News for 11-29-05

11-29-05 - 5 Westerners abducted in new wave of kidnappings In Baghdad, the team ranges from four to seven people at a time. For the past 1 1/2 years, the team has been researching the abuse of Iraqi detainees at the hands of coalition forces. Iraqi families seek out the team, tell their stories, and then Peacemaker Team members help them obtain information about detained family members and legal support. Which is why it makes no sense that they would be kidnapped by insurgents.


11-29-05 - U.S. Detention Policies Justified by War on Terror, Rice Says


11-29-05 - Four members of Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) in Baghdad abducted & taken hostage.


11-29-05 - Wilkerson Airs Doubts About Prewar Intel


11-29-05 - US 'to reduce its forces in Iraq'


11-29-05 - Iran refuses to negotiate under UN threat


11-29-05 - Syria denies any Hariri murder role, calls Mehlis report 'faulty'


11-29-05 - UN official predicts disaster if US delays budget To make his point, Bolton has suggested a three- or four- month interim budget so that members can focus on reform plans


11-29-05 - Iran Seeks to Master Space Technology


11-29-05 - Spate of scandals causes concern among US conservatives Republican Randy "Duke" Cunningham from California, a decorated Vietnam veteran who had served in the House of Representatives for 15 years, resigned in tears after pleading guilty to taking 2.4 million dollars in bribes from military contractors to influence the award of defense contracts


11-29-05 - UN set to grill top Syrian officials: reports


11-29-05 - U.S., Israel discuss Iran Iran was a focus of the renewed Israel-U.S. strategic dialogue.


11-29-05 - EU May Suspend Nations With Secret Prisons


11-29-05 - RUSSIA-TURKEY GAS PIPELINE PROJECT MOVES AHEAD


11-29-05 - Jewish leaders meet new German official Leaders also raised the issue of Iran?s nuclear ambitions