The Iraq Surge
George W. Bush
Fifteen months ago this week, I announced the surge. And this week, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker gave Congress a detailed report on the results. Since the surge began, American and Iraqi forces have made significant progress. While there's more to be done, sectarian violence, civilian deaths, and military deaths are down. Improvements in security have helped clear the way for political and economic progress.

Satellite Reveals Iranian Long-Range Missile Site
Recent satellite imagery has revealed a site in Iran for developing ballistic missiles with a range of 6000 kilometers. Such a missile could reach any destination in the Middle East, Europe, China and most of India. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims that the missiles are being constructed only to serve peaceful purposes, just as with their uranium enrichment program.

Bush Calls Iraq Convergence Point For Al-Qaeda, Iran Threats
President George W. Bush says Iraq has become the point of convergence for two of the greatest threats the United States is facing -- Al-Qaeda and Iran. In a White House speech on April 10, Bush said a U.S. failure in the Iraq war would lead to key victories for Al-Qaeda and the Iranian regime.

Israeli Army Officer Accuses Hamas Of Making Up Disaster In Gaza
According to a top IDF officer on Thursday, Hamas is twisting the reality of life in Gaza by creating a false ‘humanitarian crisis’ to gain sympathy. Colonel Nir Press, head of the Erez Crossing, said the Nahal Oz attack on Wednesday was part of Hamas’ strategy for "creating a false display of crisis in order to gain international legitimacy," but all claims have proved untrue.

Palestinian Mass Poison Plot Foiled At Israeli Restaurant
Two Palestinians from Nablus who worked illegally at a restaurant near Tel Aviv have been arrested for seeking to taint food they served with an undetectable poison, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency revealed on Thursday. Aham Rial and Anas Salum - confessed during interrogation to plotting to poison food at the Grill Express restaurant located near the Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, which adjoins Tel Aviv.

Divine Destiny
Gary Cooperberg
The government of the State of Israel seems to be completely independent of the People of Israel. When were the people of Israel ever consulted about giving away parts of our homeland to our enemies? How dare any government arbitrarily decide to throw its citizens out of their homes and place them into a mini exile within Israel?! And if this weren’t enough, even as Gaza has been turned into a mini terrorist state which continues to fire missiles into Israel, our leaders are holding discussions about further retreat.

Iran Installing 6,000 Centrifuges
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad toured the Natanz nuclear facility on Tuesday and boasted that the regime has started installing 6,000 centrifuges at the site to accelerate its uranium enrichment activities. The US immediately slammed the Iranian leader's announcement as part of Tehran's policy of defying international sanctions aimed at stopping its nuclear program from being able to produce atomic weapons.

US, Israel Wary N. Korea Aiding Iran’s Nuclear Program
American and Israeli officials held consultations last week ahead of upcoming US talks with North Korea on Tuesday, and both sides agreed that based on Pyongyang’s recent rendering of nuclear assistance to Syria, the isolated communist state could also be helping boost Iran’s renegade atomic program.