George
Bush's Crusading Scorecard (2001-2007)
2008
Politics In The News
Rush
of Entries Gives '08 Race Early Intensity
Hillary
Clinton: 'I'm in to Win' White House
Let's
Go to the Video: When and Where Did Hillary Tape 'I'm
In' Announcement?
For
the Clinton Candidacy, a Soft Launch
N.M.
Governor Bill Richardson Enters White House Race - First
Hispanic to Run
Obama-rama:
A Mix of Hope and Change - First black to run for President
Documentary
on beastiality premieres at Sundance Film Festival:
Seeks to take down last taboo on sexuality - sex between
animals and men
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Israel
chooses new army chief: Israeli media reports
Major
General Ashkenazi To Be Recommended for Top IDF Spot
Petition:
Delay appointing new army chief
Fatah's
Abbas, Hamas' Mashaal fail to reach agreement
Fatah,
Hamas to hold more talks “within 2-weeks” to
build unity government
Israeli
Defense Minister Peretz: Hamas can be considered a peace
partner
Occupation
is not root of conflict: Former IDF chief of staff says
Palestinians, Hizbullah are fighting to destroy Israel,
not liberate lands - Israeli concessions will only aid jihadists
Israeli
'Gov't won't stop weapons transfer' that would allow Hizbullah
from rearming and gaining strength ahead of a possible new
round of violence this summer - political echelon has
"tied the IDF's hands"
Sea
still spitting oil six months after Lebanon war
Minister
HaNegbi Declares: Sharon and Mofaz Ignored Hizbullah
Dangers
Analysis:
A prime minister in waiting? Likud chairman Binyamin Netanyahu
250,000
Palestinians fenced in: Separation fence closes off
21 Palestinian enclaves, some completely cut off
U.S.
tries to interpret silence over China anti-satellite test:
Bush Administration unable to get even the most basic diplomatic
response from China after their detection of a successful
test to destroy a satellite 10 days ago
Beijing's
satellite blast reverberates in Washington
Weapons
In Space
Chinese
Ballistic Missile Tests Are Exaggerated Rumors — Russian
Defense Minister
Miscellaneous
Non-Integrating States News
Hezbollah
vows 'very big action' ahead designed to bring Lebanese
government down
Suicide
car bomber kills 3 Pakistani troops
India
to buy six US planes for her special forces and for strategic
airlifts
Resurgent
Russia maps India bond
India,
Russia to sign 10 agreements
Troops
fire on Mogadishu protest, kill 3
Manila's
Arroyo stops workers travelling to Nigeria
Impressions
from Kashmir war zone
Cuba
faces uncertainty after Fidel Castro
European
HR Court Rules Russian Military Guilty of Torturing Chechens
Non-Integrating
States News - Iraq (Ancient Babylon)
Nine
civilians killed in Iraq attacks
25
US troops killed in a single day in Iraq
Military:
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq, including a soldier whose
patrol was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad
Iraq
parties reach political deal: Smoothing over a rift
with its Shi'a allies in the US-backed government
British
soldier killed in Basra: His Warrior patrol vehicle
was hit by a roadside bomb
Britain's
war on two frontlines: In Afghanistan and Iraq, two
missions, one deadly outcome
Kurdish
soldiers seek to avoid cauldron of sectarian violence
Iraq
produces draft law governing oil industry: Her vast
oil fields are a target
Democrats
warn Bush against ignoring Congress' signals on Iraq
Billions
in US Iraq Reconstruction Money Wasted
Would
losing in Iraq be disastrous for U.S.? Some historians
and Middle East experts, looking at Cold War history, say
they think that failure to win the war in Iraq might not
have the result that President Bush envisions
Globalisation
can help everyone if it's done right - Editorial
Germany's
Chancellor Merkel takes on the world: Has held together
her impossible left-right German coalition for 14 months
Non-Integrating
States News - Iran (Ancient Persia)
Bush
will expand war before Blair resigns: The
month of April will be the most likely for the attack against
Iran in order to allow Tony Blair to play a leading role
in the western rationale for the escalation of the deeply
unpopular war
Iran
not playing chess with US in Lebanon: Supreme National
Security Council Secretary Larijani declares to Lebanese
reporters in Tehran
Russian
Border Guards Seize Japanese Boat in Disputed Far East Waters
Top
US Corporate Firms To Urge Congress To Fight Global Warming:
Led by Alcoa, General Electric and DuPont
UK
Police Refuses to Comment on Reports About Identity of Litvinenko’s
Killer
Experts
battle to head off disaster from stricken oil freighter
More
snow, winds blow across Plains: Ice and 60-mph gusts
blamed for accidents, deaths, power outages from Colo. to
Okla.
Many
Denver citizens tired of rough sledding in snow, ice, wind
Venezuela's
Chavez to U.S.: 'Go to Hell, Gringos!'
Poll:
Most think country on wrong track - As
President prepares for State of the Union address
Russian
Law Enforcers Cancel Terror Alert
Non-Integrating
States News - Iran (Ancient Persia)
Iran
to Conduct Missile War Games: During three-day
period beginning Sunday
Iran
president defies UN sanction resolutions
Threat
of Iran security would disrupt energy route
President
Ahmadinejad warns Iran is ready for any possibility over
nuclear fight
Sending
the Middle East to Iranians: An
Iranian Army is ruling Iraq
Iranian
Ayatollah seeks softer nuclear stance: May allow an
international group to oversee and monitor the nuclear program
Secretary
Rice Warns: More Iran sanctions may
come
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or VHS
Non-Integrating
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Twenty-one
US troops killed in costly day in Iraq: Deadliest day
for U.S. forces in two years
Two
bombs strike Baghdad
US
airborne brigade deployed in Baghdad: 3,200 soldiers
part of 82nd Airborne Division
Five
US soldiers killed in Iraqi Shia shrine city: In firefight
with militiamen in the southern shrine city of Karbala,
where the 10-day Shia mourning period of Ashura began Sunday
U.S.
helicopter down in Iraq, all 13 aboard dead: Not clear
whether the aircraft was shot down
Roadside
bomb kills British soldier in Basra
Moharram
begins, so do security concerns: 10-day period usually
experiences strife between Shi'ite and Sunni - this year,
chasm between the two has widened after the hanging of Saddam
Hussein
Suicide
Car Bomber Kills 17 in Baghdad: Killed 17 Shiites at
a teeming Sadr City market Wednesday
Iraqi
Militia Expressing Siege Mentality: PM Maliki has stopped
protecting radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Madhi Army under
pressure from Washington
Iraqi
cleric's Shi'ite group says U.S. wants confrontation
Who's
Really 'Staying The Course': Bush's current policy is
militarily unsustainable, according to Army's own strategy
Sunni
cleric urges Shi'ite Iran to help stop Iraq violence
Saddam
fell because he didn't 'play ball'
Sundance
Abu Ghraib film shows America's dark side
Involve
India in Iraq's stabilization, says Henry Kissinger
Syria
pledges to help fight terrorism in Iraq
Man's
beliefs pit military vs. Navajos
Politics
Senator
Hillary Clinton Announces Presidential Bid: 'I'm in
to Win' White House
Hillary
runs for the White House as new Margaret Thatcher
Clinton
Enters ’08 Field, Fueling Race for Money
Post-ABC
Poll: Clinton, Giuliani Lead Primary Fields
Will
Hillary be cheated once again?
Bush
Readies State of the Union Speech
Will
speech move beyond Iraq? Bush may turn to domestic issues
Rising
temperature in Indian Ocean may have caused Johor floods
UK
police have made a breakthrough and have identified former
Russian spy's killer
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Israel
Again Impatient to Make Peace - Even Without Partner
Abbas
Cancels Meeting with Hamas Leader in Damascus - Was
to discuss unity government
Abbas
in Syria for talks on Palestinian infighting
Netanyahu:
Aim to bring down Hamas
Israeli
Leader Olmert Vows to Fight On - Despite charges of
corruption
Netanyahu
calls for more Iran sanctions
The
Disengagement, the Media, and General Halutz
Palestinian
UN representative hails good year at United Nations
Lebanese
army finds hidden missiles
Anti-Semitism
and unholy alliance: Western leftists, Islamists have
nothing in common except disdain for Israel
Methodist
minister donates kidney to rabbi
Nazi
archive to remain unavailable: Lengthy legal process
preventing Nazi-era archive from becoming available to researchers
Lapid
Under Fire for Jewish Settler/Holocaust Comparison -
Holocaust survivor Lapid known for his extreme anti-religious
views
Major
7.3 Quake Hits Northeastern Indonesia
Controversial
Google library project grows: To put the world's books
online, including copyrighted books either sent with or
without the publishers' permission
Guantanamo
Bay Prison must be closed, PM Blair is told
New
UN chief orders funding inquiry following claims of lax
spending controls
Weather
disasters forecast for Great Britain
Non-Integrating
States News - Iraq (Ancient Babylon)
War
of words continues over Iraq: Pelosi
accuses Bush of "playing with soldier's
lives", while White House responds
to accuse her of being "poisonous"
Extra
troops out of Iraq by summer? ‘Surge’
troops might not face long tour if conditions
improve, general says
Kurdish
Iraqi soldiers are deserting to avoid the
conflict in Baghdad
Sunni
Insurgent Group Asserts It Killed American:
Ohio Woman, 3 Guards Died in Ambush on Convoy
in Baghdad
Gates
visits Basra as US troops seize Sadr aide:
US lawmakers demand Bush ask Congress before
attacking Iran, Obama introduces bill to
cap number of US troops in Iraq
Iraqi
President Talabani's Bombshell:
Iran and Syria ‘have started to help
the Iraqi government’
Iran
offered to cut off Hezbollah in overture
to US: Tehran offered to use its influence
to support stabilisation in Iraq in return
for halting hostile US behaviour
Iraq
PM says US not helping Iraq end violence
Iraq
denies PM criticised Bush
Kirkuk
Kurd Charges: Turkey inciting sectarian
violence
Redford
demands apology over Iraq from US leaders:
Actor was speaking at the start of the Sundance
Film Festival
Iraq
oil law would distribute revenues
GI
killings blamed on Iraqi guardsman, but
murder case is stalled
American
Killed in Iraq Was Set to Marry
Editorials
The
great games over Iraq: Shi'ites betrayed
again? Bush is now appeasing the Sunni bloc
and squeezing the Shi'ites
Doubling
the bet in Iraq
A
blueprint for chaos in Iraq - "New
Way Forward" strategy to be implemented
by the Bush administration amounts to a
new way forward to regional chaos
China
tries to reassure the world on space missile
'aimed at peace'
News
Analysis: China's missile test: A message
for U.S. - Beijing enters the military space
race
Turkish-Armenian
journalist is killed in Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey
shocked by slaying of journalist
5
NATO Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan
Ethiopian
Troop Convoy Ambushed in Mogadishu
Korea:
The fog of war - and talks - Uncomfortable
reality is that South Korea wants to remove
the US commander from command of all troops
in the event of war, giving that role to
a Korean
North
Korea's golden path to security: North
Korea successfully countering US pressure
on its overseas bank accounts in effort
to curtail its weapons program
North
Korea talks: Not a meeting of minds
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Former
OC Ground Forces Declares : Halutz appointment
a mistake to think that a pilot, "no
matter how talented," could deal effectively
with the problems faced by ground forces,
especially during a war
Calls
mount for temporary IDF chief
Long-Term
Army Problems Not Solved by Chief's Resignation
Hezbollah's
Nasrallah Predicts:
Olmert, Peretz will resign
Europe's
Solana pledges help in Israeli-Palestinian
peace talks
Rice
Announces: Quartet to Convene, Olmert
and Abbas to Meet
Palestinian's
Abbas to meet with Syria's Assad in Damascus
Israel
freezes settlement, releases money to Abbas
Kidnapped
IDF Soldier Caught in a PA Power Struggle
British
poll reveals striking ignorance of Holocaust:
More than 25 percent of youth do not know
if the Holocaust happened; Jewish leaders
alarmed
Gale
force winds and rain batter Europe, killing
27, stranding tens of thousands of travelers
Non-Integrating
States News - Iran (Ancient Persia)
Iranian
student leader urges an attack on Iran:
"Ayatollahs will run if Iran attacked"
Analyst
says US plans envision broad attack on Iran:
Military action will not be confined to
surgical strike, may amount to war against
Iran, former US intelligence official
Top
Iranian official declares: Enemy incapable
of attacking us
Ahmadinejad
Says Ready for War, UN Nuke Chief Urges
Talks
Sri
Lanka’s military captures rebel territory
Flexing
muscle, China destroys satellite in test
US
concerned by Chinese satellite-killer test - Fears a new
"Arms Race" might ensue
Invisible
RFID Ink Safe For Cattle And People, Company Says
Global
Warming Propaganda
Weather
Control Section
House
Speaker Pelosi Creates Global Warming Committee
“The
Weather Channel” Mess: ABC
Meteorologist says "I do not know of a single TV meteorologist
who buys into the man-made global warming hype"
American
weather forecasters do battle over mankind's role in global
warming
Travel
in Europe Disrupted by Wild Storm
Blast
of Snow, Sleet Hits Texas, Okla.
Motorists
Stranded Near Grapevine Spend Night In Vehicles: Snow
Falls In West L.A., Malibu
Charles
puts his (carbon) foot in it: The Prince is to fly to
New York, booking the entire first-class and business class
section of a jumbo jet for his 20-strong entourage - to pick
up an award for his work on the environment
Companies
press Bush, Congress on climate
How
cellphones are getting greener
No-Fly
List Checked for Accuracy: Looking to cut list in half
- Wife of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, Catherine, was being
identified as "Cat" Stevens, being confused with
folk singer by that name -- now known as Yusuf Islam
Politics
In The News
Hollywood
has been a cash-spewing ATM for Sen. Hillary Clinton, but
Sen. Barack Obama may challenge her top billing
Obama
Reaches Out to Clinton Supporters
Hollywood
mogul David Geffen lashes out against Hillary: "She
can't win"
House
Wraps Up Legislative Marathon - Democrats excited over
the success of their "100-hour marathon"
Analysis:
Bush Making Political Concessions: Coming from a President
who has always stubbornly insisted on doing things his way
North
Korea Claims: Deal Reached in U.S. Nuke Talks - But America's
top nuclear envoy said Friday he was unaware of any such deal
North
Korea Official Meets Iran Delegation
New
Middle East Order
Jordan's
King Abdullah II told an Israeli newspaper Friday that his
country wants its own nuclear program: For "peaceful"
energy use
Non-Integrating
States News - Iraq (Ancient Babylon)
Six
British soldiers hurt in Basra rocket attacks
Gates
in Iraq to Meet With Commanders
U.S.
seizes Sadr aide as Gates arrives in Iraq
Withdrawal
is not an option: President Bush's new plan is a "defining
moment" in the war
Bush
on Iraq plan: "I believe it will work"
Cheney
rejected Iran offer to
help stablize Iraq
The
new Iraq strategy - Editorial by Henry Kissinger
Iraqi
PM: Better-Equipped Iraqi Troops Could Mean Fewer Multi-National
Forces
100
Saddam Regime Officials to Be Tried
Seven
Challenges in Facing Iraq
Even
before bombings at a university killed at least 70 persons
this week, Iraq's universities were on the verge of collapse:
Scores of professors and students killed by Islamist militants
The
battle to save Iraq's children
Ahmadinejad,
Iran and America: Early 2007 is a time of extreme danger
China's
CNPC to invest 3.6 billion dollars in Iran gas block
Iran
sends message to Saudi Arabia amid rising tension
Miscellaneous
Non-Integrating States News
Sri
Lankan Military Kills 9 Tamil Rebels
Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) told to hasten purchase of
modern military hardware
Venezuela's
President Chavez gets initial approval to approve laws by
decree
French
President Chirac honours the village that saved Jews from
Nazis
"Then
And Now" Bible Atlas
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Secretary
Rice Sees 'Intense' Middle East Peace Efforts in Coming Weeks:
Emphasis will be on Palestinian State
'New
IDF chief early next week'
Opposition
MKs in no rush for early elections: But renewed calls
for the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense
Minister Amir Peretz
PA's
Abbas, Hamas' Mashaal to meet in Damascus
Israel
monitoring Abbas-Mashaal meeting
Israel
to release frozen tax funds to PA
Defense
Minister Peretz freezes construction plans in northern Jordan
valley settlement
GDP
per capita of Arab Israelis third of that of Jews
Jewish
Synagogue Built in Memory of Terror Victim Burned by Arabs
Labor
Party Appoints Israel's First Muslim Cabinet Minister
Euro
displaces dollar in bond markets
The
Abandonment of George W. Bush: It was a delegation of
congressional Republicans who convinced Richard Nixon that
his days were numbered and that it was time to step down
Global
Warming Propaganda Intensifies
Weather
Control Section
Weather
Channel Climate Expert Calls for Decertifying Global Warming
Skeptics
Winter
Blast Brings Snow To West LA, Malibu: Snow
in Malibu?
Pelosi
May Create Global Warming Panel
Bills
on Climate Move to Spotlight in New Congress
European
Russia's continued warm winter is unprecedented -Expert
declares
Secret
Court to Oversee U.S. Wiretapping in Terror Cases - Bush
Administration "surprisingly" agrees to allow this
secret court jurisdiction over illegal wiretapping
"Then
And Now" Bible Atlas
Non-Integrating
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Tallying
the true price of the Iraq war: $1 trillion
Four
car bombs kill 17 in Baghdad
Four
US Soldiers Killed in Iraq - Roadside bomb in northwestern
Iraq
Iranian
President Ahmadinejad sends note to Saudi king on stabilizing
Iraq: Proposing that they cooperate in helping stabilize
Iraq
Give
us guns – and American troops can go: Iraqi PM Nouri
al-Maliki
Iraqis
mourn dead in university bomb attacks
Bush
defiantly defends boost to Iraq troops: "If we don't
crack this now the violence will spiral out of control"
Iraq
options somewhat limited: US troops going after Shi'ite
radical cleric, Sadr
A
bad plan for the Middle East: Bush's most recent
address to the American people on Iraq may be the scariest
presidential message since Ronald Reagan announced that he
had launched a nuclear strike against the Soviet Union
Iraqi
leader criticizes comments by Bush, Rice: Prime Minister
Nouri al-Maliki voiced frustration
Democrat-driven
Iraq Resolution May Expose GOP Divide
Second
Republican Opposes Bush Iraq Plan: Sen. Olympia Snowe,
a moderate from Maine
UN
probe into Saddam hangings urged
U.N.
chief says he could not agree to Bush's request for increased
U.N. presence in Iraq
Robot
gives US snipers owl eyes
Pol/Econ:
War Without End - Part III - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
on Friday reaffirmed Turkey's right to send troops into Iraq
to crush Kurdish rebels - New nation of "Kurdistan"
threatening to Iraq, Turkey, and Iran as map shows
US
stocks rise as oil falls, jobless claims decline to 6-month
low: Investors regained some of their recent swagger Thursday
No
panic for OPEC: Saudi oil minister declares in response
to oil prices, which have fallen 14% since the beginning of
the year
Democrats
in no rush to build border fence with Mexico:
Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas said it is "highly
unlikely" that the 850-mile fence, as authorized in a
law signed by President Bush, would be funded
Mexican
Gov't Blasts Killing of Migrant: Protesting the fatal
shooting of a Mexican immigrant by a U.S. Border Patrol agent
Air
Force colonel reports lights 'not of this world': Snaps
images above Arkansas: 'I have no idea what they were'
New
Orleans French Quarter Is in a Funk: Things are not back
to the way they were - Tourists are down by 50%, bars and
ballrooms play to nearly empty crowds
History
is not preordained: a new cold war can be averted - US
military arrogance has led to a global crisis. But there is
still time to change course and build a democratic world order
Doomsday
moves a bit nearer: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
has moved the hands forward on its Doomsday Clock to 11:55pm,
a symbolic act reflecting nuclear risk in the world - they
feel the world is nearer to a nuclear disaster than it has
ever been
Miscellaneous
Non-Integrating States News
Pakistan
'not housing Taliban head': Shaukat Sultan, a Pakistani
military spokesman
UN
envoy heads to Somalia for peace force talks
Possible
UN Force in Central African Republic (CAR)
Filipino
troops kill terror leader
Vaccine
hope for developing world
Indian
tsunami victims sold their kidneys to survive
Five
Chinese workers released after Nigeria kidnapping
Great
Britain's Postal voting 'vulnerable to fraud'
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Israeli
PM Olmert rejects calls to step down over Lebanon war
IDF
kills Palestinian gunman in Nablus
Australian
Islamic cleric urges martyrdom: Videos in which he encourages
children to become martyrs for Islam and ridicules Jews as
pigs
IDF
nixes "Peace Now" Hebron protest
General
Halutz: Decision to resign taken out of loyalty to IDF
The
Day Halutz Broke: Halutz's resignation may mark his desire
to become accuser instead of accused
Halutz
Career: 40 Years of Israeli Security - and Disengagement -
oversaw the army's expulsion of 9,000 Jews from their homes
Hizbullah
Declares: Halutz's resignation is proof we won the Lebanon
War
Peace
Council Head Urges: Appoint interim army chief - suggests
bringing in top officers who haven't been in the system for
years
Defense
Minister Peretz consults former IDF chief on new appointment:
New top general will be army’s 19th chief of staff
Former
IDF chief of staff Shomron: Lebanon War was run with no
goal
Palestinian
journalists victims of Hamas-Fatah violence
South
Lebanon: Villagers fight with UN peacekeepers
Exclusive:
Jimmy Carter Interceded on Behalf of Nazi SS Guard
Police
Launch Criminal Probe Against PM Olmert on Bank Leumi Sale
Knesset
Bill to Cap Government Size and Political Favors
Non-Integrating
States News - Iran (Ancient Persia)
Gates:
Iran Is Target Of Military Build Up: Huge Military deployment
in Gulf is ominous, neocon propaganda is mounting
Iran
angered by new UN chief’s nuclear talk: That its
nuclear ambitions posed a threat to international security
No
intention to invade Iran, says White House
US
faced with numerous problems for encountering Iran - President
Ahmadinejad declares
Russia
completes air defense system deliveries to Iran ---
Moscow will continue to develop military and technical
cooperation with Tehran
The
shifting power equation of globalization
Senator
Obama launches White House bid, says past 6 years imperiled
U.S.
Iran
shoots down U.S. spy drone amid growing military pressure
NEWS
ANALYSIS: U.S. Turns Focus to Iran
Iran:
Pieces in Place for Escalation: "The fuel for a fire
is in place", by Colonel Sam Gardiner
Major
investment bank issues warning on strike against Iran: Bank
sees February or March timeline if Israel strikes
Russia
Has Delivered Surface-to-Air Missiles to Iran — Defence
Minister Reveals
Israel
warns Russia Against Iran Arms Sale: Russia shipping advanced
anti-aircraft missiles to Iran
Showdown
Looms in Persian Gulf as US Sends 2nd Aircraft Carrier -
Is the United States gearing up for an attack on Iran?
British
Navy Ships Move to Counter Iran: U.S. naval forces in the
Mideast are getting a little help from an old friend
No
intention to invade Iran, says White House: But will not
allow Iranian citizens to kill American soldiers in Iraq
Iran
confirms centrifuge installation - Adding 3,000 centrifuges
Non-Integrating
States News - Iraq (Ancient Babylon)
Bomb
Blasts in Baghdad Tuesday Leave 109 Dead: Deadliest of several
attacks on predominantly Shiite areas, outside a Baghdad university
Universities
in Iraq taking a hard hit
Saudis
consider sending troops to Iraq: Government ‘deeply
skeptical’ al-Maliki can make Bush surge plan work
U.N.
Puts ’06 Civilian Death Toll in Iraq Above 34,000
Mortar
Attack Near Baghdad Kills Woman
Baghdad
Residents: 'Military siege is killing us'
Rice
to push Iraq plan in the Persian Gulf
Gulf
Arabs, Egypt, Jordan back U.S. plan on Iraq
Bush
acting like a king in directing Iraq "surge"
Bush
says Iraq hangings show government ‘still got some maturation
to do’
Turkey,
Iraq: PM Erdogan Warns: ‘Dangerous develo
ments’ after Saddam’s hanging
How
New is Bush’s “New Course”?
Iraq
VP: British troops may exit in a year
Iranians
take Basra over by stealth as UK plans pullout: Iranian
intelligence is preparing for complete dominance of southern
Iraq when the British withdraw
UN
warns of ‘looming crisis’ in Kirkuk: Ethnic
Turkmen and Arabs were being intimidated by Kurdish forces
Digging
deeper into the hole called Iraq
$1.2
billion aid boost will not light up Iraq: Electricity output
still barely meets half the demand and oil production is falling
short by almost 1 million barrels a day
Few
Iraqis are able to find sanctuary within the U.S.: Last
year, 202 of them were among the 50,000 refugees admitted
Miscellaneous
Non-Integrating States News
Pakistani
forces opened fire on Indian border guards before dawn Wednesday:
First violation of a 2003 cease-fire along the frontier of divided
Kashmir
Afghan
Puzzle: Defense Secretary Gates sees firsthand the extent
of the U.S. dilemma
More
Troops in Afghanistan Recommended
Taliban
Commander Caught in Afghanistan
Somali
parliament votes to oust powerful dissident speaker: Because
he made peace overtures to Islamists
Moderate
5.9 Quake Rocks Indonesian Province
U.S.,
North Korean Nuke Negotiators to Meet
Nepal's
former Maoist rebels begin handing over weapons
Yushchenko
stripped of power by parliament: 'Lame duck' Ukraine president
plans to appeal
Weather
Control
Bush
to address global warming in annual State of the Union address
White
House denies climate change U-turn
New
UN chief looks to America for support in tackling global challenges
Thousands
Shiver As Storm Toll Hits 54: Massive winter storm from
Texas to Maine
Seattle
Virtually Paralyzed By Ice Storm
Schwarzenegger
Seeks Disaster Aid: Because of an ongoing cold snap that
has destroyed nearly $1 billion worth of California citrus
Ice
plays havoc with U.S. power grid: At least 80,000 homes
still without electricity as frigid weather spreads south
Europe
creates attractive clean energy scene
Snow's
a no-show in Europe: A dusting of the fake stuff allows
some winter activity, but some visitors opt to just soak up
the sun
Glaciers'
retreat in Greenland keeps mapmakers busy
Crude
tumbles as Saudis play down output cut: Feb. contract taps
20-month low under $51, leading broad energy decline
Dow
Hits Third Consecutive Record Close
Global
business optimism ‘at 5-year high
Russia
Reinforces Security Measures to Prevent Terrorist Attack -
Bracing for possible attack on country's transportation system
Putin
Promises Kostunica to Veto Kosovo Independence - will block
the expected move towards independence for Serbia’s breakaway
province Kosovo
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Israeli
Army Chief of Staff Resigns - Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz succumbs
to pressure over Lebanon War
Halutz
Career: 40 Years of Israeli Security - and Disengagement
Halutz
Tells Generals: You must lead IDF forward
PM
Olmert Laments: Halutz one of Israel's 'greatest soldiers'
Maj.-
Gen. (res.) Gabi Ashkenazi leads race to succeed Halutz
Peretz's
associates fear 'domino effect': Sources close to defense
minister concerned army chief's resignation may prompt snowball
effect, enhance calls for Peretz's resignation
'Now
Peretz and Olmert must go'
Knessett
MKs Urge: Form emergency government now
'Israeli
restraint highlights terrorism'
IDF:
Palestinian travel ban postponed
Prime
Minister Olmert visits West Bank: To see firsthand that
promises he made last month to PA Chairman Abbas about easing
movement had been implemented
Fatah
Charges: Hamas Plotting To Kill PA Chairman Abbas
Secretary
Rice Announces US-Israeli-Palestinian Summit to be Held in DC
Asia
Times Columnist Slams Jimmy Carter Over Palestine Book
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