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“Robertson blamed Sharon stroke on policy of “dividing God’s land”

by Pat Robertson

18 January 2006

Last year, I said that Israel was entering the most dangerous period of its existence as a nation. Such danger has further increased this year with the loss of Ariel Sharon. On individual basis, Sharon is a very nice person. I am sad to see him in such conditions, but I also think that we have (...)

“Iran’s influential role in Iraq”

by Hassan Hanizadeh

12 January 2006

Jalal Talabani visited Iran recently to meet with the Iranian authorities. This is a sign of the positive and influential role of the Islamic Republic in the political life of Iraq. This visit was made after the celebration of the Iraqi National Reconciliation Conference held in Cairo, which (...)

The "Weekly Standard" Raises Torture as a "Moral Imperative"

16 December 2005

The “Weekly Standard” has set torture as a “moral imperative” “The abolition of torture?”, title of the Weekly Standard dated December 5, 2005, making reference to “McCain’s amendment passed by the US Senate with 90 votes in favor and 9 against it. It should be assumed that the US (...)

“EU troika’s new threat against Iran thwarted”

by Hassan Hanizadeh

26 October 2005

The European troika has exerted pressures against the Islamic Republic in the draft resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors. Once again, the Big Three of the EU demanded the UN Security Council to be informed if Iran does not end its enriched uranium (...)

Venezuela Slams Posada Carriles Immigration Hearing

Caracas (Venezuela) | 29 September 2005

Luis Posada Carriles, the Cuban-Venezuelan who is wanted for terrorism in Venezuela, will probably neither be extradited nor deported to Venezuela. The Venezuelan embassy in the U.S. reacted strongly to this turn of events, saying, “The Posada case reveals the Bush Administration’s double (...)

Colin Powell regrets his accusations against Iraq

by Ossama Lotfy

Paris (France) | 16 September 2005

In an important interview granted to ABC, General Colin Powell publicly confessed that his speech delivered at the UN, in which he had denounced the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was regrettable and that it “would put a stain on his file”. The former Secretary of State (...)

“Old Europe fades away from the stage”

by Hassan Hanizadeh

12 September 2005

Europe’s failure to gain Iran’s confidence and the doubtful attitude of the continent in relation to international issues, particularly the Iranian nuclear one, have led eastern countries to revise their links with the EU. Since September 11, the US has treated all international issues with (...)

“Wahhabi opposition to Iraqi constitution”

by Hassan Hanizadeh

6 September 2005

The new Iraqi constitution is the main issue discussed by various Iraqi groups, with each calling for some changes in the articles of the document that will become the supreme law of the country. The debates are taking place in the Iraqi National Assembly but certain elements, both inside and (...)

Baghdad : Barbarism and civilization

by James Petras

Caracas (Venezuela) | 21 July 2005

He was the Financial Times reporter in Baghdad, Andy Rubber-Ali, earnest, energetic and deeply embedded, who occasionally wandered off a good hundred and fifty to two hundred meters from the “Bunker” to pick up ‘human interest’ stories.
Given the summer heat - over 48 degrees Celsius - he (...)

London: The Media Machine Rolls On

by Voltaire Network

19 July 2005

Although investigations have just begun, the July 7 attacks in London have given rise to a wave of debates. In no case is there a single doubt about the trail to chase: the “Islamists”. As if there was no other possible. In the approximately one hundred headlines that we scrutinize daily in (...)

“Iranians’ decisive test”

by Hassan Hanizadeh

4 July 2005

Tomorrow, the Iranians will determine the destiny of the nation. In this decisive moment, the Iranian nation should participate tirelessly in order to pass the most important test to our country. Despite the propaganda of the United States and Western media to discourage the Iranian voters, (...)

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Vladislav Sourkov: The Stabilisation of Russia is not Fully Completed Yet

by Yuri Filippov

28 June 2005

Vladislav Sourkov, President Putin’s main man in charge, who usually refuses any contact with the media, gave an interview to the German newspaper Der Spiegel. Russia’s number 2 sends a message to his European friends: the country’s not quite back on the tracks yet, and a peaceful outcome for (...)

“U.S. and the terrorists form unholy alliance against Iran”

by Hassan Hanizadeh

27 June 2005

Over the past few days, terrorist acts in Iran have caused the death of ten innocent civilians and injured many others. These attacks are taking place after a decade of peace in the Islamic Republic. This is the reason why it has called the attention the foreign analysts. Even when the attacks (...)

Submarine Kursk torpedoed by the United States?

17 June 2005

Maurice Stradling never trusted the official thesis explaining that a torpedo launched from the Russian submarine had gone off inside its compartment. As a matter of fact, you do not need to be an expert in order to know that modern missiles or torpedoes can not explode without electronic (...)

“Money can bring Israeli-Palestinian peace around”

by M. J. Rosenberg

19 May 2005

Anyone who doubts the benefits peace can bring should visit Northern Ireland. It is the United Kingdom’s fastest growing economy after the signing of the peace accords that put an end to the civil war. Actually, the process that began with the accords has not finished yet and that is why we (...)

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