The US inches ever closer to attacking Iran

Saturday, May 20, 2006

News for 05-19-06

05-19-06 - N.Korea may be preparing missile launch: reports North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range ballistic missile that could reach parts of the United States, Japanese media reports said on Friday, but Japan's government said it did not believe a launch was imminent. Hey, I know. Let's attack Iran.


05-19-06 - House Conservatives Cut $500M Off Vet Bill "This sends a terrible message to our troops here at home, in Iraq, and Afghanistan,"


05-19-06 - EU aims to offer Iran atomic plants, fuel: diplomat


05-19-06 - Pentagon secret spending said at post-Cold War high Classifying Pentagon programs means they get less oversight by Congress, watchdog groups and the media.


05-19-06 - US 'must end secret detentions'


05-19-06 - Lebanese soldier dies after clashes with Palestinians


05-19-06 - Iran sees foreign link behind unrest in southwest During the weekly Friday's prayers at Tehran University, Iran's Shiite leadership accused the United States and Israel of being behind unrest in the country's border areas


05-19-06 - AP: UN Could Deepen Lebanon-Syria Tension The U.N. Security Council's call for Syria to establish diplomatic ties with Lebanon will likely only stiffen Damascus' resolve against a move it has steadfastly rejected for six decades.


05-19-06 - Prodi: War in Iraq Was 'Grave' Mistake


05-19-06 - Fifteen Guantanamo Saudis freed


05-19-06 - The Iranian "badge" story: Neo-con propaganda? So, without knowing whether the story is true or not, our antennas should be up for the distinct possiblity that, like the propaganda in the lead up to the Iraq war, this story is a neo-con plant seeking to support an attack on Iran.



05-19-06 - The Snooping Goes Beyond Phone Calls The Departments of Justice, State, and Homeland Security spend millions annually to buy commercial databases that track Americans' finances, phone numbers, and biographical information, according to a report last month by the U.S. Government Accountability Office,


05-19-06 - Rice rejects Kissinger call for talks with Iran


05-19-06 - IAEA Head to Meet With Rice Next Week The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog plans to urge the Bush administration next week to ease its push for tough U.N. Security Council action against Iran, diplomats said Friday.


05-19-06 - Democrats ask Bush for intelligence update on Iran "In order to avoid repeating mistakes made in the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, we must have objective intelligence untainted by political considerations and policy preferences,"


05-19-06 - Saud Satisfied With Bush Mideast Push


05-19-06 - Is US fading as superpower? Critics argue that war in Iraq has sapped US ability to influence world events.



05-19-06 - Savage: "Jimmy Carter is like Hitler" Summary: On his radio show, Michael Savage declared that former President Jimmy Carter is a "Jew-hater" and a "war criminal" who "is like Hitler" because of his criticism of Israeli policies in the West Bank. Savage also called Carter a "communist, anti-American, anti-Semitic bastard." Is there any doubt left that Michael Weiner Savage is an Israel-firster? I've read all of the latest articles by Carter with regard to Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. Savage has only the interests of Israel at heart, never does he mention the Israeli lobby's control over the US government in any of his radio broadcasts; a big problem here in the US. Boycott this man.


05-19-06 - Congresswoman cuts off AIPAC A congresswoman says the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is unwelcome in her office until it apologizes for an activist who called her a terrorist supporter.


05-19-06 - U.S.: Saudis not boycotting Israel The United States sought and received assurances from Saudi Arabia that it?s not observing the Arab boycott of Israel.
Oh thank God. I can sleep better at night knowing that this matter of American national security has been addressed. Mmm k.


05-19-06 - State: Egypt deserves aid Egypt deserves to maintain current levels of U.S. aid because of the role it plays in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the U.S. State Department said.


05-19-06 - US fumes as Iraq backs Israel boycott The US-backed Iraqi government sent an official representative to this week's meeting of the Arab League Boycott Office in Damascus, The Jerusalem Post has learned, prompting criticism from members of Congress Members of Congress? Who are they representing here - the America people or the Israeli government?


05-19-06 - Israel and U.S. at odds over nuclear treaty proposal Although Washington sent messages to Israel assuring it that it has nothing to fear from the treaty, Jerusalem is worried by any move that might erode its policy of nuclear ambiguity and generate future pressures on it over its nuclear program. As a result, Israel made a last-minute effort to persuade the U.S. not to submit the draft for discussion

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