added 2007 Fri May 25 3:37:21 by tehranchik
For the Syrian government, the Bush administration seems to have finally realised that without recognising Syria's interests and regional role, there will be no peace in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.
For the Syrian government, the Bush administration seems to have finally realised that without recognising Syria's interests and regional role, there will be no peace in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.
added 2007 Mon May 14 21:29:24 by populist
Despite weeks of relentless right-wing attacks, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) latest approval ratings are virtually unchanged from results taken during the first week of April, a new AP/Ipsos poll shows.
Despite weeks of relentless right-wing attacks, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) latest approval ratings are virtually unchanged from results taken during the first week of April, a new AP/Ipsos poll shows.
added 2007 Fri May 4 21:32:27 by populist
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice again belittled Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for traveling to Syria last night, hours after she held high-level talks with Syria's foreign minister.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice again belittled Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for traveling to Syria last night, hours after she held high-level talks with Syria's foreign minister.
added 2007 Sat Apr 21 17:33:38 by Wil
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told colleagues yesterday that she was incredulous after President Bush pulled her aside at the end of a meeting Wednesday and told her he did not criticize her recent trip to Syria. [via reddit]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told colleagues yesterday that she was incredulous after President Bush pulled her aside at the end of a meeting Wednesday and told her he did not criticize her recent trip to Syria. [via reddit]
added 2007 Sun Apr 15 0:41:11 by bubba2
After the White House berated Pelosi for visiting Syrian president Assad, it was revealed that Republican Congressmen were in Damascus at the same time just as eager to relay the same message as Pelosi. "It's obvious the White House is desperate to find some phony criticism of the speaker's trip, even though it was a bipartisan trip," sai
After the White House berated Pelosi for visiting Syrian president Assad, it was revealed that Republican Congressmen were in Damascus at the same time just as eager to relay the same message as Pelosi. "It's obvious the White House is desperate to find some phony criticism of the speaker's trip, even though it was a bipartisan trip," sai
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 2:30:02 by bubba2
The Republican Jewish Coalition is bankrolling attack ads on Speaker Pelosi over her trip to Syria. The coalition includes Ari Fleischer, David Frum, Sheldon Adelson, Lewis M. Eisenberg and Ken Mehlman. They also financed ads for Lieberman during his senate race and have some overlap with the Scooter Libby Defense Fund.
The Republican Jewish Coalition is bankrolling attack ads on Speaker Pelosi over her trip to Syria. The coalition includes Ari Fleischer, David Frum, Sheldon Adelson, Lewis M. Eisenberg and Ken Mehlman. They also financed ads for Lieberman during his senate race and have some overlap with the Scooter Libby Defense Fund.
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 0:32:10 by populist
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has come under heavy fire on a number of fronts over her trip to Damascus and her meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad -- an enemy of the United States, according to the Bush administration. But Syria insists it is no foe.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has come under heavy fire on a number of fronts over her trip to Damascus and her meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad -- an enemy of the United States, according to the Bush administration. But Syria insists it is no foe.
added 2007 Wed Apr 11 4:40:20 by david_nwpa
Syria has enlisted the help of Germany to push forward economic reforms and attract foreign investors. In bilateral talks, Germany has renewed its commitment to Syrian development.
Syria has enlisted the help of Germany to push forward economic reforms and attract foreign investors. In bilateral talks, Germany has renewed its commitment to Syrian development.
added 2007 Mon Apr 9 2:57:18 by TimALoftis
John Kerry submits a 'Diary' to his Daily Kos readers.
John Kerry submits a 'Diary' to his Daily Kos readers.
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added 2007 Sun Apr 8 21:00:26 by Wil
The American media, taking its cues from the Limbaugh/Cheney/AEI faction -- the world in which negotiating with a country like Syria is some sort of radical and highly "controversial" idea -- simply doesn't recognize how isolated and on the fringe this right-wing faction is, a fact which even the faction itself is beginning to acknowledge
The American media, taking its cues from the Limbaugh/Cheney/AEI faction -- the world in which negotiating with a country like Syria is some sort of radical and highly "controversial" idea -- simply doesn't recognize how isolated and on the fringe this right-wing faction is, a fact which even the faction itself is beginning to acknowledge
added 2007 Sat Apr 7 6:48:29 by bubba2
The Washington Post published an editorial attacking Speaker Pelosi's bipartisan delegation trip to the Middle East. In a telling sign, the poisonous editorial contradicts the Post's own reporting on the Speaker's visit to Syria. Speaker Pelosi accurately relayed a message given to her by Israeli Prime Minister Olmert to Syrian President Assad.
The Washington Post published an editorial attacking Speaker Pelosi's bipartisan delegation trip to the Middle East. In a telling sign, the poisonous editorial contradicts the Post's own reporting on the Speaker's visit to Syria. Speaker Pelosi accurately relayed a message given to her by Israeli Prime Minister Olmert to Syrian President Assad.
added 2007 Fri Apr 6 18:52:54 by jovial
With her brief visit to Syria, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has provoked an outburst of flaming hysteria from the Bush administration, as well as from the neoconservatives who fashioned its ruinous war and failed foreign policies.
With her brief visit to Syria, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has provoked an outburst of flaming hysteria from the Bush administration, as well as from the neoconservatives who fashioned its ruinous war and failed foreign policies.
added 2007 Thu Apr 5 14:53:56 by TimALoftis
Former President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria, rejecting White House criticism of the visit.
Former President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria, rejecting White House criticism of the visit.
added 2007 Tue Apr 3 17:49:55 by TechnologyExpert
President Bush voiced displeasure on Tuesday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria, saying it sends mixed signals to the government of President Bashar Assad. "A lot of people have gone to see President Assad....and yet we haven't seen action. He hasn't responded," Bush told reporters at a Rose Garden news conference.
President Bush voiced displeasure on Tuesday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria, saying it sends mixed signals to the government of President Bashar Assad. "A lot of people have gone to see President Assad....and yet we haven't seen action. He hasn't responded," Bush told reporters at a Rose Garden news conference.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 19:26:15 by populist
In the four years since the Iraq war began, 2 million refugees have left the country. The journey to Syria is a dangerous one -- but as it gets safer, the trip is becoming more and more popular.
In the four years since the Iraq war began, 2 million refugees have left the country. The journey to Syria is a dangerous one -- but as it gets safer, the trip is becoming more and more popular.
added 2007 Sat Mar 10 3:50:58 by populist
The European Union is preparing to restart high-level contacts with Syria for the first time in two years.
The European Union is preparing to restart high-level contacts with Syria for the first time in two years.
added 2007 Wed Feb 28 22:40:47 by TechnologyExpert
Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives at a regional conference here on the Iraqi security crisis, government officials said Wednesday.
Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives at a regional conference here on the Iraqi security crisis, government officials said Wednesday.
added 2007 Wed Feb 28 20:05:36 by populist
Syria will take part in a meeting to stabilize Iraq attended by the United States, the official Syrian news agency SANA said on Wednesday.
Syria will take part in a meeting to stabilize Iraq attended by the United States, the official Syrian news agency SANA said on Wednesday.
added 2007 Tue Feb 13 20:37:48 by DavidHalko
Captured in Erbil, Iraq was Col. Far Hassami, number three in the Qods Brigades hierarchy, below Brigades commander Gen. Qassem Sulemaini, revealed: Col. Ghassem Abtahi was the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC: Pasdaran) 'overall commander of Tehran's program to dominate Iraq... the RG representative attached to the HezbAllah command in Leba
Captured in Erbil, Iraq was Col. Far Hassami, number three in the Qods Brigades hierarchy, below Brigades commander Gen. Qassem Sulemaini, revealed: Col. Ghassem Abtahi was the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC: Pasdaran) 'overall commander of Tehran's program to dominate Iraq... the RG representative attached to the HezbAllah command in Leba
added 2007 Tue Feb 13 20:25:18 by populist
Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, the Iraqi commander of the crackdown said Tuesday, hours after a suicide bombing in a mainly Shiite neighborhood killed at least 15 people.
Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, the Iraqi commander of the crackdown said Tuesday, hours after a suicide bombing in a mainly Shiite neighborhood killed at least 15 people.
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 15:34:59 by Fabienne
From the article: "Kuwait's emir told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Washington should talk to Syria and Iran to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Wednesday. Rice was in Kuwait on Tuesday for a meeting on Iraq with her counterparts from the six Arab Gulf states plus Jordan and Egypt."
From the article: "Kuwait's emir told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Washington should talk to Syria and Iran to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Wednesday. Rice was in Kuwait on Tuesday for a meeting on Iraq with her counterparts from the six Arab Gulf states plus Jordan and Egypt."
added 2007 Tue Jan 16 22:48:19 by hereyago
National Intelligence Director Also Warns Of Al Qaeda In Somalia, Nukes In Iran And N. Korea. "By definition (these talks) have to remain informal and secret.
National Intelligence Director Also Warns Of Al Qaeda In Somalia, Nukes In Iran And N. Korea. "By definition (these talks) have to remain informal and secret.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 7:20:30 by newsboy
We are walking with open eyes into our next war." The pessimism of a senior Israeli official who made that comment on Aug. 13 was striking because he had just finished telling a group of security analysts brought to Israel by the American Jewish Committee that the United Nations-brokered cease-fire had achieved many of Israel's goals.
We are walking with open eyes into our next war." The pessimism of a senior Israeli official who made that comment on Aug. 13 was striking because he had just finished telling a group of security analysts brought to Israel by the American Jewish Committee that the United Nations-brokered cease-fire had achieved many of Israel's goals.
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 17:31:07 by HealthDoctor
Just what Lebanon needs: a disruption in power supplied by Syria to replace the energy lost when Israel destroyed the Lebanese power stations. The disruption was supposedly due to technical issues, not because of a political decision by Syria. The state-owned Lebanese power company, Electricite du Liban, thought the outage would last 2-3 days.
Just what Lebanon needs: a disruption in power supplied by Syria to replace the energy lost when Israel destroyed the Lebanese power stations. The disruption was supposedly due to technical issues, not because of a political decision by Syria. The state-owned Lebanese power company, Electricite du Liban, thought the outage would last 2-3 days.
added 2006 Mon Aug 21 18:29:56 by astralis
'Before the Israeli attack, Lebanon no longer existed, it was no more than a hologram. At Beirut innocent citizens like myself were forbidden access to certain areas of their own capital,' writes Michael Behe from the Metula News Agency
'Before the Israeli attack, Lebanon no longer existed, it was no more than a hologram. At Beirut innocent citizens like myself were forbidden access to certain areas of their own capital,' writes Michael Behe from the Metula News Agency
added 2006 Sat Aug 19 18:50:52 by ftblguy
Israel raids Hezbollah about 60 miles north of the border, thereby violating the ceasefire agreement, in an attempt to disrupt more weapons shipments from Iran and Syria.
Israel raids Hezbollah about 60 miles north of the border, thereby violating the ceasefire agreement, in an attempt to disrupt more weapons shipments from Iran and Syria.
added 2006 Wed Aug 16 7:19:02 by Ousama
The IDF will have to resume operations in Lebanon if the expanded United Nations force being assembled does not fulfill its obligation to dismantle Hizbullah, an official in the Prime Minister's Office warned on Tuesday.
The IDF will have to resume operations in Lebanon if the expanded United Nations force being assembled does not fulfill its obligation to dismantle Hizbullah, an official in the Prime Minister's Office warned on Tuesday.
added 2006 Wed Aug 16 4:16:41 by Ousama
In the sparse Baathist drawing rooms of Damascus, reality often seems a long way away. But it was a sign of the times that President Bashar al-Assad was able to bring the great and the good of Damascus to their feet by the simple token of telling the truth - which no other Arab leader has chosen to do these past five weeks.
In the sparse Baathist drawing rooms of Damascus, reality often seems a long way away. But it was a sign of the times that President Bashar al-Assad was able to bring the great and the good of Damascus to their feet by the simple token of telling the truth - which no other Arab leader has chosen to do these past five weeks.
added 2006 Mon Aug 7 17:38:42 by Neophile
George W. Bush and his neoconservative advisers saw the Israel-Hezbollah conflict as a chance to get the Israelis to spread the war to Syria and achieve the long-sought goal of 'regime change' in Damascus.
George W. Bush and his neoconservative advisers saw the Israel-Hezbollah conflict as a chance to get the Israelis to spread the war to Syria and achieve the long-sought goal of 'regime change' in Damascus.
