August, 2006

• 15 August

  Sanctions Serve Iran’s Growth

  TERHAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Government Spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said that previous sanctions have pushed Iran to access new technologies, adding that the measure would help Iran’s growth and make the nation stronger.

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• 15 August

  Hersh: U.S. and Israel Preplanned Lebanese Attacks

  Prominent investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh reported that Israel had previously planned to attack Lebanon prior to the Hezbollah’s kidnappings on 12 July, which is regarded as the official reason for the Lebanese war, and added that the Bush administration was “closely” interested in the war planning.

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• 15 August

  Reuters Spreads KGB Lies

  In a report from Johar, the capital of the Russian-occupied Chechnya, dated  August 14, about  such an “important world news” as Russian terrorists from the KGB (now called FSB) sending  SMS text messages on mobile phones of every subscriber in Ingushetia “to end their participation in illegal

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• 15 August

  Islamic force seize key Somali town

  The Islamic force has seized control of a strategic township near the Ethiopian border from Somalia’s puppet “transitional government”, further expanding their territory, officials and residents say.  

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• 15 August

  After Chechnya, Russian Jews Kill Muslems in Lebanon

  As reported by Jewish media in Russia and “Israel”, the Zionists sent a terrorist brigade consisting of Russian Jews to Lebanon to kill Moslems.

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• 15 August

  Lebanon truce holds

  Hizbollah declares victory as thousands of refugees rush back to blitzed villages in south  BEIRUT (Reuters) — A fragile UN-ordered truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday after Israel’s monthlong war with Hizbollah fighters, prompting thousands of refugees to rush back to blitzed villages in the south.

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• 15 August

  Olmert says responsible for ‘shortcomings’

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told parliament Monday that he took full responsibility for the conduct of the battle with Hizbollah and “shortcomings”, as Israel’s wartime unity collapsed and opposition politicians began criticising the monthlong fight against the Lebanese fighters.

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• 15 August

  Hizbollah’s ‘divine’ victory

  BEIRUT — Hizbollah said on Monday it had scored a “divine victory” in its conflict with Israel while the Jewish state claimed the upper hand, saying the group now cannot “do what it likes in Lebanon”.

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• 15 August

  Egypt says Islamist group fought with honour

  CAIRO (Reuters) — Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Monday praised the way Hizbollah held out against Israel for over four weeks but faulted the Islamist group for possible carelessness.

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• 13 August

  Israel-Hezbollah truce will strike blow to Syria, Iran

  WASHINGTON — U.S. President George Bush said the United Nations resolution to halt the fighting between Israel and Lebanon will stop Hezbollah from acting as a “state within a state” and deal a severe blow to the efforts of Syria and Iran to exert influence in the Middle East.

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