The time zones of Lebanon
Electronic Intifada - 10 May 2008
rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rThis is what I have to say about the latest series of political speeches in Lebanon: Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks as if there is no future, but March 14 government coalition leaders Walid Jumblat, Saad Hariri and Fouad Siniora speak as if there is no past. For Nasrallah, the past performance and actions of the Loyalists is the only reference point. Rami Zurayk writes from Beirut.

Iran, IAEA to resume nuclear talks: envoy
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 10 May 2008
Summary: TEHRAN (AFP) ? Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency will on Monday resume their latest round of talks on Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme, Iran’s envoy to the UN watchdog told the Fars news agency on Sunday. source: AFPread more

Pakistan warns against attack on Iran
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 10 May 2008
Summary: QureshiThe Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that a military attack on Iran would not be beneficial for the region. source: Press TVread more

Fraudster Ahmed Chalabi’s Lobby
AlterNet: War on Iraq - 10 May 2008
No one could have guessed, back in 2000, what would come of Chalabi’s efforts in Washington.

The story that isn’t being told
Dahr Jamail - 10 May 2008
The story that isn’t being told Rageh Omaar The Guardian March 17 2008 There was also an extraordinary diversity of views about the war and the occupation: independent bloggers such as the excellent Arab-American writer Dahr Jamail operated alongside reporters…