U.S. military officials say that a recently captured top al Qaeda leader in Iraq is fully cooperating with coalition forces and shedding light on the terrorist network.
Israeli perspective
CAIRO — Hamas rejected President Bush"s proposal for a Mideast peace conference, denouncing it yesterday as nothing but lies, while Syria said it fears the offer is "just words."
President Bush, seeking a new legacy as his second-term initiatives falter in Congress, yesterday announced that the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, along with leaders from neighboring Arab states, will meet this fall to jump-start Mideast peace talks.
During a whirlwind two-and-a-half-day return visit by French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte, who left Washington suddenly in May to become President Nicolas Sarkozy's diplomatic adviser and "Sherpa" (the one who does the heavy lifting), he and his wife, Marie-Cecile bid farewell to nearly 3,000 friends and associates at four separate events at their embassy last week: a VIP reception Thursday, a huge staff love-in Friday followed by a private dinner, and the annual Bastille Day Celebration on Saturday.
During a whirlwind two-and-a-half-day return visit by French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte, who left Washington suddenly in May to become President Nicolas Sarkozy's diplomatic adviser and "Sherpa" (the one who does the heavy lifting), he and his wife, Marie-Cecile bid farewell to nearly 3,000 friends and associates at four separate events at their embassy last week: a VIP reception Thursday, a huge staff love-in Friday followed by a private dinner, and the annual Bastille Day Celebration on Saturday.
Democrats and vote fraud Bruce Tinsley's Mallard Fillmore cartoon on Wednesday (Culture, et cetera) about a Washington State woman who registered her dog to vote — the Associated Press story indicates that she actually voted three times in his name — illustrates a very important issue as we approach the 2008 national elections. That issue is election fraud and the different approach to it of the two major parties.
Democrats and vote fraud Bruce Tinsley's Mallard Fillmore cartoon on Wednesday (Culture, et cetera) about a Washington State woman who registered her dog to vote — the Associated Press story indicates that she actually voted three times in his name — illustrates a very important issue as we approach the 2008 national elections. That issue is election fraud and the different approach to it of the two major parties.
MIAMI — An FBI agent yesterday recounted for federal prosecutors how terror suspect Jose Padilla provided vague details about his days in Egypt during questioning in May 2002 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
