Saturday, January 21, 2006

BULLETIN No. 40

PolicyWatch #1070 A Tale of Two Countries: Defining Post-Syria Lebanon By Michael YoungWhen Shiite ministers recently “suspended” their participation in the Lebanese cabinet, though without resigning, it highlighted an increasingly apparent reality in post-Syria Lebanon:
State Dept. to Iran, Syria: Get in Step
By BARRY SCHWEID
WASHINGTON -- The State Department, reacting negatively to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's meeting in Damascus with leaders of militant......
The U.S. tries to grasp Iran's great leap backward By David Ignatius
The very different meanings of America's Iraq 'withdrawal' By Gordon Robison
The wolf, the goat, and Iran's revived nuclear program By Mark Perry
Israel Blames Iran, Syria for Bombings
By IBRAHIM BARZAK
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel's defense minister accused Iran and Syria on Friday of masterminding a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that wounded 20......
Palestinian Security Forces Begin Voting
By IBRAHIM BARZAK
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian security forces cast ballots for parliamentary candidates Saturday in the official start of this week's......
Iran Pulling Foreign Reserves From Europe
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
TEHRAN, Iran -- A defiant Iran announced Friday it has begun pulling its foreign currency accounts out of European banks to protect its assets......
Iran President Meets Palestinian Leaders
By ALBERT AJI
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Friday with the leaders of the Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Syria,......
Ahmadinejad meets with Nasrallah in Damascus
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on a visit to regional ally Syria Friday, met with Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who made a surprise visit to the Damascus. No statement was given following the meeting. Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri also headed to Damascus for a meeting with the Iranian president, heading.

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