al-Qaida,Sunni's Call For Revenge Attacks Over Iraqi Rapes and The U.S. Tells Israel To Stop Seeking Talks With Syria Over Peace

    It's Friday and it is time to take a spin around the net to see what has been happening while the USA slept!

   So here's some of the news making the rounds this morning without comment until my coffee is done and my mind is awake. But I do have alot to see in a little while about the war, America, and maybe even a few other things.

    The AP reports that after the alleged rapes of two women in Iraq, the Sunni's groups, which includes al-Qaida, are calling for revenge attacks against the security forces which are predominantly Shiite.

The al-Qaida in Iraq leader, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, purportedly called on his followers Thursday to step up attacks on Iraqi security forces to avenge the alleged rapes in Baghdad and the northern town of Tal Afar near the Syrian border.

He also claimed in an audio tape that 300 followers have volunteered for suicide missions within hours of hearing news of the alleged rape in Baghdad, which the woman said took place in a police garrison.

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The United States has insisted that Israel stop working on exploratory contacts with the Syrian country even though this would be a way of finding out if those in Damascus are serious about having real peace talks with Israel.

In meetings with Israeli officials recently, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was forceful in expressing Washington's view on the matter.
The American argument is that even "exploratory talks" would be considered a prize in Damascus, whose policy and actions continue to undermine Lebanon's sovereignty and the functioning of its government, while it also continues to stir unrest in Iraq, to the detriment of the U.S. presence there.

   Of course, there is also that small matter of Syria providing Hezbollah with weapons and other goodies.

 

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