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...resolution also urges, but does not require, U.N. member nations to refrain from giving financial assistance to Iran except for humanitarian and development purposes, and bans Iranian exports of conventional arms. U.S. officials hope to use this provision to add the force of international law to its efforts to prevent Iran from smuggling arms to its allies elsewhere, particularly in Iraq, where the U.S. charges Tehran has been arming Shi'ite militias...
...This has become a common refrain in Pakistan, where officials feel they are being unfairly blamed for Afghanistan's failures, and resentment often colors government statements on Pakistani, U.S. and Afghan relations. Following Cheney's visit, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry angrily retorted in a press statement: "Pakistan does not accept dictation from any side or any source." That may play well in the Punjab, but Pakistan might want to start learning how to take notes. Democrats in the U.S. are promoting legislation in Congress that would withhold military aid to Pakistan unless President George Bush can certify that the Pakistani...
...even this individualist ethos frustrates some, who mourn the loss of black solidarity and dream instead of the impact we could have if we united around one plan to improve our community. Still others reject this brand of political activism entirely and contend that the black community should refrain from any political stance, lest we alienate those who differ from the mainstream...
...Saudi Arabia talking to Iran (where Washington calls for Tehran to be isolated); it is actively cooperating with Iran in shaping a political agreement to avert a civil war in Lebanon. Similarly, while the U.S. is demanding that Hamas be isolated and is pressuring Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to refrain from forming a unity government with the organization, Saudi Arabia is actively engaging with Hamas and promoting the formation of just such a unity government at talks currently underway in Mecca. Moreover, in the case of both Iran and Hamas, the Saudi position appears to reflect a broader view among...
TONY SNOW, White House press secretary, after the cell phone of ABC News chief White House correspondent Martha Raddatz, 53, began playing a downloaded refrain from Chamillionaire's Ridin' during a press conference...