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| nonmaterial structure
User ID: 376724
7/30/2008 2:45 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Israel's Olmert to resign in September:
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Wednesday he would step down in September after a party leadership vote, announcing the end of a premiership dogged by graft investigations.
"After the election of my successor I will step down to allow a government to be formed rapidly," he said, after declaring he would not run in the centrist Kadima party election due in mid-September.
[link to afp.google.com] |
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User ID: 376724
7/30/2008 2:49 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
EU agrees to go beyond U.N. sanctions on Iran:
The European Union has agreed to go beyond United Nations sanctions on Iran, instructing its financial institutions to exercise "restraint" on export credits and allowing its navies to inspect all Iran-bound cargoes, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday.
However, the EU regulation implementing the latest U.N. resolution on Iran will only be formally adopted next week after a deadline expires for Tehran to reply to an offer by major world powers to start negotiations on its nuclear program.
[link to www.reuters.com] |
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7/30/2008 8:04 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Rice says talks with Israel, Palestinians fruitful:
If doctors pledge to first do no harm, U.S. presidents seeking peace in the Middle East could do the same. The Bush administration is trying to keep Israel and the Palestinians talking through the waning months of President Bush's term, because not talking is worse.
[link to ap.google.com] |
| Mossad Agent's Wife
User ID: 121743
7/31/2008 12:57 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Watch as the Likud becomes stronger. A deal on a unity government is coming soon. That puts the military on high alert for an attack on enemies in the coming months!
G-D be with us all. |
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7/31/2008 4:43 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Olmert exit could affect Israel talks-Syrian envoy:
Syria's ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert could affect Syria's indirect peace talks with its arch foe Israel.
[link to www.reuters.com] |
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7/31/2008 4:46 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Non-aligned nations back Iran's N-cause:
More than 100 non-aligned nations on Wednesday backed Iran's right to peaceful uses of nuclear power - an endorsement that is key to Tehran in its standoff with the United Nations Security Council over its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment.
[link to www.ndtv.com] |
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User ID: 376724
7/31/2008 4:50 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
India seeks end to 'cycle of violence' in Middle East:
Concerned over the Middle East situation, India on Wednesday sought an end to "the cycle of violence" in the region and said the Palestine issue which was political in nature cannot be resolved by force.
[link to www.hindu.com] |
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7/31/2008 9:18 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Olmert's rivals jostle for Israel's leadership:
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's rivals jostled for Israel's leadership today after his decision to resign, but aides said he could still stay in office long enough to forge a statehood deal with the Palestinians.
[link to www.nationalpost.com] |
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7/31/2008 9:20 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Rice to visit Israel, PNA territories in Aug.:
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories in August to hold talks with the two sides about the peace process, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Thursday.
[link to news.xinhuanet.com] |
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7/31/2008 9:25 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
The 'down side' to an attack on Iran:
Amid rising speculation about the possibility of an Israeli or United States bombing attack on Iranian nuclear facilities earlier this month, a major study produced for the US Air Force by a top defense think-tank concluded that US military action against Iran was "likely to have negative effects for the United States".
The study, by the Rand Project Air Force, a division of the California-based Rand Corporation, was released on July 9, the same day that Tehran test-fired medium- and long-range missiles in an apparent response to reports the previous week that Israel had carried out secret exercises designed to simulate a raid on Iran's nuclear facilities the previous month.
[link to www.atimes.com] |
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7/31/2008 9:27 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Iran: No deadline agreed on nuke deal:
Iran has already responded to an international offer of incentives for suspending its nuclear enrichment activity, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told CNN on Wednesday.
[link to www.cnn.com] |
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7/31/2008 11:44 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Iranian pres defines Turkey as friend and sister country
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defined on Thursday Turkey and Iran as friend and sister countries, Turkey's state-run Anatolian Agency reported.
Turkey and Iran have rooted and strong historical and cultural relations, Ahmadinejad said during his meeting with Turkey's new ambassador, Selim Karaosmanoglu.
[link to www.hurriyet.com.tr] |
| Military Man
User ID: 265749 (OP)
7/31/2008 12:55 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Just so you all know - Mossad Agent's Wife let me know that there is a significant terror alert in Jerusalem as we speak. There is word that it will be more thna a stupid tractor driver - but maybe a bomb. |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 453926
7/31/2008 1:04 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Military man I have a question. ALot of people are talking about tomorrow being a new moon and the 1rst of av as a date that Israel may launch a strike on Iran. The two week deadline given by the U.S. expires and it would be a perfect time to strike. Are you hearing anything about anything big going down this weekend? I do know Ehud Barak was in Washington this week after saying he wasn't going until August. Interesting on the terror threat. Have they stopped it or are they trying to run it down? |
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8/1/2008 4:52 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Hamas arrests Abbas representatives in Gaza: Fatah:
Hamas security forces arrested Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's top Fatah representatives in the Gaza Strip on Friday, ratcheting up tensions between the rival factions.
[link to www.reuters.com] |
| Anonymous Coward
User ID: 476640
8/1/2008 4:58 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
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8/1/2008 5:01 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Tzipi Livni, the would-be prime minister of Israel:
On the face of it, Tzipi Livni is an unlikely advocate for the surrender of large chunks of biblical Israel in return for peace with a future Palestinian state.
But life is a process of transition in which heritage is only a point of departure.
Livni's transition is now a matter of importance for Israel and the Middle East. There is the strong possibility that in September she will be chosen leader by the Kadima party, replacing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert who announced his resignation this week.
[link to www.canada.com] |
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8/1/2008 5:06 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
PM resignation overshadows US talks:
Israeli officials were quick to stress Thursday that Israel's policies and commitments on strategic issues, including negotiations aimed at peace with the Palestinians and Syrians, would remain on track. But the leadership transition raises questions about Israel's ability to contemplate major diplomatic moves.
The Bush administration is also entering its final period in office, finding its policies and moves often overshadowed by the political process of electing a successor, which many observers have suggested constrains its ability to act on threats such as that posed by Iran.
[link to www.jpost.com] |
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8/1/2008 5:08 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Deadline ultimatum eases for Iran in nuclear showdown:
The United States and its European allies have pulled back from setting Saturday as a firm deadline for Iran to reply to the latest international offer of incentives for a freeze in its nuclear drive.
[link to afp.google.com] |
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8/1/2008 11:16 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Mofaz says peace push with Syria should go on:
Israel's peace efforts with Syria should continue, without preconditions, after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert steps down, a candidate to succeed him said on Friday.
[link to africa.reuters.com] |
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8/1/2008 11:20 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
1,160 Israeli violations of Lebanon:
Israeli jets have violated Lebanese air space more than 1,660 times between May and July 2008, Al-Manar TV reports.
Al-Manar said on thursday the violations were in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
[link to www.presstv.ir] |
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8/1/2008 11:25 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
A triumph for Turkey - and its allies:
The Israelis are expected to know something extra about their tough neighborhood that we do not know. In all probability, the two Israeli officials - Shalom Turjeman and Yoram Turbowitz - knew when they set out for Ankara on Tuesday that Turkey's government was far from dysfunctional or was going to be in any danger of extinction within the next 24 hours.
[link to www.atimes.com] |
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8/1/2008 1:51 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Israeli Defense And Foreign Ministers Meet With UN Chief:
Two high-ranking Israeli government ministers met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in New York over the past two days to discuss Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
[link to www.thebulletin.us] |
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8/1/2008 1:57 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Iran: UN chief urges NAM to pay due attention to 3 major crises:
The UN chief referred to NAM as "a valued partner of the United Nations."
He urged the 118-member body, to pay "urgent attention," to the three crises.
As for the development crisis, the secretary general said that the UN has "reached the midpoint in efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, yet progress in many countries is off track, particularly in Africa."
"Second is the food crisis, which is already turning back the clock on development gains.
"Finally, our work towards the MDGs and to food security has also been severely undermined by a third crisis, the climate crisis.
[link to mathaba.net] |
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8/1/2008 5:25 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Syrian president to visit Tehran for talks over Iran's nuclear issue:
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will pay a two-day visit to Tehran over the weekend for talks with Iranian officials about the country's nuclear standoff with the West, Iran's English-language satellite channel Press TV reported Thursday.
[link to english.people.com.cn] |
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8/1/2008 5:27 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Hamas leader says to continue prisoner talks, resume unity dialogue:
A senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said here Thursday his group will continue indirect talks with Israel on a prisoner swap deal and welcomed Egypt's invitation to resume an inter-Palestinian dialogue.
[link to english.people.com.cn] |
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8/1/2008 8:27 PM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
No mention of timing for Iran’s response at Tehran talks:
Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs here Friday called on 5+1 countries to respect agreements reached in Tehran talks, reminding them there was no mention about any exact time for Iran’s response to their package of incentives.
Manuchehr Mottaki, who was surrounded in a circle of dozens of Iranian and foreign reporters after the closing ceremony of the Non-Aligned Movement Foreign Ministers Conference, made the remark in response to CNN reporter who had asked him about the West’s fortnight moratorium to Tehran in Geneva and whether Iran would attach any importance to it.
According to IRNA Political Desk reporter, Mottaki added, “(EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier) Solana and 5+1 countries’ representatives should heed the issues agreed upon in Tehran talks and to remain faithful to them.”
He added, “There was no mention about a particular time in Tehran, and we told Mr. Solana that we would survey the matter in a month’s time and present our proposal. These are the points over which we reached agreement in Tehran and the 5+1 countries have to respect them.”
Mottaki reiterated, “The literature of appointing deadlines is incomprehensible for us and we, too, presented our viewpoints within the span of the one month’s time that we had agreed upon, so it is now their turn to declare their stands regarding the response they have got from us.”
He expressed hope that constructive talks, based on accepted and justifiable fundamentals would take place, in which Solana and Iran’s top nuclear negotiator would pursue the matter.
NAM’s support to annual negative propaganda
Islamic Republic of Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs meanwhile emphasized the high significance of NAM’s continued support for Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, adding, “Naturally, the immediate effect of this support is warding off the negative effect of erroneous negative propaganda in this respect.”
Mottaki said, “Among the positive points of NAM’s support for Iran’s nuclear program there is proving the fact that propagation about global opposition against Tehran’s nuclear drive is a big lie.”
The Foreign Minister pointed out that a group of politicians are inclined to assume they are the world prosecutor general, adding, “They put forth their claims on behalf of the entire world nations, although they know this policy is irrational and unacceptable.”
Mottaki pointed out that the NAM members comprise sixty percent of the UN countries, stressing once again those countries’ support for our country’s nuclear program.
The U.S. Interests Office in Tehran
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Minister in response to another question on near future opening of a the U.S. Interests Office in Tehran, said, “We have still received no proposals in that respect.”
Also on relation between Switzerland’s exit from Iran’s nuclear negotiations, and whether that would mean direct U.S. entrance into them, Mottaki said, “Representatives from the Switzerland, Turkey and some other countries have had talks with involved parties, including Iran during the past few years, but the exit of one of them cannot be interpreted in any certain ways.”
Uranium enrichment suspension
A reporter asked whether Mottaki confirms a New York Times report in which it is claimed that Iran has not mentioned the suspension issue in its proposal.
The Foreign Minister replied, “We have remained committed to the contents of our proposal, and we do not intend to declare at the mass media the issues within the documents we exchange, since we would rather continue negotiations within a logical framework.”
In response to a question on the extent of practical value of NAM’s support for Iran’s nuclear program, he said, “Our decisions on our nuclear program are not adopted based on anyone, or any country’s support, and yet, it is quite natural that at the international scene we are after elaboration of our stands, and illumination of minds about the correctness of the path we are paving.”
[link to www.tehrantimes.com] |
| Samson Option
User ID: 470629
8/2/2008 1:03 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Official: Olmert to give Palestinians state before quitting
Prime minister plans to accelerate negotiations to reach deal on paper by next month
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Posted: August 01, 2008
[link to www.worldnetdaily.com] |
| Samson Option
User ID: 470629
8/2/2008 1:14 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Official: Olmert to give Palestinians state before quitting
Prime minister plans to accelerate negotiations to reach deal on paper by next month
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Posted: August 01, 2008
[ link to www.worldnetdaily.com]
Iran Heads Toward Nuclear `Breakthrough,' Israel Says
"We don't want war, we want peace,'' Mofaz said. ``But we will not let the second Holocaust take place."
[link to www.bloomberg.com] |
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8/2/2008 4:41 AM | | Re: War Thread - The Official Israel v. Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas War Thread 2008. | Quote |
Hamas official: Palestinians are committed to the truce with Israel:
A senior Hamas leader said Saturday the Palestinians are committed to the truce with Israel, which was brokered by Egypt for six months in Gaza Strip between Israel and Gaza militants.
[link to news.xinhuanet.com] |
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