Eurasia Press & News
February 10, 2007 — MECCA, Saudi Arabia – Hamas urged the West yesterday to accept a new Palestinian unity government, but leading officials from the Islamic terror group said they would never recognize Israel, nor abide by existing peace accords.
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February, 2007
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10 February
3 US troops, 29 Iraqis killed in fresh violence
BAGHDAD: Twenty-nine Iraqis, including eight Kurdish policemen, were killed and three more US soldiers have been killed Friday in separate incidents of violence in Iraq.
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10 February
New commander takes over Iraq battle
A 54-year-old former paratrooper with an honours degree in diplomacy has taken over the toughest job in the US military, assuming control of the coalition in Iraq at a ceremony in one of Saddam Hussein’s former palaces.
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10 February
Countdown for Iran: When Commonsense is Nonsense
A war against Iran will further exasperate the instability of the region and compromise the security of the United States, at home and abroad. It might also be the end of American military adventurism in the region for some time, but at a price so heavy, so unbearable, says Ramzy …
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10 February
Lebanon hit by black market weapons boom
Demand for assault rifles rises as Lebanese seek personal protection amid fears of new civil war.
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10 February
US believes deadliest bombs in Iraq are made in Iran
Report: Tehran supplying deadly type of roadside bomb to Shiite groups to attack US troops in Iraq.
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10 February
Quartet urges Palestinian government to recognize Israel
Abbas’ top advisers call on UN chief after meeting Rice, US wants to study Palestinian accord on unity govt.
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10 February
Oil’s Not Well in Iraq
On March 27, 2003, Paul Wolfowitz, then deputy secretary of defense, predicted that Iraq’s oil revenue would “finance” its reconstruction and do so “relatively soon.” With wise investment and management, Wolfowitz might have been right.
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10 February
Iraq, Palestine to be discussed at OIC moot
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawmakers representing more than 40 Muslim countries will gather next week to discuss how to help resolve the conflicts in Iraq and Palestinian territories, the meeting’s host Malaysia said Friday.
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10 February
Sanctions Against Iran Would Work
After nearly four years of fruitless negotiations between the EU-3 (France, Germany, and the United Kingdom) and Iran over the nuclear issue, the U.N. Security Council on December 23 passed Resolution 1737.
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