Guest guest Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Rice Accuses Hamas of Trying to Stop Peace Process US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in the Middle East one day after Israel pulled its ground forces from Gaza. Rice blamed Hamas for trying to stop the peace process by firing rockets into Israel. Death Toll in Gaza Reaches 118 Since last week, Israeli troops have killed at least 118 Palestinians. During the same period, Palestinian rocket fire killed one Israeli. Two Israeli soldiers also died in Gaza during the five-day offensive. The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has determined that more than half of the Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip in recent days were civilians. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Israel would continue to attack Gaza. Ehud Olmert: “One thing I promise you: the armed force and security forces operations will not stop unless and until we achieve the objective […] of significant reduction in the firing of Qassam and Grad rockets at the residents of Israel.†Children in Gaza Stage Mock Funeral A group of children in Gaza staged a protest Monday, using their own bodies to illustrate the suffering of the Palestinians residing in Gaza. The youth staged a mock funeral. Some children laid on the ground emulating dead bodies, while others stood with chains around their hands. Report: Democrats Set to OK Telecom Immunity The Washington Post reports House and Senate Democratic leaders are preparing to cave in to threats by President Bush and grant some form of immunity to the telecommunication companies that helped the government spy on Americans. The compromise bill would also expand government authority to eavesdrop on the international telephone calls and email messages of US citizens without warrants. Bush to Veto Bill Outlawing CIA Use of Waterboarding In other news from Washington, President Bush is expected to soon veto a bill that would have required the CIA and all intelligence services to abide by the same interrogation standards as outlined in the US Army Field Manual. The Army manual specifically bans waterboarding, mock executions, the use of electric shocks, beatings, forcing prisoners to perform sexual acts and depriving prisoners of necessary food, water or medical care. President Bush says the Army rules are too restrictive. Pentagon Confirms US Missiles Targeted Somalia In Somalia, hundreds of women and children marched through the town of Dhoble today, one day after the US attacked the town. On Monday, a US Navy submarine fired at least three Tomahawk cruise missiles into southern Somalia near the Kenyan border. Al Jazeera reports four civilians died in the attack. The US said the target was a “known al-Qaeda terrorist.†This marks at least the fourth US attack on Somalia since US-backed Ethiopian troops invaded the country in December 2006. UN Security Council Passes New Iranian Sanctions The UN Security Council has approved a third set of sanctions against Iran, for refusing to suspend nuclear activities. The resolution calls for more travel and financial restrictions on named Iranian individuals and companies. Iran’s UN ambassador, Mohammad Khazaee, dismissed the council’s decision as illegal and illegitimate. Mohammad Khazaee: “The international community is once again witnessing that the credibility of the Security Council, whose primary responsibility is to maintain international peace and security, is readily downgraded to a mere tool of the international foreign policy of just a few countries.†US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said the sanctions are needed in part because Iran has allegedly funded militant groups in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Iraq and Afghanistan. Zalmay Khalilzad: “If Iran continues down its current path, it will likely fuel proliferation activities in the region, which in turn could cause the demise of the NPT regime itself.†The UN Security Council approved the sanctions, while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was wrapping up a historic visit to Iraq. On Monday, Ahmadinejad repeatedly called on the United States to withdraw its troops from Iraq. Oil Prices Reach New High; Warren Buffett Says US Is in Recession In economic news, the price of oil reached a new high Monday, topping $103 a barrel for the first time ever. Some analysts are now predicting the price of oil could jump to nearly $4 a gallon by this summer. Meanwhile, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said the US economy is essentially in a recession. Warren Buffett: “I would say, by any common sense definition, we are in a recession. We haven’t had two consecutive quarters of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth, but I will tell you that, on balance, most people’s situation, certainly their net worth, has been heading south now for a considerable period of time.†Sami Al-Arian Begins New Hunger Strike The jailed Florida professor Sami Al-Arian has begun a new hunger strike to protest what he calls continued government harassment. On Monday, the Justice Department called for him to testify before a third grand jury, only weeks before his scheduled release date. Al-Arian has been imprisoned for five years on charges that he was a leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Two years ago, a Florida jury failed to return a single guilty verdict on any of the seventeen charges brought against him. Despite the jury’s findings, Al-Arian remained in jail. Last year, Al-Arian was sentenced to an additional eighteen months in jail for refusing to testify before a Virginia grand jury. Al-Arian could now potentially be sentenced to even more time in prison if he refuses to testify before the new grand jury. Attorney Jonathan Turley said, “The mistreatment of Dr. Al-Arian remains an international symbol of how the Bush administration has discarded fundamental principles of fairness in a blind pursuit of retribution against this political activist.†US to Deport Man Acquitted During Terror Trial Meanwhile, another man acquitted in a high-profile terrorism case is facing deportation based on the same charges that a jury dismissed two months ago. Lyglenson Lemorin had been charged with six others in Miami for plotting terror attacks, but he was acquitted in December. Many legal experts criticized the government’s prosecution, because the case rested almost entirely on one suspect’s conversation with an FBI informant posing as a representative of al-Qaeda. The Bush administration is now asking an administrative judge to order Lemorin’s deportation based on the same charges that the jury dismissed. The thirty-three-year-old Lemorin moved to the US from Haiti as a child. He is now a legal US resident. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 :-( , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > Rice Accuses Hamas of Trying to Stop Peace Process > US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in the Middle East one day after Israel pulled its ground forces from Gaza. Rice blamed Hamas for trying to stop the peace process by firing rockets into Israel. > > > Death Toll in Gaza Reaches 118 > Since last week, Israeli troops have killed at least 118 Palestinians. During the same period, Palestinian rocket fire killed one Israeli. Two Israeli soldiers also died in Gaza during the five- day offensive. The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has determined that more than half of the Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip in recent days were civilians. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Israel would continue to attack Gaza. > > Ehud Olmert: “One thing I promise you: the armed force and security forces operations will not stop unless and until we achieve the objective […] of significant reduction in the firing of Qassam and Grad rockets at the residents of Israel.†> > > Children in Gaza Stage Mock Funeral > A group of children in Gaza staged a protest Monday, using their own bodies to illustrate the suffering of the Palestinians residing in Gaza. The youth staged a mock funeral. Some children laid on the ground emulating dead bodies, while others stood with chains around their hands. > > > Report: Democrats Set to OK Telecom Immunity > The Washington Post reports House and Senate Democratic leaders are preparing to cave in to threats by President Bush and grant some form of immunity to the telecommunication companies that helped the government spy on Americans. The compromise bill would also expand government authority to eavesdrop on the international telephone calls and email messages of US citizens without warrants. > > > Bush to Veto Bill Outlawing CIA Use of Waterboarding > In other news from Washington, President Bush is expected to soon veto a bill that would have required the CIA and all intelligence services to abide by the same interrogation standards as outlined in the US Army Field Manual. The Army manual specifically bans waterboarding, mock executions, the use of electric shocks, beatings, forcing prisoners to perform sexual acts and depriving prisoners of necessary food, water or medical care. President Bush says the Army rules are too restrictive. > > > Pentagon Confirms US Missiles Targeted Somalia > In Somalia, hundreds of women and children marched through the town of Dhoble today, one day after the US attacked the town. On Monday, a US Navy submarine fired at least three Tomahawk cruise missiles into southern Somalia near the Kenyan border. Al Jazeera reports four civilians died in the attack. The US said the target was a “known al-Qaeda terrorist.†This marks at least the fourth US attack on Somalia since US-backed Ethiopian troops invaded the country in December 2006. > > > UN Security Council Passes New Iranian Sanctions > The UN Security Council has approved a third set of sanctions against Iran, for refusing to suspend nuclear activities. The resolution calls for more travel and financial restrictions on named Iranian individuals and companies. Iran’s UN ambassador, Mohammad Khazaee, dismissed the council’s decision as illegal and illegitimate. > > Mohammad Khazaee: “The international community is once again witnessing that the credibility of the Security Council, whose primary responsibility is to maintain international peace and security, is readily downgraded to a mere tool of the international foreign policy of just a few countries.†> > US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said the sanctions are needed in part because Iran has allegedly funded militant groups in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Iraq and Afghanistan. > > Zalmay Khalilzad: “If Iran continues down its current path, it will likely fuel proliferation activities in the region, which in turn could cause the demise of the NPT regime itself.†> > The UN Security Council approved the sanctions, while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was wrapping up a historic visit to Iraq. On Monday, Ahmadinejad repeatedly called on the United States to withdraw its troops from Iraq. > > > Oil Prices Reach New High; Warren Buffett Says US Is in Recession > In economic news, the price of oil reached a new high Monday, topping $103 a barrel for the first time ever. > Some analysts are now predicting the price of oil could jump to nearly $4 a gallon by this summer. Meanwhile, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said the US economy is essentially in a recession. > > Warren Buffett: “I would say, by any common sense definition, we are in a recession. We haven’t had two consecutive quarters of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth, but I will tell you that, on balance, most people’s situation, certainly their net worth, has been heading south now for a considerable period of time.†> > Sami Al-Arian Begins New Hunger Strike > The jailed Florida professor Sami Al-Arian has begun a new hunger strike to protest what he calls continued government harassment. On Monday, the Justice Department called for him to testify before a third grand jury, only weeks before his scheduled release date. Al- Arian has been imprisoned for five years on charges that he was a leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Two years ago, a Florida jury failed to return a single guilty verdict on any of the seventeen charges brought against him. Despite the jury’s findings, Al-Arian remained in jail. Last year, Al-Arian was sentenced to an additional eighteen months in jail for refusing to testify before a Virginia grand jury. Al-Arian could now potentially be sentenced to even more time in prison if he refuses to testify before the new grand jury. Attorney Jonathan Turley said, “The mistreatment of Dr. Al-Arian remains an international symbol of how the Bush administration has discarded fundamental principles of fairness in a blind pursuit of retribution against this political activist.†> > US to Deport Man Acquitted During Terror Trial > Meanwhile, another man acquitted in a high-profile terrorism case is facing deportation based on the same charges that a jury dismissed two months ago. Lyglenson Lemorin had been charged with six others in Miami for plotting terror attacks, but he was acquitted in December. Many legal experts criticized the government’s prosecution, because the case rested almost entirely on one suspect’s conversation with an FBI informant posing as a representative of al-Qaeda. The Bush administration is now asking an administrative judge to order Lemorin’s deportation based on the same charges that the jury dismissed. The thirty-three-year-old Lemorin moved to the US from Haiti as a child. He is now a legal US resident. > > > Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. > Confucius > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 just another day in the neighborhood..... almost enough to make one want to chuck it all in heartwerk Mar 5, 2008 11:42 PM Re: another day, another few thousand dead... :-( , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:>> Rice Accuses Hamas of Trying to Stop Peace Process> US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in the Middle East one day after Israel pulled its ground forces from Gaza. Rice blamed Hamas for trying to stop the peace process by firing rockets into Israel.> > > Death Toll in Gaza Reaches 118> Since last week, Israeli troops have killed at least 118 Palestinians. During the same period, Palestinian rocket fire killed one Israeli. Two Israeli soldiers also died in Gaza during the five-day offensive. The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has determined that more than half of the Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip in recent days were civilians. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Israel would continue to attack Gaza.> > Ehud Olmert: “One thing I promise you: the armed force and security forces operations will not stop unless and until we achieve the objective […] of significant reduction in the firing of Qassam and Grad rockets at the residents of Israel.â€Â> > > Children in Gaza Stage Mock Funeral> A group of children in Gaza staged a protest Monday, using their own bodies to illustrate the suffering of the Palestinians residing in Gaza. The youth staged a mock funeral. Some children laid on the ground emulating dead bodies, while others stood with chains around their hands.> > > Report: Democrats Set to OK Telecom Immunity> The Washington Post reports House and Senate Democratic leaders are preparing to cave in to threats by President Bush and grant some form of immunity to the telecommunication companies that helped the government spy on Americans. The compromise bill would also expand government authority to eavesdrop on the international telephone calls and email messages of US citizens without warrants.> > > Bush to Veto Bill Outlawing CIA Use of Waterboarding> In other news from Washington, President Bush is expected to soon veto a bill that would have required the CIA and all intelligence services to abide by the same interrogation standards as outlined in the US Army Field Manual. The Army manual specifically bans waterboarding, mock executions, the use of electric shocks, beatings, forcing prisoners to perform sexual acts and depriving prisoners of necessary food, water or medical care. President Bush says the Army rules are too restrictive.> > > Pentagon Confirms US Missiles Targeted Somalia> In Somalia, hundreds of women and children marched through the town of Dhoble today, one day after the US attacked the town. On Monday, a US Navy submarine fired at least three Tomahawk cruise missiles into southern Somalia near the Kenyan border. Al Jazeera reports four civilians died in the attack. The US said the target was a “known al-Qaeda terrorist.†This marks at least the fourth US attack on Somalia since US-backed Ethiopian troops invaded the country in December 2006.> > > UN Security Council Passes New Iranian Sanctions> The UN Security Council has approved a third set of sanctions against Iran, for refusing to suspend nuclear activities. The resolution calls for more travel and financial restrictions on named Iranian individuals and companies. Iran’s UN ambassador, Mohammad Khazaee, dismissed the council’s decision as illegal and illegitimate.> > Mohammad Khazaee: “The international community is once again witnessing that the credibility of the Security Council, whose primary responsibility is to maintain international peace and security, is readily downgraded to a mere tool of the international foreign policy of just a few countries.â€Â> > US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said the sanctions are needed in part because Iran has allegedly funded militant groups in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Iraq and Afghanistan.> > Zalmay Khalilzad: “If Iran continues down its current path, it will likely fuel proliferation activities in the region, which in turn could cause the demise of the NPT regime itself.â€Â> > The UN Security Council approved the sanctions, while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was wrapping up a historic visit to Iraq. On Monday, Ahmadinejad repeatedly called on the United States to withdraw its troops from Iraq.> > > Oil Prices Reach New High; Warren Buffett Says US Is in Recession> In economic news, the price of oil reached a new high Monday, topping $103 a barrel for the first time ever.> Some analysts are now predicting the price of oil could jump to nearly $4 a gallon by this summer. Meanwhile, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said the US economy is essentially in a recession.> > Warren Buffett: “I would say, by any common sense definition, we are in a recession. We haven’t had two consecutive quarters of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth, but I will tell you that, on balance, most people’s situation, certainly their net worth, has been heading south now for a considerable period of time.â€Â> > Sami Al-Arian Begins New Hunger Strike> The jailed Florida professor Sami Al-Arian has begun a new hunger strike to protest what he calls continued government harassment. On Monday, the Justice Department called for him to testify before a third grand jury, only weeks before his scheduled release date. Al-Arian has been imprisoned for five years on charges that he was a leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Two years ago, a Florida jury failed to return a single guilty verdict on any of the seventeen charges brought against him. Despite the jury’s findings, Al-Arian remained in jail. Last year, Al-Arian was sentenced to an additional eighteen months in jail for refusing to testify before a Virginia grand jury. Al-Arian could now potentially be sentenced to even more time in prison if he refuses to testify before the new grand jury. Attorney Jonathan Turley said, “The mistreatment of Dr. Al-Arian remains an international symbol of how the Bush administration has discarded fundamental principles of fairness in a blind pursuit of retribution against this political activist.â€Â> > US to Deport Man Acquitted During Terror Trial> Meanwhile, another man acquitted in a high-profile terrorism case is facing deportation based on the same charges that a jury dismissed two months ago. Lyglenson Lemorin had been charged with six others in Miami for plotting terror attacks, but he was acquitted in December. Many legal experts criticized the government’s prosecution, because the case rested almost entirely on one suspect’s conversation with an FBI informant posing as a representative of al-Qaeda. The Bush administration is now asking an administrative judge to order Lemorin’s deportation based on the same charges that the jury dismissed. The thirty-three-year-old Lemorin moved to the US from Haiti as a child. He is now a legal US resident.> > > Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. > Confucius> Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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