McCain says only World War III would justify draft

COSTA MESA, California (Reuters) - Only World War III would prompt Republican presidential candidate John McCain to bring back the military draft, McCain said on Tuesday.

Many Americans are fearful the U.S. government will be forced to reinstitute the draft given the prolonged Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

U.S. Says Israeli Exercise Seemed Directed at Iran

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT
Published: June 20, 2008

WASHINGTON — Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

U.N. nuclear team to inspect bombed site in Syria

By Karin Strohecker
Mon Jun 23, 5:49 AM ET

VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear inspectors headed on Monday for an alleged nuclear site in Syria that the United States says housed a secretly built reactor nearing completion when it was bombed by Israel nine months ago, a diplomat said.

Israel shows abilities for Iran strike

By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 12 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - A large Israeli military exercise this month may have been aimed at showing Jerusalem's abilities to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.

Russia's Lavrov warns against attack on Iran

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 25 minutes ago

MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister on Friday warned against the use of force on Iran, saying there is no proof it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

How Iran would retaliate if it comes to war

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 25 minutes ago

MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister on Friday warned against the use of force on Iran, saying there is no proof it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

Obama establishes lead over McCain: Poll

Press Trust of India
Thursday, June 12, 2008 (New York)

Presumptive Democratic candidate for the US presidential election Barack Obama has established a small early lead over his rival Republican John McCain, a new poll shows.

Bush Faces Rome Anti-War Protests

Thursday, Jun. 12, 2008 By AP/DEB RIECHMANN

(ROME) — President Bush can look forward to a hearty welcome from his old friend, the charismatic Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, and Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Rome. That's not what was found on the streets, however, where anti-Bush sentiment over the war in Iraq still lingers.

Perpetuating the al-Qaeda-Iraq Myth

By ROBERT BAER
Tue Jun 3, 5:10 PM ET

In an interview with the Washington Post last week, CIA Director Michael Hayden claimed we're beating al-Qaeda. As Hayden put it: "Near strategic defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Near strategic defeat of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia."

Oil falls after CNBC says Saudis hike output

Tue Jun 10, 9:38 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil futures fell on Tuesday from highs over $137 a barrel after CNBC reported Saudi Arabia had increased output by 500,000 barrels per day to 9.45 million bpd this quarter, traders said.

Oil consumption forecasts cut as prices surge

By JOHN WILEN, AP Business Writer
16 minutes ago


NEW YORK - The U.S. Energy Department and the International Energy Agency both lowered their global oil consumption forecasts for this year because of surging prices, but said demand continues to accelerate in developing nations.

Global cluster-bomb ban draws moral line in the sand

By Scott Peterson | Staff writer
and Michael Seaver | Correspondent

ISTANBUL, Turkey; and DUBLIN, Ireland - Diplomats from 111 countries will unveil a treaty on Friday to ban cluster bombs that have left war zones around the world littered with lethal weapons long after hostilities ended.

Europe balks at $8 a gallon gas

Protests have rocked London, Paris, and other cities across the continent this week.
By Mark Rice-Oxley

London - Trucks blocking a main London highway, fishermen blockading French ports, Dutch drivers petitioning parliament, Spanish and Italian fishermen voting to strike – Europeans are becoming restless at relentlessly high energy costs.

Talks to keep U.S. troops in Iraq provoke ire

By Howard LaFranchi
Tue Jun 10, 4:00 AM ET

Washington - An agreement the United States is negotiating with Iraq on the conditions for the long-term stationing of American forces there is under fire from national legislative leaders in both countries.

Bush and allies embrace possible Iran sanctions

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
7 minutes ago

KRANJ, Slovenia - President Bush and European allies on Tuesday threatened tougher sanctions to squeeze Iran's finances and derail its potential pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Bush said the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran would endanger world peace.

Oil rises jump more than $10 to new record high

By ADAM SCHRECK, AP Business Writer
15 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up more than $11 to a new record above $139 Friday after Morgan Stanley predicted prices would hit $150 by the Fourth of July. The unprecedented jump is all but certain to drive gas prices well past the $4 mark in the coming weeks

U.S. sidesteps questions on Israeli threat against Iran

Fri Jun 6, 2008 1:31pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday sidestepped questions about an Israeli threat to attack Iranian nuclear sites if it continues uranium enrichment, saying it was committed to dealing with Tehran through multilateral diplomacy.

Oil jumps over $6 as dollar weakens

Fri Jun 6, 2008 11:36am EDT

By Margaret Orgill

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil soared by more than $6 a barrel to over $134 on Friday, bringing gains in the last two days to $12 as the dollar weakened further on a jump in the jobless rate in the United States.

Remarks by Israel's transport minister that an attack on Iranian nuclear sites looked "unavoidable" and a Morgan Stanley report predicting oil could reach a record high of $150 by July 4, also sent crude prices roaring upwards.

Israel to attack Iran unless enrichment stops: minister

Fri Jun 6, 2008 9:02am EDT

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites looks "unavoidable" given the apparent failure of sanctions to deny Tehran technology with bomb-making potential, one of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's deputies said on Friday.

‘So Close To'

We came so close to World War Three that day

James Forsyth and Douglas DavisWednesday, 3rd October 2007

On 6 September, when Israel struck a nuclear facility in Syria


A meticulously planned, brilliantly executed surgical strike by Israeli jets on a nuclear installation in Syria on 6 September may have saved the world from a devastating threat. The only problem is that no one outside a tight-lipped knot of top Israeli and American officials knows precisely what that threat involved.

McCain criticizes Obama on Iran

By LIBBY QUAID, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 3 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain raised the specter of a nuclear Iran in a speech to a pro-Israel group, once again chastising Democrat Barack Obama for his willingness to meet with leaders of Iran and other U.S. foes.