Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Ahmadinejad: US, 'Zionists' to start new Mideast wars
Iranian president says his country has 'precise information' on American plot to stymie his country's growth and 'save Zionist regime' through military confrontation
WikiLeaks' postings a serious issue
A senior Army strategist and Pentagon advisor says the recent release of sensitive information on the Afghanistan war by an online "whistleblower" is a very serious matter and could result in serious harm to U.S. troops.
Muslim Brotherhood Jockeys for Power in Egypt
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has terminal stomach cancer, and is not expected to survive beyond another year. Mubarak has anointed his son Gamal as his successor; however, the Brotherhood, from which sprang both Hamas and al Qaeda, could attempt to seize power upon the elder Mubarak’s death,
Russia says Ahmadinejad comments 'unacceptable'
Ahmadinejad last week dubbed his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev the "mouthpiece" of Iran's enemies, in his strongest attack yet on Moscow after months of rising tensions between the Kremlin and the Islamic republic.
Japan summer heat wave blamed for 66 deaths
A blistering summer heat wave in Japan has sent 15,000 people to hospital with heat stroke and caused at least 66 deaths in the past two months, the government said Tuesday.
European Union Puts the Clamps on Iran, Passes New Energy Sancti
The European Union followed the lead of the United States Monday and approved tough energy sanctions on Iran, which already is feeling hard times.
The Sins of Damascus
The atmosphere in our area is heating up and the smell of war is in the air. Reports of long range rockets sent to Syria from Iran are only part of the story.
Natural gas could lead to new Lebanon-Israel war
The discovery of large natural gas reserves under the waters of the eastern Mediterranean could potentially mean a huge economic windfall for Israel and Lebanon, both resource-poor nations - if it doesn't spark new war between them. The Hezbollah militant group has blared warnings that Israel plans to steal natural gas from Lebanese territory and vows to defend the resources with its arsenal of rockets. Israel says the fields it is developing do not extend into Lebanese waters, a claim experts say appears to be correct, but the maritime boundary between the two countries - still officially at war - has never been precisely set.
West Siberian research institute to help clean up Deepwater Horizon spill
Russian scientists from a research institute in the West Siberian town of Tyumen will help clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico under a contract signed with U.S. Global Remediation Group, the institute's marketing specialist said on Tuesday. ...Under a contract signed by the Research and Development Institute of Ecology and the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (RSI), Tyumen scientists will carry out a set of measures to clean up the leak, recycle waste oil and clean the coast contaminated by the ecological disaster, Elena Filipchuk said.
Saudi King to visit Lebanon
Saudi King Abdullah will visit Lebanon on Friday and urge rival parties to exercise restraint amid tensions over the possible implication of Hizbollah in the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, a government official said yesterday. ..."He is going to tell all the parties to remain cool." He was referring to mounting fears of a conflict in Lebanon following last week's announcement by Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah that he knew the UN tribunal probing Hariri's 2005 murder was set to indict Hizbollah members.
Ahmadinejad: US, 'Zionists' to start new Mideast wars
Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the United States is planning to launch two wars in the Middle East in order to pressure Tehran, English-language Press TV reported on Tuesday. "We have precise information that the Americans have devised a plot ... they plan to attack at least two countries in the region within the next three months," he said in remarks Press TV posted on its website from an interview with him late Monday.
Franken warns that GOP Congress would bring ‘truly dangerous agenda’
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), addressing a convention of liberal bloggers and activists Saturday evening, implored the left to fight to stay in power in the midterm elections. “If Republicans take back Congress they’ll implement a truly dangerous agenda,” Franken told the Netroots Nation gathering in Las Vegas. “Everything is on the table, from repealing healthcare reform to privatizing Social Security.”
Majority of Small Business Sector Facing Higher Taxes Under Obama Plan
The Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats have said that they want to raise taxes in the top two income tax rates in January 2011. Under their plan, the 33 percent rate will rise to 36 percent, and the 35 percent rate will rise to 39.6 percent automatically in January. These rates affect families and small business owners earning at least $200,000 per year.
China Three Gorges flooding set to peak
China says flood waters at the Three Gorges Dam will peak within the next 24 hours, after torrential rain further up the Yangtze river over the weekend. More heavy rain is expected in parts of southern China from now until Thursday. News has only just emerged of a bridge collapse in Henan province on Saturday in which 33 people died and up to 21 are still missing.
US 'fails to account' for Iraq reconstruction billions
A US federal watchdog has criticised the US military for failing to account properly for billions of dollars it received to help rebuild Iraq. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction says the US Department of Defence is unable to account properly for 96% of the money. Out of just over $9bn (£5.8bn), $8.7bn is unaccounted for, the inspector says.
Critics slams Europe's rescue mechanisms as a threat to social peace
A member of a German quintet of professors that is currently challenging the legality of Europe's recently-devised support measures has said they threaten to create enormous tensions between EU citizens if allowed to stand. In a telephone interview with EUobserver on Thursday (22 July), Wilhelm Nolling, professor of economics at the University of Hamburg, said the idea that Greece would be able to pay back its loans to EU states was simply "ridiculous," given the country's level of indebtedness and lack of competitiveness.
Iran: US, EU policies are 'ridiculous'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that US and European efforts to economically isolate his country would backfire in an interview with CBS News that aired Monday night in the US. Ahmadinejad also rejected during the interview suggestions that Teheran was providing assistance to Taliban forces in Afghanistan. "I think the policies by the Europeans and the Americans are ridiculous. They think they are going to influence the life of the Iranian society," said Ahmadinejad. He continued, " In fact, they're imposing sanctions against themselves.
'Gaza cannot remain a prison camp'
Israel's May 31 interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was "completely unacceptable," British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday during an address to Turkish businessmen. In a reference to Israel's blockade of the Strip, he said: "Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp." He also commented that the world needs Turkey's help in pushing Iran to address international concerns about its suspected nuclear weapons program.
Iranian president says his country has 'precise information' on American plot to stymie his country's growth and 'save Zionist regime' through military confrontation
WikiLeaks' postings a serious issue
A senior Army strategist and Pentagon advisor says the recent release of sensitive information on the Afghanistan war by an online "whistleblower" is a very serious matter and could result in serious harm to U.S. troops.
Muslim Brotherhood Jockeys for Power in Egypt
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has terminal stomach cancer, and is not expected to survive beyond another year. Mubarak has anointed his son Gamal as his successor; however, the Brotherhood, from which sprang both Hamas and al Qaeda, could attempt to seize power upon the elder Mubarak’s death,
Russia says Ahmadinejad comments 'unacceptable'
Ahmadinejad last week dubbed his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev the "mouthpiece" of Iran's enemies, in his strongest attack yet on Moscow after months of rising tensions between the Kremlin and the Islamic republic.
Japan summer heat wave blamed for 66 deaths
A blistering summer heat wave in Japan has sent 15,000 people to hospital with heat stroke and caused at least 66 deaths in the past two months, the government said Tuesday.
European Union Puts the Clamps on Iran, Passes New Energy Sancti
The European Union followed the lead of the United States Monday and approved tough energy sanctions on Iran, which already is feeling hard times.
The Sins of Damascus
The atmosphere in our area is heating up and the smell of war is in the air. Reports of long range rockets sent to Syria from Iran are only part of the story.
Natural gas could lead to new Lebanon-Israel war
The discovery of large natural gas reserves under the waters of the eastern Mediterranean could potentially mean a huge economic windfall for Israel and Lebanon, both resource-poor nations - if it doesn't spark new war between them. The Hezbollah militant group has blared warnings that Israel plans to steal natural gas from Lebanese territory and vows to defend the resources with its arsenal of rockets. Israel says the fields it is developing do not extend into Lebanese waters, a claim experts say appears to be correct, but the maritime boundary between the two countries - still officially at war - has never been precisely set.
West Siberian research institute to help clean up Deepwater Horizon spill
Russian scientists from a research institute in the West Siberian town of Tyumen will help clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico under a contract signed with U.S. Global Remediation Group, the institute's marketing specialist said on Tuesday. ...Under a contract signed by the Research and Development Institute of Ecology and the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (RSI), Tyumen scientists will carry out a set of measures to clean up the leak, recycle waste oil and clean the coast contaminated by the ecological disaster, Elena Filipchuk said.
Saudi King to visit Lebanon
Saudi King Abdullah will visit Lebanon on Friday and urge rival parties to exercise restraint amid tensions over the possible implication of Hizbollah in the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, a government official said yesterday. ..."He is going to tell all the parties to remain cool." He was referring to mounting fears of a conflict in Lebanon following last week's announcement by Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah that he knew the UN tribunal probing Hariri's 2005 murder was set to indict Hizbollah members.
Ahmadinejad: US, 'Zionists' to start new Mideast wars
Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the United States is planning to launch two wars in the Middle East in order to pressure Tehran, English-language Press TV reported on Tuesday. "We have precise information that the Americans have devised a plot ... they plan to attack at least two countries in the region within the next three months," he said in remarks Press TV posted on its website from an interview with him late Monday.
Franken warns that GOP Congress would bring ‘truly dangerous agenda’
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), addressing a convention of liberal bloggers and activists Saturday evening, implored the left to fight to stay in power in the midterm elections. “If Republicans take back Congress they’ll implement a truly dangerous agenda,” Franken told the Netroots Nation gathering in Las Vegas. “Everything is on the table, from repealing healthcare reform to privatizing Social Security.”
Majority of Small Business Sector Facing Higher Taxes Under Obama Plan
The Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats have said that they want to raise taxes in the top two income tax rates in January 2011. Under their plan, the 33 percent rate will rise to 36 percent, and the 35 percent rate will rise to 39.6 percent automatically in January. These rates affect families and small business owners earning at least $200,000 per year.
China Three Gorges flooding set to peak
China says flood waters at the Three Gorges Dam will peak within the next 24 hours, after torrential rain further up the Yangtze river over the weekend. More heavy rain is expected in parts of southern China from now until Thursday. News has only just emerged of a bridge collapse in Henan province on Saturday in which 33 people died and up to 21 are still missing.
US 'fails to account' for Iraq reconstruction billions
A US federal watchdog has criticised the US military for failing to account properly for billions of dollars it received to help rebuild Iraq. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction says the US Department of Defence is unable to account properly for 96% of the money. Out of just over $9bn (£5.8bn), $8.7bn is unaccounted for, the inspector says.
Critics slams Europe's rescue mechanisms as a threat to social peace
A member of a German quintet of professors that is currently challenging the legality of Europe's recently-devised support measures has said they threaten to create enormous tensions between EU citizens if allowed to stand. In a telephone interview with EUobserver on Thursday (22 July), Wilhelm Nolling, professor of economics at the University of Hamburg, said the idea that Greece would be able to pay back its loans to EU states was simply "ridiculous," given the country's level of indebtedness and lack of competitiveness.
Iran: US, EU policies are 'ridiculous'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that US and European efforts to economically isolate his country would backfire in an interview with CBS News that aired Monday night in the US. Ahmadinejad also rejected during the interview suggestions that Teheran was providing assistance to Taliban forces in Afghanistan. "I think the policies by the Europeans and the Americans are ridiculous. They think they are going to influence the life of the Iranian society," said Ahmadinejad. He continued, " In fact, they're imposing sanctions against themselves.
'Gaza cannot remain a prison camp'
Israel's May 31 interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was "completely unacceptable," British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday during an address to Turkish businessmen. In a reference to Israel's blockade of the Strip, he said: "Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp." He also commented that the world needs Turkey's help in pushing Iran to address international concerns about its suspected nuclear weapons program.
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