Iraq war ‘fuelled terrorism’: former British ambassador
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- Iraq war ‘fuelled terrorism’: former British ambassador
- Rapid return to nuclear power ruled out
- Cubs win on Lee’s home run in 10th.
- Budget will help Olympic effort: ASC
- US, Iraqi forces launch offensive near Syrian border
Iraq war ‘fuelled terrorism’: former British ambassador
abc.net.au – May 11, 2005
9:25pm –> Last Update: Saturday, November 5, 2005. 9:25pm (AEDT) Iraq war ‘fuelled terrorism’: former British ambassadorBritain’s involvement in the Iraq war has “partly radicalised and fuelled” the rise of home-grown terrorism, London’s former ambassador to Washington, Sir Christopher Meyer, said on Saturday. Prime Minister Tony Blair has repeatedly denied that the US and British invasion of Iraq in March 2003 has led to an increase in Islamic extremism and that it played a part in the July 7 attacks in London which left 56 dead. But in an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Sir Christopher said: “There is plenty of evidence around at the moment that home-grown terrorism was partly radicalised and fuelled by what is going on in Iraq. ” “There is no way we can credibly get up and say it has nothing to do with it. Don’t tell me that being in Iraq has got nothing to do with it.
Rapid return to nuclear power ruled out
Guardian Unlimited – May 11, 2005
One of the problems of building new nuclear power stations was that the UK did not have designs of its own or sufficient trained people to put them together. “We would be both buying in the designs and the expertise from abroad,” Mr Loughhead said. “The question would then be whether we had enough home-grown people to control the process so we knew what was going on. “In the field of renewables the centre was investigating the new breed of household combined heat and power generators, and how home-produced solar and wind power could be fed back into the grid by householders. “We have the technology for people to produce electricity in their own homes but the problem is getting the regulatory and technical issues right so that they get a fair price and the grid continues to function properly,” he said. About this article Close Rapid return to nuclear power ruled out This article appeared in.
Cubs win on Lee’s home run in 10th.
Free with registration – Chicago Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 11, 2005
Cubs win on Lee’s home run in 10th. Derrek Lee’s home run into a 14-m. wind in the 10th inning.
Budget will help Olympic effort: ASC
The Age – May 11, 2005
“This sort of commitment from the Australian government is ashot in the arm for athletes training for the Commonwealth Games inMelbourne and the Beijing Olympics in 2008,” he said. “Our performances in Sydney and Athens were record-breaking, andwith this sort of support and commitment behind them, there’s noreason our athletes shouldn’t be able to replicate theseefforts. Mr Peters said the European training centre would giveAustralian athletes in Europe access to home-grown expertise insports science and sports medicine – one of Australia’s proven keycompetitive advantages. The purpose built 50 bed facility will also provideaccommodation, training facilities, transport and athlete supportservices. “In the lead up to 2000 the world came to us to compete butsince then the challenges of geography and cost have made pursuingthis sort of competition difficult for many sports,” he said.
US, Iraqi forces launch offensive near Syrian border
Asharq Alawsat – May 11, 2005
At the United Nations an auditing board has recommended the Washington pay as much as 208 million dollars to Iraq for overbilling or shoddy work performed by a subsidiary of US oil services firm Halliburton, The New York Times reported Saturday. The work, carried out by Kellogg, Brown and Root, was paid for with Iraqi oil revenues but was delivered at inflated prices or done poorly, the board said, according to the US newspaper. London’s former ambassador to Washington, Sir Christopher Meyer, said in an interview with the Guardian newspaper that Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war has “partly radicalised and fuelled” the rise of home-grown terrorism. Prime Minister Tony Blair has repeatedly denied that the US and British invasion of Iraq in March 2003 has led to an increase in Islamic extremism and that it played a part in the July 7 attacks in London which left 56 dead. But former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger warned at a meeting in Brussels with NATO top brass, including US General James Jones and Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, against any rushed withdrawal of US forces from Iraq. “American abdication in Iraq will have global consequences if a fundamentalist radical state were to emerge in Baghdad,” Kissinger said, as he called on Europeans to overcome their differences and coordinate efforts to bring stability to Iraq.