Friday, July 25, 2008

Syria

In Israel, Separation Anxiety Over the Future of the Golan Heights

Why some Israelis are fretting about peace talks with Syria. more >>

News Buzz: Senator Kennedy Leaves Hospital, Israel-Syria Peace Talks, and More

Sen. Kennedy was released from the hospital after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. more >>

Nuclear Disclosures Imperil a North Korea Deal

U.S. says North Korea aided a secret Syrian nuclear reactor project. more >>

News Buzz: Intelligence on Syria, Ford's Surprise, and more

Members of the House and Senate will receive briefings today by top U.S. intelligence officials, who are expected to present what they say is video evidence that North Korean researchers or officials provided assistance to Syria for a now destroyed nuclear reactor facility. more >>

The Damage of Jimmy Carter

Carter's Hamas meeting legitimizes terrorism. more >>

Slain Terrorist at Center of Noteworthy Incidents

Mughniyeh tied to 1983 Marine barracks bombing, hijacking, and attacks in Argentina. more >>

Refugees Feel Pressure to Go Home

Exhausted emotionally and financially, many are still wary of the Iraqi government's promises. more >>

Syrian Envoy Says Onus Is on U.S., Israel

Syria's ambassador to the United States says Syria welcomes the apparent revival of interest in pursuing a Syrian-Israeli peace track coming out of the Annapolis Mideast conference, along with the Palestinian-Israeli track the meeting focused on. more >>

Syria Takes a Seat at the Table

Damascus says it wants to talk more >>

Syria's Mysterious Cleanup

There is more news today on the mysterious goings-on at what is thought to be the site in Syria hit last month by a surprise Israeli airstrike. Earlier this week, David Albright, a former weapons inspector for the United Nations who heads the Institute for Science and International Security, identified on prebombing satellite images what may have been Israel's target: an apparent secret Syrian nuclear reactor under construction. more >>

Closing the Door to Iraqis

Israel Takes a Swipe at Syria

Israelis cheer reports that their Air Force hit what may have been a secret nuclear-related target more >>

A Sobering Outlook on Iraq

New intelligence report warns of precarious Iraqi government despite modest security gains. more >>

Out Loud

"I would love not to have to raise money so I could spend all my time in town hall meetings." . more >>

Cartoon

—Steve Breen, San Diego Union-Tribune more >>

Speaker on the Road to Damascus

Yesterday I wrote that I thought that Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria was a bad idea. A reader asked why. more >>

The Mormon Thing

You hear a lot more about Mormonism in this presidential cycle than I recall hearing when Mitt Romney's father, George Romney, ran for president 40 years ago. This morning the Washington Post ran a story on Romney's Mormon support, making the point that much of the $20 million plus he raised in the first quarter came from members of (to give its full name) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. more >>

Thoughts on the President's Speech Last Night

Near the beginning Bush noted that sectarian violence increased markedly after the bombing of the Samarra mosque early in 2006. In retrospect, that probably should have prompted the rethinking that has gone on since the November election. more >>

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