Saturday
03 Apr 10
Meshal: All options against Israel are open, including war
Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal said on Saturday that all options against Israel remain open, including war, Channel 10 news reported. "We will do everything to obtain the rights stolen from us, including confrontation with the enemy," he told journalists. Meshal was meeting with senior members of Palestinian terrorist organizations, including Ahmed Jibril, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Mashaal: There are possibilities for war in every scenario
Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mashaal said Saturday after meeting with Palestinian factions leaders in Damascus that "the possibilities for war exist all over the region and in every scenario." He futher added, "We shall realize our right by standing firm in the face of aggression through resistance."
U.S. official says intel suggests Iran plans to ship arms to Taliban
New U.S. military intelligence suggests Iran plans to smuggle new shipments of weapons into Afghanistan in the coming weeks as part of an increased effort to interfere with coalition operations, a senior U.S. Defense Department official said Friday. The information came from an "Iranian source" whose tips on past shipments have been verified by the United States, the official said.
Ahmadinejad: Israel will pay 'too much' for Gaza attacks
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Israel and world leaders Saturday that attacks on Gaza would cost "too much," referring to Israeli air strikes on the Gaza strip on Friday. "One more time I warn the leaders of arrogant powers and the supporters of Zionist regime to not make a new mistake in the Middle East -- attacking Gaza will cost you too much, "Ahmadinejad said at the inauguration of a factory in southern Iran.
Barack Obama aims to drive gas guzzlers off the road with greener laws
...In a coup that achieves something President Clinton promised but never delivered, President Obama has forced the big three US carmakers, and their unions, to accept tough mileage rules for cars and SUVs. The rules will cut emissions from vehicles by more than a third over the next four years.
Hamas 'working to curb Gaza rocket attacks'
Leaders of the Hamas militant movement which controls the Gaza Strip have said they are working to curb rocket attacks against Israel by smaller factions. Spokesman Ayman Taha said the Hamas government was trying to maintain calm in Gaza for "the national interest". He spoke hours after Israeli planes carried out bombing raids on what it said were weapons factories in Gaza.
U.S. changing the way air travelers are screened
The Obama administration is abandoning its policy of using nationality alone to determine which U.S.-bound international air travelers should be subject to additional screening and will instead select passengers based on possible matches to intelligence information, including physical descriptions or a particular travel pattern, senior officials said Thursday.
Doctor tells Obama supporters: Go elsewhere for health care
A doctor who considers the national health-care overhaul to be bad medicine for the country posted a sign on his office door telling patients who voted for President Barack Obama to seek care "elsewhere." "I'm not turning anybody away — that would be unethical," Dr. Jack Cassell, 56, a Mount Dora urologist and a registered Republican opposed to the health plan, told the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday. "But if they read the sign and turn the other way, so be it."
Outrage at anti-Semitism comparison by Pope preacher
Jewish groups and victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests have condemned the Pope's preacher for comparing criticism of the pontiff to anti-Semitism. US-based abuse victims' group Snap said the remarks were "morally wrong". The head of Germany's Central Council of Jews described the Easter sermon as unprecedented "insolence".
Putin signs energy deals with Chavez on Venezuela visit
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a series of key energy deals with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a visit to the capital, Caracas. Mr Chavez said Russia had agreed to help Venezuela with a nuclear power plant and on building a space industry. However, the Venezuelan leader, a long-time adversary of Washington, insisted that "we are not building an alliance against the United States".
'Iran got gear from Chinese firm'
Iran recently managed to obtain equipment critical to its uranium enrichment efforts, and which is banned by UN sanctions against the country, through a Chinese company, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. According to the report, the hardware – which included valves and vacuum gauges for enrichment centrifuges – was bought by an Iranian research firm which is linked to the country’s atomic energy organization. It was purchased from an intermediary representing a Chinese company - Zheijiang Ouhai Trade Corp.
US: No military solution to conflict
The US State Department released a statement Friday night intended to calm the spirits in Israel and the Gaza Strip following the recent upsurge in violence there. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters there was no “military solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "The Israelis have a right to self-defense. At the same, as we've said many times, we don't ultimately think there is a military solution to this,” he said.
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