ICH:  Who's Sorry Now?
 
Resent-Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:38:24 -0500 (CDT)


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Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as
first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens : Plato :
Ancient Greek philosopher (428/427-348/347 B.C.)

= I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists
alone are guilty of the war. Oh, no, the little man is just as keen,
otherwise the people of the world would have risen in revolt long
ago! There is an urge and rage in people to destroy, to kill, to
murder, and until all mankind, without exception, undergoes a great
change, wars will be waged: Anne Frank: Jewish girl author of a
diary of her family's two years in hiding during World War Two,
1929-1945

= An elder Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren
about life.

He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me...It is a terrible
fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear,
anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt,
resentment, inferiority, lies, pride and superiority. The other
wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility,
kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth,
compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside of you
and every other person too."

They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his
grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply
replied..."The one I feed."

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=== Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In America's War On Iraq - At Least
655,000 + + http://tinyurl.com/usq4x

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged)
In America'sWar On Iraq 3616 http://icasualties.org/oif/

The War in Iraq Costs $443,642,277,057

See the cost in your community
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

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Cheney pushes Bush to act on Iran

7 Military solution back in favour as Rice loses out 7 President
'not prepared to leave conflict unresolved'

By Ewen MacAskill in Washington and Julian Borger

The balance in the internal White House debate over Iran has shifted
back in favour of military action before President George Bush
leaves office in 18 months, the Guardian has learned.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18018.htm

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Who's Sorry Now?

By MAUREEN DOWD

If only I had kept my promise to go after the thugs who attacked
us on 9/11, because now I've made Osama and Al Qaeda stronger. I
know my false claim about Al Qaeda's ties with Iraq led to Iraq's
being tied down by Al Qaeda. I see now that my bungled war on terror
has created more terror, empowered Iran and made America less secure.
Oh, yeah, and I'm sorry I broke the military.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18019.htm

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TE Lawrence Had it Right About Iraq

By Robert Fisk

'Rebellions can be made by 2 per cent active and 98 per cent passively
sympathetic' http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18016.htm

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Biofuel mania ends days of cheap food

By Gwynne Dyer

The era of cheap food is over. The price of maize has doubled in a
year, and wheat futures are at their highest in a decade. The food
price index in India has risen 11 per cent in one year, and in
Mexico in January there were riots after the price of corn flour -
used in making the staple food of the poor, tortillas - went up
fourfold.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18017.htm

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Bombs kill at least 85 in Kirkuk :

At least 85 people were killed by a suicide truck bomb in the
volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where
they burned to death, according to a witness.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/4130120a6433.html

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Former Iraqi PM Allawi says "big disaster" to come:

Iraq is on the verge of deeper disaster, and the violence that kills
hundreds of people every week will only get worse in the months
ahead, the country's first post-Saddam prime minister said on Monday.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16763220.htm

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Pace: Another troop buildup possible:

The U.S. military's top general said Monday that the Joint Chiefs
of Staff is weighing a range of possible new directions in Iraq,
including, if President Bush deems it necessary, an even bigger
troop buildup http://tinyurl.com/3y6q4z

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Top U.S. Official Asks Congress Not to Put Limits on Iraq Mission
:

A top Bush administration official urged Congress on Sunday to drop
its efforts to limit the American troop mission in Iraq, at least
until a more definitive progress report comes in September, and he
appeared to try to set lower expectations for what the report would
show.

http://tinyurl.com/3bcb8d

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Britain says to withdraw 500 Iraq troops in weeks:

Britain expects to withdraw 500 of its 5,500 troops from southern
Iraq within weeks and will then assess how soon it can remove the
remainder of its forces, Defence Secretary Des Browne said on Monday.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16419966.htm

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Juan Cole: Egyptian, Sudanese Jihadi Volunteers Suspected by Iraq?:

Two main US allies in the Middle East, Saudia and Egypt, are the
most likely to fall under suspicion of supporting the insurgency.
While suspicion falls on some Iranians, they appear to be cleared
quickly and released.

http://www.juancole.com/2007/07/egyptian-sudanese-jihadi-volunteers.html

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Air Force Quietly Building Iraq Presence:

Squadrons of attack planes have been added to the in-country fleet.
The air reconnaissance arm has almost doubled since last year. The
powerful B1-B bomber has been recalled to action over Iraq.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/14/ap3914388.html

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Robot air attack squadron bound for Iraq :

The airplane is the size of a jet fighter, powered by a turboprop
engine, able to fly at 300 mph and reach 50,000 feet. It's outfitted
with infrared, laser and radar targeting, and with a ton and a half
of guided bombs and missiles
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070715/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_air_surge_ii

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Stephen Lendman: Plan Iraq - Permanent Occupation :

With "the walls of Jericho" crumbling around him as the world's
most hated man and the ship of state listing badly, a pathetic
caricature of a president keeps pleading for more time.

http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2007/07/plan-iraq-permanent-occupation.html

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Senators Seek Update to Iraq Authorization:

Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) said yesterday that the congressional
resolution approved in October 2002 that gave President Bush authority
to use force in Iraq needs to be changed because it no longer covers
what U.S. forces are doing or will do in the future.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/15/AR20070715008
78_pf.html

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Almost 12% of U.S. Army recruits required waivers for criminal
records :

Nearly 12 percent of U.S. Army recruits who entered basic training
this year needed a special waiver for those with criminal records,
a dramatic increase over last year and more than twice the percentage
four years ago,
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/13/america/13recruits.php

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UN: Iraqi Children Worse Off :

"Children today are much worse off than they were a year ago, and
they certainly are worse off than they were three years ago," said
Dan Toole, director of emergency programs for the United Nations
Children's Fund.

http://www.620ktar.com/?nid=46&sid=541998

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Traumatised Iraqi children suffer psychological damage :

UNICEF is increasingly concerned that the number of vulnerable
children in Iraq has outstripped the country's capacity to care for
them.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/4ef14e3c0bd5ad74baf903a1b1ad849
c.htm

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Turkey asks US about weapons 'given to PKK':

Turkey has asked Washington for an explanation about allegations
that separatist Kurdish guerrillas based in Iraq were being supplied
with US weapons, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said in remarks
published Saturday.

http://tinyurl.com/38cshm

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Kurdish MP Mahmoud Othman says U.S. to take Turkey's side if it
strikes Iraqi:

An Iraqi Kurdish lawmaker believes that if Turkey wages a military
strike against Iraqi Kurdistan, the United States will take the
side of its friend Turkey at the expense of the Kurds.

http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc071607VOI.html

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Iraq war is No. 1 with GOP:

Many things killed McCain's candidacy among the GOP base, but his
support for the Iraq war is not one of them
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/07/16/mccain/

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Bush's big Iran problem:

The White House is foolish not to recognize that the only way out
of the Iraq mess now includes serious negotiations with Iran.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/16/iran/

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Manufacturing Consent For War With Iran:

On Heels Of Senate's Iran Vote, Brownback Declared I'm Ready To
Strike Iran:

On Wednesday, the Senate voted 97-0 to pass a resolution sponsored
by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to censure Iran "for what it said was
complicity in the killing of U.S. soldiers in Iraq." The resolution
required the Bush administration to regularly report to Congress
on Iran's role in Iraq.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/15/brownback-attack-iran/

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'IDF preparing for all-out war':

"The IDF is preparing itself for an all-out war, and this is a major
change in the military's working premise following the Second Lebanon
War," said Major-General (res) Eyal Ben-Reuven, who served as the
Northern Command chief's deputy during the war
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-3426132,00.html

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IAEA, Iran agree visit at disputed reactor site:

The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday Iran had agreed to allow
inspectors to visit its Arak nuclear plant following talks on how
to resolve outstanding questions about Tehran's disputed nuclear
program.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070713/ts_nm/iran_nuclear_iaea_dc

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Israel 'is breaking law with Gaza ban':

Sari Bashi, the director of the Israeli human rights group, Gisha,
said the country was inflicting "collective punishment" on the 1.5
million Palestinians by closing the main commercial crossing between
Israel and the Gaza Strip at Karni.= http://tinyurl.com/2o7klg

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Iraq inspired failed London attacks:

Attempted car bombings in England and Scotland show militant
"Islamists" are trying to punish Britain for its role in Iraq, one
of Europe's top anti-terrorism investigators said in an interview.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16730862.htm

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Afghan, US occupation forces kill several "militants" :

The coalition said "credible intelligence" led them to residential
compounds in troubled Zabul province that were suspected of providing
sanctuary to insurgents.

http://www.afghannews.net/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=2171

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NATO must stop killing innocent Afghans:

UN chief: The United Nations secretary general has again spoken out
against the "appalling" toll of civilians killed and hurt as NATO
occupation forces battle insurgents in Afghanistan.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/07/16/afghan-moon.html

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UK casualty rate in Afghan frontline "approaching 10 per cent" :

The casualty rate suffered by British troops in the most dangerous
regions of Afghanistan is approaching 10 per cent, it was reported
Monday.

http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0707166050173137.htm

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4,000 extremists from UK trained in Afghan camps:

Quoting a senior security source, the report said "There are 3,000
to 4,000 people who went from the UK to Afghanistan and came back.
The important question is, where are they now?"

http://tinyurl.com/2usf87

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Lock terror suspects up indefinitely say Brit police :

One of Britain's most senior police officers has demanded a return
to a form of internment, with the power to lock up terror suspects
indefinitely without charge.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2126704,00.html?gusrc=rss&fee
d=15

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UK: Judges rule out recompense for the innocent :

A recent decision of the High Court has blown a gaping new hole in
our criminal justice system. If government officials wrongfully
arrest you for a crime you didn't commit, then imprison you in
hellish conditions for two years, you no longer have any right of
redress.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/15/nbook115.xml

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Padilla trial doesn't fit its initial billing:

For a defendant whose name is known around the world, Jose Padilla
has become almost a bit player in his terrorism support trial.

http://tinyurl.com/35jpeo

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Ron Paul: Forget 'no new taxes'... how about 'NO IRS!':

Video:

Never have to file income tax again? If Dr. Ron Paul becomes
President, that dream would become a reality. No joke! Pretty radical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyT3SBiTbpc

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Living large:

TRUMP LUX FOR IRAQ ENVOY :

IRAQ'S ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid al Bayati, likes the
high life.

Bayati, who's been on the job for just over a year, is said to be
living in a $22,000-a-month apartment at Trump World Tower on First
Avenue.

http://tinyurl.com/2sw58f

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U.S. to merge with Mexico and Canada?:

In his new bestseller, Jerome "Swift boat" Corsi explains how
immigration will destroy American sovereignty and the "amero" will
replace the dollar.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/16/jerome_corsi/

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Wolseley warns US slump could worsen:

Wolseley, the building materials group, gave warning today that the
dramatic slowdown in the US housing market could get worse as it
revealed that profits in its North American business had tumbled
17 per cent in the past year.

http://tinyurl.com/2ppmmq

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China to overtake Germany as third largest economy :

China's economy grew so rapidly in the first half of 2007 that it
is likely to overtake Germany as the world's third-largest by the
end of this year, analysts say.

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=187932&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=30118

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NEWS FOR -  SUNDAY - 07/15/07

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Iraq: 115 killed in another savage day of U.S. occupation:

At least 85 people were killed and 180 wounded by a truck bomb in
a crowded market in Kirkuk that was part of a multiple attack in
the northern Iraqi city, police said.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BUL661748.htm

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Suicide Attacks Kill 50 Pakistani Troops: .

In an attack early Sunday, a military convoy was struck by a roadside
bomb in the restive Swat Valley in North-West Frontier Province,
killing at least 13 soldiers according to local security officials.
An additional 40 troops were injured, military spokesman Maj. Gen.
Waheed Arshad said.

http://tinyurl.com/2kbwyo

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Militants kill 38 in northwest Pakistan:

Suicide attackers struck a police headquarters and a military convoy
on Sunday in Pakistan's northwest, killing as many as 38 people in
an intensifying anti-government campaign in an area long known as
a haven for the Taliban and al-Qaida.

http://tinyurl.com/3abjuh

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Pakistan militants end truce deal :

Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region say
they have ended their truce with the government.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6899621.stm

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US renting Pak army for $ 100 million a month:

The United States is paying around $ 100 million a month for the
deployment of 80,000 Pakistani troops on its border with Afghanistan
ostensibly for the war on terrorism, a key US official revealed
http://tinyurl.com/2nmcs3

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Sunday: Iraq: at least 44 killed as U.S. occupation grinds on:

Twenty-one bodies were found dumped in different parts of the capital
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15115062.htm

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Car bomb in central Baghdad kills 10 -police:

A car bomb exploded near a busy shopping square in central Baghdad
on Sunday, killing at least 10 people, Iraqi police said.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15267001.htm

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Seven Kurdish border guards killed - Iraqi police:

"It was the most violent attack since 2003," said Ali, who said an
al Qaeda linked group called the Kurdistan Brigade was suspected
of having carried out the ambush.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BUL542546.htm

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Al-Qaeda Escapes U.S. Assault:

Air strikes have destroyed civilian homes rather than al-Qaeda
targets under the U.S. military operation in Baquba, residents say.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38540

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Marine says beatings urged in Iraq:

A Marine corporal, testifying Saturday at the murder trial of a
buddy, said that Marines in his unit began routinely beating Iraqis
after being ordered by officers to "crank up the violence level."

http://tinyurl.com/29ydq7

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Must watch video report:

Surge on Baghdad:

The experience of the troops is turning American opinion against
the conflict in Iraq
http://www.channel4.com/player/v2/player.jsp?showId=7648

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Australia: Call to bring troops home from Iraq grows louder:

AUSTRALIA'S involvement in the war in Iraq is becoming less popular
with voters. The latest Herald/Nielsen poll shows almost two-thirds
believe troops should be withdrawn.

http://tinyurl.com/3yxdgp

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Obama says U.S. less safe:

He said President Bush's war-fighting policies have left the United
States at greater risk from terrorists. The first-term Illinois
senator said decisions by the Republican president had allowed Osama
bin Laden and his deputies to elude capture
http://staugustine.com/stories/071507/nation_obama-less-safe.shtml

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Five Afghan laborers die in roadside bomb blast :

A roadside bomb explosion killed five workers of a road construction
company in occupied Afghanistan on Sunday. Security officials said
the bomb ripped through a vehicle carrying the laborers
http://tinyurl.com/2jdvwp

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Failure in Afghanistan risks rise in terror, say generals:

Britain's most senior generals have issued a blunt warning to Downing
Street that the military campaign in Afghanistan is facing a
catastrophic failure, a development that could lead to an Islamist
government seizing power in neighbouring Pakistan.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,2126816,00.html

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Bush like Hitler, says first Muslim in Congress:

America's first Muslim congressman has provoked outrage by apparently
comparing President George W Bush to Adolf Hitler and hinting that
he might have been responsible for the September 11 attacks.

http://tinyurl.com/2u63qn

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Palestinian president rules out Hamas talks for now:

The Palestinian president made the statement to reporters after
chairing a meeting in Amman with around 50 Palestinian leaders in
exile, in particular members of the Palestinian National Council.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/288232/1/.html

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West Bank Fatah militants reach deal with Israel:

Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank have signed a pledge
renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise
to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said today
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4969147.html

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Hamas Declares New Palestinian Caretaker Govt. As Illegal :

Hamas strongly condemned Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas'
decision to turn the emergency government headed by Salam Fayyad
into a caretaker administration. Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman,
declared the caretaker government illegal and called on Palestinians
not to deal with it.

http://tinyurl.com/2j6m9x

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Behind the Fatah-Hamas confrontation: Palestine wrecked :

Since the Oslo peace process ground to a halt, the key question
remains. Is Israel prepared to withdraw from the territory it
occupied in 1967 and allow the creation of an independent Palestinian
state? There seems little ground for optimism.

http://mondediplo.com/2007/07/05palestine

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Israel - Palestine: Shame of Ertas: 9 Minute Video:

The Israeli army against palestinian ... The Israeli army against
palestinian farmers family http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cjwI26-zV74

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France warns Israel over possible attempt to kidnap Hizbullah members
:

Kuwaiti newspaper report says France received intelligence information
according to which Mossad is planning to kidnap members of Shiite
group participating in conference of Lebanese groups near Paris
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3425291,00.html

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US, Israel plotting to kill Nasrallah - report:

According to al-Madar, the intelligence services of Saudi Arabia,
the United States and Israel sought to track secret Hizbullah bunkers
in Lebanon as part of a plot to assassinate Nasrallah.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-3419565,00.html

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Report: Iran has 600 targets for missile strike in Israel if attacked
:

The Qatari newspaper Al Watan on Sunday quoted diplomatic sources
in Damascus as saying that Iran has marked 600 targets in Israel
for missile strikes in case it is attacked.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/881985.html

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Galloway to be suspended from Commons over Iraq:

GEORGE GALLOWAY, the MP who campaigned against the Iraq war, is to
be suspended from parliament over his links to the United Nations
oil-for-food programme in Iraq.

http://tinyurl.com/26xo3n

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In case you missed it: :

Video: Galloway takes on US oil accusers:

George Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, delivered
this statement to US Senators today (05/17/05) who have accused him
of corruption http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8869.htm

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The Crashing U.S. Economy Held Hostage :

Our Economy is on an Artificial Life-support System.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=6239

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Let Us Work Towards Peace & Joy Tom Feeley