July, 2006

• 29 July

  Egypt will not go to war for Lebanon: Mubarak

  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has rejected calls for tougher action in response to Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, in comments carried by the state-owned press on Wednesday. “Those who urge Egypt to go to war to defend Lebanon or Hezbollah are not aware that the time of exterior adventures is over,” …

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• 29 July

  Hezbollah Could Be Gaining Strength

  BEIRUT – The continuing Israeli bombing of south Lebanon and south Beirut might just have strengthened the Hezbollah. The bombings appear particularly to have strengthened the hand of Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the charismatic Hezbollah leader.

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• 29 July

  U.N.: Observers Made Many Calls Before Strike

  BEIRUT, Lebanon — The U.N. observers killed when an Israeli bomb hit their bunker in Lebanon Tuesday called an Israeli military liaison about 10 times in the six hours before they died to warn that aerial attacks were getting close to their position, a U.N. officer said.

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• 29 July

  tain, U.S. Using Radioactive ‘Dirty Bombs’

  While U.S. and British military personnel continue using illegal uranium munitions—America’s and England’s own “dirty bombs”—Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DOD) officials deny that there are any adverse health and environmental effects as a consequence of the manufacture, testing and use of uranium munitions. The reason for …

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• 29 July

  It’s Not Only About Israel, Ms. Rice

  Just before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice started her short trip to the Middle East on Sunday, she described the massive destruction, dislocation, and human suffering in Lebanon as an inevitable part of the “birth pangs of a new Middle East.” From my perspective here in Beirut, where she …

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• 29 July

  Lebanon president says Israel uses phosphorous arms

  PARIS, July 24 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president accused Israel on Monday of using phosphorous bombs in its 13-day offensive and urged the United Nations to demand an immediate ceasefire. “According to the Geneva Convention, when they use phosphorous bombs and laser bombs, is that allowed against civilians and children?” President …

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• 29 July

  Israel plans to stay in Lebanon

  The Israeli military will remain in southern Lebanon until a multinational peacekeeping force is deployed in the area, the country’s defence minister said today. Amir Peretz said Israel would control the zone by firing at anyone who enters it.

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• 29 July

  ‘Bush’s crusade brings terror’

  A US-based professor of religion has warned that the world faces a future of “unending terror”, largely fuelled by President George Bush’s preoccupation with punishing the supposed enemies of conservative Christian groups.

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• 29 July

  PRM. PE BÄ‚SESCU ÃŽL PAÅžTE SUSPENDAREA

  Vineri, pe site-ul Camerei DeputaÅ£ilor a fost publicată stenograma ÅŸedinÅ£ei de joi, în care Birourilor Permanente ale celor Două Camere au decis menÅ£inerea în funcÅ£ii a ÅŸefilor de servicii. Din stenogramă reiese că parlamentarii au discutat într-adevăr ÅŸi despre o eventuală suspendare din funcÅ£ie a preÅŸedintelui Traian Băsescu, dar s-au …

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• 29 July

  C. GUŞĂ: BĂSESCU OFERĂ ROMÂNIA PE TAVĂ LUI BUSH

  Cosmin Guşă, preşedintele PIN şi un critic observator al preşedintelui, a găsit mai multe puncte slabe în prestaţia şefului statului în vizita din Statele Unite. Invitat în emisiunea „Ştirea zilei”, Guşă a precizat că atunci când eşti preşedintele unei ţări, trebuie să urmăreşti profit maxim pentru aceasta,

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