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Senators Question Iraq Panel's Blueprint
By ROBERT BURNS
The Associated Press
Thursday, December 7, 2006; 12:45 PM
WASHINGTON -- Senators raised sharp questions Thursday about a special Iraq commission's recommendations for changing U.S...
Iraq Panel Proposes Major Strategy Shift
By Michael Abramowitz and Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, December 7, 2006; A01
A panel of prominent elder leaders yesterday offered a stinging assessment of virtually every aspect of the U.S. venture in...
EU constitution talks likely to sideline Brussels
06.12.2006 - 14:01 CET | By Honor Mahony
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU member states are likely to deal with reviving the EU constitution alone, without involving "Brussels machinery", or else...
Turkey seeks 'new Europe' allies before EU talks verdict
Euobserver
By Lucia Kubosova
07.12.2006 - 09:28 CET
Turkey's chief negotiator with the EU Ali Babacan is touring the union's new member states, seeking their support before the bloc agrees its position on the future of Ankara's accession talks...
N. Korea warns of nuclear war if attacked
Associated Press
July 3, 200616.30 P.M
North Korea will respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war," the state-run media said Monday, heightening its antagonistic rhetoric...
Israel says no negotiations on soldier
By IBRAHIM BARZAK,
Associated Press Writer
Palestinian militants holding an Israeli soldier gave Israel less than 24 hours Monday to start releasing 1,500 Palestinian prisoners and implied that he would be killed if it did not...
Iran ended all voluntary cooperation with the U.N.
nuclear watchdog agency
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI,
Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran ended all voluntary cooperation
with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency Sunday, saying
it would start uranium enrichment and bar surprise
inspections of its facilities after being reported
to the Security Council over fears it is seeking
an atomic bomb...
Iran Threatens to Abandon Russian Proposal
By GEORGE JAHN
The Associated Press
Friday, February 3, 2006; 12:31 PM
VIENNA, Austria -- Iran warned Friday it no longer
would consider a Kremlin proposal to move its uranium
enrichment program to Russia if it is referred to
the U.N. Security Council over suspicions it might
be seeking nuclear weapons...
DRAFT RESOLUTION ON IRAN INTRODUCED AT UN INTERNATIONAL
ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
New York
Feb 2 2006
A draft resolution concerning Iran was introduced
today at a special meeting of the Board of Governors
of the United Nations International Atomic Energy
Agency in Vienna.
A UN spokesman in New York said discussions on the
text will continue tomorrow.
The Board meeting was requested last month by France,
Germany and the United Kingdom - the so-called "EU-3"
- after Tehran broke IAEA seals on equipment used
to produce enriched uranium ...
Iran's Nuclear Team Fails to Keep a Date With the
U.N.
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
New York Times
January 6, 2006
PARIS, Jan. 5 - Iran threw negotiations over its
nuclear program into disarray on Thursday, abruptly
canceling a high-level meeting with the United Nations'
monitoring agency in Vienna. The leader of Iran's
negotiating team was said to be returning to Tehran...
U.S. Has Votes on Iran, Rice Says
Possible Referral of Nuclear Issue to U.N.
Council Noted
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 6, 2006; A16
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday
that the United States and its European allies have
the votes to bring Iran before the U.N. Security
Council for possible censure over its nuclear ambitions,
signaling increasing skepticism that continued negotiations
with Iran will ever succeed...
Iran scuppers deal with west on uranium tests
· Tehran officials refuse to meet atomic
agency
· Rice warns time is running
out to avoid UN censure
Ian Traynor
Friday January 6, 2006
The Guardian
Iran is expected to resume testing machinery next
week that can be used to make weapons-grade uranium
in a move that appears calculated to scupper the
prospects of a settlement of its long-running nuclear
dispute with the west...
The Latest from the US Secretary about Iran
January 5, 2006
Washington D.C.
State Department Correspondents Association's
Inaugural Newsmaker Breakfast
QUESTION: There's a lot of talk
about going to the Security Council, but you've
been saying the same thing for a year now. Do you
want to draw any sharper line about how long this
will go on? How much of a role are the Russians
playing? Do you have to wait for them before you
can take it to the Security Council?...
TWO QUESTIONS, WHICH NC NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTIONS
ASKED AT THE PRESS BRIEFING IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF THE USA
NOVEMBER 16, 2005
WILL THE US PRESS BULGARIA FOR QUICK DESICIONS
REGARDING THE ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BULGARIA
AND THE US ABOUT EVENTUAL MILITARY BASES ON BULGARIAN
SOIL
NC NEWS BULGARIA: Can we go to
the talks, which are going now on between Bulgaria
and the United States regarding United States military
bases, eventually to be established on Bulgarian
soil?...
Rice dismisses EU-US nuclear offer to Tehran
EUobserver 11.11.2005 - 09:44
CET | By Lisbeth Kirk
US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has denied
there is any EU-US backing of a Russian proposal
to resolve a long-running nuclear dispute with Iran.
"There is no US-European proposal to the Iranians,
I want to say that categorically," Mrs Rice
told reporters, according to the BBC...
The Real Reason for Nuking Iran
Why a nuclear attack is on the neocon agenda
by Jorge Hirsch
The strategic decision by the United States to nuke
Iran was probably made long ago. Tactics adjust
to unpredictable events as they unfold...
Cheney's Presence More Scarce at White House
By MIKE ALLEN, TIME
(Nov. 13) -- The signs, apparent to
insiders for months, surfaced at a quick clip. Vice
President Dick Cheney, once viewed as training wheels
for a President who was a novice on the world stage,
was becoming less essential.
He disappeared to a new weekend place in Maryland,
and friends fretted about his weight. Katrina hit,
and he tarried at his home in Wyoming...
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Sources: Thousands of Turkish troops enter Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq early Wednesday to chase Kurdish guerrillas who operate from bases there, Turkish security officials said.... |
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Could an al-Qaeda Attack Trigger War With Iran?
Following revelations of a George W. Bush administration policy to hold Iran responsible for any al-Qaeda attack on the U.S. that could be portrayed as planned on Iranian soil... |
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U.S. doubles air attacks in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Four years into the war that opened with "shock and awe," U.S. warplanes have again stepped up attacks in Iraq , dropping bombs at more than twice the rate of a year ago. ... |
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NPR interviews Dahr Jamail on State of Iraq Hospitals
The five minute interview with Michelle Norris is a good one. However, if the NPR show were true to its title, "All Things Considered"... |
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Bipartisan panel urges agencies to order civilians to Iraq
With the situation in Iraq "grave and deteriorating," the United States must begin the process of shifting troops out of the country, members of a bipartisan panel said Wednesday... |
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Sunnis Reject
Early Iraq Election Results, Calling for Inquiry
BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Dec. 20 - Sunni Arab leaders angrily rejected early election
results on Tuesday, saying the vote had been fixed in... |
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Dispelling
Myths About Iraq
The
bruising debate over U.S. Iraq policy often seems to stray far from
the reality on the ground inside Iraq. Although Iraq’s progress
... |
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Iraqis Glad
2005 Over, Dim Hopes for 2006
*BAGHDAD,
Dec 20 (IPS) - Despite the parliamentary elections last week
and temporary ease in violence ... |
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Religious Groups
Take Early Lead in Iraqi Ballots
BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Dec. 19 - Early voting results announced by Iraqi electoral
officials on Monday, with nearly two-thirds of the ballots ... |
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David Brooks:
Taking a long view of the Iraq conflict
WASHINGTON
Over the past few years, the Iraq war has morphed from a war of liberation
against Saddam Hussein into a civil conflict between Sunnis and Shiites
... |
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Yosfiya: The
21st Century Nazis Are Here
Weary
of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the
realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers,
Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself... |
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U.S. Is Said
to Pay to Plant Articles in Iraq Papers
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 30 - Titled "The Sands Are Blowing Toward a Democratic Iraq,"
an article written this week for publication in the Iraqi press was
scornful of outsiders' pessimism about the country's future... |
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N. Korea warns of nuclear war if attacked
North Korea will respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war," the state-run media said Monday, heightening its antagonistic rhetoric.... |
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Israel says no negotiations on soldier
Palestinian militants holding an Israeli soldier gave Israel less than 24 hours Monday to start releasing 1,500 Palestinian prisoners ... |
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In the Shadow
of Sharon
IT
is too early to assess Ariel Sharon's legacy. To be sure, he will
be remembered as one of Israel's great field commanders, the wily,
bulldozing general ... |
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The New Red,
White and Blue
As
we enter 2006, we find ourselves in trouble, at home and abroad. We
are in trouble because we are led by defeatists - wimps, actually... |
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Life After
Ariel Sharon
When
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced two months ago that he was leaving
the right-wing Likud Party, which he had embodied for three decades... |
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Administration
Cites War Vote in Spying Case
WASHINGTON,
Dec. 19 - President Bush and two of his most senior aides argued Monday
that the highly ... |
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Austrian presidency
will not press for EU constitution
EUOBSERVER
/ BRUSSELS - Austrian foreign minister Ursula Plassnik has indicated
that her country's incoming six-month EU... |
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DEFINING THE
AMERICAN INTEREST
The
American Interest (AI) is a new and independent voice devoted to the
broad theme of "America in the world." Our agenda is threefold.
The first is to analyze America's... |
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THE AMAZING
BUBBLE-MAN
Alan
Greenspan is the great guru of the American economy, the spell-master
over the fortunes of multitudes the world over. Chairman of... |
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US DEPARTMENT
OF STATE RELEASED A PRESS STATEMENT ABOUT U.S.-IZRAEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
On
November 28, 2005, the United States and Israel conducted a strategic
dialogue led by Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns
and Minister of Jerusalem... |
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An Offering
of Detail But No New Substance
Thirty-two
months after U.S. forces invaded Iraq, President Bush's advisers concluded
that his message of "stay the course" has been translated by a weary
American public as "stay forever." And so yesterday the president
tried to reassure the nation... |
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9/11 Commissioners
Fault Administration
WASHINGTON
-- Reviewing action on recommendations it made last year, the Sept.
11 commission on Monday criticized the Bush administration for not
adopting standards for treatment of captured terror suspects... |
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US
refuses to rule out use of torture
THE
White House has refused to rule out the use of torture in an effort
to prevent a major terrorist attack, arguing the war on terror could
present a "difficult dilemma" and the US administration
was duty-bound to protect the American people... |
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American
Majority Says Bush Misled on Iraq
(Angus
Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in the United States are questioning
their president’s motives to launch the coalition effort, according
to a poll by Hart/McInturff released by the Wall Street Journal... |
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EU opens door to hidden TV adverts
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – More frequent commercial breaks as well as product placements, ... |
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EU states under fire for red tape on foreign workers
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Commission is set next week to present a report criticising ... |
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There is too much hyperbole over the EU consitutional treaty
EUOBSERVER / COMMENT - I am getting increasingly fed up with those who qualify the Constitutional Treaty as a "radical new departure" ... |
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Brussels asks Helsinki to push for stronger EU in criminal matters
The European Commission has renewed calls to boost EU powers in criminal matters as well as increase the role of ... |
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MEPs shelve prickly anti-fraud debate, again
The European Parliament has for the third time postponed a plenary debate on ... |
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Frattini calls for national search into CIA flights and prisons
EU justice comissioner Franco Frattini has urged national prosecutors and judges ... |
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EU praises Bush for wanting 'end' to Guantanamo
The EU has welcomed US president George W. Bush's statements on ending the Guantanamo ... |
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This WEEK in the European Union
EUOBSERVER / WEEKLY AGENDA (2-9 July) This week will be the first in office for the Finnish EU presidency. ... |
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EU troops kill
wife of Bosnian war crimes suspect
The
wife of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Dragomir Abazovic was shot
to death in a gun battle as EU troops stormed the couple's house ... |
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Bird flu kills
third child in Turkey
Avian
influenza has cost the life of a third child in Eastern Turkey, raising
fears that the deadly strain of the so-called bird flu virus could
spread ... |
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EU draws up
Adriatic gas plan after Russia-Ukraine fiasco
The
EU might build a new gas pipeline on the Adriatic Sea coast in order... |
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Slovak-Vatican
abortion deal criticised by EU experts
Slovakia
has been challenged by EU legal experts over an agreement with the
Vatican... |
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Commissioner
proposes constitution cherry-picking
French
commissioner Jacques Barrot has proposed that single elements of the
EU constitution be taken out in a bid to save the charter... |
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Blair takes
hits on EU budget deal
British
prime minister Tony Blair, defending the deal on EU’s budget
in front of the House of Commons... |
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Italian bank
chief resigns
Italian
Central Bank governor Antonio Fazio resigned yesterday after the Italian
government had announced... |
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WTO fallout
expected
Polish
experts say the WTO deal could harm EU exporters of milk, sugar, beef
and grain leading to oversupply... |
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Austria to
revive constitution chat
Austria
plans to revive the EU constitution debate and plough ahead with Turkey
accession talks under its incoming... |
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EU threatens
to cut Palestine funds if Hamas wins
The
EU's exterior relations chief Javier Solana will stop EU funding for
Palestine if Hamas wins the Palestinian elections saying... |
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Ukraine snubbed
in Russia gas row
Ukraine
prime minister Yuri Yekhanourov flew to Moscow for gas price talks
but came back with nothing as Russia... |
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Serbian grip
on Kosovo weakening
Less
and less people in Serbia and on an international level support the
idea of a Serbian Kosovo, Le Figaro writes... |
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New Baltic
gas pipeline scheme
Finland
and Estonia are talking about building a gas pipeline linking... |
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Germany to
cooperate with Italy
German
chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday visited Italian prime minister
Silvio Berlusconi amid promises... |
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Turkey pressed
to stop blocking EU-NATO meetings
EUOBSERVER
/ BRUSSELS - Turkey has come under increased pressure to stop blocking
strategic meetings between the EU and NATO... |
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Slovaks
voting on design of euro coins
EUOBSERVER
/ BRUSSELS - Slovak citizens are voting on the country's future eurocoin
designs, with a possibility... |
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Bosnian
leaders in Brussels for US-led constitution talks
Bosnian
political leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss a reform of their
country’s constitution, on the basis of a draft... |
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Polish
government deepens eurosceptic ties
The
new Polish government secured parliamentary backing on Thursday (10
November) but some fear mounting tension with Brussels in store... |
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Estonian
foreign minister denied entry visa to Russia
Russia
has refused to give the Estonian foreign minister an entry visa, sparking
a diplomatic row with Tallinn... |
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Ex-commissioner
Edith Cresson may lose EU pension
EUOBSERVER
/ BRUSSELS - The European Commission has called for the suspension
of EU pension rights for former French prime minister... |
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Letters
to commissioners to go public in EU transparency drive
EUOBSERVER
/ BRUSSELS - The European Commission has adopted today (9 November)
a controversial "transparency initiative."... |
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