News for 05-06-06
05-06-06 - The Washington connection: Did Bush stick the knife into Jack Straw? There is said to be jubilation this weekend among Washington's neo-conservatives at Mr Straw's demise. One retired senior US intelligence officer told his British counterpart recently that the White House lost confidence in the Foreign Secretary at least six months ago.
05-06-06 - Russia Says U.S. Criticism Is Unfounded Sergey Lavrov said Cheney's remarks were unfounded, and suggested the U.S. vice president was misinformed, after Cheney said earlier this week the Kremlin was backtracking on democracy and using energy to blackmail former Soviet states.
05-06-06 - UN eyes vote next week on Iran nuclear demand the council has bogged down over provisions citing Iran as "a threat to international peace and security" and invoking Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, making the resolutions binding under international law. China and Russia, both of whom have veto power in the council, have insisted both provisions be removed.
05-06-06 - U.S. Pressing Russia, China on Iran Vote
05-06-06 - Criticism of UN Iran draft mounts
05-06-06 - In the chaos of Iraq, one project is on target: a giant US embassy
05-06-06 - Rumsfeld Uses Colin Powell as a Human Shield Challenged by veteran CIA analyst Ray McGovern to explain why he had claimed to "know" before the invasion of Iraq that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction when that suggestion had been repeatedly called into question, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld tried to use former Secretary of State Colin Powell as a human shield.
05-06-06 - DeLay Office Knew Abramoff Arranged Trip Prosecutors have e-mails showing Rep. Tom DeLay's office knew lobbyist Jack Abramoff had arranged the financing for the GOP leader's controversial European golfing trip in 2000 and was concerned "if someone starts asking questions." ...House ethics rules bar lawmakers from accepting free trips from lobbyists (except those trips to Israel).
05-06-06 - Gulf Arabs want Iran guarantees over nuclear fears Gulf Arab countries, wary of Iranian power since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, share U.S. concern at the prospect of Iran having a nuclear bomb but fear another military conflict in the region after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
05-06-06 - Judges Challenge Internet Wiretap Rules A U.S. appeals panel sharply challenged the Bush administration Friday over new rules making it easier for police and the FBI to wiretap Internet phone calls. A judge said the government's courtroom arguments were "gobbledygook."
05-06-06 - US video shows fumbling Zarqawi who wears Nikes. Sounds like an eminence front, a put on.
05-06-06 - Iraq warns on Iran border moves
05-06-06 - Kurds threaten attacks on Iran "We can't afford to face them in open battle. We'll make hit-and-run raids with our Kalashnikovs, rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns and mortars."
05-06-06 - A Bush/Neocon/Zionist Atomic 'Incident' In The US?
I have been speaking about some kind of an "October Surprise," i.e. some kind of a spectacular event designed to assist Bush and his Republicans to overcome growing evidence that his party will be obliterated at the November, 2006, mid-term elections. I have seen a number of vague references to something of this sort on various speculative websites but there is certainly strong evidence that such a project is being discussed. Same here. A speculative and immenent terror attack on US interests is being put forth so routinely, it's scary. It was first put forth in a column for the American Conservative by former CIA official Philip Giraldi.
05-06-06 - Most Americans Urge for Diplomacy with Iran 63 per cent of respondents think the U.S. should resort to economic and diplomatic efforts, but not take military action.
Hence the need for a new Pearl-Harbor like attack to drum up support for a(nother) war.
05-06-06 - Hawks Looking for New and Bigger Enemies? Russia and China, which were initially treated as allies in the "global war on terror," are now seen as the two biggest obstacles to Washington's drive to impose U.N. Security sanctions against Iran, the administration's current top foreign policy priority
05-06-06 - A U.S. 'Propaganda' Program, al-Zarqawi, and 'The New York Times' Christopher Dickey, the Middle East regional editor, on February 13, 2004, asked: "Given the Bush administration's record peddling bad intelligence and worse innuendo, you've got to wonder if this letter is a total fake. How do we know the text is genuine? How was it obtained? By whom? And when? And how do we know it's from Zarqawi? We don't. We're expected to take the administration's word for it." Did you happen to see this article about a letter meant for Zarqawi that was delivered to the United States BY ISRAEL?...
05-06-06 - Cheney Urges Energy Export Routes That Bypass Russia
05-06-06 - Democrats push to end tax breaks for oil companies Democrats on Saturday pressed the U.S. Congress to slash tax breaks for profit-flush oil companies amid record high gasoline prices and quickly pass legislation aimed at protecting consumers from price-gouging
05-06-06 - Not All See Video Mockery of Zarqawi as Good Strategy
05-06-06 - An open letter to Senator John Warner I am writing to you in your capacity as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. I am the wife of James Mahlon Lupton, CT1, who was killed aboard the USS Liberty when it was attacked by Israel on June 8, 1967.
05-06-06 - Lebanese premier to urge British pressure on Israel Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora is to urge his British counterpart to put pressure on Israel to withdraw from contested territory at the convergence of Lebanon, Syria and Israel. Evidently, the US would not pressure Israel for the same reason, despite the attempt by Siniora to lobby our governmment toward that end only weeks ago. The newfound concern by the Bush administration for Lebanon ends when it comes to any pressure on Israel.
05-06-06 - U.S. Warns Russia to Act More Like A Democracy Or we starve them next (like we are doing to the Palestinians)?...
05-06-06 - Rice, Russian official discuss Mideast, Iran The gathering comes amid a growing rift between Moscow and Washington over aid to the Palestinian Authority after the election of Hamas, a militant group that refuses to recognize Israel and is responsible for dozens of suicide bombings.
05-06-06 - The uproar over the Israel lobby
05-06-06 - Russia Says U.S. Criticism Is Unfounded Sergey Lavrov said Cheney's remarks were unfounded, and suggested the U.S. vice president was misinformed, after Cheney said earlier this week the Kremlin was backtracking on democracy and using energy to blackmail former Soviet states.
05-06-06 - UN eyes vote next week on Iran nuclear demand the council has bogged down over provisions citing Iran as "a threat to international peace and security" and invoking Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, making the resolutions binding under international law. China and Russia, both of whom have veto power in the council, have insisted both provisions be removed.
05-06-06 - U.S. Pressing Russia, China on Iran Vote
05-06-06 - Criticism of UN Iran draft mounts
05-06-06 - In the chaos of Iraq, one project is on target: a giant US embassy
05-06-06 - Rumsfeld Uses Colin Powell as a Human Shield Challenged by veteran CIA analyst Ray McGovern to explain why he had claimed to "know" before the invasion of Iraq that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction when that suggestion had been repeatedly called into question, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld tried to use former Secretary of State Colin Powell as a human shield.
05-06-06 - DeLay Office Knew Abramoff Arranged Trip Prosecutors have e-mails showing Rep. Tom DeLay's office knew lobbyist Jack Abramoff had arranged the financing for the GOP leader's controversial European golfing trip in 2000 and was concerned "if someone starts asking questions." ...House ethics rules bar lawmakers from accepting free trips from lobbyists (except those trips to Israel).
05-06-06 - Gulf Arabs want Iran guarantees over nuclear fears Gulf Arab countries, wary of Iranian power since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, share U.S. concern at the prospect of Iran having a nuclear bomb but fear another military conflict in the region after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
05-06-06 - Judges Challenge Internet Wiretap Rules A U.S. appeals panel sharply challenged the Bush administration Friday over new rules making it easier for police and the FBI to wiretap Internet phone calls. A judge said the government's courtroom arguments were "gobbledygook."
05-06-06 - US video shows fumbling Zarqawi who wears Nikes. Sounds like an eminence front, a put on.
05-06-06 - Iraq warns on Iran border moves
05-06-06 - Kurds threaten attacks on Iran "We can't afford to face them in open battle. We'll make hit-and-run raids with our Kalashnikovs, rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns and mortars."
05-06-06 - A Bush/Neocon/Zionist Atomic 'Incident' In The US?
I have been speaking about some kind of an "October Surprise," i.e. some kind of a spectacular event designed to assist Bush and his Republicans to overcome growing evidence that his party will be obliterated at the November, 2006, mid-term elections. I have seen a number of vague references to something of this sort on various speculative websites but there is certainly strong evidence that such a project is being discussed. Same here. A speculative and immenent terror attack on US interests is being put forth so routinely, it's scary. It was first put forth in a column for the American Conservative by former CIA official Philip Giraldi.
05-06-06 - Most Americans Urge for Diplomacy with Iran 63 per cent of respondents think the U.S. should resort to economic and diplomatic efforts, but not take military action.
Hence the need for a new Pearl-Harbor like attack to drum up support for a(nother) war.
05-06-06 - Hawks Looking for New and Bigger Enemies? Russia and China, which were initially treated as allies in the "global war on terror," are now seen as the two biggest obstacles to Washington's drive to impose U.N. Security sanctions against Iran, the administration's current top foreign policy priority
05-06-06 - A U.S. 'Propaganda' Program, al-Zarqawi, and 'The New York Times' Christopher Dickey, the Middle East regional editor, on February 13, 2004, asked: "Given the Bush administration's record peddling bad intelligence and worse innuendo, you've got to wonder if this letter is a total fake. How do we know the text is genuine? How was it obtained? By whom? And when? And how do we know it's from Zarqawi? We don't. We're expected to take the administration's word for it." Did you happen to see this article about a letter meant for Zarqawi that was delivered to the United States BY ISRAEL?...
05-06-06 - Cheney Urges Energy Export Routes That Bypass Russia
05-06-06 - Democrats push to end tax breaks for oil companies Democrats on Saturday pressed the U.S. Congress to slash tax breaks for profit-flush oil companies amid record high gasoline prices and quickly pass legislation aimed at protecting consumers from price-gouging
05-06-06 - Not All See Video Mockery of Zarqawi as Good Strategy
05-06-06 - An open letter to Senator John Warner I am writing to you in your capacity as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. I am the wife of James Mahlon Lupton, CT1, who was killed aboard the USS Liberty when it was attacked by Israel on June 8, 1967.
05-06-06 - Lebanese premier to urge British pressure on Israel Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora is to urge his British counterpart to put pressure on Israel to withdraw from contested territory at the convergence of Lebanon, Syria and Israel. Evidently, the US would not pressure Israel for the same reason, despite the attempt by Siniora to lobby our governmment toward that end only weeks ago. The newfound concern by the Bush administration for Lebanon ends when it comes to any pressure on Israel.
05-06-06 - U.S. Warns Russia to Act More Like A Democracy Or we starve them next (like we are doing to the Palestinians)?...
05-06-06 - Rice, Russian official discuss Mideast, Iran The gathering comes amid a growing rift between Moscow and Washington over aid to the Palestinian Authority after the election of Hamas, a militant group that refuses to recognize Israel and is responsible for dozens of suicide bombings.
05-06-06 - The uproar over the Israel lobby
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