Italy Issues Arrest Warrants for 13 CIA Agents
June 24, 2005 --
Italy Judge Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents
Italian judge orders arrest of 13 CIA agents over deportation of Egyptian-born imam. (AP)
Rare Look Inside Iran's Nuclear Power Plant
Iran grants access as U.S. expresses concern about nuclear program. (ABCNEWS)
Interrogators Cite Doctors' Aid at Guantánamo Prison Camp
Military doctors provided advice on how to increase stress levels and exploit fears, according to interrogators' accounts. (NY Times)
Official! Osama's Pak Terror Link
Pakistan Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao has said that that terror mastermind Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist group had fostered close links with local terrorist outfits in Pakistan for carrying out its deadly activities in the country. (Times of India)
Blueprint To Terror-Proof Nation's Skyscrapers
Controversial new study recommends 'hardened' elevators, wider stairwells, and fireproofing after 9/11. (CS Monitor)
Six Troops Presumed Dead In Iraq Attack — Official
Two U.S. Marines were killed and three other Marines and a U.S. sailor were also presumed killed in a powerful suicide car bomb attack on a U.S. convoy, a U.S. military official said on Friday. (Reuters)
Bush Says No Timetable for Iraq Withdrawal
Bush, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Jaafari say there will be no timetable for withdrawal of troops. (AP)
U.S. General Sees No Ebb in Fight
The top American commander for the Middle East said Thursday that the insurgency in Iraq had not diminished, seeming to contradict statements by Vice President Dick Cheney in recent days that the insurgents were in their "last throes." (NY Times)
Lawmakers Take Shots at Pentagon
The men directing the war in Iraq told testy and nervous congressional panels Thursday that the sophisticated insurgency had not declined in strength but asserted that U.S. troops were making steady progress and victory was certain. (LA Times)
Cheney Still Forecasts Collapse of Insurgency
Vice President Dick Cheney defended his controversial comment that the Iraqi insurgency is in its "last throes," saying Thursday that the recent spike in violence is a final convulsion before the opposition forces collapse. (LA Times)
Iraq Violence Shifting Arab Media
The latest bombings and bloodshed in Baghdad have meant that violence in Iraq has once again been dominating the bulletins on Arab satellite television stations. (BBC)
Novel Written by Saddam to Be Published
Saddam Hussein's family will publish next week a novel written by the ousted Iraqi leader before the U.S.-led war, his daughter said Friday. (AP)
Iraqis Fear Era of Relentless Chaos, Cruelty
The mood darkens among residents as a wave of bombings swells the death toll. The new violence quiets talk of success against rebels. (LA Times)
Two Years On, the Echoes of Vietnam Are Getting Louder
A year after the Iraq insurgency began in 2003, sceptics asked: "Is this the new Vietnam?" At the time, many of us who pontificate about these things answered no. Simplistic historical comparisons are almost always mistaken. It seemed premature to pass any melodramatic judgment about Iraq. (The Guardian)
Winning the War of Ideas
The world still does not trust us. According to new findings by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, the image of the United States has improved slightly since last year but remains decidedly "negative." (Washington Times)
Democracy's Difficult Days
The danger that the USA Patriot Act poses to our democracy is not only a function of the sweeping powers it has given law enforcement, but the very manner the bill was passed and the way Congress is now being pushed to renew it. (Arab News)
Saudi Stories: The Extremists
Saudi Arabia has come along way since 11 September, 2001. (BBC)
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