August, 2006

• 16 August

  NATO Aircraft Shot Down in Afghanistan

  Taliban fighters shot down a NATO aircraft in Karam Khail area of Nowbahar district in Zabul province on afternoon, August 14. The  NATO aircraft was shot down with a rocket, killing all the troops onboard.

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• 16 August

  Report: US helped Israel plan Lebanon offensive

  White House denies as ‘flat wrong’ a US role in Hizbullah conflict, with an eye toward Iran. A special report in The New Yorker says the Bush administration was closely involved in the planning of

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• 16 August

  For Arabs, Lebanon war smashes Israeli army image

  BEIRUT, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Guerrillas fire rockets and Israeli soldiers weep. Hizbollah’s television station tries to convince viewers that the Middle East’s strongest army is far from invincible.

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• 15 August

  4 Working Groups Study Iran-Turkey Energy Cooperation

  TERHAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs Hadi Nezhad Hoseinian said that during the first day of his talks with Turkish officials, the two sides have decided to form 4 working groups to study issues related to the two countries’ energy cooperation.

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• 15 August

  Ahmadinejad: Iran Ready to Help Restore Sustainable Peace in Region

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday, voiced Iran’s preparedness to help to the restoration of sustainable peace in the region.

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• 15 August

  Supreme Leader Views Comprehensive Scientific Plan as Iran’s Most Vital Need

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the government, Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution and other decision-making bodies and officials of the country to prepare Iran’s comprehensive scientific plan.

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• 15 August

  Musharraf Seeking for a Stronger Pakistan

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Pakistan’s President General Pervez Musharraf called on his nation to contribute an active role in making the country increasingly powerful.

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• 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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