SADDAM’S
HANGING -- UNCUT - Video shot from cell phone shows executioners
shouting Shi'ite slogans as Saddam tells them "to go to Hell"
- reinforces Sunni suspicion that Saddam was executed from Shi'ite
revenge rather than from sense of Justice
On
the Gallows, Curses for U.S. and ‘Traitors’
Dictator's
daughter told her father would hang as she enjoyed beauty salon:
Saddam had ordered her husband murdered - still she defended her
father
Saddam
Hussein buried next to two sons
Curfews
Imposed After Saddam's Execution
Saddam
Hussein: How Washington and London helped to create the monster
they went to war to destroy - for
more than a decade, Saddam Hussein was staunchly supported by
the US., supplied him with many of the weapons of mass destruction
the dictator used against his foes
Execution
isn't turning point once expected
PM
Maliki to reap benefits from execution
Iraqi
Shiites in the U.S. satisfied with Saddam's execution
'US
digging its own grave'
Opposition
To Saddam's Execution
Timing
of Saddam execution risks Arab backlash: Led to the gallows
on one of Islam's most important feast days, the "Eid al-Adha"
Israeli MK Barakei: US
acted wrongly on Saddam
Israeli
Knesset Member Tibi denounces 'sadistic' execution; Called
execution a "mark of Cain on the American occupation [in
Iraq]."
British
MP denounces Saddam’s hanging
Vatican
Spokesman Denounces Execution
Saddam's
execution renews international debate on death penalty
War News
Iraq
bombs kill more than 77 as Saddam executed: Dozens killed,
wounded in series of bloody car bombings that cause chaos after
government's pre-dawn execution of ousted dictator
Triple
Baghdad car bombs kill at least 15
December
deadliest month for US troops in Iraq: Death toll reaches
108 after three more Marines die of wounds sustained in Anbar
battle
2006:
a year of fear in Iraq
Failure
to stop war in Iraq haunts Annan as he exits: Worst time of
his career, says departing U.N. chief
Invasion of Baghdad: Bush
& Julius Caesar compared
Science
told: hands off gay sheep - Experiments that claim
to ‘cure’ homosexual rams spark anger
Honors
For Former President Ford - Member of CFR, Bilderbergers Secret
Societies
Ford's
Casket Arrives at U.S. Capitol
Cheney
Hails Ford's Pardon of Nixon
Vail's
love for Ford burns bright: Hundreds of torchbearers ski slopes
as townspeople recall him as "one of us"
Ex-Congressman
Collapses at Ford Funeral: Former Rep. William Broomfield,
84
Monster
Snowstorm Moves From Denver Into Plains: Created huge drifts,
absolute white-out conditions
Food,
aid may come by chopper: 15-foot drifts on plains
Drifts
spell disaster for livestock
Storms'
one-two punch more costly than '03
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Hamas
official announces breakthrough on captured IDF soldier, Shalit
Videotape
shows Shalit alive
'More
options needed against Kassams' terror rocket attacks
Continued
Kassam rocket attacks scuttle Palestinian prisoner release deal
IDF
wounds 2 Palestinians by Gaza fence
Gazans
fear radio will lead them to civil war
Non-Integrating
States News - Iran (Ancient Persia)
State
media says, ‘Shiite messiah will kill archenemy in Jerusalem,
could come during Spring Equinox' - A triumphal
religious prophecy has appeared on an Iranian official state media
website, heralding the return of the Shiite messiah
Opposition
Group Claims: Iran behind 80 percent of terror attacks in
world
Iran's
Rafsanjani warns West against sanctions
Israeli
Viewpoint - What to do with Iran? We must coordinate independent
strike with US, prepare for Iranian response
Iran
to give Iraq $1 billion reconstruction loan
Somalia:
Final bloody showdown with Islamic militia looms
Some
in Ethiopia question war in Somalia: In a country divided
evenly between Muslims and Christians, there are worries that
the foray next door could lead to instability at home - Many believe
the United States used Ethiopia to launch a proxy war against
the Islamists.
"This was an American-made war,"
said Akmel Negash, 22, a student
Saddam
Hussein Executed for War Crimes:
Went to the gallows before sunrise
Saturday
‘I
Saw Fear, He Was Afraid’:
Man who was hired to photograph execution
Bush:
Execution A "Milestone"
But Will Not Halt Violence
Vatican
Spokesman Denounces Execution
Russian
Lawmakers Warned Against Saddam Hussein`s
Execution
Pentagon:
U.S. Forces on High Alert Following
Saddam's Execution
Palestinians
mourn execution of Saddam
Insurgency
set to outlive Saddam
U.S.
soldiers and military families offer
mixed assessment on meaning of Saddam's
execution
Gadhafi's
Libya declares 3-day official mourning
for Saddam
War's
reality overshadows Saddam's death
Bomb
kills 31, wounds 58 in Iraqi town:
December the year's deadliest month
for U.S. troops in Iraq with the toll
reaching 108
U.S.
military compiles biometric database
on Iraqi fighters, Saddam loyalists
US
soldier kills senior aide to Sadr
in Najaf
Thirteen
die in Baghdad blasts
Incoming
House Intelligence Chairman Reyes
says U.S. intelligence was ‘manipulated’
Review
of the year: Iraq -- A nation
soaked in blood tears itself apart
Christians
flee Iraq, find Syria 'ruthless':
Ministries say believers have no Mideast
refuge
Korean
Troops End Year in Iraq on a High
Note
South
Korean Companies Likely to Make Forays
Into Northern Iraq
1
Hurt in Blast Outside Madrid Airport
Russian
Man Caught on CCTV May Hold Key to
Litvinenko Poison Plot
Denver
Gets Blitzed by Another Snowstorm:
Not expected to be as severe as the
Christmas blizzard
Hundreds
of Flights Canceled in Denver
Imam
Found Killed Inside Mosque in South
Russian Republic
Stocks
Drop, Closing Out Record Year
Oil
Prices End 2006 Where They Started
Iris
Scanning Database Targeting Children,
Elderly, Grows
Smart
cards gaining favor for ID card purpose
Blundering
into Somalia: US-backed and financed
Ethiopian offensive was clearly designed
to crush the first stable government
strife-torn Somalia has had in 15
years of civil war - new Islamic government
ended Somalia’s long civil war
by crushing local warlords who were
being armed and financed by the CIA
Search
for Human Remains Expands at WTC -
searchers found what may be more bone
fragments at the site
Thousands
in Calif. Pay Respects to Former President
Ford
Betty
Ford leads dignified final rites:
Procession today to Capitol
Moral
Collapse
Middle
school girls gone wild:
Don't stop don't stop," sings
Janet Jackson, all whispery. "Jerk
it like you're making it choke. Ohh.
I'm so stimulated. Feel so X- rated."
-- eroticism in popular culture is
a 24-hour, all-you-can-eat buffet
- The latest debate centers on whether
simulated intercourse is an appropriate
dance style for the high school gym
Out
of the shadows, the Big Love women
who want the right to share a husband:
Mormon wives are coming forward for
the first time to defend their plural
marriages
Mike
Tyson is rung up on cocaine rap
Israeli
- Palestinian War
10
Qassams fired at Israel
Kassam
(Qassam) rocket smashes home in w.
Negev
IDF
ethicist: Restraint policy concerning
Kassam rocket launches is legit
California:
'Kabbalah' meeting draws debate -
'Kabbalah for masses?' forum in San
Diego conference hears justifications
for kabbalah center activities
Israel's
new God: Money quietly replaces
security as country's most prominent
concern
No
prisoner release before Islamic holy
time of "Eid al-Adha"
Between
hope and despair: 6 months without
Gilad Shalit (captured IDF soldier)
Between
Wars, U.S. Toughening Up on Israel
Pope
Declares: Homosexuals
destroy themselves
Bush
sheltered during tornado alert at
ranch at Crawford, Texas
D.
James Kennedy suffers major heart
attack: 75-year-old founder of
Coral Ridge Ministries in 'grave condition'
U.S.
sailors die after being swept off
submarine deck
NAFTA
Taking Shape As A Nation - Currency Upheaval
Prelude To Abandoning US Dollar, Replacing
It With "Amero"!
Related
Article: Dollar
slides against Euro
Evangelical
Church On The Outside -
Breathtaking Masonic, Satanic Symbols
Adorn The Inside: Never would have
I ever seen such incredible images of
Satan inside a Protestant Church!
Peace
on Earth - True or False?
Dollar
hit by news of central bank selling
A
coming of age for the European currency
US
dollar bill’s standing as the world’s
favourite form of cash is being usurped
by the five-year-old euro
Former
President Ford's State Funeral to Begin
Friday
Remembering
President Ford: The Accident President
Non-Integrating
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Iraq
prepares for rapid Saddam execution
Saddam
Hussein's Baath party threatens to retaliate
if their leader is executed
Saddam
Letter Urges Iraqis Not to Hate
Hussein
letter cites readiness for "sacrifice"
Saddam
To Hang At Torture Prison
Vatican
slams Saddam's death penalty
Troop
"Surge" in Iraq Would Be Another
Mistake: "Surge"
means Stalingrad
Three
bombs killed 23 Iraqis in Baghdad:
U.S. military announced the deaths of
3 American soldiers
Two
tales suggest a new strategy for Iraq:
Two fascinating stories emerged from Iran
and Saudi Arabia
Gates
visited Baghdad to quell US soldiers mutiny
in Anbar: US imminent attack on Ramadi
soon
Anger
in Najaf after Al-Sadr aide killed
Iraq’s
hidden refugee crisis
Rice
'invited' to testify on Iraq policy
Senator
Biden Vows to Fight Any Iraq Troop Boost
Iraq
civilian massacre: US Marines 'will
point the finger of blame at senior officers'
When
Resolve Turns Reckless - by Senator
John Kerry
How
the West could lose its war against Islam:
CFR's Daniel Pipes
Research
To Limit Mental Fatigue Among Soldiers
May Foster Controversial Ways To Enhance
The Human Brain: "Juicing The
Brain"
Heady
Days for Makers of Weapons:
THESE are very good times for military
contractors
Taiwan
Earthquake knocks Asia back to phone age,
and beyond
Communication
Chaos Reigns
Bush's
losing team
Bush
is bracing for new scrutiny: White
House hiring lawyers in expectation of
Democratic probes
New
storm takes aim at Colorado: 7 inches
to 2 feet feared
Murders
Are Up in New York, Other Cities
Islamist
forces abandon Mogadishu
Somali
clan leaders may help fight Islamists:
Ethiopian and Somali government troops
drove Islamic fighters out of Jowhar,
the last major town on the northern road
to Mogadishu
The
GOP's $3 Bn Propaganda Organ
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Israel
lets Egypt ship arms to Fatah: Trying
to "build up" Fatah
Hizbullah
is paying Palestinian splinter groups
"thousands of dollars" for each
Kassam rocket fired
US
Would Allow Israel To Negotiate With Syria
IDF
unsatisfied with cease-fire stance
Abbas
proposes 'backdoor' peace talks
Danger
zone around Gaza to triple
IDF
receives order to attack rocket launchers
Islamic
Jihad Boasts: We are firing more accurate
rockets
Dfense
Minister Peretz to war casualties:
We achieved goals in Lebanon, we did not
fail in the war
Snowy
Night: Too late for a White Christmas,
snow covers Jerusalem and northern Israeli
mountain tops
Hajj
begins amid growing Muslim sectarian tension:
Nearly 3 million Muslims from around the
world, chanting "I am here, Lord"
and raising their hands to heaven, marched
through a desert valley outside Mecca
Hillary
Hires Evangelical Consultant
Former
President Gerald Ford Dies at 93:
Bilderberger, Council on Foreign Relations
Member
The
Ford Presidency: Gerald Ford, who took
over from a disgraced Richard Nixon, led the
U.S. out of the shadow of Watergate
Ford
pardon sealed Watergate shut
Bush
Calls Gerald Ford 'Great American'
Flashback
- Nixon Resigns: The Washington Post article
on August 9, 1974
VHS
or DVD
Non-Integrating
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Iraq
Court Upholds Saddam Death Sentence: Court
orders hanging in no longer than 30 days
Hundreds
apply to be Saddam’s hangman
India
disagrees with Saddam death sentence
At
least 54 Iraqis, 7 U.S. troops killed:
Series of bomb blasts, battles with insurgents
add to death toll
At
least 31 troops with Pennsylvania ties killed
in Iraq in 2006
More
Soldiers But Draft Is Off Table
US
Military considers recruiting foreigners:
Already struggling to meet recruiting goals
British
Prince Harry May Yet See Action In Iraq War
Basra
raid sends message: The British-led move
against rogue forces challenges Iraqis to
get a grip on security
What
has long been a catastrophic tragedy is also
now a horrific farce: British occupation
army's assault on its own police force in
Basra confirms Iraq as a far greater disaster
than Suez
Bush's
Iraq plan gets big build-up
Democrats
will soon get a say on Iraq: Congress'
new leaders aim to thwart Bush's call for
a troop increase
2006
marks end of 'stay the course' in Iraq:
U.S. hopes not realized as year ends
2007:
A Year of Accountability? No guarantees
that the Bush Administration will be held
accountable for its abuse of executive power
or for the war crimes it has committed - But
the forces of accountability - nationally
and internationally - are assembling
At
Least 260 Dead In Nigeria Pipeline Fire:
Flames Sweep Through Crowd Stealing Gasoline
From Ruptured Pipeline
Non-Integrating
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Iran's
parliament votes to revise ties with the U.N.
nuclear agency: Move seen as likely to
reduce the country's cooperation with the
international atomic authority
The
U.N. votes, Iran ignores
What
the Russian papers say: Tehran to continue
splitting Moscow and Washington
Burning
Issues No. 18: Is Russia an ally of Iran?
Russia refused to impose even mild UN sanctions
Iran
and North Korea standoff: US policy on
NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) is in tatters
Taiwan
7.1 Quake Severely Disrupts Communications:
Undersea cables were cut
Huge
quakes terrify southern Taiwan
PM
Blair will leave no small legacy
People's
Revolt in Lebanon: People are revolting
against PM Siniora's economic plan
Israeli
- Palestinian War
'Hamas
must play role in peace process': Vice
Premier Shimon Peres
Hamas
rejects US state offer: Palestinian PM:
US plan for state with temporary borders is
'unacceptable intervention'
Abbas´s
Two Track Plan: Talks with both Olmert
and Hamas
Roadmap
for Abbas: Easier Travel for PA Arabs
Israel
to renew Gaza pinpoint attacks against Kassam
terror rocket cells - seriously jeopardizing
what is already a shaky, month-old truce with
Gaza militants
IDF
Army Begs: Let Us Fire Back!
Smugglers
use cease-fire to stockpile guns: Israeli
army official says 'we'll have to deal with
those military capabilities'
PA
Official Insists: Shalit release days
away - kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit
Cairo
to urge Olmert to free prisoners: As a
way to build up Abbas
FM
Livni: Syria Wants to Talk, But Not Make Peace
U.S.
finally admits Arafat murdered American officials:
State Department declassifies report on 1973
terror attack in Khartoum
Despite
war, 2006 aliyah on the rise:
Jews from around the world are coming
home
Successful
Israelis relinquish citizenship - 775
Israelis - mostly young, educated and well-to-do
- chose to forego their Israeli citizenship
in 2006. 'They are the cream of the crop
Politics
In The News
Pelosi
to seat Democrat though Republican won?
'Bottom line here is that nothing's off the
table,' says spokesman for incoming speaker
of House
Pelosi
says no to C-SPAN's request on floor proceedings
John
Edwards Kicks Off His Presidentail Campaign
Tour? Will make his announcement from
New Orleans
Democrat
Senator Biden says he intends to run for president
Democrats
Eye Oil Money for Conservation: Renewable
energy resources to be the focus
Oil
Prices Fall More Than $1 on Mild Weather:
Mild winter weather has depressed demand for
home-heating fuels
Belarus
Fears Rise That Russia Will Cut Off Gas Supplies
Will
Ford, Toyota team up? Mulally, Cho meet
to discuss cooperating on alternate fuel engines,
manufacturing issues
NATO
Chief Says Expansion to Ukraine and Georgia
Will Not Harm Russia
Non-Integrating
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U.S.
Deaths in Iraq Exceed 9-11 Death Count
British
troops demolish Iraqi police station:
Acting upon intelligence warning that dozens
of prisoners were being tortured and faced
imminent execution
Political
fight erupts over destruction of Iraqi police
station
U.S.
Is Holding Iranians Seized in Raids in Iraq
- Iraq
president protests U.S. arrest of Iran diplomats
Iran
respects Iraq’s interests: Iranian
FM insists
25
killed in coordinated Baghdad car bombings
Three
More U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq On Tuesday
Parents
of slain U.S. soldiers make pilgrimage to
Iraq
President
can't win for losing
Iraq's
former leader suggests regional talks:
Allawi says meeting would allow Arab nations
to 'untangle' issues
Bush
Honors Troops at Christmas
Troop
'surge' plan for Iraq meets growing opposition
in US
Iraqis
ambivalent about additional U.S. troops
Iraqis’
hopes for the future fizzle out - “I
never made so many coffins”
Bush
is writing the recipe for more war:
War could easily extend into next Presidency
- Some of the military commanders are opposed
to an injection of more troops around Baghdad
and believe the move would compound the folly
Old
Iraq Strategy Lives On In Weekly Progress
Reports: Despite Upbeat Details, Updates
Paint a Picture of Failure
U.S.
Army hospital readies for baby boom following
soldiers return from Iraq
Speaker-to-be
Nancy Pelosi celebrates with a four-day party
- four days of celebrations surrounding
her swearing-in as the first woman Speaker
of the House of Representatives on January
4 are more in line with celebrations heralding
a new President
President
Bush Heading Texas for Working Vacation:
Week-long holiday break
Commentary - Newt
and his godlike platform
New
Orleans Back In The News
With
$1 billion wasted, more Katrina abuse yet
to emerge
Back
to the Big Easy for New Year's Eve and the
Sugar Bowl
New
Orleans' top Army Corps execs retire
Cuba
awaits Spanish surgeon's verdict on Castro's
health
Castro
Doesn't Have Cancer, Doctor Says
US
sends foreign aid to third countries to promote
change in Cuba
Pope
Benedict XVI News
Pope
in call for world saviour: Referring
to Christ, Pope Benedict XVI said, "He
knows that even today we need him.”
Pope
renews call for world peace: Pontiff singles
out Mideast and Africa in his Christmas Day
address in Rome
Here
is the text of Pope Benedict XVI's 'Urbi et
Orbi' Christmas Day Address: Delivered
in Italian from the balcony in St. Peter's
Basilica
Pope
"Faced The Obelisk" And the Symbol
of the "Great Sex Act" When He Delivered
His Address
Huge
bonuses on Wall Street fuel luxury spending:
Millions being handed out, with warnings to
avoid excess
Ethiopia
hits Somali targets, declaring war on Islamic
forces within Somalia - Ethiopia's
Christian-led government has with tacit American
support been helping a weak interim government
in Somalia
Asian
nations mark tsunami anniversary: 2004
disaster claimed an estimated 230,000 lives
in a dozen nations
Non-Integrating
States News - Iran (Ancient Persia)
'Piece
of torn paper won't scare us': condemned
a U.N. sanctions resolution as "a piece
of torn paper" that would not scare Tehran
and vowed on Sunday to accelerate uranium
enrichment work immediately
The
Persian Abyss: The myth of sanctions -
Sanctions, rarely, punish rogue regimes from
doing their dirty work
'Iran
to declare enrichment using 3000 centrifuges'
U.S.
hopes U.N. action against Iran clears way
for tougher measure for individual countries
'Iran
may still be stopped peacefully': Israeli
senior minister declares
"Then
And Now" Bible Atlas
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Palestinian
state in two years: New US Mideast
policy set to be implemented by end of Bush's
term in office
PM
Olmert okays removal of 27 IDF roadblocks:
In the West Bank area - trying to strengthen
PA's Abbas
Just
a matter of time before the next attack:
IDF general protests removal of roadblocks
Latest
Olmert Zig-Zag: Free Terrorists Before
IDF Prisoner Release - trying to strengthen
PA's Abbas
IDF,
Shin Bet nab Jihad leader in Jenin
Kassam
terror rockets land near Sderot; none hurt
Qassam
lands near Ashkelon strategic facility -
Landed close to where dangerous substances
are stored
Israeli
Foreign ministry official: Syria ready
to negotiate for peace
Attorney
General Mazuz won't investigate illegal outposts
built on Palestinian land
Jerusalem
Municipality preparing for snow: Major
winter storm was heading toward Israel
The
grinch that stole Christmas: Growing influence
of religious radicalism undermining Palestinian
Christians
Coalition
Parties Agree to Pass 2007 Budget
Cluster
Bombs Injure 5 in Lebanon
Nigerian
Gasoline Pipeline Explosion Kills 200
Pakistan
Plans to Secure Afghan Border
Non-Integrating
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South
Korea Declares: U.S. Made North Korea
an Offer
U.S.
Wants to Place More Radar in Japan
4.9
Quake Jolts Central Japan
UN
Security Council imposes sanctions on Iran over
uranium enrichment
Iran
Vows to Defy U.N. Nuclear Sanctions
Russia’s
UN Envoy Says Moscow Is ’Satisfied’
With Iran Resolution: But Iran Refuses to
Cease Enrichment
Iran
takes steps 'in right direction' on nuclear issue
but IAEA still cannot clarify intent: Agency chief
PM
Blair was dangerously off target in his condemnation
of Iran
Miscellaneous
Non-Integrating States News
U.S.
forces kill top Taliban leader
Ethiopia
admits Somalia offensive
Seven
killed as Darfur rebels and government clash
Colombian
rebels kill 14 troops in ambush
US
moves to help protect Gulf energy sites
Testing
the Waters, Senator Obama Tests His Own Limits
Obama
is unequivocally committed to making the 2008
Democratic Presidential race
What
is it about Obama? Maybe it's his message
of "inclusion", his smarts or his million-dollar
smile. Whatever it is, people seem smitten
Rice
says black could be president
Environmentalists
Urge: Stop Great Lakes damage before it happens
Schwarzenegger
Remakes Himself as Environmentalist: Governor
Challenges GOP on Global Warming
Governor
breaks a leg in ski accident: Schwarzenegger
will undergo surgery after returning from Idaho
resort after Christmas
Non-Integrating
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Insurgents
offer U.S. 30-day truce to get out of Iraq
Suicide
bomber kills 7 police in Iraq
American
military command in Iraq is now willing to back
a temporary increase in American troops in Baghdad
as part of a broader Iraqi and United States effort
to stem the slide toward chaos
Bush
and Gates confer on Iraq amid talk of troop surge
U.S.
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite(R-Brooksville):
Any troop surge must be short-term
Bush
ponders $10bn "New Deal" to create jobs
in Iraq
Bush
may have to balance his views with people's will
Paul
Wolfowitz owes us an explanation: Has
so far escaped scrutiny for his role in helping
lead America into one of the greatest strategic
catastrophes in a generation
British
Queen praises courage of troops stationed in Iraq,
Afghanistan
Iraq’s
most revered Shiite cleric Al-Sistani not supporting
U.S. plan to build a coalition across sectarian
lines
Come,
or we'll kill you – worlds collide in Iraq
kidnapping
Mandatory
university attendance in unstable Iraq angers
many
2006
- 2007 Focus
2006's
interesting reads: Iraq, terrorism set the
tone for year's nonfiction
Great Britain: The
pivotal moments of 2006
Presidential
Tidings To A Nation at War
Bush
calls year in Iraq 'difficult'
Next
to the Iraq catastrophe, minor dramas marked 2006:
Iran set to dominate the Gulf Region
Reacquainting
Ourselves With The Unthinkable: Turning
Areas of Pakistan Into A Parking Lot! Conditions
are falling into place for that scary scenario
to unfold
Washington
has two (dangrous) fantasies
Latin
America looks to 2007
2007:
Rethinking Unilateralism
Middle East:
The
pending fourfold crisis
US
uses its aid budget to bribe those countries which
have a vote in the United Nations security council
Putin
Calls for Neighborly Relations Between Russia,
Ukraine - Even after dramatically increasing
cost of oil
Egypt
detects two new human H5N1 bird flu cases
Hollywood
Plans Film Based on Litvinenko’s Book:
Murdered former spy, which alleges that the Russian
government was secretly behind bombings that killed
300 people
3
More Tested Positive For Polonium-210 That Killed
Former Russian Agent Litvinenko
Litvinenko’s
Business Contact Denies Role in Poisoning Plot
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Olmert
and Abbas hold first formal talks
Palestinian
flags at PM's residence for first time: As
Olmert, Abbas meet
Olmert
agrees to free $100 million in frozen Palestinian
funds, ease travel restrictions
PM
Olmert Promises: We'll ensure funds don’t
reach Hamas
Hamas
dismisses Olmert – Abbas meeting
Israeli
Knesset divided over Olmert-Abbas meeting
51st
Qassam terror rocket since truce lands in south:
Two rockets land in western Negev Sunday morning;
cabinet to discuss Israeli response
Defense
Secretary Peretz Complains Against Olmert's Restraint
Policy: IDF spots Qassam cells, but holds
back
Political
shame needed: Our decision-makers no longer
feel any shame despite their shortcomings
IDF
readies for Bethlehem pilgrimage: Will ease
access to Bethlehem on Sunday with expectations
that 20,000 Christian pilgrims will cross into
the Palestinian city to participate in Christmas
prayers and celebrations
U.S.
Pollster Blames the Jewish State for Bethlehem's
Ills - Zogby blames Israel's separation barrier
for Bethlehem's ills
Globes:
Israel Among Top Five Growing Markets
San
Francisco Bay Area Rocked By Small Earthquakes
Leading
Church of England Bishop Laments: Bureaucrats
are writing Christ out of Christmas
Most
Britons believe religion does more harm than good:
Poll reveals
Saudi
king cancels planned 25% domestic fuel price rise
Global
Oil prices fall after increase in U.S. inventories
of gasoline, distillates, mild US weather, Gulf
supplies coming on line
US,
China square off in Asia
Central Asia: The
Great Game on a razor's edge
French Intelligence Warns:
Channel
tunnel a terror target - Group of Islamic
terrorists plan to carry out terror attack during
holiday season in Eurostar train connecting Britain
and France
Probe
of Islamic ties 'obstructed' by feds: Congressman
who chaired panel says public 'would be outraged
if they knew the extent' of coverup
Rick
Warren Strikes Back At WorldNetDaily's Farah:
"This is a fellow who's hooked his star to
criticizing somebody"
'Tis
the season for snowman stabbing, Grinch snatching
Britain
sends 800 troops and main battle tanks to seize rogue
police chief
Insurgents
offer U.S. 30-day truce to get out of Iraq
5
U.S. troops die in attacks: Makes 76 killed in
December so far
New
TV channel from insurgents airs U.S. deaths:
Airs footage of U.S. soldiers in Iraq being
shot and blown up in insurgent attacks, with religious
chants or Saddam Hussein-era nationalist anthems in
the background
Gunmen
Slay Iraqi Intelligence Officer
8
American Marines Charged With Iraq Murders
Gates
Working on Fresh Iraq Strategy
New
York City lawsuit alleges Iraqi citizens cheated by
oil-for-food fraud
The
"decider" can’t decide
Radical
anti-American cleric Al-Sadr’s movement is in
talks to rejoin Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki’s
ruling coalition: An apparent defeat for US attempts
to sideline him
U.S.
says no one affliated with American government helped
former Iraqi minister's escape: Iraq's former
electricity minister, a dual U.S.-Iraqi citizen who
was jailed for corruption
Christians
suffer for Iraq, says archbishop: Are being put
at unprecedented risk
The
poisoned gift of power: The situation in Iraq
represents, above all, a defeat of America's unilateralist
approach
2007-
A Very Dangerous New Year -- President
Bush determined to pursue "Victory Agenda"
No
draft in sight, Web site assures: Selective Service
office fending off inquiries after report of mock
exercises
Russia
doubles Georgia's gas prices in bitter fight
J.K.
Rowling names last book in Potter saga: "Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
Syria’s
isolation over: Deputy PM declares - Western powers
have realised they need to work with Damascus
Toyota
set to lift crown from GM: '07 forecast indicates
end of 81-year reign - Toyota set to become #1
Abdullah’s
Visit to Boost Saudi-Oman Relations
Fanning
The Flames: The
1945 destruction of Dresden has been criticised before,
but a controversial German bestseller, newly translated,
accuses Churchill and Harris of war crimes
"Then
And Now" Bible Atlas
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Olmert,
Abbas summit could take place this week
Olmert
giving Abbas one last chance
Two
Palestinians wounded in Gaza drive-by shooting:
Appeared the shooting was the latest in the widening
factional fighting between Hamas gunmen and security
forces loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud
Abbas
Rocket
Attacks and Israeli Restraint Continue
Quartet
renews aid to Palestinians
Bush
Signs Anti-Hamas Bill into Law
Jewish
terrorist commits suicide in jail: Asher Weisgan
US Judge: Iran
partly responsible for 1996 terrorist attack
Iranian
Leaders Shrug Off International Pressure
Non-Integrating
States News - Iran (Anicent Persia)
Defiant
Iranian president mocks Bush
6
powers not yet agreed on draft U.N. sanctions resolution
on Iran
Russia
wants delay in vote on Iran sanctions at UN
'Only
military action can stop Iran': Latest edition
of the Middle East Strategic Balance
US
naval build-up in Gulf shows enduring presence:
Gates insists
Talk
in Saudi Arabia turns to 'Iranian threat'
North
Korea nuclear talks end with no deal
Non-Integrating
States News - Iraq (Ancient Babylon)
Eight
Marines Charged in Iraqi Civilian Deaths
Losing
faith in the war in Iraq: Haditha murder charges
will add to the sense of despair and gloom coming
out of Iraq that now surrounds the White House
Military
Victory In Iraq Unrealistic: If we "surge"
tens of thousands more troops into Iraq and march
them up the hill, how will we march them back down?
Bush:
More troops needed for 'long struggle'
U.S.
Commanders Wary of Gates Proposal - To rush more
troops to Iraq
Training
Iraqi forces has taken too long
Abandoned
and terrified, Palestinian refugees are targets of
the death squad
Iraq's
embattled religious minorities: Sectarian violence
has devastated the country's 2,000-year-old Christian
community
Violence
hits Iraq on Muslim day of prayer: At least four
people killed and more than a dozen wounded in shootings
and bombings - member of the city council and his
wife were killed in a car bombing
Bush
Asserts That Victory in Iraq Is Still ‘Achievable’
Rice:
Iraq Worth Investment in U.S. Aid
Al-Zawahri
says U.S. is talking to wrong people in Iraq, hinting
it must talk to al-Qaeda
The
Builder Who Bombed in Iraq
Selective
Service System is planning a comprehensive test of
the military draft machinery, which hasn't been run
since 1998
Miscellaneous
Non-Integrating States News
Afghanistan
a continuing concern: US declares
No
quick fix for Afghanistan amid stubborn insurgency,
complex social rift
French
Pulls Troops From Afghanistan
Lebanese
police arrest members of pro-Syrian party
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Cairo
fears civil wars in Palestine, Lebanon
Syria
building 'death trap' villages
Jordanian
King Declares: Progress on peace critical in 2007
German
special naval force is stationed off Lebanese coast
to help stop arms smuggling. Forces explain their
mandate limited, forces can 'assist', must not impinge
on Lebanese sovereignty
Bush
signs law banning aid to Hamas government
Canadian
PM calls Hamas 'genocidal'
Vice
Premier Peres predicts eventual peace with Syria
Palestinian
sources: Abbas to meet Olmert soon
Cost
of killing a terrorist: Cost-benefit analysis
shows Lebanon war most expensive in Israel's history
Sderot
residents to petition High Court over rocket attacks
PM
Olmert Warn In Message to Abbas: We'll respond
to Qassam terror rocket attacks
Ministers
Urge Olmert: End restraint policy in responding
to Qassam rocket attacks
Senator
Kerry: US-Israel ties 'indisputable'
Russia’s
winter shrivels in the face of global warming
Secretary
of State Rice: U.S.
Ready to Elect Black President
Putin
ready for visit to Ukraine
2006
In Review
The
Top Ten Stories You Missed in 2006
Iraq
was by far the deadliest country for journalists in
2006
Non-Integrating
States News - Iraq (Ancient Babylon)
Suicide
bomber kills 10 in Baghdad
Bush
Warns of More U.S. Losses in Iraq
Iraqi
police targeted as U.S. seeks new approach
Pentagon
Wants $99.7B More for Wars In Iraq and Afghanistan
Iraq
Study Group Is Really Proposing: Defeat With Honor
This
is where George Bush gets dangerous: Continue war
until he can dump it in the lap of the next President,
causing him to lose the war -- Arab Viewpoint
U.S.'s
main military strategist in Iraq, Afghanistan to retire:
General John Abizaid
'Out
of touch' Bush wants to boost size of Army
New
Defense Secretary Gates Hears Doubts From War Commanders
Iraqi
soldiers eat frogs, rabbit at handover ceremony
US
Senator Nelson: U.S.
needs realism in Iraq
Brown's
first job must be to break free of US shackles:
A new prime minister has the opportunity to do what
Blair never could - leave Iraq and face the consequences
For
Iraqis, a promise in peril
Al-Zawahri
warns U.S. on Iraq talks
Politics
In The News
Democrats
Plan All-Star Celebration To Usher In House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi
'I
have no future' -- Governor Jeb Bush tells reporters
Governor
Jeb Bush effective at moving massive agenda, maintaining
popularity
Congress
and President Deliver Holiday-Time Treat for Taxpayers
With Dozens of Tax Benefits
Weather
News
Pacific
Northwest readies for another major storm
Major
Snowstorm Drops Snow on Colorado
Rising
sea levels engulfing Indian world heritage islands
Climate
Change vs Mother Nature: Scientists reveal that bears
have stopped hibernating
Half
Of Tsunami Donations Still Unused
Floods
in Malaysia's south force 50,000 to flee homes
EU
Proposes CO2 Emission Quotas For Airlines: "Aviation
too should make a fair contribution to our efforts to
cut greenhouse gas emissions," Environment Commissioner
Stavros Dimas said
Israeli
- Palestinian War
Gazans
reluctant to donate blood - As Palestinians continue
killing each other
Israel
must interfere in PA crisis: Israel must take action
to strengthen moderate Palestinian camp
Blair
praises Abbas for leadership in calling elections, blames
Hamas for Palestinian problems
4
Kassam terror rockets land; 2 in PA territories
Defense
Secretary Peretz Urges Olmert: Reevaluate restraint
against Kassams
IDF
Reports: Hizbullah almost at full strength again
Palestinian
President Abbas plans to visit Jordan on Sunday -
for talks on ways to revive Mideast peacemaking
Vice
Premier Peres Urges: Syria deceiving, focus on Palestinians
Geologists
warn of tsunamis in Israel
Muslim
prayer room set up at Ben-Gurion Airport
Israel
Needs To Expose Syrian Bluff: Assad unable to provide
Israel with anything meaningful in exchange for peace
Man
Who Sparked Euthanasia Debate Dies: Piergiorgio
Welby was head of small Radical Party, which championed
voluntary euthanasia
Miscellaneous
Non-Integrating States News
Senators
Kerry, Dodd Meet With Syria President
US
confirms strengthening Assad opposition in Syria
Syria
may close Lebanese border
Terrorist
Sentenced to Death in Jordan
U.S.
envoy Hill Urges North Korea Not to Divert Nuke Talks
In
Mideast, Blair Says Iran Is Main Foe
You're
attacking the wrong nation, Mr Blair
Ahmadinejad
opponents win elections: Opposition led by Rafsanjani
Iran's
president facing revival of students' ire
Iranian
Parliament shortens Ahmadinejad's term
Christian
teen recovering from attack by Islamists: Voice
of Martyrs helping with medical, emotional cataclysm
German
Government declares war on homeschooling families:
Family's 'religious convictions' must meet state requirements
'Nativity'
movie's poor showing 'major setback': Seen as bad
news for people of Faith who want more faith-based,
family fare
Moral
Collapse
Mothers
Against Drunk Driving Cuts Ties With Miss Teen USA Katie
Blair Amid Allegations of Hard Partying
Miss
USA rocked by sexy new scandal: Pageant contestant
Katie Rees shows off her wild side
Attorney
argues FCC rules on profanity unfair
The
Top Ten Stories You Missed in 2006
Non-Integrating
States News - Iraq (Ancient Babylon)
U.S.
Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time:
President Plans to Expand Army, Marine Corps To Cope With
Strain of Multiple Deployments
The
war is already lost: "war goes badly wrong and
its justifications are shown to be lies"
Iraq
Troop Buildup Idea Worries To American Generals
Lawmaker
Opposes More Troops for Baghdad: Rep. Ike Skelton
(D-Mo.), the incoming chairman of the House Armed Services
Committee
Colin
Powell: U.S. Should Relinquish Security Responsibility
to Baghdad - Says U.S. Losing in Iraq, Calls for Drawdown
by Mid-2007
2008
election reason troops will quit Iraq
Iraq
In A Dire State: Violence Soars As Sectarian Killings
Escalate Rapidly
Suicide
blast at Baghdad University kills 11
Iraq
is on the brink of total disintegration and could drag
its neighbors into a regional war
Iraq
chaos 'will not be solved by military force': Brussels-based
International Crisis Group's (ICG)
Shiite
cleric now seen as the gravest Iraq threat: Al-Sadr
trumps Sunnis, al-Qaida in defense study
New
Iraq strategy emerges
Bush
'brainwashed' Blair into not setting timetable for withdrawal:
Iraq's vice-president claims
Top
general in Mideast to retire: Abizaid opposed calls
for more troops in Iraq - His departure could clear way
for a more aggressive strategy
Report
finds battlefield contractors lost in Pentagon bureaucracy
Iraqi
lesson in Hanukkah story: Local people, religiously
motivated, will always defeat a foreign occupation over
time
Army
Targets Truthout for Subpoenas in Lt. Watada Case -
In a case that cuts right to the heart of the First Amendment
- Lt. Watada is first commissioned officer to refuse to
be deployed to Iraq
"A
Battle for Global Values": British PM Tony Blair
writes for Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
British
Prime Minister Tony Blair’s drive to revive Middle
East peacemaking is failing
Non-Integrating
States News - Iran (Ancient Persia)
Iran
is manufacturing four civil wars in the Middle East
Archives, Remembering Iran's Original
Plan, March, 2003 - "IRAN
WINNER OF IRAQI WAR?"
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Iran
Seeks Condemnation of Israeli Nukes
Iran
now nuclear power: Iranian President Ahmadineajd:
Our scienists have reached zenith, accessed nuclear fuel
cycle -- Reminder - Iran
had nuclear weapons in early 2002!
Blair
to urge Middle East states to rein in Iran
United
States is planning a major naval build up in and around
the Persian Gulf as a warning to Iran
President
Ahmadinejad says Israel, US, Britain will vanish –
'this is a divine promise'
Syria's
President Assad Is in Moscow with Half-Billion Iranian
Dollars to Upgrade His Army
Secret
police crack down on home-church movement: Iranian
pastors summoned by authorities, arrested and detained
Sean
Penn Accepts 'First Amendment Award' -- Hits Media,
Calls for Impeachment of President Bush
Dow
Hits Record High 12,492 on Blue Chip Gains
Wall
Street Bonuses Flood NYC's Economy
Despite
evidence, medics convicted of giving kids HIV: Court
convicted five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor
of deliberately infecting 400 children with HIV and sentenced
them to death, despite evidence that youngsters had virus
before medical workers came to Libya
Darfur:
Genocide without borders: As anarchy spreads, rampaging
militias bring death and carnage to refugees in neighbouring
Chad
"Then
And Now" Bible Atlas
Israeli
- Palestinian War
PM
Olmert pays surprise visit to Jordan: For talks with
King Abdullah II on ways to reactivate peace talks with
the Palestinians
Editorial
Comment: Israel must interfere in PA crisis - Israel
must take action to strengthen moderate Palestinian camp
Post war IDF training revolution:
Troops
learn to sleep in tanks
Halutz's great achievement: Army
chief should be commended for speedy IDF investigations
into Lebanon war
Hamas,
Fatah agree on another ceasefire, but killings continue
2
dead as 2nd PA cease-fire crumbles
Palestinian
Prime Minister Haniyeh: 20-year truce in exchange
for Palestinian state - If Palestinian state is established
within 1967 borders
IDF
suspends troops who killed girl, 13 years old
Israel
decides to speed up Golan Heights housing projects:
Defying Syrian call for negotiations on Golan
Bush
Again Blocks US Embassy Move to Jerusalem
Netanyahu:
Bring Iran's President Ahmadinejad to trial
Can
Netanyahu sell the Iranian threat?
India
split over N-deal with US
Nuclear
Deal With US Called Quicksand Trap - By India’s
main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- US strategy
was to ultimately place all Indian nuclear reactors under
safeguards
China
will not oppose the Indo-US nuclear deal when it goes
to the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group to seek its approval
Most
Americans Have Had Premarital Sex
Hollywood
Disconnected with Americans on Religion: Even when
Faith is portrayed, there were more negative depictions
than positive ones (35 to 34 percent)
WTC
Tower Steel Rises at Ground Zero - The Freedom Tower
- the 1,776-foot emblem of ground zero's renaissance
Another
example of government overkill on secrecy
VP
Cheney to Be Defense Witness in CIA Case
Disputed
Pentagon evangelistic video stokes global conflict, say
critics - "attempts by the Christian right
to identify US policy with their cause is endangering
lives – by encouraging those who talk of a crusade
against Islam. This video is the number one best recruiting
tactic for al-Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah ... It strengthens
our enemies because it adds a religious dimension to our
military operations”
Yellowstone
Super Volcano Back In The News
Supervolcano
Yellowstone Domes Rising At 'Really Pronounced' Pace
Scientists
Worried About Yellowstone: Want Improved Monitoring
Of Supervolcano Yellowstone National Park
Archives: YELLOWSTONE
SUPER-VOLCANO MAY BE IN "EARLY STAGES" OF ERUPTION!
Pope
Hailed For Praying Toward Mecca Like Muslims
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