Leaked Report: Al Qaeda Not Behind London Bombings
April 10, 2006 -- LONDON BOMBINGS INQUIRY
Leak Reveals Official Story of London Bombings
Al Qaeda not linked, says government. Internet used to plan 7/7 attack. (The Observer)
IRAN
The Iran Plans
Why the Administration's plans have its allies-and some in the military-worried. (The New Yorker)
US Dismisses Iran Attack Claims
The US rejects suggestions that it is considering using nuclear weapons against nuclear targets in Iran. (BBC)
Iran Shoots Down Spy Plane from Iraq - Report
Iran said on Sunday that it shot down an unmanned spy plane from Iraq in the south of the country. (Iran Focus)
Analysis: Iran Attack Debate Raises Nuclear Prospect
US 'bunker-buster' attack on Iran remains improbable. (BBC)
Comment: Mission Impossible? True US-Iran Dialogue
Trying to hold a constructive dialogue with Iran over Iraq while at the same time quashing its nuclear weapons ambitions and, by the way, overturning the regime may be a tricky juggling act. But the US and Iran can still debate if they engage in true dialogue and not just talk past each other as they have done in the past. (Asia Times)
AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Military Secrets for Sale at Afghan Bazaar
No more than 200 yards from the main gate of the sprawling U.S. base here, stolen computer drives containing classified military assessments of enemy targets, names of corrupt Afghan officials and descriptions of American defenses are on sale in the local bazaar. (LA Times)
DARFUR
NATO Role in Darfur on Table
U.S. Backs Move To Send Advisers (Washington Post)
Opinion: A US Plan for Darfur
Once again, the drumbeat is intensifying for stronger action to end the untold human suffering in Darfur, Sudan. (The Boston Globe)
SYRIA
Former Syrian Leader Charged with Conspiracy
Syrian court charges former vice-president with inciting a foreign attack on the country and plotting to seize power. (The Guardian)
IRAQ NEWS
Military Plays Up Role of Zarqawi
Jordanian Painted As Foreign Threat To Iraq's Stability. (Washington Post)
Report on Iraq Offers Bleak Assessment
An internal US embassy report on Iraq's provinces and obtained by the New York Times concluded in January that the stability of the strategic Baghdad region is a serious concern. (NY Times)
Threat of Shiite Militias Now Seen As Iraq's Most Critical Challenge
Shiite Muslim militias pose the greatest threat to security in many parts of Iraq, having killed more people in recent months than the Sunni Arab-led insurgency, and will likely present the most daunting and critical challenge for Iraq's new government, U.S. military and diplomatic officials say. (Washington Post)
Report Finds US Shooting of Reuters Soundman Unlawful
U.S. soldiers who shot dead a Reuters television soundman in Iraq last year breached their rules of engagement and the killing was ``unlawful,'' an independent investigation commissioned by Reuters has found. (NY Times)
New Video Shows German Hostages
Two German engineers abducted in Iraq have made a desperate appeal for help in the first video released by their captors since the end of January. (BBC)
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Democracy in the Arab World, a U.S. Goal, Falters
Steps toward democracy in the Arab world, a crucial American goal that just months ago was cause for optimism - with elections held in Iraq, Egypt and the Palestinian areas - are slowing, blocked by legal maneuvers and official changes of heart throughout the Middle East. (NY Times)
Unfortunately, Strangers on a Train
I was on the evening train from Washington to New York, happily reading a book, when I overheard a sliver of conversation that would make it impossible to concentrate and remind me just what an uphill struggle it could be to be a Muslim in America, today. "And those cartoons! They get so angry about cartoons but planes flying into buildings? My God. Cartoons," said a woman. (The Daily Star)
Saddam's Terrorist Ties Documented
With conservative congressional majorities at risk in next November's elections, President Bush repeatedly should remind everyone that a key reason coalition troops invaded Iraq was to padlock Saddam Hussein's Wal-Mart for terrorists. The administration finally is releasing intelligence documents captured in Baghdad. Mr. Bush should use them to detail how Saddam indeed was entwined with terrorists in general and al Qaeda in particular. (The Washington Times)
Why Iraq Was a Mistake
A military insider sounds off against the war and the "zealots" who pushed it (Times Magazine)
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