By: David Bibo
A roundup of the day’s national and international security news: Abbas says Palestine on verge of civil war, WaPo poll finds American discontent with Iraq, Dem Congress growing, TB Andy response hampered by bureaucracy, ETA to end ceasefire, China joins Russia in criticizing Europe missile defense, military judges toss two Gitmo detainee cases, Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia says captured US soldiers are dead, Ahmadinejad says countdown to Israeli destruction has begun, Lebanon a failed state?, and Rice spars with Venezuela FM over RCTV.
[AP] Abbas: Palestinians “on verge of civil war.”
[WaPo] Poll: Americans’ discontent with Iraq growing. 60% say surge won’t work, more than half say Iraq War has not contributed to US long-term security, and the honeymoon is over with the Dem Congress.
[WaPo] Bureaucracy inhibited government from responding correctly to TB Andy case.
[Al-Jazeera] Basque separatists ETA prepare to end ceasefire.
[AP, WaPo] Despite Putin’s heated rhetoric, Bush not backing down on Europe missile defense. China joins Russia in criticizing plans while Bush and Putin do agree on something.
[NYT, WaPo] Military judges say procedures not followed in 2 Gitmo cases, dismiss charges. Sparks renewed calls to transfer cases to civilian courts or standard courts martial.
[NYT, WaPo] Captured US soldiers are dead, says insurgent group. Video “proof” doesn’t show much.
[ABC, MEMRI] Ahmadinejad says ”countdown” to Israel’s destruction has begun. France, Spain decry.
[Alsumaria Iraq] Turkey prepares report for UN on troubles in Northern Iraq.
[Fars] Ahmadinejad: “The great powers can gather together their forces and frown. But they must know that threats will not make Iran yield…the Iranian people are invincible and will remain invincible.”
[WaPo] Lebanon a failed state?
[AP, Al-Jazeera] Rice, Chavez FM spar over shuttering of Radio Caracas Television.
Tags: Ahmadinejad, al-Qaeda, Basque, Bush, Chavez, China, Civil War, Congress, ETA, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Missile Defense, Palestine, Palestinians, Putin, Rice, Russia, Surge, TB, Turkey, UN, Venezuela
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