Thursday, June 22, 2006

6/22/06

PM, Abbas agree to hold official summit Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met at an informal breakfast hosted by Jordan's King Abdullah II Thursday morning.

Hundreds of WMDs discovered in Iraq The U.S. has located some 500 chemical weapons in Iraq since 2003 with more likely to be found.

Jordan urges Nobel laureates to help create Palestinian state Jordan's king urged Nobel laureates on Wednesday to help set up a Palestinian state and cure the world of conflict.

Iran's Neighbors Arming Themselves With Iran rattling its saber and continuing on its nuclear path, neighboring countries like the United Arab Emirate (UAE), Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia are looking to the U.S. to help upgrade their arsenals.

Scientists urge evolution lessons The world's top scientists have joined forces to call for "evidence-based" teaching of evolution in schools.

Israeli-Jordanian International Airport Planned Israel and Jordan have agreed on a multi-faceted package of joint projects to begin immediately.

Iran war 'could triple oil price' World oil prices could triple if the West's stand-off over Iran's nuclear program escalates into conflict.

Olmert hints at pullout of Shilo, Beit El, Ofra, Kedumim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday hinted that the settlements of Shilo, Beit El, Ofra and Kedumim would be evacuated under his unilateral withdrawal plan.

Warm words but wishy-washy results at EU-US summit Standing side by side with US president George W. Bush after a bilateral summit, EU leaders toned down their rhetoric on controversial issues.

'All Israel will be attacked by Kassams' Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu warned on Thursday that if Prime Minister Ehud Olmert executed his realignment plan "the whole of Israel will be (attacked by) Kassams."

Jimmy DeYoung and Col. Bob Maginnis discuss US President Bush's defense of the Guantanamo Bay prision for terrorists.