Israeli jet exercise is warning to Iran over nuclear facilities, Pentagon says --Oil price rises and markets panic after leaked report Israel carried out a large-scale military exercise in the Mediterranean earlier this month as a warning to Iran that it has the capacity to mount an air strike on its nuclear facilities, Pentagon sources confirmed yesterday. More than 100 Israeli F-16s and F-15s flew more than 900 miles, roughly the distance from Israel to Iran's Natanz nuclear plant.
7,000 Sites Deemed Chemical Terror Targets --Feds to Assess Security Measures At Universities to Regulate Their Security The federal government will tell 7,000 businesses next week that they are considered high risk-terrorist targets because they house large amounts of chemicals. The sites - which range from major chemical plants to universities, food processing centers and hospitals - will need to complete a vulnerability assessment so the government can decide how to regulate their security measures in the future. U.S. intelligence officials say terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda [al-CIAduh], favor chemical attack methods because of the severe consequences they [Bush] can inflict.
Guantanamo prisoner details sleep deprivation A Guantanamo prisoner testified Thursday that U.S. troops made loud noises, kept the lights on in his cell, and frequently moved him around the prison to deprive him of sleep. Mohammed Jawad, an Afghan detainee charged with attempted murder, told a military court he does not know why he was subjected to the military's "frequent flyer" sleep deprivation program in May 2004, nearly 17 months after he was arrested. "Day and night, they were shifting me from one room to another," Jawad said.
Martha Stewart refused entry to the UK Martha Stewart has been refused a visa to Britain because of her criminal convictions for obstructing justice, the Daily Telegraph has learned. The refusal by the UK Border Agency was sent to Ms Stewart.
United Airlines to require minimum stays beginning in Oct. United Airlines said Friday it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights beginning in October. The second-largest U.S. carrier said the moves are among a number of changes it is making to combat record high fuel prices. Starting Oct. 6, most United fares will require a one- to three-night or weekend-night minimum stay, spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said.
IAF apparently held major drill for strike on Iran: 'NY Times' Israel carried out a major military drill during the first week of June that US sources say was apparently a rehearsal for a potential attack on Iran's nuclear sites, the News York Times reported Friday. More than 100 IAF F-16 and F-15 fighter jets took part in the exercise, which was carried out over the eastern Mediterranean and over Greece, the officials said.
Ahmadinejad Says U.S. Planned to Kidnap, Murder Him in Iraq Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused U.S. forces in Iraq of planning to kidnap and assassinate him when he visited the country in March, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said. Ahmadinejad, refused to reside in Baghdad's Green Zone, 'protected' by U.S. forces, the news agency cited the president as saying during a seminar today. According to reliable information, they intended to detain and kill him, IRNA cited Ahmadinejad as saying.
Cheney linked to torture tactics -- A former military officer who served as chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday said Vice President [sic] Dick Cheney probably knew the U.S. military was using torture on Iraqi detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and at prisons in Iraq. Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson's testimony before a House panel followed revelations this week that prisoners were subjected to beatings and other aggressive interrogation techniques with the authorization of government attorneys. "At what level did American leadership fail?" Col. Wilkerson said during a hearing before the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights and civil liberties. "I believe it failed at the highest levels of the Pentagon, in the Vice President's Office and perhaps even in the Oval Office."
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