Official Denies Reports U.S. Is Holding Iranian General

March 8, 2007 --

Former Iranian Defense Official Talks to Western Intelligence
A former Iranian deputy defense minister who once commanded the Revolutionary Guard has left his country and is cooperating with Western intelligence agencies, providing information on Hezbollah and Iran's ties to the organization, according to a senior U.S. official. (Washington Post)

Update: Hearing Highlights Vet Tracking Woes
The Department of Veterans Affairs scrapped an early effort to track returning war casualties because it was too expensive to implement, a senior official confirmed today before a congressional panel.(ABC News)

Homeland Security Revives Supersnoop
Homeland Security officials are testing a supersnoop computer system that sifts through personal information on U.S. citizens to detect possible terrorist attacks, prompting concerns from lawmakers who have called for investigations. (Washington Times)

The Wages of Fear
The alleged plot to behead New York's police commissioner and bomb NYPD headquarters, however implausible, suggests the dangers of copycat terrorism. (Newsweek)

Ex-Sailor Gets Terror Charge
A former Navy sailor is accused of supporting terrorism by disclosing secret information about the location of Navy ships and the best ways to attack them. (AP)

House Democrats To Unveil Iraq War Plan
In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats are advancing legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year. (AP)

U.S.: Iraqi Insurgent Attacks Intensify
Military force alone is "not sufficient" to end the violence in Iraq and political talks must eventually include some militant groups now opposing the U.S.-backed government, the new commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Thursday. (AP)

Syrian to testify before Knesset foreign affairs panel on secret peace talks
United States-based Syrian businessman Abe Soliman, who represented the Syrian position in the "Swiss channel" secret talks on a peace agreement with Israel, will testify before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on April 12 in order to update lawmakers on the discussions. (Haaretz)