U.S. - Iran Talks

U.S. Demands End to Irani Nuclear Activity in Exchange For Talks
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/31/us.iran/index.html

Meanwhile, Iran Shows Interest in Restarting Talks With E.U.
http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=273190

4 Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza
http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2006/05/30/israel-gaza.html

U.S. To Deploy Additional 1,500 Troops into Iraq
http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2006/05/30/israel-gaza.html

State of Emergency in Basra, Iraq
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/31/iraq.main/index.html

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Commuters in Toronto walk to work after a brief strike stranded thousands.

C.S.I.S. Warns of "Young Canadians From Immigrant Backgrounds" As Possible Terrorists
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/29/csis-terrorthreat.html

Day of Bloodshed as 50 Killed in Iraq, Including C.B.S. News Technicians
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.main/index.html

Israeli Launches Airstrikes on Southern Lebanon
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Lebanon-Israel.html?hp&ex=1148875200&en=05d2cba69f1c96a8&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Nearly 1,000 U.K. Troops Remain A.W.O.L. From Duty
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=388154&in_page_id=1770&ct=5

Hamas Rejects Deadline For Talks On Two-State Solution
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1530DF75-CED2-4C60-B029-90520C6B8A53.htm

Pentagon Asks Congress For Non-Nuclear Trident Submarine Missile
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2006-05-28T234408Z_01_L28699462_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARMS-USA-WEAPON.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

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Indonesian Earthquake

Indonesia Hit With Deadly Earthquake
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/indonesia.quake/index.html?section=cnn_topstories

Irani President Ahmadinejad's Internal Political Maneuvering
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/world/middleeast/28iran.html?hp&ex=1148788800&en=b9be1c95beeefaad&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Hamas Returns to the Streets of Gaza
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/27/AR2006052700355.html

Threats of Resignations Over F.B.I. Raid on Congressional Offices
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/26/AR2006052601016.html

W Lays Out Vision of A Generational War on Terror
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/27/bush.westpoint.ap/index.html

Microsoft in Negotiations to Buy EBay ?
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-6077695.html?part=rss&tag=6077695&subj=news

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Iraq-Iran Summit

Irani Foreign Minister Mottaki and Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari in Baghdad.

Iraq Supports Iran on Nuclear Question
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/world/middleeast/26cnd-iraq.html?hp&ex=1148702400&en=242c9b133f9a8e5e&ei=5094&partner=homepage

General Hayden Confirmed for C.I.A. Chief
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/26/AR2006052600270.html?nav=rss_email/components

Investigation Points to Criminal Murder of Dozens of Iraqi Civilians by U.S. Marines
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/26/marines.probe.ap/index.html?section=cnn_topstories

Hamas Recalls Security Force From Streets of Gaza
http://www.guerrillanews.com/headlines/9275/Hamas_pulls_militia_to_prevent_civil_war

News Commentary on the Palestinian Referendum
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5020044.stm

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Referendum in Palestine

Firefighters Attempt to Put Out a Blaze at the Cargo Terminal of Istanbul International Airport

President Mahmoud Abbas Proposes Referendum on Two-State Solution
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2003657

VP Cheney Possible Witness in Valerie Plame Investigation
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052402597.html?nav=rss_email/components

More Bloodshed in Somalia
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-05-25T153236Z_01_L2535344_RTRUKOC_0_UK-SOMALIA.xml

Israel to Allow Arms Shipments to Palestinian Authority
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5018298.stm

Nintendo Wii May Be Released For As Low As $250 U.S.
http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/05252006/14/nintendo_wii_to_cost_under_250

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World Conference on Iran

Western Nations Meet in London to Discuss Iran
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/24/iran.nuclear.reut/

Bin Laden in Pakistan ?
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/bin_laden_on_th.html

Conflict Between Executive and Legislative Branches of U.S. Government Over Investigation
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/24/raid.on.congress.ap/index.html

Four Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid in Ramallah
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2A7375D1-8077-4D95-91E5-8CC7DC866431.htm

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Advocates for Neutral Internet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5009250.stm

NYTimes Write-Up On Progress of Windows Vista
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/technology/24soft.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1148490673-XVkl7jgQhJ3nqMjFvPyMFQ&oref=slogin

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Israeli-U.S. Summit

Montenegrans celebrate their independence from Serbia.

Israel's Ehud Olmert Visits W
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1645984.htm

...Threatens to Defend Israel If Necessary
http://us.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/23/us.mideast/index.html

Text of Possible New Bin Laden Tape
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Bin_Laden_Tape_Text.html

Caledonia Natives Dismantle Blockade
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060523.wcaled0523/BNStory/National/home

Chinese Military Upgrades Seen as Threat to U.S.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/23/060523172030.sh3ef6zc.html

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Montenegro Seperates

Europe Gains a New State
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/22/news/balkans.php

Dozens Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Afghanistan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,1780559,00.html

Palestinian Authority in Turmoil
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/22/opinion/edbishara.php

U.S. Has No Plans for North Korea
http://www.insightmag.com/Media/MediaManager/NKorea.htm

In Caledonia, Ontario, Natives Remove, Then Re-Apply Blockade
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/21/caledonia-sunday.html

Thousands of Muslims Rally in Jakarta Over Porn Law
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/indonesia.porn.ap/index.html

SPECIAL : Time Magazine Report From Inside Ramadi, Iraq
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1196401,00.html

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Iraqi Cabinet Sworn In

After Months of Inaction, Iraqi Government Sworn In
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.main/index.html

PM Stephen Harper Attacks Iran on Non-Existant Law
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/19052006/2/national-harper-says-iran-capable-introducing-nazi-clothing-labels.html

More Instability in Gaza After Assassination Attempt
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3877265.html

New Italian Government to Pull Out From Iraq
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1F2B8DBF-20A5-4555-8816-3DBADA05FED4.htm

Black Metal Band Lordi Win Eurovision Song Contest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4998186.stm

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Secret Probes and I.E.D.s

F.B.I. Uses Patriot Act to Probe Thousands
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/3501_americans_.html

4 U.S. Soldiers and Iraqi Interpreter Killed in Roadside Bomb Attack
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/18/iraq.main/index.html

As Many as 105 Killed in Fighting Across Afghanistan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/18/AR2006051800162.html

U.S. Proposes Nuclear Treaty Banning Fissile Material
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060518.wusnuike0518/BNStory/International/home

Iraqi Government to Decide Power Sharing by Saturday
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8641D4E2-6E22-4C67-8AB5-7AB110923944.htm

The Trailer for Oliver Stone's World Trade Center is Out
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/wtc

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Pentagon Video Surfaces

AT&T's Secret Room of Servers For the N.S.A.
http://wired.com/news/technology/0,70908-0.html?tw=wn_index_2

Judicial Watch Obtains Pentagon 9/11 Video
http://www.judicialwatch.org/flight77.shtml

Iran Rejects E.U.'s Nuclear Offer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1777064,00.html

Hamas Organizes Security Force
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1720384.htm

UN Asks Syria to Start Diplomatic Relations With Lebanon
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/world/middleeast/17cnd-nations.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Russia
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Russia-Blast.html

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Venezuela-Iran Deal ?

Venezuela Threatens to Sell F-16s To Iran
http://us.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/05/16/venezuela.arms.ap/index.html

23 Killed in Baghdad Garage Bombing
http://us.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/16/iraq.main/index.html

W Orders 6,000 Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C05%5C17%5Cstory_17-5-2006_pg4_10

More Violence in Brazil Against Police Officers
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1969330

Bono Becomes Guest Editor For the U.K. Paper The Independent
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4985508.stm

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EU/Iran Negotiations

Haitian President Rene Preval (right) at his inauguration ceremony.

E.U. Offers Iran "Best" Nuke Technology In Negotiations
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-nuclear-iran-eu.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Pentagon Releases Guantanamo Complete Prisoner List
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Guantanamo-Detainees.html?hp&ex=1147752000&en=770f713aa3c8f285&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Seven Palestininains Killed in Israeli Raids in West Bank
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1C82EB15-9A7E-4072-8297-E9B71DFCF77E.htm

U.S. Announces Arms Embargo Against Venezuela
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/05/15/venezuela.arms.ap/index.html

...Also Restores Relations With Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/15/libya/index.html

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Nigerian Explosion

Major Explosion at Nigerian Oil Pipeline Kills As Many As 200
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4765695.stm

Gary McKinnon, Hacker, to Be Extradited to U.S. http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/10/uk.hacker.ap/index.html

U.N Finds Highly-Enriched Uranium in Iran
http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-05-12T101553Z_01_L12678376_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NUCLEAR-IRAN-URANIUM.xml

Top C.I.A. Official Under Investigation From F.B.I.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/12/cia.foggo/index.html

Over 100 Dead in Somalian Factional Fighting
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/12/somalia/index.html

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New N.S.A. Program

W Stands With General Michael Hayden of the N.S.A.

Article Uncovers Another Possibly Illegal N.S.A. Investigation
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-10-nsa_x.htm

W Refuses to Confirm or Deny Allegations...
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060511/D8HHN9600.html

Irani President Ahmadinejad Visits Indonesia
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HE12Ak02.html

Large Shipment of AK-47s Goes Missing En Route to Baghdad
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17055497&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=have-200-000-missing-ak47s-fallen-into-the-hands-of-iraq-terrorists---name_page.html

Intelligence Failures Blamed for London 7/7 Attacks
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/11/world/europe/11cnd-britain.html?hp&ex=1147406400&en=4c9060019146acfc&ei=5094&partner=homepage

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Iranian Letter

Iran's Ahmadinejad Sends a Letter to W
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/world/middleeast/09cnd-iran.html?ex=1304827200&en=9ef8225252135e88&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Bombing in Supposedly Secure Tal Afar Kills 17
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/09/iraq.main/index.html

Inter-Palestinian Fighting Breaks Out in Gaza
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1147125012638&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724

Windows Live Messenger Released as a Public Beta
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-6070105.html?part=rss&tag=6070105&subj=news

A WarCraft Movie Is On Its Way
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23270

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Al-Quds Divided ?

Ultra-orthodox Jews burn an Israeli flag to protest Zionism on the anniversary of Israel's creation.

Israel Makes Plans on Dividing Jerusalem/Al-Quds
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/04/AR2006050400940.html

Cheney and Kremlin Engage in Some Verbal Sparring
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-05-04T163940Z_01_L04350449_RTRUKOC_0_UK-USA-RUSSIA.xml

At Least 13 Killed in U.S. Bombing of Ramadi, Iraq
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A8983E3D-39C9-41B0-91BE-581EE7861C09.htm

YouTube.com Under Fire From Users Protesting Restrictions
http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/03/technology/business2_browser0503/index.htm?cnn=yes

Masjid Defaced in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/montreal/story.html?id=3dc1a777-6f3c-491a-abf1-b07bd73b2c7a

'Phantom Rings' Plague Our Cellphone-Obsessed World
http://news.com.com/When+you+hear+ringing+and+theres+no+one+there/2100-1039_3-6068441.html?tag=nefd.top

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Space Lasers

The City of Montreal awaits the arrival of another beautiful summer.

Evening folks. I just wanted to take this time and restate the future agenda for this newsblog and the stories we will be focusing on over the next month or so.

Top priority remains the Iran issue and how the West will react to Iran's commitment to pursue nuclear energy. Will there be another attack/invasion like Iraq? This reporter expects a lot of talk and sabre-rattling, with the outside of possiblity of a U.S. lead attack sometime this fall (just in time for the domestic congressional elections of November.)

Secondly, Iraq and the potential for the eventual pullout of troops will be focused on. As will the development and fermentation of the Iraqi parliament into a legitimate ruling body. Other priorities will be the various investigations into the W administration's nefarious activities such as the N.S.A. wiretap scandal and the C.I.A. leak scandal.

And finally, Fookpop will continue to cover the various interesting stories that pop up every now and then that this reporter believes is important and relevant to his readers.

Now the news...

W Administration Pours Funding Into Ground-Based Lasers
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/03/washington/03laser.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

U.S. Warns of Flue Pandemic, Begins Planning For Contingencies

http://us.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/05/03/us.birdflu/index.html

Taliban Re-Emerges As Threat to Stability in Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?hp&ex=1146715200&en=6835a618978625b7&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Jury Sentences Moussaoui to Life Imprisonment Instead of Death
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/03/moussaoui.verdict/index.html?section=cnn_topstories

Sudanese Government Responds to International Pressure
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060503.wdarfurt0503/BNStory/International/home

Oil Falls $2
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060503.woilstockpiles0503/BNStory/Business/home

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Canada Boosts Military Spending

Okay, before we begin, the important news:

The New Superman Trailer is Online, Watch it in HD
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/supermanreturns/trailer2/

Now, the "real" news,

Conservative Government Releases New Budget
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060502.wbudgetmain0503/BNStory/budget2006/home

Iran Targets Israel In Case of U.S. Attack
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-05-02T214013Z_01_L02627060_RTRUKOC_0_US-NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml&pageNumber=1&imageid=∩=&sz=13

A Time Magazine Article About What's Behind Iran's Actions Lately
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1190324,00.html

U.S. Kill 10 Insurgents in Baghdad
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060502.wirkk0502/BNStory/International/home

27% of Children in Developing Countries Malnourished
http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2006/05/02/un-children060502.html

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May Day

Latinos protested across the United States today in favour of Immigration

Canadian Parliament To Debate and Discuss New NORAD Agreement http://sympaticomsn.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060429/Norad_recommitment_060429
Kashmir Attack Kills 19 Hindus http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/01/AR2006050100493.html
Microsoft Loses $32 Billion in Value in One Day http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2002960434&slug=microsoft29&date=20060429
Local Police Intelligence Units Grow Exponentially in the States http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060508/8homeland.htm
New Internet Explorer Banishes Google in Favour of MSN Search http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/01/technology/01google.html?ei=5065&en=76d8879354261299&ex=1147147200&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print
An Excellent Write-Up on the City of Dubai and the New Middle East http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/29/AR2006042901457.html?nav%3Drss_email/components&sub=AR

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