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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (16468)10/11/2007 1:46:26 PM
From: Hope Praytochange  Respond to of 224729
 
Though the Democratic field is widely considered attractive, some Demorats worry that even Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is doing well in the polls, could be beaten in the general election. Some also say they are dissatisfied with the extent of the candidates’ commitment to ending the war in Iraq. nytimes.com



To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (16468)10/11/2007 1:47:38 PM
From: Hope Praytochange  Respond to of 224729
 
markets Up, down, UP... kennyboy shakes his head and drowns in black label ....



To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (16468)10/11/2007 2:30:59 PM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 224729
 
Well the dems have sure pissed off the arab world at us. way to go.

Turkey recalls ambassador to U.S. over Armenians

Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:38pm EDT

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey recalled its ambassador to the United States for consultations on Thursday after a vote in a U.S. congressional committee branded killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks genocide.

"We called back our ambassador to Washington for consultations. It should not be understood that we have pulled him back permanently. He will be in Ankara for consultations in a few days," a senior Turkish diplomat told Reuters.

Other Turkish diplomats confirmed the move.

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee approved on Wednesday a resolution branding the killings during World War One as genocide -- a charge Turkey hotly denies.

Turkey's prime minister will ask parliament next week to authorize a military push into north Iraq to fight Kurdish rebels although analysts say a large Turkish cross-border incursion remains unlikely

Washington fears an offensive could destabilize Iraq's most peaceful area and potentially the wider region.

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was under mounting pressure to act over the rebels after Wednesday's U.S. vote on the highly sensitive issue of the killings in 1915 of Armenians.

The resolution was proposed by a politician with many Armenian-Americans in his district. Continued...

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reuters.com



To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (16468)10/11/2007 4:39:48 PM
From: Ann Corrigan  Respond to of 224729
 
Almost as funny as Yasser Arafat receiving the Nobel PEACE Prize..how do a climate change guru & cold-blooded terrorist qualify for a peace prize? It long ago lost all credibility.