My Way News - Chaldean Archbishop Kidnapped in Iraq
AP reports: "Gunmen abducted a Chaldean Catholic archbishop soon after he left Mass in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the latest in what church members called a series of attacks against Iraq's small Christian community. [...] Churches, priests and business owned by Christians have been attacked by Islamic militants and many have fled the country."
Friday, February 29, 2008
My Way News - Israel Warns of Disaster in Gaza
AP reports: "Israel's deputy defense minister warned of disaster in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket fire grew more ominous Friday with an assault on an Israeli city. Gaza's unbowed Hamas rulers promised to fight on."
Comment: The Palestinians really do want peace, it's just that someone told them that shooting rockets at their neighbors was a sign of good will, and so they keep doing it. I'm sure someone will correct them and they will stop the daily rocket attacks.
AP reports: "Israel's deputy defense minister warned of disaster in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket fire grew more ominous Friday with an assault on an Israeli city. Gaza's unbowed Hamas rulers promised to fight on."
Comment: The Palestinians really do want peace, it's just that someone told them that shooting rockets at their neighbors was a sign of good will, and so they keep doing it. I'm sure someone will correct them and they will stop the daily rocket attacks.
My Way News - Turkish Troops Withdraw From Iraq
AP reports: "The Turkish military said the operation targeted 300 rebels in Iraq's Zap region, and 240 of them were killed. Turkish losses stood at 27."
AP reports: "The Turkish military said the operation targeted 300 rebels in Iraq's Zap region, and 240 of them were killed. Turkish losses stood at 27."
My Way News - Hezbollah Reject US Ships Off Lebanon
AP reports: "The U.S. military said Thursday the Navy was sending at least three ships, including an amphibious assault ship, to the eastern Mediterranean Sea in a show of strength during a period of tensions with Syria and political uncertainty in Lebanon."
AP reports: "The U.S. military said Thursday the Navy was sending at least three ships, including an amphibious assault ship, to the eastern Mediterranean Sea in a show of strength during a period of tensions with Syria and political uncertainty in Lebanon."
My Way News - Putin's Legacy: a Rigid Political System
AP reports: "Sunday's presidential election marks a symbolic end to Russia's tortured post-Soviet odyssey from poverty and despair to economic might. But along the way, the country has embraced a rigid political orthodoxy - call it 'Putinism' - that the Kremlin has used to crush the independence of political parties, civil society and the media."
AP reports: "Sunday's presidential election marks a symbolic end to Russia's tortured post-Soviet odyssey from poverty and despair to economic might. But along the way, the country has embraced a rigid political orthodoxy - call it 'Putinism' - that the Kremlin has used to crush the independence of political parties, civil society and the media."
My Way News - Particle Collider's Last Big Piece Set
AP reports: "The startup date for the Large Hadron Collider, eagerly awaited by scientists planning to use it for studying the makeup of matter and the universe, has not been set. [...] Thousands of scientists from 80 countries are planning projects on the new collider, which became a main focus for world research into the nature of matter and the origins of the universe..."
AP reports: "The startup date for the Large Hadron Collider, eagerly awaited by scientists planning to use it for studying the makeup of matter and the universe, has not been set. [...] Thousands of scientists from 80 countries are planning projects on the new collider, which became a main focus for world research into the nature of matter and the origins of the universe..."
My Way News - Woman Pleads in Boy's Torture in Wis.
AP reports: "A woman accused of helping her gang of scam artists torture a boy nearly to death could spend dozens of years in prison after pleading no contest Friday to abuse."
AP reports: "A woman accused of helping her gang of scam artists torture a boy nearly to death could spend dozens of years in prison after pleading no contest Friday to abuse."
My Way News - King Calls for US Help in Middle East
AP reports: "Jordan's King Abdullah II warned Friday that unless a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian agreement is reached during the Bush administration's final months, the chances for a lasting Middle East peace could be 'set back, perhaps for decades.'"
AP reports: "Jordan's King Abdullah II warned Friday that unless a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian agreement is reached during the Bush administration's final months, the chances for a lasting Middle East peace could be 'set back, perhaps for decades.'"
Thursday, February 28, 2008
My Way News - Israel Kills 20 Palestinians in Gaza
AP reports: "A bloody spike in Israel-Hamas fighting put the Israeli city of Ashkelon and its 110,000 residents at the center of an intensifying militant rocket barrage Thursday - and Israel's defense minister warned he would invade Gaza, if necessary, to halt the attacks."
AP reports: "A bloody spike in Israel-Hamas fighting put the Israeli city of Ashkelon and its 110,000 residents at the center of an intensifying militant rocket barrage Thursday - and Israel's defense minister warned he would invade Gaza, if necessary, to halt the attacks."
My Way News - Israelis Debate Rocket Defense
AP reports: "Crude rockets are launched from Gaza into Israel nearly every day [emphasis added], including dozens that have landed in the last two days, sparking a debate over the best technology to stop them."
AP reports: "Crude rockets are launched from Gaza into Israel nearly every day [emphasis added], including dozens that have landed in the last two days, sparking a debate over the best technology to stop them."
My Way News - Panel Recommends All Kids Get Flu Shots
AP reports: "That means about 30 million more children could be getting vaccinated. If heeded, it would be one of the largest expansions in flu vaccination coverage in U.S. history. The flu vaccine has been available since the 1940s."
AP reports: "That means about 30 million more children could be getting vaccinated. If heeded, it would be one of the largest expansions in flu vaccination coverage in U.S. history. The flu vaccine has been available since the 1940s."
ISN Security Watch - Kremlin plagued by crumbling military
ISN reports: "The Russian leader has reintroduced the Soviet-era practice of flying bomber planes on strategic sorties outside Russian airspace. He has brought back lavish Victory Day celebrations, parading tanks and hundreds of troops across Red Square. And he withdrew his country from the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, suggesting Russia - if provoked - could once again prove a neighborhood military menace."
ISN reports: "The Russian leader has reintroduced the Soviet-era practice of flying bomber planes on strategic sorties outside Russian airspace. He has brought back lavish Victory Day celebrations, parading tanks and hundreds of troops across Red Square. And he withdrew his country from the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, suggesting Russia - if provoked - could once again prove a neighborhood military menace."
Nuke Standards Slipping - Wired News
Wired News reports, "Last year, a B-52 mistakenly loaded with nuclear weapons took a trip across the United States, sparking concerns about the safety of U.S. nuclear arsenal. The important question, however, is whether this incident was an isolated snafu, or indicative of deeper problems in the nuclear world. Some are arguing it is indeed the latter; safety standards and procedures in the nuclear world have been eroding for years, reports Air Force Times, the same newspaper that broke the original bent spear incident."
Wired News reports, "Last year, a B-52 mistakenly loaded with nuclear weapons took a trip across the United States, sparking concerns about the safety of U.S. nuclear arsenal. The important question, however, is whether this incident was an isolated snafu, or indicative of deeper problems in the nuclear world. Some are arguing it is indeed the latter; safety standards and procedures in the nuclear world have been eroding for years, reports Air Force Times, the same newspaper that broke the original bent spear incident."
VOA News - US-Libya Rapprochement Stalls
VOA reports: "In 2003, the United States held up Libya as an example of a rehabilitated rogue state after Tripoli renounced terrorism and scrapped its weapons of mass destruction programs. But attempts to forge closer bonds between the United States and Libya have stalled."
VOA reports: "In 2003, the United States held up Libya as an example of a rehabilitated rogue state after Tripoli renounced terrorism and scrapped its weapons of mass destruction programs. But attempts to forge closer bonds between the United States and Libya have stalled."
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
My Way News - WHO Cites Urban Yellow Fever Threat
AP reports: "Dr. William Perea, the World Health Organization's yellow fever chief, said the mosquito-born disease can spread particularly fast in suburbs and cities and warned that vaccinations are needed to stem the outbreak."
AP reports: "Dr. William Perea, the World Health Organization's yellow fever chief, said the mosquito-born disease can spread particularly fast in suburbs and cities and warned that vaccinations are needed to stem the outbreak."
My Way News - Panel Approves Global AIDS Spending Hike
AP reports: "A House committee on Wednesday voted to more than triple spending for a global AIDS program that has proven to be one of the Bush administration's most successful and popular foreign policy initiatives."
AP reports: "A House committee on Wednesday voted to more than triple spending for a global AIDS program that has proven to be one of the Bush administration's most successful and popular foreign policy initiatives."
My Way News - Jordan Denies Wanting West Bank Back
AP reports: "Jordan has begun supplying electricity to a town in the neighboring West Bank, but insisted Wednesday it is acting out of humanitarian concern for the Palestinians and not seeking to reclaim a foothold in the territory it once ruled."
Comment: Wait, I'm confused, according to the world media, Israel is occupying Palestinian territory, which implies that the West Bank was formerly Palestinian. This news report says that it was formerly part of Jordan. If true, this would mean that those who previously lived in the West Bank were called Jordanians and not Palestinians, right? It makes one wonder why the Palestinians want what they never had.
AP reports: "Jordan has begun supplying electricity to a town in the neighboring West Bank, but insisted Wednesday it is acting out of humanitarian concern for the Palestinians and not seeking to reclaim a foothold in the territory it once ruled."
Comment: Wait, I'm confused, according to the world media, Israel is occupying Palestinian territory, which implies that the West Bank was formerly Palestinian. This news report says that it was formerly part of Jordan. If true, this would mean that those who previously lived in the West Bank were called Jordanians and not Palestinians, right? It makes one wonder why the Palestinians want what they never had.
My Way News - Medvedev Foe Plays Anti-Semitism Card
AP reports: "Russian nationalists have persecuted Jews for centuries, from pogroms that wiped out whole Jewish villages under the czars to systemic discrimination that pushed many Jews to flee the Soviet Union. There have been occasional but persistent attacks on Jews and Jewish graves in recent years."
AP reports: "Russian nationalists have persecuted Jews for centuries, from pogroms that wiped out whole Jewish villages under the czars to systemic discrimination that pushed many Jews to flee the Soviet Union. There have been occasional but persistent attacks on Jews and Jewish graves in recent years."
My Way News - Israelis, Militants Trade Deadly Strikes
AP reports: "Israeli aircraft blasted Hamas government offices and metal shops late Wednesday, killing a baby and wounding more than 30 people in a retaliatory strike after a militant rocket killed an Israeli college student. [...] The fatal attack on Sderot intensified calls in Israel for a large-scale ground offensive in Gaza aimed at clearing the border area of rocket squads, though previous incursions have halted such attacks only briefly."
AP reports: "Israeli aircraft blasted Hamas government offices and metal shops late Wednesday, killing a baby and wounding more than 30 people in a retaliatory strike after a militant rocket killed an Israeli college student. [...] The fatal attack on Sderot intensified calls in Israel for a large-scale ground offensive in Gaza aimed at clearing the border area of rocket squads, though previous incursions have halted such attacks only briefly."
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
My Way News - Slain Militant Was Organizer in 2006 War
AP reports: "Now Hezbollah officials and associates are describing a previously unknown role for Mughniyeh: Far from being too busy fleeing enemies, he was a key commander for Hezbollah in its 2006 war with Israel."
AP reports: "Now Hezbollah officials and associates are describing a previously unknown role for Mughniyeh: Far from being too busy fleeing enemies, he was a key commander for Hezbollah in its 2006 war with Israel."
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