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Briefs: CIA lifts lid on Israeli raid on Syrian reactor; Iranians raze Tehran shuls
CIA: Syria Could Have Made Two Nukes
\nIsrael destroyed a Syrian nuclear reactor that was nearly ready to produce two bombs, the CIA chief said.
\nMichael Hayden said Monday that the secret, unfinished reactor that the United States believes Israel bombed Sept. 6 in northeastern Syria eventually would have made fissile material for bombs.
The other refugees
Is there a more loaded word in the Arab-Israeli conflict than \”refugee\”
Bush flirts with peace talks but won’t commit to Palestinians
President George W. Bush kicked off the week by reaffirming his vision of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it was widely seen as an attempt to divert attention from his debacle in Iraq rather than a commitment to sustained diplomacy.
Assad puts Syria on war footing; Righteous Gentile is Poland’s Nobel nominee
Briefs
One More Casualty in Crisis — Unilateralism
After the Lebanon and Gaza experiences — sustained rocket attacks on Israel in the wake of unilateral pullouts — will Olmert still want to adopt last summer\’s Gaza model of withdrawal without agreement, or will he seek a different formula, such as bilateral arrangements with moderate Palestinian leaders or the introduction of international forces to keep the peace after Israel pulls back?
Bush Expands Mideast Agenda
The United States has been keeping an eye on Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia for years, but attention on them has increased in the wake of U.S. military action against Iraq.