The US inches ever closer to attacking Iran

Thursday, October 13, 2005

News for 10-12-05

10-12-05 - Syrian general in UN inquiry found dead General Kenaan, 63, was one of several top officials caught up in a UN investigation into the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafik Hariri, on 14 February this year.




10-12-05 - Syrian 'suicide' sparks theories given Mr Kanaan's long and intimate connection with neighbouring Lebanon, many will regard his death as suspicious and will link it to the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February.



10-12-05 - CIA review faults prewar plans A newly released report published by the CIA rebukes the Bush administration for not paying enough attention to prewar intelligence that predicted the factional rivalries now threatening to split Iraq.


10-12-05 - Libby Did Not Tell Grand Jury About Key Conversation Lewis (Scooter) Libby, the chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, did not disclose a crucial conversation that he had with New York Times reporter Judith Miller in June 2003 about the operative, Valerie Plame, according to sources with firsthand knowledge of his sworn testimony


10-12-05 - IAEA in talks with Iran on access A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog is in Tehran for talks on gaining better cooperation from Iran before the United States, France, Britain and Germany push to refer it to the U.N. Security Council, diplomats say


10-12-05 - Bush warns Syria on Lebanon, Iraq, Middle East Bush also had sharp words for Damascus over the Middle East peace process, warning: "We expect Syria not to agitate killers in the Palestinian territories."



10-12-05 - Syria's Regime Prepares for U.N. Report Syria's regime is quietly preparing for the possibility that a U.N. investigation will implicate it in a Lebanese leader's murder ? consolidating its power, preparing a public relations counteroffensive and taking steps to guard against sanctions


10-12-05 - Israeli envoy: Syria harboring terrorists Speaking Tuesday in Washington, Daniel Ayalon said Israel would like to see a change in Syrian behavior, but "is not in the business of regime change."


10-12-05 - Antiwar activist to appear at Yom Kippur service


10-12-05 - A Defiant, Guilty Plea in AIPAC Case Admitting guilt to another charge, relaying information to Naor Gilon, the chief political officer at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, Franklin said that he wasn't giving away anything that the Israeli didn't already know.

"I knew in my heart that his government had this information," Franklin said. "He gave me far more information than I gave him."



10-12-05 - Lawrence's Mid-East map on show A map showing Lawrence of Arabia's proposals for the reconstruction of the Middle East following World War I is set to be displayed for the first time.

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