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Syria, Iran Among Nations At Cuba Summit, here
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Arrives In Havana For Non-Aligned Summit, here
Cuba: Fourteeth Non-Aligned Movement Summit, here

14 Sep

CHAVEZ PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR IRAN IF INVADED

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HAVANA - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pledged Thursday that Venezuela will support Iran if it is invaded as a result of the Middle Eastern nation’s high’stakes nuclear standoff with the United Nations Security Council.
“Iran is under threat; there are plans to invade Iran, hopefully it won’t happen, but we are with you,” Chavez told [...]

14 Sep

WIND DOWN YOUR DAY WITH THIS

Mirth 7:14 pm ((Unspecified))

One more from Sarah McLachlan
This one with a twist and a dash of bitters
World On Fire

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World On Fire Lyrics
Hearts are worn in these dark ages
You’re not alone in this story’s pages
Night has fallen amongst the living and the dying
And I try to hold it in, yeah I try to hold it in
[Chorus]
The [...]

14 Sep

EX-PRESIDENT BLASTS BLAIR U.S. ROLE

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Ex-US President Jimmy Carter has said he is “disappointed” by the apparently subservient attitude of the British government towards the White House.
Mr Carter said Tony Blair was a good man, but could have used his influence with President Bush more wisely.
The 81-year-old said there had once been “a very strong voice from London in the [...]

14 Sep

100 BODIES IN 2 DAYS….2 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ

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There continues to be no good news out of Iraq. As much as Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld would like us to believe things are getting better…..they are certainly not.
By Peter Graff
BAGHDAD, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Police found the bodies of 32 more death squad victims scattered around Baghdad on Thursday, bringing the two-day total [...]

14 Sep

CLOONEY BRIEFS UN ON DARFUR GENOCIDE

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Say what you will about celebrities speaking out……. I think it’s a wonderful thing. George Clooney is ACES in my book for his activism to bring light to the Darfur genocide!!!!

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14 Sep

SENATE COMMITTEE DEFIES BUSH

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Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A rebellious Senate committee defied President Bush on Thursday and approved terror-detainee legislation he has vowed to block, deepening Republican conflict over a key issue in the middle of congressional campaigns.
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., chairman of the Armed Services Committee, pushed the measure through his panel by a [...]

14 Sep

OIL MAY FUEL SINO-US CONFLICT

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China’s quest for oil in the Middle East is threatening US energy and security interests in the region and increasing the risk of a conflict between both nations, analysts say.
Flynt Leverett, senior fellow at the New York-based Saban Centre for Middle East Policy, told Aljazeera.net: “There’s a force of increasing tensions in the Sino-American relationship [...]