Morning News Roundup
Japan: Activity identified in nuclear test site in North Korea
Published: 08.24.06, 16:10
Japan confirms vehicle activity around North Korean nuclear testing site, Kyodo News agency reports. (AP)
Second suspect in attempted German train bombings arrested in Lebanon
Published: 08.24.06, 13:03
The second main suspect in a failed plot to bomb two German trains last month turned himself in to authorities in his native Lebanon on Thursday, German federal prosecutors said.
Jihad Hamad, 19, was arrested Thursday morning after turning himself in to police in the city of Tripoli, prosecutors said in a statement. The other main suspect, a 21-year-old Lebanese student identified as Youssef Mohamad el Hajdib, was arrested in Germany last weekend. (AP)
Annan expected to visit Syria and Iran
Wed. 23 Aug 2006
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to go to Lebanon and Israel shortly and probably Syria and Iran as well to help enforce the cease-fire in Lebanon, the United Nations announced on Wednesday.
Merkel says Iran's nuclear response unsatisfactory
Associated Press, Aug. 24, 2006
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Iran's response to a package aimed at blunting concerns over its nuclear program appears unsatisfactory and is missing a "decisive sentence" on whether it would halt uranium enrichment.
"We are still examining it, but from everything that I hear we cannot be satisfied," Merkel said in an interview with N24 television.
The UN Security Council has set an Aug. 31 deadline for Iran to halt uranium enrichment or face the risk of economic and political sanctions.
Intelligence Committee report slams spy agencies for underestimating Tehran
Ynet and Reuters
Published: 08.24.06, 14:18
A report published in Washington Wednesday warned that the United States underestimated the Iranian threat as a result of "significant gaps" in intelligence information collected by American spy agencies.
Italy: France expected to increase soldiers dispatched to Lebanon
Published: 08.24.06, 16:12
An Italian minister says he expects Chirac to announce substantial increase in French force for Lebanon. (Reuters)
Iran nuclear issue may head next to U.N.
By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer1 hour, 56 minutes ago
The United States is working with European allies and other governments over a possible U.N. response to what the Bush administration characterizes as Iran's inadequate answer to demands that it cease uranium enrichment.
Islamic website offers tips on killing foreigners in Saudi Arabia, tells potential attackers murdering foreigners easier than they think
Published: 08.24.06, 12:51
The Islamic al-Khasba website has published on August 4 a document titled "How to Kill a Crusader on the Arabian Peninsula," The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported. The document details several possible ways to kill western victims and provides tips on selecting them, following them, and finally murdering them. Ynet
Italian FM: We are not involved in contacts for releasing kidnapped
Published: 08.24.06, 16:59
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said that Italy "is not involved in contacts for the release of the two Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hizbullah."
In a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni at the end of their meeting in Rome, D'Alema said that Italy would not act on the issue without Israel's request. (Ynet)
IDF intelligence chief: Arrogant Syria will try to reclaim Golan
Published: 08.24.06, 15:50
The head of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that after the war with Hizbullah, Syria will try to reclaim the Golan Heights through either diplomatic or military means.
Yadlin added that Hizbullah is trying to improve its image among the population in southern Lebanon by offering Iranian-funneled financial compensation for damaged property. (Attila Somfalvi)
Israel may 'go it alone' against Iran
Herb Keinon, THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 24, 2006
Israel is carefully watching the world's reaction to Iran's continued refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, with some high-level officials arguing it is now clear that when it comes to stopping Iran, Israel "may have to go it alone," The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Bush praises Italy offer to lead Lebanon force
Published: 08.24.06, 16:43
US President George W. Bush has told Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi of his "positive" view of Italy's offer to lead a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Prodi said in a statement on Thursday.
In a phone call with Prodi, Bush "talked of his contacts with the UN secretary general in which the availability and Italian leadership were commented on very positively," the statement said. (Reuters)
Livni: Israel must focus on a Palestinian solution
THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 24, 2006
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni said Thursday that Israel must focus its political efforts on a solution to the Palestinian/ Israeli conflict and not on Syrian efforts.
New Zealand: We Won’t Negotiate With Terrorists
14:55 Aug 24, '06 / 30 Av 5766
(IsraelNN.com) An envoy of New Zealand announced his government has refused to negotiate for the release of 36 year old Olaf Wiig, a New Zealand national. Wiig, a cameraman for the Fox News TV network was kidnapped in Gaza along with 60 year old Steve Centanni, an American Fox News reporter on August 14th.
Hizbullah: Blair must stay far away from Lebanon
THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 24, 2006
Hizbullah warned British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he should steer clear of Lebanon, a Hizbullah official said in an interview with the London Times on Thursday.
The official said that the PM should stay way from Lebanon as his hands were covered with the blood of Lebanese women and children.
Syria Threatens to Close Border With Lebanon if Int'l Troops Deployed
07:11 Aug 24, '06 / 30 Av 5766
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian president, Bashar Assad announced that he would close Syria’s border with Lebanon if international troops are deployed there in accordance with the UN-backed cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel.
Assad warned that he would consider such deployment a hostile move towards his country.
India considers withdrawing Lebanon peacekeepers
Associated Press Aug. 24, 2006
India is considering withdrawing its existing peacekeepers from southern Lebanon, even as the international community struggles to find troops to bolster forces there, officials said.
"We are considering withdrawing our troops from Lebanon," Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee said late Wednesday.
Mukherjee, however, said the 775 Indian soldiers would not leave before UN reinforcements arrive.
US, Japan vow further missile defense cooperation
THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 24, 2006
Japan and the United States will work closely to develop a joint missile defense shield against the threat posed by North Korea, the top US commander in the Pacific said Wednesday.
Adm. William Fallon of the Hawaii-based US Pacific Command also said during a meeting in Tokyo with Japan's foreign minister that the allies should continue bolstering defense cooperation, according to ministry official Hiroyuki Mase.
Fallon was responding to Foreign Minister Taro Aso's request that the two countries cooperate further in response to North Korea's missile tests last month, Mase said.
Sudan asks UNSC for time to bring peace to Darfur
Associated Press Aug. 24, 2006
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir asked the UN Security Council to give his government time to bring peace to Darfur and delay action on the transfer of peacekeeping in the conflict-wracked region from the African Union to a UN force, according to a letter circulated Wednesday.
Published: 08.24.06, 16:10
Japan confirms vehicle activity around North Korean nuclear testing site, Kyodo News agency reports. (AP)
Second suspect in attempted German train bombings arrested in Lebanon
Published: 08.24.06, 13:03
The second main suspect in a failed plot to bomb two German trains last month turned himself in to authorities in his native Lebanon on Thursday, German federal prosecutors said.
Jihad Hamad, 19, was arrested Thursday morning after turning himself in to police in the city of Tripoli, prosecutors said in a statement. The other main suspect, a 21-year-old Lebanese student identified as Youssef Mohamad el Hajdib, was arrested in Germany last weekend. (AP)
Annan expected to visit Syria and Iran
Wed. 23 Aug 2006
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to go to Lebanon and Israel shortly and probably Syria and Iran as well to help enforce the cease-fire in Lebanon, the United Nations announced on Wednesday.
Merkel says Iran's nuclear response unsatisfactory
Associated Press, Aug. 24, 2006
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Iran's response to a package aimed at blunting concerns over its nuclear program appears unsatisfactory and is missing a "decisive sentence" on whether it would halt uranium enrichment.
"We are still examining it, but from everything that I hear we cannot be satisfied," Merkel said in an interview with N24 television.
The UN Security Council has set an Aug. 31 deadline for Iran to halt uranium enrichment or face the risk of economic and political sanctions.
Intelligence Committee report slams spy agencies for underestimating Tehran
Ynet and Reuters
Published: 08.24.06, 14:18
A report published in Washington Wednesday warned that the United States underestimated the Iranian threat as a result of "significant gaps" in intelligence information collected by American spy agencies.
Italy: France expected to increase soldiers dispatched to Lebanon
Published: 08.24.06, 16:12
An Italian minister says he expects Chirac to announce substantial increase in French force for Lebanon. (Reuters)
Iran nuclear issue may head next to U.N.
By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer1 hour, 56 minutes ago
The United States is working with European allies and other governments over a possible U.N. response to what the Bush administration characterizes as Iran's inadequate answer to demands that it cease uranium enrichment.
Islamic website offers tips on killing foreigners in Saudi Arabia, tells potential attackers murdering foreigners easier than they think
Published: 08.24.06, 12:51
The Islamic al-Khasba website has published on August 4 a document titled "How to Kill a Crusader on the Arabian Peninsula," The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported. The document details several possible ways to kill western victims and provides tips on selecting them, following them, and finally murdering them. Ynet
Italian FM: We are not involved in contacts for releasing kidnapped
Published: 08.24.06, 16:59
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said that Italy "is not involved in contacts for the release of the two Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hizbullah."
In a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni at the end of their meeting in Rome, D'Alema said that Italy would not act on the issue without Israel's request. (Ynet)
IDF intelligence chief: Arrogant Syria will try to reclaim Golan
Published: 08.24.06, 15:50
The head of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that after the war with Hizbullah, Syria will try to reclaim the Golan Heights through either diplomatic or military means.
Yadlin added that Hizbullah is trying to improve its image among the population in southern Lebanon by offering Iranian-funneled financial compensation for damaged property. (Attila Somfalvi)
Israel may 'go it alone' against Iran
Herb Keinon, THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 24, 2006
Israel is carefully watching the world's reaction to Iran's continued refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, with some high-level officials arguing it is now clear that when it comes to stopping Iran, Israel "may have to go it alone," The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Bush praises Italy offer to lead Lebanon force
Published: 08.24.06, 16:43
US President George W. Bush has told Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi of his "positive" view of Italy's offer to lead a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Prodi said in a statement on Thursday.
In a phone call with Prodi, Bush "talked of his contacts with the UN secretary general in which the availability and Italian leadership were commented on very positively," the statement said. (Reuters)
Livni: Israel must focus on a Palestinian solution
THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 24, 2006
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni said Thursday that Israel must focus its political efforts on a solution to the Palestinian/ Israeli conflict and not on Syrian efforts.
New Zealand: We Won’t Negotiate With Terrorists
14:55 Aug 24, '06 / 30 Av 5766
(IsraelNN.com) An envoy of New Zealand announced his government has refused to negotiate for the release of 36 year old Olaf Wiig, a New Zealand national. Wiig, a cameraman for the Fox News TV network was kidnapped in Gaza along with 60 year old Steve Centanni, an American Fox News reporter on August 14th.
Hizbullah: Blair must stay far away from Lebanon
THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 24, 2006
Hizbullah warned British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he should steer clear of Lebanon, a Hizbullah official said in an interview with the London Times on Thursday.
The official said that the PM should stay way from Lebanon as his hands were covered with the blood of Lebanese women and children.
Syria Threatens to Close Border With Lebanon if Int'l Troops Deployed
07:11 Aug 24, '06 / 30 Av 5766
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian president, Bashar Assad announced that he would close Syria’s border with Lebanon if international troops are deployed there in accordance with the UN-backed cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel.
Assad warned that he would consider such deployment a hostile move towards his country.
India considers withdrawing Lebanon peacekeepers
Associated Press Aug. 24, 2006
India is considering withdrawing its existing peacekeepers from southern Lebanon, even as the international community struggles to find troops to bolster forces there, officials said.
"We are considering withdrawing our troops from Lebanon," Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee said late Wednesday.
Mukherjee, however, said the 775 Indian soldiers would not leave before UN reinforcements arrive.
US, Japan vow further missile defense cooperation
THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 24, 2006
Japan and the United States will work closely to develop a joint missile defense shield against the threat posed by North Korea, the top US commander in the Pacific said Wednesday.
Adm. William Fallon of the Hawaii-based US Pacific Command also said during a meeting in Tokyo with Japan's foreign minister that the allies should continue bolstering defense cooperation, according to ministry official Hiroyuki Mase.
Fallon was responding to Foreign Minister Taro Aso's request that the two countries cooperate further in response to North Korea's missile tests last month, Mase said.
Sudan asks UNSC for time to bring peace to Darfur
Associated Press Aug. 24, 2006
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir asked the UN Security Council to give his government time to bring peace to Darfur and delay action on the transfer of peacekeeping in the conflict-wracked region from the African Union to a UN force, according to a letter circulated Wednesday.
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