China made clear on Monday it opposed the core of a Western UN resolution ordering Tehran to curb its nuclear program but would not use its veto power to kill the measure.
China’s UN ambassador, Wang Guangya, spoke hours before his own foreign minister and those of Russia, Britain, France and Germany were to have dinner [...]

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Remember the Iraqi missiles which could reach Britain in 45 minutes… This seems to be Blair’s latest fairy tale
Lying Blair rules out Iran invasion
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday ruled out an invasion of Iran and said any suggestion of a nuclear strike on the country was “absolutely absurd“.
Iran has been referred to the [...]

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This could also mean that US troops are about to leave Afghanistan and redeploy on the Iranian border
Australia Will Send 240 Extra Troops to Afghanistan From July
Australia will send an extra 240 soldiers to Afghanistan to help in reconstruction and security efforts in the nation’s south, Prime Minister John Howard said.
“The situation in Afghanistan [...]

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The cost of Iraq War, now estimated at $320 billion, is expected to double before the U.S. leaves the war-torn country, and even if a gradual troop withdrawal begins in 2006, the conflict is set to be more expensive than the Vietnam War, according to a recent report by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS).
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The Israeli Lobby, with others, helped to instigate the Iraqi War. A scholarly report, the “Harvard Study,” which was recently released, also documents the “unmatched power” of the Lobby over the national interest. Now, the Bush-Cheney Gang is targeting Iran for a pre-empted strike. Is the hawkish, hard right, pro-Israeli Lobby pushing for a war [...]

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday drummed up support in NATO allies for tougher action against Iran, highlighting its apparent willingness to export nuclear technology.
Rice, who was greeted by violent protests in Athens, said a comment on Tuesday by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Iran was ready to share its nuclear [...]

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VIOLENT PROTESTS, TEAR GAS, ANTI-AMERICAN SLOGANS GREET SEC. RICE IN ATHENS…
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Cyprus on Tuesday to support Turkey’s efforts to join the European Union, during a visit to Athens marked by violent protests.
As Rice met her Greek counterpart Dora Bakoyanni and Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, riot police hurled teargas [...]

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Bush Says He Tried to Avoid War ‘To The Max,’ Explains How God Shapes His Foreign Policy
NEW YORK President Bush today said he had tried to avoid war with Iraq “diplomatically to the max.”
Speaking to a business group in Irvine, Ca., he admitted mistakes were made in planning for the Iraq invasion, but he [...]

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LAHORE: Renowned American journalist Eric Margolis has said that the US will “go for” Pakistan and Saudi Arabia after Iraq and Iran.
“We have leaks from reliable sources that after Iraq and Iran, the US plans to go for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia,” Margolis said in an interview with IWT NEWS on Saturday. Margolis supported Iran’s [...]

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The Central Intelligence Agency warned US President George W. Bush before the Iraq war that it had reliable information the government of Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, a retired CIA operative disclosed.
But the operative, Tyler Drumheller, said top White House officials simply brushed off the warning, saying they [...]

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