...For years, Kurdish officials and Baghdad’s central government have fought over the right do develop oil in the north of Iraq. As Iraq’s federalists struggled to come up with a national oil policy, Kurdish officials entered into contracts with foreign firms seeking to strike it rich in the northern part of the country. After Baghdad drew up its policy, the national oil industry said that Kurdistan’s contracts were null and void, claiming that the individual state had no authority to sell these contracts without federal approval. As a result, no oil has been pumped from Iraq’s Kurdish regions...Read More
Please note that the term Christian in the following article is sometimes used loosely:
Palestinian and other Arab Christians are a perennial political football, especially with Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Holy Land.. Seen by some as the epitome of what happens to minorities under Islamist rule when their shops are firebombed in Hamas-ruled Gaza, they are also continually used by the Western media to show how the Israeli security fence divides those in Bethlehem from Jerusalem. Even as their community shrinks, they seem to get more and more attention. They were a centerpiece of Jimmy Carter’s Palestine: Peace not Apartheid...Israel's Christian Beneficiaries
A Jewish couple with five children had tried to make a reservation by email at the Haus Sonnenhof hotel in the Tyrolean village of Serfaus, in western Austria...'No Jews' policy employed at Austria hotel
In early April, Vice President Biden was asked if the administration was concerned that Israel might strike at Iran's nuclear facilities. "I don't believe Prime Minister Netanyahu would do that," Mr. Biden replied. "I think he would be ill advised to do that."...Obama's Signal to Israel: Submit
Saudi media quotes top Iranian official as confirming Revolutionary Guard has recently deployed anti-aircraft missile batteries in Persian Gulf following reports of imminent US-Israeli attack on country's nuclear facilities...Tehran preparing for attack on its nuclear sites
From Joel Rosenberg:
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER HINTS: VOTE FOR AHMADINEJAD
THE POPE VISITS THE EPICENTER: “I am certain that this will be a continuation of the dialogue between Judaism and Christianity in the spirit of the Prophets,” says President Peres
Lori's links:
Sheikh attacks Israel, Pope walks out,
Vatican vowed to stop missionary activity to Jews,
Chief Rabbi to Pope: Tell the world Jews belong in Israel,
Benedict XVI, the first pope to enter the mosque of the Dome of the Rock,
Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Sharm el-Sheikh,
Jordan's King Abdullah woos Assad in peace push,
UN Security Council calls for a Palestinian state,
'Iran deploys missiles in Persian Gulf',
Ahmedinajad to Iran/Syria delegates: We should look for new world order,
Killing Civilians: A Muslim View ,
Jordan king woos Syria in Mideast peace push,
Netanyahu: Peace talks to begin 'soon',
Boo's new Middle East Policy,
A growing divergence between J'lem and Washington? ,
Signs Point Toward ‘Cataclysmic’ War in Middle East,
Boo to visit Russia ,
Russia plays up its international role – especially in Mideast peace,
Russia, Japan looking to resolve disputes through economic ties,
Russia waits for U.S. proposals on stored nuclear warheads,
Gas deal between Turkey and European Union breaks Russian stranglehold ,
Angel or Demon? In the Vatican, Boo Is Both ,
Colombian president's ally arrested,
UAE ruler replaces top posts in cabinet reshuffle,
Iraq arrests minister's brother,
Turkey's prime minister reshuffles his Cabinet,
EU talks with Cuban foreign minister,
zerbaijani Foreign Minister Meets with U.S. Secretary of State,
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2 interesting pieces:
1. Pipelineistan goes Af-Pak,
2. How Ahmedinejad Made Me a Believer,
The sovereignty movement,
JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2009,
S. Korea congratulates U.S. on election to U.N. Human Rights Council,
Pope in Bethlehem endorses Palestinian homeland,
Damascus ready to resume indirect talks,
Washington pushing '57 solution for Mid East ,
Boo's Signal to Israel: Submit,
Islamic Jihad: Don't recognize Israel ,
Say What? Islamic, constitutional law similar, prof. says,
A little Golan heights story ,
written in 2004, a history lesson
(at the request of Boo) NATO appoints new SACEUR,
UN backs King Abdullah's campaign to avert war,
EU Investing in New Jerusalem Biotech Center,
France defies EU parliament on internet law,
EU fines US chip-maker Intel historic €1.06bn
IAF practicing MIG-29/F-16 dogfights,
Abbas heads to Damascus for meeting with Assad,
Mideast Frankenstein: ‘PA Army May Rebel’ ,
“To my ears, at least, his subtle warning is that if concrete progress isn't made toward a Palestinian state, the very troops Dayton is assembling could rebel,” wrote Dreyfuss
The Middle East Nuclear Arms scramble,
Signs Point Toward ‘Cataclysmic’ War in Middle East,
What's the IOI - "If Only Israel" - syndrome? ,
FM's UK visit shrouded in secrecy,
BBC appoints Muslim to oversee religious content,
Russia views US, NATO as ’top security threats,
. Putin plotting return as Russian pres,
Russia warns of war over Artic oil,
Jordan's King warns of war,
Netanyahu in Jordan for talks with king ,
Jordan king to Netanyahu: Israel must accept Palestinian state ,
PM turns down Abdullah's request that he endorse 2 states,
Obama warns Netanyahu: Don't surprise me with Iran strike,
Bibi: No Surprise Attack on Iran,
Cheney: US must threaten to bomb Iran,
Former US envoy says Obama’s Russia-Iran policy is “wrong” ,
Ahmadinejad's popularity rises in Iran,
Pakistan: Taliban stronghold captured, militant casualties rise to 762 ,
Iran to US: 'It's a culture thing' ,
Iran and the Shah: What Really Happened ,
Chavez launches Revolutionary Reading Plan in Venezuela,
Are the people who 'really run the world' meeting this weekend? ,
Syrian official: Israel must return Golan Heights,
Turkish president: Syria key to solving Middle East problems,
Russia's Lavrov to visit Syria, Lebanon,
US Blacklists Syria - But Will Send Mitchell Anyway,
"Israel's government has received informal messages from the U.S. that Damascus is far from willing to crack down on Hizbullah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists in its territory, and is even tightening its ties with these organizations. Peace talks with Israel are currently not on the Syrian table at all, Israel has learned."
Iron Dome to be deployed in 2010,
Leon Panetta's mission to stop Israel bombing Iranian nuclear plant,
U.S. State Department Denies Deadline on Iran Talks,
CIA chief in secret Israel talks on Iran,
Boo to free four Iranian "diplomats" as swap for US journalist,
diplomats defined as "senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards intelligence officers"
Boo faces tricky talks with Netanyahu,
Holder pledges not to release terrorists into US,
U.N. treaty could jeopardize 2nd Amendment rights,
Golden Report: You may not like it, but it's the truth,
Blair Sees 'Moment of Opportunity' for Middle East Peace,
Blair holds out hope for two-state solution,
EU strategic partnership with Mexico,
Blair: Iranian Threat and Two-State Solution are Contingent,
European satellites to explore origins of universe,
Russia, Abkhazia 'to sign military base deal soon' ,
Thirteen Ton Temple Corner Stone to Be Presented to the People of Israel ,
Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement Documentary 34:42 min,
Attention English speakers: Israel wants you to teach their over-crowded classes ,
Pope: Christians, Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land must make peace,
Roman mayor visits Israel,
ElBaradei: Israel would be 'utterly insane' to attack Iran,
Turkish PM: Islamophobia is a crime against humanity,
Turkish president urges Israel to accept Syria's overtures,
Pentagon Preparing For War With The Enemy: Russia,
"Withdrawal from the 1972 ABM Treaty signified a switch to the testing and deployment of a global missile defense system, with a view to fully removing the deterrent potential of China, and partially that of Russia.
Boo: Iran existential threat to Israel,
Hamas reiterates its refusal to recognize Israel,
IAF Chief: 'Iron Dome' Price Tag 'Not So Terrible' ,
US declines to disclose Middle East peace plan,
Deal or no deal: Israel will go it's own way,
How does an Israeli diplomatic visit to the U.S. work? ,
Netanyahu 'won't back Palestinian state' in US,
Assad doesn't want actual peace,
Peres: Time is ripe to advance Mideast peace,
Boo urged to speak from Mosque,
US has new Mideast peace plan: Jordan king,
US to Israel: Tone down rhetoric on Iran,
Whose side is Boo on? ,
Pakistan vows to attack Bin Laden lair ,
GPS-linked lethal security device,
European countries sign gas pipeline deals with Russia,
Putin urges Turkey to maintain high levels of trade,
Russia ready to help build 4 nuclear plants in Turkey,
EU regions do not beg for funds,
EU seeks to extend global reach,
"...Solana is ... EU's veteran High Representative for Foreign Policy. Members of his team talk confidently of the EU as an indispensible power, whose crisis management is needed to deal with the world's big conflicts and disputes, wherever they occur.
The 10 Regions according to EU,
Around the globe, religious freedom under assault,
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