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Petition In Support Of Congressman Gil Gutknecht's proposed Sense of the Congress resolution
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Iran va Jahan
"We, the Iranian-American community salute and support Congressman
Gutknecht for his far-sightedness and urge other members of the House of
Representatives, Senate and the United States Government, under the
leadership of President George W. Bush, to join his efforts and to endorse
and sign this resolution and make it the law."
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Bush: Iran, Iraq, Syria Aid Terror
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AP
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration is linking Iran, Iraq and Syria to the terror attacks on Israel, accusing the three nations of ``inspiring and financing a culture of political murder and suicide bombing.''
The accusation by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld broadened the tough rhetoric President Bush again directed Monday at Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Rumsfeld: Iran, Iraq, Syria Promoting Suicide Bombings
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Dow Jones News Wires
WASHINGTON -- In some of his most specific comments to date, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld accused Iran, Iraq and Syria on Monday of promoting suicide bombing attacks and also said that Iran has harbored and continues to harbor al-Qaida terrorists.
"Murderers are not martyrs. Targeting civilians is immoral, whatever the excuse.
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Iran Rejects U.S. Accusation It Sponsors Terror
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Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR -- Iran rejected U.S. accusations it sponsored terrorist attacks on the West Bank, saying on Tuesday that Palestinian suicide bombers were resisting occupation by Israel.
Iranian Foreign Minister Kharrazi Kamal told a news conference in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur that it was irrelevant to talk about anyone sponsoring such violence.
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Iran Says Oil for Weapon Tactic Would Be Effective
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Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Using oil from Muslim countries as a weapon to make Western nations force an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank could be very effective but would need support from all the states concerned, Iran said on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, asked if Iran would back Iraq's call to use oil as weapon against the West to pressure Israel's hand, said: "I believe the Islamic (unclear) has enough instruments to use but it all depends on the collective decision of Islamic countries.
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India, Iran to cooperate in fight against terror
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India Times
DUBAI: India and Iran have called for mutual cooperation to root out terrorism in all forms and to diversify bilateral relations at all levels.
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Faster, Please
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National Review
While we dither on and on, the brave and the innocent are being murdered throughout the Middle East by the enemies of freedom and democracy.
These deaths, from Israeli hotel dining rooms and public markets, to the Arab and Iranian streets, are our responsibility.
President Bush announced we would wage war on the terror network, and then permitted his policymakers to paralyze the war, and rollback his promises to take the struggle to the terrorists' homelands.
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Iran: Journalist's Trial Indicates Hard-Line Crackdown
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RFE/RL
In recent months, Iranian hard-liners have stepped up their efforts to intimidate liberal intellectuals by arresting a 73-year-old former journalist, Siamak Pourzand, and pressing him to confess to charges of spying.
As RFE/RL correspondents Charles Recknagel and Azam Gorgin report, the case is focusing new attention on the hard-liners' ability to arrest reformists arbitrarily and prosecute them in closed-door trials that inspire widespread fear and uncertainty.
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Early "Sizdeh Bedar" Security measures around main Tehran's parks
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SMCCDI
Early reports from Tehran (07:50 AM local time) are stating about heavy Security measures around main parks of the Capital, especially, around the "Mellat" and "Daneshjoo" (Student) parks where thousands of Iranians are expected to gather in few hours in order to celebrate the traditional "Sizdeh Bedar".
Tens of Militians and Plainclothes men are taking, already, position in these areas in order to avoid any gathering hostile to the regime.
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Brent crude surges as Iran moots using oil as weapon against US
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AFX Europe
LONDON -- Brent crude surged in morning trade after reports citing Iran as saying it would consider using oil as a "weapon" against the US and Israel, dealers said.
At 10.30 am, Benchmark Brent crude contracts for May delivery traded at 26.55 usd per barrel, up 63 cents on Thursday's close.
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Pakistan Offers Compressed Natural Gas Expertise to Iran
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Asia Pulse
ISLAMABAD, April 2 Asia Pulse - Pakistan has offered to provide technical expertise and cooperation to Iran for the development and promotion of its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) industry.
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Mills oppose seeking assistance from Iran for producing sugar from beet
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FT
LAHORE : Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Chairman Muhammad Zaka Ashraf has strongly opposed the government decision to seek assistance from Iran for producing sugar from beet.
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The Front Line in the War on Terror, It's Israel now, not Afghanistan.
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Weekly Standard
THE FRONT LINES in the war against terror are no longer in the mountains of Afghanistan, but rather in the streets of Israel. Since America was attacked in September, both friends and adversaries of Israel have attempted to deny the link between America's war on terror and the dispute in the Middle East.
After all, Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda were more focused on removing American influence from the Islamic world than promoting the Palestinian cause.
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Bush stands back as Israel tightens siege
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Guardian
Tanks massed outside Bethlehem and Nablus yesterday as Israel expanded its military offensive to Palestinian towns across the West Bank, against a backdrop of continued suicide bombings and a rising tide of international criticism.
In Washington, however, President George Bush refused to condemn the Israeli operations, repeating earlier observations that the Jewish state had a right to defend itself, and only calling on the prime minister, Ariel Sharon "to keep the path of peace open".
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Katyusha rocket fired at northern Galilee; no injuries or damage
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Ha'aretz
A Katyusha rocket fell early Tuesday morning in the northern Galilee, the first time a rocket has been fired since Israel's unilateral withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000. The Katyusha landed in open ground, and did not cause any injuries or damage.
A United Nations spokesman said he had no report of a Katyusha rocket being fired.
"The Israelis can say what they want but we have no confirmation or report on that incident yet, we are still inquiring about it," UN spokesman in southern
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Bush's Mideast Bungle
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Business Week
His initial detachment and then inconsistent policy statements have done nothing to ease the region's deadly tensions
How badly has George W. Bush mismanaged Middle East policy? His bungling has not only helped bring the region to the brink of war but it has also jeopardized the White House's own top priority -- its battle against terrorism.
The Bush strategy has sent a ringing message throughout the Middle East -- terrorism works. And that, in turn, has isolated the U.S. in its efforts to crack down on Iraq's Saddam Hussein.
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The US Mideast-policy whipsaw
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The Christian Science Monitor
The pressure rises on Bush to end Israeli-Palestinian fighting.
WASHINGTON – Like so many American presidents before him, George W. Bush has now discovered the power of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to burst unwanted into the Oval Office and compel his attention.
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