News for 10-28-05

10-28-05 - Syria: U.S. Troops Killed Syrian Soldier A Syrian general told reporters touring the border with Iraq on Friday that U.S. forces fired across the frontier five months ago and killed a Syrian soldier during an American military operation


10-28-05 - Syria president pledges cooperation with Hariri probe


10-28-05 - Fitzgerald: Leak investigation not over Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald Friday said the inquiry into who outed a CIA agent is not over but it is unlikely any more charges will be filed.




10-28-05 - Security Council putting finishing touches to Syria resolution the amended text toned down some of the language and certain punitive measures, the implementation of which would now be overseen by a special committee


10-28-05 - Bush assails Syria, Iran as terrorism patrons With senior aides bracing nervously for possible criminal indictments in a CIA leak case, Bush began a speech on the war on terrorism by telling his cheering audience


10-28-05 - Libby indictment piles bad news on White House


10-28-05 - 'Official A' Stands Out in Indictment


10-28-05 - Lebanese army loosens grip on Palestinian bases


10-28-05 - UN condemns Iran's call for Israel's destruction amid international outcry


10-28-05 - Hezbollah chief blasts US at anti-Israel rally


10-28-05 - George Galloway begins fight to clear his name


10-28-05 - From 2003: LaRouche Points to Marc Rich's White House Mole: Lewis Libby Libby, in Congressional testimony, admitted to working with ex-Al Gore attorney Jack Quinn, and two "former" Mossad agents in Rich's employ, to secure the pardon.



10-28-05 - The Vice President's war on Saddam Libby's apparent involvement also has drawn attention to the role of Cheney in the case, and as one of the leading Iraq war hawks in the Bush administration, Cheney was doing all he could in the summer before the war to quiet the naysayers The Iraq war has enriched Halliburton's coffers a great deal.


10-28-05 - Hizbollah vows to stand by Syria


10-28-05 - Palestinians condemn Resolution 1559 at Jerusalem Day rally


10-28-05 - Israel cranks up pressure on Iran Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday stood by his calls for Israel to be "wiped off the map".


10-28-05 - An Iran-Russia-China axis?


10-28-05 - Russia, China call for U.S. troops to go A security bloc led by China and Russia has called on the United States to set a deadline for the withdrawal of its troops from Central Asia.




10-28-05 - Libby: The War Party's Kamikaze


10-28-05 - House expands Syria sanctions Approving a Senate bill Wednesday affirming existing sanctions against Iran, the House attached an amendment adding Syria to the sanctions, which relate to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. That effectively would broaden current sanctions against Syria to other countries that may provide it with materials that could be used to make weapons, an option President Bush has resisted until now.


10-28-05 - Palestinian refugees in Syria denounce US threats Syria, home to more than 400,000 Palestinian refugees, has angered the United States by its opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and its tough stance on Israel. Many Palestinians see this as the real motive for US pressure on Syria.


10-28-05 - Congress condemns Ahmadinejad A Senate bill condemning the comments, introduced Thursday by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), and a similar House bill, introduced Friday by Reps. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), passed unanimously.



10-28-05 - Quartet Calls on Syria to Expel Jihad