Source: Reuters
SENOBA, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish military planes scoured the Iraqi border for Kurdish rebel camps on Saturday, army sources said, after diplomatic talks in Ankara to avert a major cross-border operation into northern Iraq failed.
Source: MSNBC
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish and Iraqi officials said on Saturday there were no plans for further talks between Turkey and an Iraqi delegation visiting Ankara to seek an agreement on cracking down on Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.
Source: The New York Times
"This is a warning shot across the bow, not that the U.S. is going to invade Iran, but that Iran has pushed the level of escalation, particularly inside Iraq, to unacceptable levels," said Anthony H.
Source: Nuclear Threat Initiative
North Korea in a matter of days might begin to meet its pledge to disable facilities at its plutonium-producing Yongbyon nuclear complex, Reuters reported today.
Source: BBC News
Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq. Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Ankara would put the emphasis on diplomatic means to solve the crisis.
Perhaps the most dangerous police team since Baker and Poncherello is the Putin- Ahmadinejad watchdog alliance.
Source: The New York Times
Secretary of State Rice announced November peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Source: upi.com
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Kurdish leaders in Iraq vowed to increase efforts to stop Kurdish militants from provoking an attack by Turkey, KUNA reported Monday.
With several major regions of the world embroiled in violent conflict, it is sometimes easy to forget that there is an international organization currently operating with the express purpose of fostering diplomatic solutions to problems that could otherwise turn to war.
Source: The L.A. Times
Condie is in Russia. I do hope she remembers to mention that Russia is supplying Burma with weapons.
If democracy in the developing world ever truly mattered, it would be time for USA and Europe to wield whatever diplomatic leverage with Russia, India and China they can muster, because together with Serbia these countries are the prime arms dealers to Burma.
Source: mcclatchydc.com
Could Iran be the chink in Hillary Clinton's armor her opponents have been seeking?
Source: On The Hill
Flynt Leverett, a former CIA and State Department Middle East specialist, says the United States cannot improve its image in the Middle East due to its perception as an "occupier."
Source: On The Hill
President Bush will meet next week with the Tibetan leader-in-exile, the Dalai Lama, despite risks angering China.
Source: The New York Times
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 — A sharp debate is under way in the Bush administration about the significance of the Israeli intelligence that led to last month's Israeli strike inside Syria, according to current and former American government officials.
Source: Haaretz
A senior Israeli diplomat in Santiago, Chile had a surprising encounter several days ago with the Iranian ambassador to the country, at an event launching a book about the history of a Zionist youth group in Chile.
Source: Common Dreams
While Iranian President Ahmedinejad stole the headlines during the United Nations meeting last week in New York, Bolivia's President Evo Morales - a humble coca farmer, former llama herder and union organizer - stole the hearts of the American people.
Source: The New York Times
Iran's parliament voted Saturday to designate the CIA and the U.S. Army as ''terrorist organizations,'' a largely symbolic response to a U.S. Senate resolution seeking a similar designation for Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
"Empathize with your enemy" ... one of Robert McNamara's life lessons in a documentary that i'd like to recommend to everyone called "The Fog of War." He explained this snippet by expounding on Vietnam, the war for which he served as Secretary of Defense.
Source: BBC News
Russia issues a stern warning on the situation in Myanmar:
Source: The Washington Times
President Bush today will announce additional sanctions against the military dictatorship in Burma to support the push for democracy in that Asian country, the White House said yesterday.
Source: Cato Institute
"A grant from the Ploughshares Fund has allowed Cato foreign policy scholars to travel the country, address these important issues, and explain to a variety of audiences why war with Iran is not in America's interests.
Source: atimes.com
In the run-up to Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations in New York next week, the Iran-bashing sentiment in the US media has escalated to new, unprecedented levels, with presidential hopefuls such as former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and the form …
Source: CNN
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cautioned the U.N. nuclear watchdog group Wednesday not to interfere with international diplomacy over Iran's alleged weapons program.
Source: NCRI web site
Shortly after his IRGC-engineered win, Ahmadinejad, a former senior IRGC commander, vowed to "spread the Islamic Revolution throughout the world." With the full blessing of Khamenei, he staffed the top tiers of his cabinet and diplomatic corps with veteran IRGC commanders.