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April 2008
- World Attitudes Toward US Improving: Poll
  
  newser | BBC | Apr 2, 08 4:30 AM CDT
  
  A worldwide wave of anti-Americanism appears to be abating a bit, though global views toward the US continue to be mainly negative, according to a BBC World Service poll. The average percentage of people saying the US is a negative global influence dropped to below 50% for the first time in three years. Those who believe the US is a positive influence increased to 35% from 31% a year ago. More »
  
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  Iraq war • Iran • Israel • Japan • State Department • US • anti-Americanism
March 2008
- Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire
  
  newser | CNN | Mar 31, 08 6:58 PM CDT
  
  Iran played a key role in convincing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to call a ceasefire in Basra yesterday, CNN reports. Iraqi lawmakers from five Shiite parties traveled to Iran on Friday to meet with al-Sadr, and returned yesterday, right before al-Sadr's injunction to halt violence in Basra, an Iraqi official said. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iran • Muqtada al-Sadr • Shiite • Basra • Shiite militants • Iraqi government • Iraqi militias • Shiite cleric
- Foreign-Policy Bigwigs Duel on Wisdom of Ending War
  
  newser | Washington Post | Mar 31, 08 11:36 AM CDT
  
  Advisors to Barack Obama and John McCain spar over ending the Iraq war in Washington Post editorials, with Zbigniew Brzezinski saying rapid departure will likely bring stability, and Max Boot arguing it would spell disaster. The former national-security adviser says much jihadism is product of anti-American fervor, a charge Boot dismisses—adding it’s sunny optimism to expect relief at US departure. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Iraq war • Iran • al-Qaeda • Iraq exit strategy • Zbigniew Brzezinski
- New US Mideast Commander Installed
  
  newser | St. Petersburg Times | Mar 29, 08 8:58 AM CDT
  
  A new commander has taken temporary charge of US military operations in the Mideast, after a quiet ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida yesterday. Lt. Gen Martin Dempsey will run CentCom while the administration seeks a permanent replacement for Adm. William Fallon, who quit abruptly earlier this month amid media reports that he was opposed to President Bush's policy on Iran, the St. Petersburg Times reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • George W. Bush • Iran • Afghanistan • US military • Middle East • David Petraeus • Robert Gates • William Fallon • Central Command
- Petraeus: Iran Behind Green Zone Attack
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 24, 08 4:37 PM CDT
  
  Gen. David Petraeus says Iran was behind yesterday's mortar attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, the BBC reports. Tehran trained, equipped, and funded the insurgents who carried out the attack, he said. "All of this in complete violation of promises made by President Ahmadinejad and the other most senior Iranian leaders to their Iraqi counterparts," said the commander of coalition forces in Iraq. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iran • Baghdad • David Petraeus • Green Zone • al Quds Force • Iranian Revolutionary Guard
- Cheney, Peres Warn of Iran's Reach
  
  newser | Associated Press | Mar 23, 08 10:41 AM CDT
  
  Following an early Easter prayer service in Jerusalem, Dick Cheney continued his 10-day trip focused on the Mideast peace process by meeting with Israel President Shimon Peres this morning. Both men warned of Iran’s rising influence in the region, reports the AP. "We have this problem of the Iranians who want to build two satellites, the Hezbollah (in Lebanon), and the Hamas in Gaza,” Peres says. More »
  
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  Iran • Israel • Palestine • Dick Cheney • Israel and Palestinians • peace • Easter • Mideast peace talks
- Dutch Pol Makes Waves With Unseen Film
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Mar 20, 08 1:36 PM CDT
  
  An unruly Dutch politician for months has had civil and religious leaders in a tizzy over a movie no one has seen—and which might not even exist, Der Spiegel reports. But by the end of March, provocateur Geert Wilders says he intends to release a movie exposing “the intolerant and fascist nature of the Koran.” Wilders had previously vowed to air his stunt—which is said to include the shredding of a Koran—by the end of January. More »
  
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  Iran • European Union • Islam • Syria • Netherlands • Koran • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Geert Wilders
- Obama Blasts Both Rivals Over Iraq Positions
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 19, 08 6:17 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama laid into both presidential rivals on the Iraq war today, chiding John McCain for misspeaking about terror groups there and criticizing Hillary Clinton for voting to authorize the conflict. "We heard Sen. McCain confuse Sunni and Shi'ite, Iran and al-Qaeda," Obama said, pouncing on McCain for errantly accusing Iran of training Sunni Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Iran is known to train Shi'ite extremists. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iraq • John McCain • election 2008 • Iraq war • Iran • Shiite • Sunni • al-Qaeda in Iraq • foreign policy
- German Press Criticizes Merkel's Palestinian Snub
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Mar 19, 08 3:39 PM CDT
  
  The German press is praising Chancellor Angela Merkel’s historic visit to Israel and her diplomatic handling of the two countries' shared history, Der Spiegel reports. But Merkel has also been chastised by commentators who feel her focus on German-Israeli unity in remarks yesterday to Israel's parliament gives the impression of a German bias against the Palestinians. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Iran • Israel • Germany • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Israel and Palestinians • Angela Merkel
- McCain Mixes Up Militants on Mideast Tour
  
  newser | Washington Post | Mar 18, 08 5:25 PM CDT
  
  John McCain mixed up his militants today during a stop on his Mideast tour. He told reporters in Jordan that Tehran is “taking al Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back.” A whisper from Sen. Joseph Lieberman prompted him to add, "I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not al-Qaeda"—a group that is Sunni, unlike Iran, which is Shiite. More »
  
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  John McCain • Iran • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Joe Lieberman • gaffes
- Merkel Addresses Knesset
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 18, 08 4:40 PM CDT
  
  Angela Merkel addressed the Knesset today, speaking to Israel's parliament about Germany's shame over the Holocaust. "I bow to the victims. I bow to all those who helped the survivors," said the chancellor. Five MPs boycotted to protest the speaking of German in the legislative chamber, but Merkel began and ended her address by speaking Hebrew, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  Iran • Israel • Germany • Angela Merkel • Holocaust • Knesset
- Election Victory Emboldens Ahmadinejad
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Mar 17, 08 9:26 AM CDT
  
  More complete results from Friday's Iranian parliamentary elections show Islamist conservatives who support Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nuclear policy sweeping about 70% of the vote, Bloomberg reports. Pro-democracy candidates, meanwhile, did poorly after clerics blocked many from running. A triumphant Ahmadinejad said the results "stamped a mark of shame and despair on the forehead of Iran's enemies." More »
  
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  Iran • election • Islam • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear program • uranium enrichment • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- Conservatives Lead 'Cooked' Iran Vote
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 15, 08 3:04 PM CDT
  
  Early results in Iran's elections today are no surprise—conservatives will keep power—but they are expected to be more critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Reuters reports. Some are teaming with reformists to fight the president's economic policies, which have let inflation rise to 19%. Reformists also picked up seats despite having many candidates disqualified. More »
  
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  Iran • election • Islam • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iranian politics
- Brit Furor Over Asylum for Gay Iranian
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Mar 15, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  A gay teenager who fears the death penalty at home in Iran, after his boyfriend was hanged for sodomy, is fighting for the right to stay in the UK permanently, the Independent reports. Mehdi Kazemi, 19, lost his asylum claim in Britain and is now in a detention center in the Netherlands, but the British Home Secretary has bowed to pressure and agreed to reconsider. A Dutch court Tuesday said he could not claim asylum there. More »
  
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  Iran • Great Britain • United Kingdom • England • death penalty • capital punishment • gay • Netherlands • teenager • deportation • Jacqui Smith • Liberal Democrats
- Anti-Semitism on the Rise: Report
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 14, 08 3:15 AM CDT
  
  Over 60 years after the Holocaust, anti-Semitism is on the rise worldwide, warns a State Department report. US embassies across the globe have noted that attacks on Jewish people, their property and institutions have risen in the last ten years. In 2006 more than 100 synagogues were vandalized, hundreds of Jewish people were attacked, and a young French Jew was kidnapped, tortured and murdered, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  Iran • Israel • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • State Department • Holocaust • Jews • anti-Semitism • synagogue
- Ruling Conservatives Should Fare Well in Iran Vote
  
  newser | Al Jazeera | Mar 13, 08 6:12 PM CDT
  
  Iranian conservatives are likely to gain seats in tomorrow's parliamentary elections despite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's growing unpopularity, Al Jazeera reports. Iranians may disapprove of the president's economic policies, but the ruling Guardians Council barred 1,700 candidates—mainly reformists—from seeking election to the 290-seat parliament. Government officials and state-run media are urging high turnout after campaigning limited to one week. More »
  
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  Iran • election • inflation • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- As Bush Foe, Admiral's Days Were Numbered
  
  newser | Newsweek | Mar 12, 08 7:53 PM CDT
  
  It's amazing that Adm. William Fallon held on to his job as long as he did while openly disagreeing with the Bush administration on matters of military strategy, writes John Barry in Newsweek . Fallon's continued insistence that war with Iran is a lousy idea finally led to his resignation yesterday as head of US forces in the Mideast. This month's Esquire profile of Fallon noted that "the president may have had enough." More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Iran • Robert Gates • military strategy • William Fallon • Esquire • CentCom
- Tehran's Top Cop Nabbed in Brothel
  
  newser | Ynetnews.com | Mar 12, 08 4:17 PM CDT
  
  The man in charge of "moralizing" Iran's capital city is out of a job after being arrested during a raid on a Tehran brothel, Ynetnews reports. Police chief Reza Zarei, who had led crackdowns on women who disobeyed strict Islamic dress codes, was caught naked with six prostitutes in the recent raid and, according to unofficial sites, resigned his post. More »
  
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  Iran • Tehran • Muslim women • brothel • Islamic Sharia law • irony
- Syria Remains Key for Foreign Fighters in Iraq: US
  
  newser | Associated Press | Mar 12, 08 3:08 PM CDT
  
  Syria is a key jumping-off point for foreign militants in Iraq, with 90% entering through the Syrian border, the Pentagon reported yesterday. “It is not clear that Syria has made a strategic decision to deal with foreign terrorists using Syria as a transit point,” the report notes. Meanwhile, Iran's support of Shiite insurgents also remains troublesome, the AP reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Iran • terrorist • Syria • Tehran • militant • Shiite militia • Sunni leaders • quarterly reports • Damascus
- China Off US Rights Blacklist
  
  newser | New York Times | Mar 12, 08 10:26 AM CDT
  
  The State Department has taken China off its list of the world's 10 worst human rights abusers, the New York Time s reports. China's human rights record "remained poor," the department's annual report said, with abuses including "extrajudicial killings, torture, and coerced confessions of prisoners." Officials declined to explain why the country was dropped from the list or whether it had anything to do with the Beijing Olympics. More »
  
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  China • Iran • Russia • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Zimbabwe • Burma • torture • North Korea • Syria • Cuba • Sudan • State Department • human rights • Amnesty International • human rights abuse • human rights violations • Belarus • Eritrea

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