Home-grown terrorism fuelled by Iraq war: Meyer.
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- Home-grown terrorism fuelled by Iraq war: Meyer.
- French gov’t meets over riots
- US, Iraqis go on the offensive
- Violence in Paris suburbs sparks copy-cat unrest
- MOVIE REVIEW – CHICKEN LITTLE
- TIMELESS; The Grown-Ups’ Table – New York Times
Home-grown terrorism fuelled by Iraq war: Meyer.
Free with registration – Asia Africa Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 5, 2005
–> COPYRIGHT 2005 Financial Times Ltd. (From Press Trust of India) London, Nov 5 (PTI) Rebutting Prime Minister Tony Blair’s claim that the Iraq war has not exposed UK to terror attacks, former British ambassador to Washington Christopher Meyer has said that there is plenty of evidence to show that "home-grown terrorism" was partly fuelled by the offensive. "There is plenty of evidence around at the moment that home-grown terrorism was.
French gov’t meets over riots
Washington Post – Nov 5, 2005
policy in the region. Some of the big Latin economies including Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela threw the brakes on a deal they felt favored the United States. Former envoy says Iraq war fueled terrorism at homeLONDON (Reuters) – London’s former ambassador to Washington says the war in Iraq fueled home-grown terrorism in Britain, in comments likely to cause further problems for British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the end of a turbulent political week. Sir Christopher Meyer, who was heavily involved in the planning that led up to the war, said he disagreed with Blair’s view that joining the United States in the 2003 invasion of Iraq had not exposed Britain to terrorist attacks. Merkel says committed to coalition despite turmoilBONN, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor-designate Angela Merkel admitted on Saturday that turmoil surrounding talks to form a new coalition government had created a bad public impression but she said all parties wanted a deal. “What you’re seeing and hearing at the moment is undoubtedly putting your basic democratic feelings to a hard test,” she said at an event for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a think tank linked to her Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Two dead in fresh Ethiopia unrest: residentsADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Two people were reported killed in northern Ethiopia on Saturday after a fifth day of political unrest that has shaken confidence in the vast African nation’s stability.
US, Iraqis go on the offensive
NEWS.com.au – Nov 5, 2005
The five dead include four cell leaders and Abu Raghad, described as “a North African terrorist” who was “the senior (Al-Qaeda) foreign fighter facilitator in the Al-Qaim region and an associate of Zarqawi. ”
Raghad “had contacts throughout the Middle East who were involved in the recruiting, transportation, training and smuggling of foreign fighters and suicide bombers into Iraq,” the military said. 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. Share this article.
Violence in Paris suburbs sparks copy-cat unrest
Washington Post – Nov 5, 2005
policy in the region. Some of the big Latin economies including Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela threw the brakes on a deal they felt favored the United States. Former envoy says Iraq war fueled terrorism at homeLONDON (Reuters) – London’s former ambassador to Washington says the war in Iraq fueled home-grown terrorism in Britain, in comments likely to cause further problems for British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the end of a turbulent political week. Sir Christopher Meyer, who was heavily involved in the planning that led up to the war, said he disagreed with Blair’s view that joining the United States in the 2003 invasion of Iraq had not exposed Britain to terrorist attacks. Annan rebuffs Iran after Israel remarkUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has canceled his forthcoming trip to Tehran in response to the Iranian president’s call to “wipe Israel off the map,” the United Nations said on Friday.
MOVIE REVIEW – CHICKEN LITTLE
Jamaica Observer – Nov 6, 2005
If it were the first computer-animation foray by any other studio, Chicken Little would seem like a good start. Yet fair or unfair, you expect more than just a good start from Disney, which took risks in Hollywood’s golden age to create feature-length gems such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi and made true epics of animation well into the 1990s. With its distribution deal for Pixar cartoons set to end after next year’s Cars, Disney needs to build a strong pipeline of home-grown digital cartoons if it wants to avoid becoming the studio that animation passed by. Chicken Little, a Disney release, runs 81 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four. Talk Back
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TIMELESS; The Grown-Ups’ Table – New York Times
New York Times – Nov 6, 2005
Later, it became my parents informal dining table, and while ridding its white laminate top of the ink from breakfast newspapers was a minor annoyance, there was something quite satisfying about a table that came with swivel chairs. Sometimes theres nothing like a good spin after a meal. Today, the table has moved into my fathers home office, and I miss it. A few years ago, in a fit of nostalgia, I went to the annual Knoll sale and bought a Saarinen side table with a marble top for my apartment. I thought it would provide a nice contrast to the mostly traditional upholstered furniture in my living room. It did, indeed, so why wasnt I happy with it? The answer came to me only recently: you cant eat breakfast or read the paper at a side table.