - Dec 20 2:31 AM
Al Qaeda's second-in-command released a new videotaped statement Wednesday that said "holding elections won't lead to Palestine's liberation," CNN Arabic experts confirmed.East Palestine police to see pay raises Lisbon Morning Journal - Dec 18 8:31 PM
EAST PALESTINE Police officers and dispatchers could see their wages increase by at least 10 percent over the next four years following action taken Monday by City Council.Shaky Middle East Truce ERT.gr - Dec 21 4:37 AM
Islamic Jihad militants fired eight Gaza-made Qassam missiles at Negev desert and the port city of Ashkelon in southern Israel in the last 24 hours. The missiles, which caused no damage or casualties, violated the cease-fire agreement struck between Israel and Palestine on 26 November.Carter's plea to Jews run in Al-Jazeera WorldNet Daily - Dec 20 10:25 PM
Jimmy Carter is taking another stab at explaining himself, his positions on the Middle East and his new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," a blistering indictment of Israel.President Abbas Pushing Ahead With Early Elections In Palestine Nasdaq - Dec 18 10:22 AM
(RTTNews) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that he has decieded to go forward with his plans of declaring early elections in Palestine in spite of the stiff opposition from the ruling Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls parliament and the Cabinet.Bush signs bill denying aid to Hamas-led authority Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 4:21 PM
President Bush on Thursday signed into law legislation restricting aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority until it recognizes Israel's right to exist, makes financial reforms and takes other steps.Forward.com Forward - Dec 20 8:21 PM
By now, many people have surely grown weary of the controversy over Jimmy Carter s new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. And why not?Zawahiri says only jihad will 'liberate Palestine' TODAYonline - Dec 20 2:01 AM
An image grab taken April 2006 from a videotape aired by Al-Arabiya shows Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri. Zawahiri has said in a new video aired December 20 that only jihad, not elections, can bring about the liberation of occupied Palestinian territory.Only jihad will liberate Palestine: Zawahiri Hindustan Times - Dec 20 12:55 AM
The deputy leader of the Al-Qaeda terror group, Ayman al-Zawahri, spoke out against early elections in the Palestinian territories, saying in a video tape broadcast on Al-Jazeera on Wednesday that elections would not lead to "liberation."Forward.com Forward - Dec 20 8:22 PM
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is older than the State of Israel. It was the brainchild of famous Polish-born, Vienna-based violinist Bronislaw Huberman. A perspicacious virtuoso, Huberman persuaded about 75 musicians from major European orchestras to make a bee-line to Palestine.Pearl Nativity, gift from Yasser Arafat, on display in Rajhrad Prague Daily Monitor - Dec 20 11:19 PM
Brno, Dec 16 (CTK) - A Nativity featuring Mary and Joseph and made of pearl, a gift from Yasser Arafat, then Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman, will be on display in the Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad in the Brno vicinity until January 1, Michal Vlasak told CTK today.Al-Qaeda's Zawahri says only holy war, not elections, can liberate Palestine Pravda - Dec 20 12:51 AM
The deputy leader of the al-Qaida terror group, Ayman al-Zawahri, spoke out against early elections in the Palestinian territories , saying in a video tape broadcast on Al-Jazeera on Wednesday that elections would not lead to "liberation."DUBAI MIRACLE Daily Record - Dec 20 9:34 PM
TONY Blair has insisted Iraq and Palestine could be top holiday spots if they follow the path to peace. Blair cited the growing popularity of Dubai with British tourists, calling it a "modern miracle".Suicide bomber kills Iraq police cadets AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 10:18 AM
A suicide bomber killed 15 police officers and recruits in central Baghdad as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi leaders in an bid to draw up a new plan to end the war.Al-Qaeda attacks Palestinian poll BBC News - Dec 20 1:36 AM
Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri says holy war, not elections, will "liberate Palestine".Lebanese police seize explosives AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 11:36 AM
Police on Thursday arrested four people and seized a large quantities of weapons, explosives and fuses in raids against a pro-Syrian party.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Dec 20 4:15 PM
The report Gunmen Shoot at Minister s Convoy in Gaza (Dec. 11) tells us that Palestine has descended into anarchy. There are too many people in positions of power and influence in Palestine who are under the thumb of America. It is these puppets who are creating chaos.Al-Qaeda's No. 2 Urges Palestinians to Use Jihad, Not Elections Bloomberg.com - Dec 20 2:25 AM
Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Al-Qaeda's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, urged Palestinians to reject elections and wage Islamic holy war to ``liberate Palestine,'' warning that attempts to form a national unity government will fail.Jordan gunman sentenced to death over murder of Briton AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 9:50 AM
A Jordanian military court has sentenced to death by hanging a Jordanian blacksmith over the murder of a British tourist in September in an attack on Western holidaymakers.Suicide bomber kills 15 at Iraq police academy AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 8:07 AM
A suicide bomber has killed 15 Iraqis arriving at a police recruitment centre in central Baghdad, the US military said, in the latest attack to strike security forces in the war-torn capital.OIC Steps in for Palestinian Peace Zaman Online - Dec 20 2:15 PM
International friends stepped in to try to mediate between the two opposing groups in Palestine, al-Fatah and the governing Hamas party, after the worst inter-Palestinian violence in years claimed five lives Tuesday.Hornets fall in Palestine, 50-47 Athens Review - Dec 18 10:22 AM
PALESTINE The Athens Hornets lost a close one Friday night, dropping a 50-47 win to the host Wildcats. The Hornets led, 47-41, with three minutes to play, but the Wildcats used turnovers to cut that deficit to 47-46.PA accuses Israel of using banned weapons The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 20 1:07 PM
The Palestinian environment minister accused Israel Wednesday of using illegal chemical weapons in the Palestinian Territories. "Analyses carried out in laboratories outside Palestine have shown that Israel has had recourse to banned chemical weapons and depleted uranium" in the territories, Youssef Abu Sofia told reporters in Algiers at a conference of Arab environment ministers.Suicide bomber kills 13 Iraqi police recruits AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 4:15 AM
A suicide bomber has killed 13 Iraqis arriving at a police recruitment centre in central Baghdad, a medic said, in the latest attack to strike security forces in the war-torn capital.Mideast leaders seek their own solutions for region The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 21 3:23 PM
Over the past week, power brokers in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq have engaged in talks to resolve conflicts. Qaeda s Zawahri threatens more attacks on West Khaleej Times - Dec 20 6:54 AM
PALESTINE - Al Qaeda will continue to target the United States and other Western countries so long as Muslims are under attack, the militant group s second-in-command Ayman Al Zawahri said in a video tape aired on Wednesday.Al-Qaeda s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri criticized rival Palestinian factions, calling President Mahmoud Abbas ... Al Jazeera - Dec 20 8:34 AM
In a new video, aired Wednesday on an Arabic satellite channel, al-Zawahri said that early Palestinian polls won t liberate Palestine from the Israeli occupation.Wednesday, December 20 CNN.com - Dec 21 12:09 AM
DENVER (CNN) -- The Denver International Airport warned travelers on their Web site not to venture to the airport, as "blowing snow" and driving winds have led authorities to shut the airport until Thursday evening and suspend all flights until further notice.A somber Christmas for Gaza's Christians Baltimore Sun - 5 minutes ago
Not so long ago, Christmas was a holiday for more than the Gaza Strip's scattering of Christians. Alltel Wireless Offers EVDO Wireless Broadband Service in East Texas Broadcast Newsroom - Dec 20 8:34 AM
LONGVIEW, Texas, BUSINESS WIRE -- Alltel Wireless (NYSE: AT), America's largest network, is now offering Axcess Broadband service in Longview, Marshall, Tyler and surrounding communities. The coverage area includes Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, Athens, Palestine and Henderson.Only talks can end crisis: Meshaal The Peninsula - 22 minutes ago
doha Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal has urged the warring Palestinian factions to stop using violence against each other and seek dialogue and consensus as a solution to the current political crisis.So this is what occupation feels like The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 12:00 AM
'So this is occupation,' I mused, staring down at the large DENIED ENTRY stamp on my passport.Christians see little future in little town of Bethlehem San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 21 3:53 PM
Bethlehem native Bashir Satara dreamed of living in the United States. For three years he worked at a string of casual jobs from New York City to the Bay Area, but he could not get a green card, and finally had to go back. So he did the next best thing... Hutsonville Basketball Coach killed in wreck Daily Clay County Advocate-Press - Dec 20 11:50 AM
An accident on Illinois 121 has claimed the life of a Little Illini Conference basketball coach. Greg Lauritzen, 43, was killed in a Sunday night automobile accident. Lauritzen was the Hutsonville-Palestine Pioneers head boy's basketball coach and athletic director.James Zogby: Friedman and Rice - Seeking Absolution through Arrogance and Bigotry HuffingtonPost - Dec 21 11:26 AM
An article by Tom Friedman and a quote from Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice hit in one day this week reminding me how tolerant our national discourse has become of bigotry toward Arabs and Muslims and how condescending policy-makers and analysts have become in their dealings with the Middle East region. Tom Friedman's Article In the lead up to the Iraq War, New York Times columnist ...Lists of Best-Selling Books AP via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 21 9:51 AM
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS FICTION 1. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom 2. "Cross" by James PattersonHotlinks Tiscali - Dec 20 8:20 AM
"The formula for your safety is: You will not dream of security until we live it as a reality in Palestine and all Muslim countries," he said. Al Qaeda, which carried out the September 11 attacks on U.S. cities, has repeatedly vowed more strikes on the United States."Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories" tops Amazon.ca's fiction list Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 7:18 AM
TORONTO (CP) - Here are the 10 bestselling fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week ending Dec. 19 from Amazon.caBomber kills 12 police recruits in Baghdad The Peninsula - 20 minutes ago
baghdad A suicide bomber killed 15 police officers and recruits in central Baghdad yesterday as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi leaders in an bid to draw up a new plan to end the war.Germany to launch joint initiative for Mideast peace Financial Times - Dec 21 6:30 PM
Germany plans to launch a co-ordinated Middle East peace initiative next month with the US, Russia, the United Nations and other European countries, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the country's foreign minister, announced in Moscow -yesterday.A year of Mid-East disappointment BBC News - Dec 21 8:07 AM
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen looks at a year of hopes dashed across the Middle East which bodes even more ill for 2007.Harper scores 18 in Charleston girls win Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 28 minutes ago
CHARLESTON -- Stephanie Harper s 18 points might sound typical but this was not just another Charleston girls basketball game. EIU marks Western s first stop on six-game road trip CHARLESTON -- Derek Thomas didn t need to be reminded about what happened the last time his Western Illinois basketball team came to Lantz Arena, but he was anyway.INSIDE REPORT Gaffney Ledger - Dec 20 9:14 AM
WASHINGTON Meeting privately with the Baker- Hamilton commission before its report on Iraq was released, George W. Bush did not seem pleased. So, when a Republican member said he believed it was imperative to get moving on the stalled Israel-Palestine peace process, a negative response from the president was expected. Instead, he replied: I do, too.Americans Back Bethlehem -- But are Not Sure Where it is Christian News Wire - Dec 20 8:37 AM
Two nation survey: America vs. Bethlehem . BETHLEHEM, Dec. 20 / Christian Newswire / -- Press Conference: 12pm noon, Thursday 21/12/2006, Furno Hall, Millennium Building , Bethlehem University . Bethlehem , Palestine . Details below.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 20 6:05 AM
"The formula for your safety is: You will not dream of security until we live it as a reality in Palestine and all Muslim countries," he said.Al Qaeda Warns U.S. on Fighting in Muslim Lands New York Times - Dec 20 9:04 PM
Al Qaeda?s second in command has threatened the U.S. with more attacks if it does not end its military activity in Muslim countries.Fishing Report The Longview News-Journal - 32 minutes ago
AUSTIN Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Dec. 20. (Report also available on Web at www.txfishing.com.)Arabs urged to bury the hatchet The Peninsula - 37 minutes ago
DOHA Speakers at the Islam-Nationalism conference which opened at the Ritz-Carlton yesterday called upon Islamists and nationalists in the Arab world to bury their differences and remain united to tackle the serious issues facing the Muslim Ummah.PALESTINE CLOSE TO CIVIL WAR Daily Record - Dec 17 9:27 PM
PALESTINE was close to civil war last night despite desperate efforts to set up a truce. Forces loyal to Mahmoud Abbas overran two Hamas ministries and sealed off an area at his compound in Gaza. Street battles erupted and a senior Hamas minister was attacked.Immediate Withdrawal of S. Korean Troops from Iraq Urged Korean Central News Agency - Dec 21 5:54 PM
Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) -- Members of civic and public organizations in south Korea reportedly held an anti-war rally in Seoul on Dec. 16 at which they denounced the "government's" attempt at the long-term presence of the Jaitun unit in Iraq.Chaos deepens for Iraq in 2007 BBC News - Dec 21 4:21 AM
Iraq will slip into chaos in 2007 which promises to be no easier a year for the world than 2006, the BBC's John Simpson predicts.Al-Qaida Hints at Power Status in Iraq The Herald-Sun - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
The deputy leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahri, told the United States it is negotiating with the wrong people in Iraq, suggesting in a video released Wednesday that his terror group was the real power broker in the country.Emory professor: Carter will hurt center Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
A noted Emory University anthropologist is calling for the Carter Center to distance itself from its namesake in the wake of the former president's latest book and recent comments about Israel. Writing to Carter Center Executive Director John Hardman to decline a position on an advisory panel, Melvin Konner also offered a piece of advice. "If you want The Carter Center to survive and thrive ...University has come a long way: Founder Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
DUBAI James Langridge, Vice-Principal (Overseas Operations), University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), and the founder of the institution, admitted that the Dubai campus had traversed a long way, often littered with difficulties, before reaching its current status.Palestine PM opposes early elections New Kerala - Dec 17 7:56 PM
Gaza, Dec 17: Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya Sunday rejected President Mahmoud Abbas's decision to hold early presidential and legislative elections in Palestine.Bush signs bill denying aid to Hamas-led authority AlertNet - Dec 21 4:21 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday signed into law legislation restricting aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority until it recognizes Israel's right to exist, ... U.S., Israeli leaders discuss Middle East People's Daily - Dec 21 4:25 PM
U.S. President George W. Bush discussed the Middle East and other things with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert through telephone, National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said at a briefing on Thursday.Will a civil war break out in Palestine? Middle East Online - Dec 19 2:38 AM
One could not blame Hamas for struggling for its principles, because the Palestinian people had elected the party with a majority for its sincereness in following those principles, says Khalid Issa Taha .Leader: Iran - the rhetoric of confrontation Guardian Unlimited - Dec 21 6:10 PM
Leader: Tony Blair waited until the final stop of his Middle East trip to deliver his big message about the state of the region. After visits to Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian territories he declared in Dubai that Iran was at the heart of a "monumental struggle" between the forces of moderation and the forces of extremism.Reserve funds will finance Salineville water plant repairs Lisbon Morning Journal - 44 minutes ago
WELLSVILLE In anticipation of a takeover of Salineville s water system, Buckeye Water District along with the village agreed to dip into Salineville s United States Department of Agriculture reserve funds in order to make repairs on the village s water plant, during a regular meeting yesterday of the Buckeye board.Blair Calls for Moderate Alliance in Mideast Zaman Online - Dec 21 2:16 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on moderate leaders in the Middle East to form an alliance against Iran and other extremist powers in the region.Forward.com Forward - Dec 21 11:50 AM
Campaign Confidential America's top independent Jewish news source supplies the daily dish on politics and public policy.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Dec 21 4:15 PM
The tone of outrage that the Western media assume when they accuse non-Iraqis of funneling funds to Iraqi resistance groups is impressive for its astounding hypocrisy.Middle East Foreign Policy Association - Dec 21 11:54 AM
Although the U.S. will remain closely engaged in Iraq during the next year, other factors have emerged to challenge stability in the region. Iran's nuclear program, the outcome of the conflict in Lebanon, and Israeli-Palestinian negotiations will all play a key role.Suicide bomber kills Iraq police cadets Japan Today - Dec 21 2:45 PM
BAGHDAD A suicide bomber killed 15 police officers and recruits in central Baghdad on THursday as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi leaders in an bid to draw up a new plan to end the war.Weiner: Santa, Please Grant Us These Wishes Scoop.co.nz - Dec 21 4:18 PM
First I want to thank you for granting our main wish for 2006: the humiliating defeat of the RoveBushCheney cabal in the midterm election. And for removing the robes of war-power from Donald Rumsfeld.Schools to begin Christmas break Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 21 12:22 PM
Students in the Forrest City School District will begin their Christmas with the close of school on Friday.Suicide bomber kills police cadets The Australian - Dec 21 9:55 AM
The latest brutal attack on Iraq's beleaguered security forces came as Mr Gates met Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on a new security plan for the Iraqi capital, including the option of possibly sending extra US troops.Al-Zawahri: U.S. talking to wrong people AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 20 12:43 PM
The deputy leader of al-Qaida said the United States was negotiating with the wrong people in Iraq, implying in a video broadcast Wednesday on Al-Jazeera that Washington should be talking to his group.Protests result in ousting of Cambridge anti-Israel group The Jewish Advocate - Dec 21 8:11 AM
Jewish activists are at the forefront of ousting a series of Palestinian advocacy groups held at a cluster of churches in Cambridge.Al Qaeda's No. 2 opposes Palestinian elections CNN.com - Dec 20 9:10 AM
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri released a new videotaped statement Wednesday in which he sided with Hamas' opposition to early Palestinian elections.Violence in gaza is counter-productive SABC News - Dec 21 11:32 AM
Factional violence in the Gaza strip is counter-productive to the interests of the Palestinian people, the department of Foreign Affairs said today.DAILY BRIEFING, DECEMBER 22 Tyler Morning Telegraph - Dec 21 6:44 PM
Trinity Mother Frances Signs Agreement With Humana Inc. Trinity Mother Frances Health System has signed a participating provider agreement with ChoiceCare Network, a preferred provider organization network owned by Humana Inc.Iraqi Shiites ask Sistani to bless broad coalition The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 21 1:22 PM
Shiites from the Iraqi Parliament's largest bloc met Thursday, seeking a blessing from Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for a coalition strong enough to cross sectarian lines and push Moqtada al-Sadr to lay down his arms. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Premier Nuri al-Maliki Thursday and said they discussed how the US could help him.In Mideast, Blair says Iran is main foe AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 20 1:43 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrapped up a Middle East tour Wednesday with a blunt speech warning that the world faces a monumental struggle between moderates and extremists and labeling Iran the main obstacle to hopes for peace.
