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10/31   
Flight of hawk stirs Pentagon nest: A major Pentagon hawk has abruptly resigned his post in a move that, in the context of other recent developments, is likely to fuel speculation that the White House might be trying to soften the harder edges of its controversial policies. The Pentagon announced on Wednesday evening that Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, J D Crouch II, was resigning effective Friday in order to return to "academia" at Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU). Cheney's Hawks 'Hijacking Policy'
US economy grows at fastest rate since 1984: War is one of the best economic stimulators. Don't let them fool you. Look at the industries which are profiting most and you will likely find that they are related to the military industrial complex. Shhh!
US Iraq inquiry deadline looms: The Bush administration faces a looming deadline to hand over files to a Senate committee investigating the quality of pre-war intelligence on Iraq. The White House, Defense Department and State Department have until noon Washington time (1700GMT) to turn over documents and allow relevant interviews to be scheduled. The Senate Intelligence Committee has given the CIA the same deadline.
US report: Saddam behind some attacks; Huge blast reported in Fallujah: US soldiers clashed with rioters carrying Saddam Hussein's pictures Friday in a Baghdad suburb, and a heavy smoke billowed from the mayor's office in a city west of the capital following a huge blast.
US House of Representatives approves Iraq aid package; Despite attacks: Japan determined to send troops: The 298-121 House vote late Thursday night was a victory for Bush. The package, for expenses during the current budget year, includes nearly $65 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and $18.6 billion to rebuild Iraq and improve the country's security and law enforcement.  
Home Safe Home: President Bush got one thing right: the greatest threat to American security is a rogue state providing a terrorist group with weapons of mass destruction and the means to deploy them to the United States. Unfortunately, almost everything he has done since Sept. 11 has made this problem worse rather than better. While some progress has been made on cooperation on intelligence and money laundering, the administration has taken giant steps away from its initial post-9/11 strategy which involved working collaboratively through the United Nations.
US global warming bill rejected: The US Senate has rejected efforts to curb carbon dioxide emissions from industrial power plants. Senators voted 55-43 against the bill, which would have required power stations and factories to reduce their emissions to 2000 levels by 2010.
The Matrix (Interstate Snoop, Not the Movie): Coming to a State Near You: TIA is not gone. It has morphed into MATRIX, an interstate electronic data base started by the State of Florida (of course, money to baby brother Jeb), with FEDERAL FUNDS, that involves states' pooling first their criminal database. Then, who knows what else will go into the mix.
Israel's Palestinian "Problem": The current overt Israeli military aggression against the Palestinians, though steeped in the anti-terrorist rhetoric we have all but come to accept here in the West, is by no means an all-out "war on terror." Rather, it is a calculated and well-timed campaign by Israel to once and for all solve its "Palestinian problem." A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm
Our "Spiral of Violence": The so-called “spiral of violence” which has ended the half-hearted US “peace” intervention in the Middle East, is in fact a media-coined phrase that does no justice to the real situation as it is now and has been for the past 55 years.  In reality, what we are seeing is a new chapter in the bible of American foreign policy towards the region...


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10/30  
US commanders: Claims about illegal infiltration from Syria to Iraq - ''unfounded': Commanders of U.S. military forces responsible for monitoring the border between Iraq and Syria told The Washington Post there is no evidence from human intelligence sources or radar surveillance aircraft indicating that significant numbers of foreign fighters are infiltrating into Iraq illegally.
Congress issues Iraq deadline to CIA: A powerful committee of the US Senate has given the CIA 48 hours to supply files on intelligence it gathered on Iraq prior to the outbreak of war. US media say the report the Senate Intelligence Committee plans to publish is likely to be strongly critical of the CIA and its Director, George Tenet.
Congress Resolution Urges Bush To Reprimand Boykin:  As the White House is besieged by demands to reprimand him for his anti-Islam remarks, Representative John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) presented Tuesday, October 28, a resolution urging President George Bush to "clearly censure or reassign" Lt. Gen. Williams G. Boykin.
Exposed: The June 2002 Plan to Market a New 9/11 Mastermind : In these series of selected excerpts from Chaim Kupferberg's landmark article, Kupferberg reveals the marketing plan to introduce Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to the public as the 9/11 mastermind in June 2002 - and the subsequent coincidences, contradictions, and anomalies which expose the Official Legend of 9/11 as a prefabricated set-up.
US lawmakers approve aid package for Iraq:  A House-Senate reconciliation committee late Wednesday approved an 18.4 billion dollar reconstruction aid package for Iraq, complying with the White House's demand that no part of the money should be provided in the form of a loan.
Iraq Guerrillas Adopt a New Strategy - Copy the Americans: Understanding the brain. That's what you have to do in a guerrilla war. Find out how it works, what it's trying to do. An attack on US headquarters in Baghdad and six suicide bombings, all at the start of Ramadan. Thirty-four dead and 200 wounded. Where have I heard those statistics before? And how could they be so well co-ordinated--well-timed, down to the last second? And why the Red Cross?
A Complete Waste of Energy: A House-Senate energy conference committee is about to disgorge a 1,700-page legislative abomination that should cause both the left and right to choke. Although the bill has yet to be released, enough is known to conclude that it will be three parts corporate welfare and one part cynical politics. The bill is a shocking abdication of the administration and Congress' responsibility.
Anti-Syria vote exposes real Bush world: Ironically, both politically and economically, Syria has liberalized significantly over the past decade or so. The level of repression is far less than it was during its peak in the 1970s and is significantly less than a number of other Middle Eastern countries, including close US allies like Saudi Arabia. Similarly, the size and power of Syria's military has been reduced dramatically from its apex in the 1980s as a result of the dissolution of its Soviet patron. Syrian links to international terrorism have also declined markedly. Syria Accountability Act: Senate version
320 Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons Under Worst Conditions: Al-Hayat international Arabic daily in its Monday edition wrote that 320 Palestinian children and young adults aged between 12 to 17 are currently imprisoned in Israel under extremely inhumane conditions.
Now 'political Islam' draws fire: Spin meiesters of the American media are busy conjuring up a new twist for an old phrase, "political Islam", that is reported to be gaining a "seductive voice" among Muslim masses. And that twist appears to be "our war is with political Islam". Political Islam will be the new target of verbal barrages and even military attacks of the United States.
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10/29    
Bush warns Iraq neighbours: US President George W Bush has warned Iran and Syria not to let terrorists cross into Iraq from their territory. "We are working closely with those countries to let them know we expect them to enforce borders," Mr Bush told journalists at the White House. It's About the Rule of Law: Impeaching George W. Bush
Byrd Offers Plan to Protect Soldiers in Iraq: "The constant wave of bombings in Iraq demonstrates the very grave threat posed by the enormous piles of unsecured conventional weapons that exist throughout the country.  These weapons stockpiles are being looted and diverted to a range of terrorist attacks, from bombing our troop convoys on the streets of Baghdad to attacking the headquarters of the United Nations and the International Red Cross."
Powell begs aid agencies to stay in Baghdad: Mr Powell expressed hope that non-governmental bodies, contractors and the UN would stay despite the dangers: "They are needed. Their work is needed. And if they are driven out, then the terrorists win
Bremer in talks on timing of Iraq pullout: Paul Bremer, administrator for the US-led occupying powers in Iraq, met senior officials in Washington yesterday to discuss timing for a handover of sovereignty and withdrawal of US forces, possibly within 18 months. Officials said the meeting, hosted by the Pentagon, was intended to focus on the seven steps Mr Bremer had laid out to lead to national elections. According to one official, the agenda was partly dubbed "Exit Strategy", and was based on Mr Bremer's view
One, Two, Three, What Are They Fighting For?:  I was in the police station in the town of Fallujah when I realised the extent of the schizophrenia. Captain Christopher Cirino of the 82nd Airborne was trying to explain to me the nature of the attacks so regularly carried out against American forces in the Sunni Muslim Iraqi town. His men were billeted in a former presidential rest home down the road—"Dreamland", the Americans call it—but this was not the extent of his soldiers' disorientation. "The men we are being attacked by," he said, "are Syrian-trained terrorists and local freedom fighters." Come again? "Freedom fighters." But that's what Captain Cirino called them—and rightly so.
NIgeria halts Polio vaccines: Nigeria has asked international donor agencies to check a polio vaccine after three of its northern states halted an immunisation drive over safety fears. The states acted after an influential Islamic leader said the vaccines might cause cancer, Aids or sterility.
Likud loses control of several major cities: The incumbent mayors of most cities and towns were voted back into office in Tuesday's municipal elections, but the Likud lost control of several important cities, including Bat Yam, Rosh Ha'ayin, Dimona, Hod Hasharon, Eilat and Kiryat Malachi.  
Qureia says militant factions agree to hold truce talks: Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, asked by PA Chairman Yasser Arafat to form a permanent government by next week, said on Tuesday that militant groups had agreed to resume talks on ending attacks on Israelis. "I have made an offer to all Palestinian groups, those within the Palestine Liberation Organization, as well as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group, for talks over a cease-fire. They welcomed it," Qureia told Reuters.
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10/28    
Family sues over Iraqi killings: A Manchester-based Iraqi family is launching legal action against the Ministry of Defence for the deaths of 10 relatives in the recent war. It is understood the Hamoodis will be making legal history, as it is the first time the UK Government has faced a civil claim for unlawful killing.
Nigeria: Muslim fears hinder polio immunisation in the north: But in northern Nigeria the governments of Zamfara and Kaduna states suspended the exercise over widespread fears that the polio vaccine contained sterilising agents and might be spreading HIV/AIDS.
Israel massacres Palestinians under noses of United States, United Nations: “It has become clear, not just to the Arab world, but also to the majority of the international community, that Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon has no interest in peace and his only concern is the banishment of the Palestinians from their land,” Zaki wrote in the French-language daily. “What’s worse is that these Israeli massacres against the Palestinians are being conducted under the noses of the United States and the United Nations but neither is willing to bring this violence to an end.” Death of a town
No plans to kill Arafat, PM assures visitors: "I don't see any plans to kill him, although the man is responsible for the deaths of hundreds, of thousands, of mostly civilians because his strategy is a strategy of terror," Sharon told the delegation during its visit to the Knesset.
The Joys and Sorrows of Ramadan: The bittersweet month of Ramadan is here once again, amidst unfathomable sorrows, amidst joy. And yet, as my father-in-law, who is nearly seventy years old reminded me, “Palestine has not seen such a bitter Ramadan in many many years”. Everything Connected With Ramadan Has Undergone a Change
Israel's Palestinian "Problem": The current overt Israeli military aggression against the Palestinians, though steeped in the anti-terrorist rhetoric we have all but come to accept here in the West, is by no means an all-out "war on terror." Rather, it is a calculated and well-timed campaign by Israel to once and for all solve its "Palestinian problem." A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm
Our "Spiral of Violence": The so-called “spiral of violence” which has ended the half-hearted US “peace” intervention in the Middle East, is in fact a media-coined phrase that does no justice to the real situation as it is now and has been for the past 55 years.  In reality, what we are seeing is a new chapter in the bible of American foreign policy towards the region...

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Weapon hunters dismiss Powell's WMD claim: WASHINGTON -- Senior officials with the Iraq Survey Group, the U.S.-led team hunting Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, have discredited part of the case for war -- that Saddam Hussein was trying to enrich uranium.
Bombs rock central Baghdad: At least 19 people have been killed in a series of apparently co-ordinated explosions in central Baghdad. The first bomb appeared to have been packed into an ambulance, which exploded as it entered the gates of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross. US warfare equation 'full of baloney'   Two ICRC employees killed in Baghdad bomb attack
Three U.S. soldiers killed in new Baghdad attacks: Three US troops were killed and four wounded in two separate attacks in Iraq, the U.S. military said Monday. Two soldiers were killed and two others wounded Sunday in Baghdad after their patrol was targeted by a roadside bomb. The other U.S. soldier was killed overnight in an attack in Abu Ghraib, west of the capital Baghdad, according to a military spokesman Monday. Two other soldiers were injured in the attack.
Every Time the Wind Blows: Part III -- The Locals: "You need an understanding of the situation on the ground to see what you need to do. Each area has its own distinct terrain, and the terrain in this environment is the people. It's not a one-size-fits-all thing. It takes a tremendous amount of thought. It consumes me." - Lieutenant-Colonel Greg Reilly
Death of a town: With ruthless efficiency, the Israeli army has been crushing and rocketing the Palestinian refugee town of Rafah in a manner which rivals the destruction of Jenin last year. But it is all in the name of stopping terrorism so the international community has remained silent.
Five Palestinians shot dead: Four Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli gunfire near Gosh Katif settlement in Gaza Strip.  Israel Radio reported that the Israeli forces opened fire at a Palestinian to the west of Hebron. He was seriously wounded. The forces also blew up a Palestinian police station to the south of Nitsarim settlement, claiming that there were suspect Palestinians among the policemen.
Belgians on Palestinian rights mission arrested in Israel:  Israeli security services arrested four Belgians at Tel Aviv airport while they were heading for a mission to support Palestinians and ordered their expulsion, the Belgian foreign ministry said Sunday.
Congress delays North Korea trip: A US congressional visit to North Korea has been postponed at "the eleventh hour" because of White House opposition. The delegates, who were scheduled to leave on Sunday, said they had been offered a tour of North Korea's controversial nuclear facilities
Thousands homeless in sub-zero temperatures: Nine people have been confirmed dead and more than 43 people were injured after two massive earthquakes jolted Northwest China's Gansu Province on Saturday. Over 10,000 homes have been destroyed, leaving their occupants exposed to temperatures that can fall below freezing.

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10/24   
Senate votes to end Cuba ban: The United States Senate has voted in favour of lifting a 40-year-old ban on Americans travelling to Cuba. In a major rebuff to President George W Bush, Senators voted 59 to 36 to bar the use of government money to enforce the travel restrictions.
Democratic Policy Cmte. Hearing on Intelligence Leaks: Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) chairs a Democratic Policy Cmte. hearing on the leaking of the name of an undercover CIA agent. (Real Video)
One Iraqi dead in Baghdad market shelling: US soldiers shoot dead two Iraqi fighters near Baquba, two US soldiers wounded in Iraq blast in Fallujah. One Iraqi was killed and six wounded in a mortar or rocket attack at an outdoor market in the capital's Dura neighborhood, police Colonel Abbas Nasser Hussein said Friday.
U.S. Soldier Killed in Mosul: One 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldier was killed in a small arms fire attack in western Mosul," said the statement from U.S. Central Command.
Israel to build 273 homes in West Bank: Israel disclosed plans Thursday to build nearly 300 homes in West Bank settlements, despite a freeze on construction required by a U.S.-backed peace plan. Palestinians condemned the project and urged the United States to intervene.
Two Palestinians shot dead in Gaza Strip as Israel publishes new tenders to expand West Bank settlements: Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man who they claim approached the fence of the Alei Sinai settlement in the Gaza Strip late Thursday, acording to Israel Radio.
Gaza Strip: Three Israeli soldiers shot dead in Palestinian attack on military camp: Three Israeli soldiers - two women and a man - were killed and two others were wounded in an attack by at least one Palestinian who early Friday infiltrated a military camp near the heavily guarded Gaza Strip settlement of Netzarim.
Two Iraqis killed in blast near oil pipeline, Two resistance fighters shot dead by US troops: A bomb exploded Thursday near a pipeline in northern Iraq, killing two Iraqi Civil Defense Corps members and injuring 10 others, U.S. officials said.
How APEC was Bushwhacked: Australia and its South-East Asian neighbours are discovering that space under the US security umbrella does not come free. Marian Wilkinson reports from Washington.
Afghan disarming begins: President Hamid Karzai launched the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Rehabilitation Programme in the northern city of Kunduz on Friday. However, there are still doubts whether Afghanistan's warlords will co-operate with the plan.

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10/23
Charity says $4bn 'missing' in Iraq: A British charity has accused the US-controlled Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq of failing to account for $4bn meant to help rebuild the country.
Saddam's fall may bring Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq together: The chances of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq to come together for the first time and cooperate to enhance security are looking better after the fall of Saddam Hussain, according to a western Middle East Affairs expert.
Annan tells Iraq donors to dig deep: United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has called on the nternational community to "give and give generously" at the opening of a major conference to raise money for the reconstruction of Iraq. He warned that ensuring a prosperous future for Iraq would be a long-term challenge that will "require effort and engagement for many years", but that immediate action was needed.
Mixed bag in Madrid: The unanimous passage of a new United Nations Security Council resolution  on Iraq giving qualified approval to what one might call the policy of "pacify and depart" has helped the atmosphere and will produce a bigger pot of money than had at one time been expected - but it has not opened all the wallets.
Pentagon, White House defend memo from Rumsfeld on anti-terror progress: The Pentagon and White House yesterday defended a private memorandum from Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to top defence officials questioning progress in the war on terrorism and warning that the US faced "a long, hard slog" in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rumsfeld: It's hard to tell if U.S. is 'winning or losing' war on terror
A united passport for Gulf citizens: Ministers of the interior in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states recommended in conclusion of a meeting that lasted for two days in Doha yesterday the adoption of a united GCC passport and decided to submit the recommendation to the next GCC summit in Kuwait.
Attorney says military probe into USS Liberty was cover-up:  A former Navy attorney who helped lead the military investigation of the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 American servicemen says former President Lyndon Johnson and his defense secretary, Robert McNamara, ordered that the inquiry conclude the incident was an accident.
Iraqi bombing panel finds UN security systems dysfunctional, in need of reform:  An independent panel investigating the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad said today that the UN's security systems were "dysfunctional," providing little guarantee for personnel safety, and needing to be reformed. (The Report)
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Ansar al-Islam, al-Qaeda regrouping in Iraq: Bremer sounds alarm over Ansar al-Islam, al-Qaeda in Iraq as Pentagon plans to rotate force in Iraq next year.
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Significant foreign support to rebuild Iraq is in doubt: American officials uneasy at the prospect of spending more than $20 billion over the next year to begin rebuilding Iraq are unlikely to get significant financial help from an international donors conference that opens tomorrow in Madrid, and almost certainly not enough to reduce the U.S. contribution.
Report on Concentration Camps Released: The U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea has released a report that contains pictures of at least 36 concentration camps of various nature taken by satellite cameras, and the Washington Post and New York Times have published related articles.
Colin Powell jets into Kenya to bolster Sudan peace talks:  US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Kenya on Tuesday accompanying by other senior officials to bolster high-level talks aimed at ending the 20-year Sudanese civil war.
Israel rejects UN order to halt West Bank wall: "The fence will continue being built and we will go on taking care of the security of Israel's citizens," Ehud Olmert, Israel's deputy prime minister told Israel Radio, reiterating his government's assertion that the barrier is needed to keep out suicide bombers. U.N. Assembly Calls for Halt Of Israel Wall
Senate Passes Ban On Abortion Procedure: In a major victory for antiabortion forces after an eight-year struggle, Congress yesterday gave final approval to legislation banning a particularly controversial procedure for ending pregnancies, ensuring a legal showdown that could help define the scope -- and limits -- of abortion rights in the United States.
'True Patriot' would restore rights: Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul introduced the Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act (HR3171) to repeal the most controversial sections of the Patriot Act as well as some of the more egregious actions taken by the Department of Justice    Bill of Rights Defense Committee
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10/21    
Israel hits Gaza hard: A series of intensive Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip has killed 10 people and injured dozens more. In the deadliest of five attacks on Monday, helicopters fired two missiles at a car near a refugee camp in central Gaza killing at least seven people. At least 12 dead, scores hurt in strikes on Gaza
The 'War on Terror' is Being Used as an Excuse to Further US Energy Interests in the Caspian: Bush has used his massive military build-up in Central Asia to seal the cold war victory against Russia, to contain Chinese influence and to tighten the noose around Iran. Most importantly, however, Washington - supported by the Blair government - is exploiting the "war on terror" to further American oil interests in the Caspian region. But this geopolitical gamble involving thuggish dictators and corrupt Saudi oil sheiks is only likely to produce more terrorists.
US urged to probe Baghdad deaths: The US military has failed to conduct proper investigations into the killings of Iraqi civilians by American soldiers in Baghdad, a human rights group says. In its new report, New York-based Human Rights Watch accuses the military of acting with virtual impunity in the Iraqi capital and using excessive or indiscriminate force.
US soldier killed in Iraq ambush: A US soldier has been killed and five wounded during an ambush in the central Iraqi town of Falluja. The 82nd Airborne Division patrol was hit first by an explosive device, and then by small arms fire at around 1300 local time, said the US armed forces.
Occupation troops detain scores of people in Karbala, Tikrit: Iraqi police, supported by occupation forces, arrested scores of people who had holed up in a mosque in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, a spokesman for the occupation troops said Tuesday.
Syrian VP: US backs Israel's ''acts of terrorism'' against the Palestinians: "The Zionist enemy would not have perpetrated acts of terrorism against the Palestinians without support, backing and protection from the American administration which denies the Palestinian people'S right to resist the occupation,"
Apec stresses fight against terror: The meeting's chairman, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, also pressed for further talks involving North Korea and the United States, calling on both sides to resolve the nuclear stand-off through dialogue
Iran 'agrees' to key nuclear demands: Diplomats say the breakthrough came as European Union foreign ministers held meetings in Tehran on ways to defuse the crisis over Iran's alleged nuclear programme.
EU military plans under scrutiny: European Union plans to boost its military capability, which have sparked Nato anxiety, will be discussed by the two sides on Tuesday.
Powell set for Sudan peace talks: US Secretary of State Colin Powell is heading to Kenya to bolster high-level talks to end the 20-year Sudanese civil war.
U.N. Report: U.S. War on Terror Radicalizes Arabs:  The U.S.-led war on terror has radicalized more Arabs angry both with the West and their autocratic rulers who are bent on curbing their political rights, a U.N.-commissioned study released Monday showed.
Annan calls for universal adherence to chemical weapons treaty: "The international community remains deeply concerned about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists and is actively engaged in the work to counter this threat. The Chemical Weapons Convention, fully and effectively implemented, can be a powerful instrument in that work," Mr. Annan said in a message to the eighth session of the Conference of States Parties to the CWC in The Hague.

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Gaza hit by Israeli air strikes: At least three Palestinians have been killed and many others wounded in a series of Israeli air strikes on Gaza City. Three air raids were launched - and in the second, missiles fired from a helicopter hit a vehicle, killing two Hamas militants and a bystander.
Ministers demand Arafat exile after 3 soldiers killed in W. Bank: The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a militant offshoot of Arafat's Fatah movement, took responsibility for killing the three soldiers Sunday evening in a shooting attack on a military patrol close to Road 60, near the settlement of Ofra and the Arab village of Ein Yabrud.
Europe push to end Iran row: The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany are set to pay an unprecedented joint visit to Iran on Tuesday to discuss Tehran's controversial nuclear programme. British officials say the UK has been discussing with the French and Germans the importance of "making clear to Iran the urgent need to address the widespread international concern over its nuclear programme".
Pentagon was warned of Iraq chaos after war: The Pentagon was accused yesterday of ignoring a report that predicted Iraq would descend into chaos after the toppling of Saddam Hussein. Details of the document, compiled by the US state department, emerged in the New York Times and raised difficult questions for the Bush administration about its handling of post-war Iraq.
N Korea dominates Apec summit: The United States and South Korea have called for a fresh round of talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions. US President George W Bush and his South Korean counterpart Roh Moo-hyun made the call on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Bangkok.
No end to US troubles: Despite a two-week public-relations offensive designed to persuade the world and the US public that it knows what it is doing in Iraq, the Bush administration appears increasingly at sea.
New Bolivian leader names team: The new Bolivian President Carlos Mesa has presented his 15-member cabinet at a ceremony in La Paz. The cabinet is mainly composed of independents and technocrats with no apparent connections to Bolivia's main political parties, and includes two Indians.
Report of the Third North American Conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement: Defeating one of the most vicious Zionist and rightwing-orchestrated assaults on Palestine solidarity in North America in recent history, the Third North America Conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement ("PSM") at Rutgers University (the "Conference") concluded its proceedings and activities with a resounding success and a determination to forge forward to build a unified and principled movement.  The Conference was held in the spirit of resistance to Israeli war tanks that were during that very time destroying hundreds of homes and neighborhoods in Rafah, Palestine.
''Arafat close to natural death'': Yasser Arafat is very ill and Ariel Sharon prefers an early natural death of the Palestinian president instead of deporting or assassinating him, a Lebanese newspaper reported on Monday. Al Mustaqbal daily quoted unnamed Western and Arab sources as saying Arafat was suffering from acute stomach ulcer that needs an urgent surgery, but Israel's prime minister was denying permission to get the Palestinian leader to hospital.
Kucinich Watch: Excellent resources about Dennis John Kucinich. Guaranteed to get your attention!
'True Patriot' would restore rights: Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul introduced the Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act (HR3171) to repeal the most controversial sections of the Patriot Act as well as some of the more egregious actions taken by the Department of Justice
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10/19    
U.S. sets up strategy to reduce troops in Iraq: The plan is to gradually cut back troop levels in Iraq next year, the Washington Post reported, citing interviews with top military officers. Currently, there are 130,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.
Two U.S. soldiers killed in RPG attack near Tikrit, Two Iraqi bystanders killed northeast of Baghdad: "Two 4th Infantry Division soldiers were killed and one was wounded in a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms attack southwest of Tikrit at approximately 8:40 p.m. (1730 GMT) on October 18," it said in a statement.
Qassam rockets land in Southern Israel as Israeli forces kill Palestinian fighter in Rafah: a Palestinian fighter was killed and another was seriously injured by Israeli Border Police gunfire in Rafah, Israel's Army Radio reported. With this latest killing, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in this southern Gaza Strip city has risen to 16 since October 10th.
Shias fight back as resistance spreads: The deaths of three US military police in a clash with Shia Muslim militiamen during a gun battle in the holy city of Karbala, in which eight militiamen and two Iraqi police were also killed, underlines how US soldiers are now dying in a much larger area of Iraq, and at the hands of a more diverse group of Iraqis, than was true two months ago.
Leave Iraq and let UN take control, OIC tells foreign forces: The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has called for the eviction of foreign forces from Iraq and allow the United Nations to run Baghdad's affairs. This would be the prelude to the restoration of the country’s independence and rebuilding of what has been destroyed over the past 20 years – all in accordance with a clear and short timetable, said OIC Secretary-General Dr Abdelouahed Belkeziz. 
Combat-tested troops aid Army restructuring: Two Army divisions, one just back from Iraq and one soon to return, will use the hard lessons they learned in combat to see if they can rethink, redesign and restructure themselves into a force the new Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, hopes will be more capable, competent and lethal
Democrats Push GOP for Greater Inclusion: Senate Democrats, complaining that Republicans are trying to squeeze them out of final negotiations on energy, Medicare and other bills, are threatening hardball tactics aimed at forcing the majority party to expand Democrats' role in House-Senate conferences.
Mahathir thanks Chirac for support: “I think he understands better. Anybody who reads the whole speech through will understand what I said. In fact, I was worried that the Muslims would be against me but it was the Europeans who were against me. I can't understand them. 
Bush's granfather directed bank affiliated with Nazi Germany: President George W. Bush's grandfatherwas a director of a bank seized by the federal government because of its ties to a German industrialist who helped bankroll Adolf Hitler's rise to power, government documents show. Prescott Bush was one of seven directors of Union Banking Corp., a New York investment bank owned by a bank controlled, by the Thyssen family, according to recently declassified National Archivesdocuments reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Three dead in Gaza clash: Three Palestinians, including a senior Hamas militant, have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip, hospital sources say. Witnesses and Israeli military sources said soldiers opened fire on a group of militants in Rafah as they tried to plant a bomb in a building being used as a temporary base by the Israelis.
New Bolivia leader urges unity: The new leader, Carlos Mesa - the former vice president - quickly offered to hold early elections and promised to do more for the indigenous Indian population. In a special session, the Bolivian Congress accepted the dramatic resignation of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada - just 14 months into his term.
'True Patriot' would restore rights: Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul introduced the Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act (HR3171) to repeal the most controversial sections of the Patriot Act as well as some of the more egregious actions taken by the Department of Justice.
Bush's granfather directed bank affiliated with Nazi Germany: President George W. Bush's grandfatherwas a director of a bank seized by the federal government because of its ties to a German industrialist who helped bankroll Adolf Hitler's rise to power, government documents show. Prescott Bush was one of seven directors of Union Banking Corp., a New York investment bank owned by a bank controlled, by the Thyssen family, according to recently declassified National Archivesdocuments reviewed by The Associated Press.
Anti-empire forces strike back: Representatives of a new coalition of prominent foreign policy scholars and analysts whose political views range from right to center-left announced on Thursday that they hope to spearhead opposition to the imperial policies pursued by the administration of US President George W Bush. Leaders of the "Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy" charged that the administration is moving "in a dangerous direction toward empire", an idea that they said has never been embraced by the US public.
EYELESS IN GAZA: WHO BLEW UP THE U.S. CONVOY? The bombing of the U.S. diplomatic convoy in Gaza “hurts the Palestinians most of all” and plays directly into the hands of “the extremist elements in Washington” who want to put Palestinian resistance groups in the same camp with Al-Qaida. So, why is the FBI letting the Israelis conduct the investigation?
OIC leaders issue declaration to enhance organization: The plan of action is contained in the Putrajaya Declaration issued at the end of the 10th OIC Summit chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahateer Muhammad, at the Putrajaya Convention Center Putrajaya. The leaders agreed to undertake a review and analysis of the OIC positions on international issues and draw up appropriate strategies to strengthen their solidarity. Islamic Summit Opening

Fury at Ivory Coast march ban: The peace process has stalled in the country, with ministers from rebel groups withdrawing themselves from a government of unity.
Heavy Hearts: "We have a 7,000 year old history, with a religious history that dates back 3,000 years," they relayed, "and we don't want the Americans to imagine that we will give up our history easily. They do not recognize the current government. The governing council is an American council. They want to shape their own future, and for this reason they are seeking to create a 'shadow' government. Asking first for the help from God, using the weapons of faith," but also, "needing the help of our brothers, of humanity."
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Kurdish 'test-case' drags on: The retrial of Kurdish dissident Leyla Zana and three of her colleagues has resumed in the Turkish capital, Ankara. This is the eighth hearing in the retrial. Miss Zana was arrested for and found guilty of membership of a terrorist organisation in 1994.
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