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Why not Israel? Posted: Monday, December 22, 2003 Condi and the 9/11 Commission Poised to convene its first hard-hitting hearings in January, the federal commission investigating the 9/11 attacks continues to be at odds with the White House over access to key information and witnesses. Two government sources tell TIME that National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice is arguing over ground rules for her appearance in part because she does not want to testify under oath or, according to one source, in public. Pressure on Israel to scrap WMD ARAB nations last night demanded that Israel follow Libya's lead on weapons of mass destruction and begin dismantling its nuclear arsenal, thought to number some 200 warheads, which they say is the main threat to the region. If Libya can do it, why not Israel? If weapons of mass destruction are a menace in unstable regions such as the Middle East, if their availability must be reduced, then logic begins to move us closer to the confrontation we never seek with the nuclear power we - let alone Messrs Bush and Blair - seldom mention: Israel. Bush and Blair: The Big Fall-Out TONY Blair and George Bush's love-in has collapsed over the rebuilding of Iraq. The two leaders have fallen out over plans for the reconstruction of the country and the heavy-handed action of American troops against the civilian population. Israeli invasion shakes Jenin Three Palestinians have been wounded, one seriously, during a major Israeli military invasion of Jenin on Monday. UN satellites eye Israeli barrier Questions and Fears... Baghdad has been a very tense place these last few days. Yesterday alone we heard around 8 explosions though none of the news channels seem to be covering them. There have also been several demonstrations- some anti-Saddam and some pro-Saddam and several anti-America. The most prominent anti-America demonstrations took place in A'adhamiya and Amiriya, two residential areas in Baghdad.   Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |