News for 01-08-06

01-08-06 - Syria's Assad visits Egypt and Saudi "(The king) affirmed the kingdom's desire for stronger relations between Syria and Lebanon in all fields, so that the interests of both countries and security of the region are protected,"


01-08-06 - US accused of backing kidnappers of Iranian soldiers


01-08-06 - Iraq war could cost US over $2 trillion, says Nobel prize-winning economist George Bush's economic adviser, suggested the costs might reach $200bn. The White House said the figure was far too high, and the deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz, said Iraq could finance its own reconstruction


01-08-06 - Tribe Wants Abramoff Contributions Back


01-08-06 - Libby, Franklin, the OSP and Sibel Edmonds - What's It All About? It seems clear at this point that the many scandals of the neoconservatives who lied us into Iraq, as Edmonds told me last August 13, are connected together. It seems more and more likely that her half-told portion is the puzzle piece to hold them all together, though many questions indeed remain.


01-08-06 - Egypt 'has proof' US questioned suspects in Romania: report


01-08-06 - The mystery of the London bomber and his secret wealth


01-08-06 - AIPAC on Trial The Franklin-AIPAC-Israeli investigation was more than a spy case. It involved the future of US-Middle East relations and more specifically whether the '",neo-cons' would be able to push the US into a military confrontation with Iran