Bush Warns of Iran Influence Over Iraq
President Bush warned on Tuesday that Iran is plotting to extend its "murderous" influence over Iraq and is threatening to destabilize the Middle East under a "shadow of a nuclear holocaust."
Iran, Bush said, "is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. Iran backs Hezbollah, who are trying to undermine the democratic government of Lebanon. Iran funds terrorist groups like Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which murder the innocent and target Israel and destabilize the Palestinian territories." Details
Newsweek is reporting that the head of the National Counter Terrorism Center thinks al-Qaeda has an active plot to strike the West, but we don’t have enough information to issue a warning. Aren’t those warnings just for use around election time anyway?
Democrats slam Bush's 'rosy picture' of Iraq
Democrats on Tuesday accused President George W. Bush of painting a "rosy picture" of Iraq and of confusing Americans by linking the war there to the September 11 attacks in 2001.
Political rhetoric mounted as members of Congress prepared to return to Washington next week for a showdown over the president's troop surge strategy.
As British leave Basra, militias dig in The last contingent of British soldiers based in the center of this southern city will leave by Friday, says a senior Iraqi security official, adding that a deal has been struck with leaders of Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army to ensure their safe departure.
As they pull back to a base outside Basra, the British will leave a vital provincial capital in the throes of a turf battle between Shiite factions – one that Mr. Sadr's militia appears to be winning.
Fed Minutes Send Dow, Nasdaq Freefalling
Volatility returned to Wall Street Tuesday, sending stocks plunging as investors grew more uneasy about the economy and whether the Federal Reserve will take the steps needed to prevent credit market problems from spreading further. Read more here
U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, an Idaho Republican, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Minnesota this month after being arrested by a plainclothes police officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men's restroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
"At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions," he said in a statement Monday afternoon. "I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct."
In Other News…
Gonzoles is the 11th person in the Bush administration to resign over the US attorney firings.
I have spent a good part of my life trying to understand people I disagree with, whether on the right or the left, whether members of my own religion or of other religions or of no religion.
Quote Of The Day: "The challenging part may come in the aftermath, once the military segment is over and we move to trying to stand up a new government" -Dick Cheney 3/16/03
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