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[Israel news and commentary from IsraPundit] Link Ma'aleh Adumim to the capital: We should also remember that the US has opposed Israeli settlement efforts since 1967, and only rarely did American objections have an impact on Israeli decisions regarding this issue. Moreover, the Americans can be persuaded to go along tacitly with linking Ma'aleh Adumim to Jerusalem if a clear strategic vision based upon the principle of territorial compromise is presented.
[FPF - HENK RUYSSENAARS] Hariri: Disturbing questions about UN's 'assassination investigator: Among its recommendations were “removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq” along with “striking Syrian military targets in Lebanon, and should that prove insufficient, striking at select targets in Syria proper.”
[A Daily Briefing on Iran] Iran's New Anti-Israel 'Rage': Smaller versions of the exercise took place in Syria and Lebanon, countries where Iran exerts much political influence ”” and, more surprisingly, in Afghanistan, where a group of newly-elected members of Parliament joined the Iranian ambassador in a special "Death to Israel" ceremony.
[FPF - HENK RUYSSENAARS] The epic crime that dares not speak its name: Two recent examples: the US onslaught near Ramadi this month in which 39 men, women and children - all civilians - were killed, and a report by the United Nations special rapporteur in Iraq who described the Anglo-American practice of denying food and water to Iraqi civilians in order to force them to leave their towns and villages as a "flagrant violation" of the Geneva Conventions.*
[Redguard.blogspot.com] Redguard's Blog: 12/14/2003 - 12/20/2003: The gloating triumphalism of the Bush administration, its systematic attempts to humiliate the former head of the Iraqi state, and its preparation for an imperialist-run show trial are meant to send a message to everyone who refuses to bow down to the dictates of U.S. imperialism: "If you resist, we will get you." It is reminiscent of Rome's imperial armies, that brought back rebellious leaders in chains or put their heads on pikes, and of the U.S. Cavalry, which displayed the bodies of Native leaders who resisted them.
[Whitehouseforsale.org] WhiteHouseForSale.org | Blog Index: Now, the Associated Press is reporting that 19 Bush bundlers and nine Kerry bundlers, including Kerry's campaign finance chairman, are current or former senior managers of companies punished for trading with Iran or Saddam Hussein's Iraq. All held their respective positions when some or all of the disputed transactions took place.
[Talkingpointsmemo.com] Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: I tried to find other avenues and other solutions, even through an activity with the African leader (Libya's Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi. But we didn't succeed and there was the military operation."
[Maxspeak.org] Weblog Entry - 10/09/2002: "COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU": The first is that the Arabs have now concluded that Washington is no longer bluffing and that President George Bush is determined to topple Saddam Hussein. Arab leaders who have read the "Siasatnameh" (Book of Politics) by the 10th century scholar and statesman Nizam Al-Mulk, remember his celebrated dictum: "A man who sides with a loser is not fit for political office." When you know that the loser in question is also your bitterest enemy you would have even less reason to side with him.
[Emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com] The Emerging Democratic Majority WebLog - DonkeyRising: The latest Newsweek poll, taken right before Saddam’s capture, gives Bush a 51 percent approval rating, down a point since their last poll in the first week of November (more evidence that the early December Gallup bounce is suspect–see DR’s December 11 post). And his re-elect number–those who say they would like to see Bush re-elected to another term–remains low at 45 percent, with 50 percent saying they would prefer not to see him re-elected.
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