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GAO Faults U.S. Military Over Munitions in Iraq
The U.S. military's faulty war plans and insufficient troops in Iraq left thousands and possibly millions of tons of conventional munitions unsecured or in the hands of insurgent groups after the 2003 invasion -- allowing widespread looting of weapons and explosives used to make roadside bombs that...
The Washington Post Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT
Liberals Relent on Iraq War Funding
Liberal opposition to a $124 billion war spending bill broke last night, when leaders of the antiwar Out of Iraq Caucus pledged to Democratic leaders that they will not block the measure, which sets timelines for bringing U.S. troops home.
The Washington Post Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT
Ex-Sadr Aide Held in American Deaths
BAGHDAD, March 22 -- U.S. forces have detained a former spokesman for Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in connection with a bold attack that killed five American soldiers in Karbala this year.
The Washington Post Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT
Condemnation of war by Israeli elder statesman may be nail in coffin for Olmert
THE political fortunes of Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, plummeted further yesterday after the vice-premier, Shimon Peres, criticised his decision to attack Lebanon.
Scotsman Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:05:59 GMT
On Mideast Trip, Rice To Try a New Formula
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's new math for the Middle East may include the following: Four plus two plus four. The unknown, as Rice heads to the region today, is whether this will add up to the beginnings of peace -- or to more stalemates and disappointment.
The Washington Post Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT
Grim welcome to the reality of life in Iraq for UN's new chief
BAN Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, received first-hand experience of life in Baghdad yesterday, when a rocket landed 50 metres from a building where he was giving a news conference.
Scotsman Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:05:59 GMT
Formal shift on refugees unlikely at Arab summit
Libya's Muammar Gaddafi won't attend this year's Riyadh summit due to his on going spat with Saudi King Abdullah.
jpost.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:07:01 +0200
U.S. Seeks To Limit Iranian Economic, Diplomatic Capabilities
The United States sees Iran's hand at work in the four primary crises troubling the Middle East currently and is determined to limit Tehran's ability to play a negative role in the region, a State Department official says. Speaking at a conference, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns identifies the primary foreign policy challenges in the Middle East as the continuing unrest in Iraq, Hezbollah's efforts to bring down the democratically elected government in Lebanon, the rise of rejectionist Palestinian forces who threaten progress towards peace with Israel and Iran's nuclear program. "What we have tried to do over the course of the last year or two is to put together a rather comprehensive policy to try to blunt, limit and contain Iran's ability to be successful in those four areas," Burns says.
USINFO.STATE.GOV Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:56:47 -0400
Russia Pressures Tehran on Nuclear Program
As the U.N. Security Council considers tightening sanctions on Iran, Russia put its displeasure with the Iranians on full display this week by signaling that it will refuse to complete a nuclear reactor it's building in Iran unless Tehran agrees to a pause in its uranium enrichment and a return to negotiations.
NPR Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:20:00 EDT
UN chief shaken by Baghdad blast
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is shaken but unhurt as a live news conference in Baghdad is rocked by a mortar attack.
BBC Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:07:06 GMT |
