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Additional Support Troops Join Buildup in Iraq
Thousands of additional U.S. military support troops are flowing into Iraq to bolster the increase of 21,500 combat troops ordered by President Bush in January, bringing the total to about 28,700.
The Washington Post Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT
Sadr Urges Followers to Resist U.S. Forces; Thousands Rally
BAGHDAD, March 16 -- Firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called upon followers inside his stronghold of Sadr City to resist U.S. forces who are trying to stabilize the capital. Officials in his organization said the cleric was advocating a peaceful uprising.
The Washington Post Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT
Plame Says Administration 'Recklessly' Revealed Her
Valerie Plame, the former CIA officer at the heart of a four-year political furor over the Bush administration's leak of her identity, lashed out at the White House yesterday, testifying in Congress that the president's aides destroyed a career she loved and slipped her name to reporters for "purely...
The Washington Post Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT
2,600 more troops sent to Iraq by US
THE Pentagon is to send 2,600 more troops to Iraq, raising the total number of soldiers approved for President George Bush's security plan to almost 25,000.
Scotsman Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:07:42 GMT
Bush talks with Saudi, Egyptian leaders on Mideast (Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush on Friday thanked Saudi King Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for participating in a recent conference on Iraq and discussed Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, the White House said.
yahoo.com Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:05:32 GMT
Palestinian coalition to be formed, West watches (Reuters)
Reuters - Palestinians are set to swear in a coalition government between Hamas and Fatah rivals on Saturday that they hope will halt factional fighting and help lift a crippling year-old Western embargo.
yahoo.com Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:04:14 GMT
Israel rejects Palestinian unity govt
JERUSALEM - Israeli leaders criticized the new Palestinian unity government Friday, charging that th...
Keralanext.com Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:41:08 GMT
Gunmen kill Fatah security officer in Gaza- medics
GAZA, Unidentified gunmen shot dead an intelligence officer loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud ...
Keralanext.com Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:19:43 GMT
State's Hughes Urges Islamic Group To Work for Peace
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes calls on the new Ambassadorial Washington Group of the Organization of Islamic Conference to work cooperatively to bring about greater peace and justice. "It is my great hope that the proposals from this new working group will be constructive, focused not on criticizing or castigating one country or another but on working cooperatively to bring about the greater peace and justice that we all want," Hughes says.
USINFO.STATE.GOV Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:33:49 -0400
Analysis: Strategically crafted ambiguity
The PA unity gov't is designed to appease not only Hamas and Fatah, but also the Americans and Europeans.
jpost.com Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:25:22 +0200 |
