News for 09-08-05

09-08-05 - Keeping a secure Israel on Congress's agenda Keeping Israel and its security on Congress's agenda is the message of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, especially now as legislators focus most of their attention on the victims of Hurricane Katrina ....AIPAC emphasizes that the U.S. and Israel face the same battles: terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and the existential threat posed by an Iran working to acquire nuclear bombs, says Wuliger. "The U.S. and Israel are partners in the struggle with people intent on destroying us both." It's essential that AIPAC continues to make this argument to legislators, Kohr adds AIPAC seeks to ensure Israel comes first - Katrina victims be damned.


09-08-05 - Powell regrets UN speech on Iraq WMDs Mr Powell has also said that he had "never seen evidence to suggest" a connection between the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United States and the Saddam regime


09-08-05 - UN investigator to quiz Syria over Hariri murder


09-08-05 - No stability for Lebanon without truth on Hariri death: PM


09-08-05 - Slovak intelligence probing explosives in Hariri attack Slovak intelligence services are investigating a claim that explosives used to murder former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri came from Slovakia


09-08-05 - Syrian troops 'battle Islamists'


09-08-05 - US still has questions for Iran leader: White House


09-08-05 - IRAQ: U.S. Influence 'Too Much' "This involvement was highly inappropriate for a country with 140,000 soldiers in country."



09-08-05 - Katrina and the End of Illusions


09-08-05 - Israel returns body of Hizbullah fighter killed last year in clash


09-08-05 - Rice to boycott Assad