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Hamas to end truce with Israel

published by You on 10 December, 2005 - 00:56

[quote][size=18]Hamas to end truce with Israel[/size]

The political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas has said it will not renew its informal ceasefire with Israel that expires at the end of year.

Khaled Meshaal told a rally in the Syrian capital Damascus his group was preparing for a new round of conflict.

The truce begun in February was based on Israel ending its attacks on Palestinians and releasing prisoners.

[b]Hamas had already said it would pull out of the truce when Israel killed a military leader in November.[/b]

Addressing the crowd at the Yarmouk refugee

How Britain helped Israel get the (A) bomb

published by You on 9 December, 2005 - 23:57

[quote][size=18]How Britain helped Israel get the bomb[/size]

[b]Newsnight reporter Michael Crick tells the story of how Britain helped Israel build the bomb - without telling the Americans.[/b]

Documents uncovered by Newsnight in the British National Archives show how, in 1958, Britain agreed to sell Israel 20 tonnes of heavy water, a vital ingredient for the production of plutonium at Israel's top secret Dimona nuclear reactor in the Negev desert.

Robert McNamara, President John F Kennedy's defence secretary, has told Newsnight he is "astonished" at the revelation that Britain kept

US man shot dead on Florida plane

published by You on 7 December, 2005 - 23:26

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[size=18]US man shot dead on Florida plane[/size]

A passenger who claimed to have a bomb on board an American Airlines plane in Miami was shot dead by a US federal officer, government officials say.

The 44-year-old US citizen was shot after fleeing an air marshal and then reaching into his bag. Reports say no device has yet been found.

Flight 924 had just arrived from Colombia, and was headed to Orlando.

It is the first time since the attacks of 11 September 2001 that a US air marshal has shot at a passenger.

The US dramatically increased the number of air marshals on flights after the 2001 attacks.

[b]'Appropriate action'[/b]

In California, Muslim-Owned Liquor Stores Become A Target

published by You on 3 December, 2005 - 19:26

[quote][size=18]In California, Muslim-Owned Liquor Stores Become A Target[/size]

By Shahed Amanullah, December 1, 2005

[i]On one side, Muslim immigrants say they're just trying to make a living. On the other, an African-American neighborhood struggles to rid itself of an abundance of liquor stores.[/i]

The issue of liquor stores in poor African-American neighborhoods such as those in Oakland, California has long been an issue of contention with urban activists.

US Vietnam intelligence 'flawed'

published by You on 2 December, 2005 - 19:58

[quote][size=18]US Vietnam intelligence 'flawed'[/size]

Newly-released US documents suggest the US escalated the war in Vietnam based on skewed intelligence.

The documents cast doubt on the existence of an attack on a US warship by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin on 4 August 1964.

The incident prompted President Lyndon Johnson to ask Congress, in effect, to declare war on Vietnam.

The revelations, released by the National Security Agency, were written by its own historian in 2001.

Robert Hanyok declares his review of all the intelligence shows beyond doubt that "no at

If you change your name, please post here!

published by You on 1 December, 2005 - 01:10

Salaam

am I the only one who is finding it tricky to keep account of everyone?

on the old forums, the id was the first username. on here it is numerical, so you have to look at a few posts before figuring it out.

So can all regulars bookmark this topic.

and post their names when they change so its easier to see who is who.

(Unless you change for a reason to hide your identity from potential newcomers... like averoes... erm... I mean enver... what is he called today?)

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