Caro
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Thu May-22-08 12:40 PM
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Gee, what fun! Playing with all those aircraft carriers and things! - Today’s Headlines 5/22/08 |
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Top StoryOlmert to U.S.: Impose naval blockade on Iran Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has proposed in discussions with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, that a naval blockade be imposed on Iran as one of several ways to pressure Iran into stopping its uranium enrichment program. Although the White House denied a published report that U.S. President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term in January, the Bush administration is said not to have ruled out entirely the possibility of an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Gee, what fun! Playing with all those aircraft carriers and things!—Caro Dees IllustrationFor more headlines, visit MakeThemAccountable.com.Carolyn Kay MakeThemAccountable.com
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Thu May-22-08 12:47 PM
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A naval blockade is considered an act of war under international law. Besides this would be a wonderful strategy to drive gas prices up to $10 per gallon.
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