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US Tried To Freeze Japan Out of Environment Group 2007-09-09 16:16:53 Greenpeace USA obtained a secret White House memo from 2005 which indicated Bush wanted to keep Japan out of a new environment initiative being launched in Asia because Japan had a “Kyoto Tribe” attitude of opposing growth. The memo from the White House Council on Environment Quality said “Japan has been excluded as an [...] ...

Neo-Nazis — In Israel!! 2007-09-09 16:02:31 A group of 10-20 Jewish boys whose parents are immigrants from the former Soviet Union organized a Ne0-Nazi group in order to attack immigrants currently working in Israel. During the past decade, Israel has encouraged the immigration of people from Asia to fill the void previously filled by Palestinian workers. Amos Hermon, of the Jewish Agency, [...] ...

New Bombing In Algeria 2007-09-08 16:18:45 A booby trap bomb exploded in housing for coast guard personnel in Algeria resulting in the death of at least 28. A new group which calls itself, Al-Qaeda of North Africa is most probably responsible for the explosion. Algeria has been quiet for several months after experiencing a twenty year civil war between the secular [...] ...

World Polls Indicate Dislike Of Bush 2007-09-08 07:48:26 Results of a poll conducted by the German Marshall Fund in 13 nations found widespread dislike for American policies in Iraq, and particular distrust of President George Bush. About 77% of respondents expressed dislike of President Bush while 17% liked him. It broke down to 38% basing their lack of trust in Bush to the [...] ...

Is US Preparing Iran Attack? 2007-09-08 07:37:54 Mohamed ElBarade, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned of a possible American attack on Iran. “I see war drums (from those) who are basically saying the solution is to bomb Iran.” State Department spokesman, Tom Casey,” denied any plan of attacking Iran was being contemplated although President Bush would not take any option [...] ...

General Petraeus Complains Of Lack Political Progress 2007-09-08 07:27:49 In a letter to American troops in Iraq, General Petraeus told them the goal of significant political progress in Iraq “has not worked out as we had hoped.” He indicated in a letter to the Boston Globe that some troops might be redeployed before the end of the year and he does not anticipate [...] ...

Hamas And Fatah Fight In Gaza 2007-09-07 22:33:02 Fighting between Hamas and Fatah groups continued in the Gaza stip. Hamas security forces attacked Fatah men who were holding public prayer meetings and beat them with clubs and rifle butts. In the refugee camp at Jebaliya, Hamas security forces beat Fatah men at prayer and shot into the air. They also warned the media [...] ...

Turkish People Upset At US And Bush 2007-09-07 21:47:16 Turkish public opinion will become very upset if the United States Congress passes a resolution condemning Turkey for the genocide of Armenians early in the 20th century. They are also concerned about activities of the Kurdish Workers Party(PKK) which is receiving aid from Kurdistan. But, when Dr. Ian O. Lesser of Transatlantic Trends asked people [...] ...

New Islamic Party In Finland 2007-09-07 21:19:10 During the past two decades thousands of people from Africa have migrated to Finland including at least 40,000 Muslims. Abdullah Tammi announced that he is establishing a new Islamic Party in Finland whose goals include banning the sale of alcoholic beverages in grocery stores or at kiosks. He also wants Muslim students excused from music [...] ...

Danes Reach Out To Muslims 2007-09-07 20:40:24 After last week’s arrest of eight suspected terrorists, Danish officials are reaching out to Muslim immigrants in an effort to foster integration. During the past thirty years, the focus has been on jobs and learning the Danish language. A new effort will be to identify a corps of mentors who might serve as role models [...] ...

Sweden Allows Large Iraqi Immigration 2007-09-07 19:46:50 Although the Migration Board of Sweden does not consider Iraq to have a war, it continues to grant 90% of Iraqi requests for residency in Sweden. So far this year, about 20,000 Iraqis have been granted permission to immigrate to Sweden. One may ask why the United States of America is doing so little to [...] ...

Al-Qaeda Fails Killing Algerian President 2007-09-07 19:34:45 At least 20 were killed and over 100 wounded when al-Qaeda terrorists tried to kill President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria. A crowd was awaiting his arrival when the bombs exploded. The president has been working on a reconciliation program to end the 15 year Islamic rebellion against his government. A group identified as Al-Qaeda in [...] ... President

Female Genital Circumcision Attacked In Kenya 2007-09-07 19:07:19 At a conference attended by leading Muslim scholars in Kenya, speakers attacked the practice of Female Genital Mutilation circumcision. According to islamic scholar, Ibrahim Lethome, “Without the support of the Quran, the traditions of the Prophet Mohammed, scholarly consensus, and analogy, that are the basis for engagement under Islam, someone cannot stand up and claim [...] ...

Protests In Myanmar 2007-09-07 18:44:42 The nation of Myanmar has been ruled for two decades by a brutal military dictatorship which refuses free elections, imprisons hundreds and last week arrested a few hundred protestors against the regime. This week hundreds of Buddhist monks took to the streets in anger at the lack of freedom. They attacked military officials and [...] ...

Pakistan –101– A Short Guide 2007-09-07 17:57:47 The Pakistan situation has most Americans confused. President Musharraf is both president and commander of the armed forces. Historically, holding both positions was illegal in Pakistan until he got the law changed a few years ago. Pakistan laws state if a politician resigns from an office, he must wait two years before running for a [...] ...