Friday, September 25, 2009

Headlines Friday 25th September 2009


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Netanyahu Condemns U.N. for Allowing Ahmadinejad to Deliver Address

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed astonishment that the United Nations would give Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "legitimacy" just six decades after the Holocaust.

Ballina's Big Prawn may move to Gold Coast

THE Big Prawn could be moving to the Gold Coast after a northern NSW council narrowly approved its demolition yesterday.

Boy, 10, 'held up store, fled on scooter'
"KIDDIE-thugs" running rampant in small town, terrorising the community with violence, crime.

Dokic conviction, jail sentence to stand
HE won the right to a retrial, but Damir Dokic will stay in jail over death threats to ambassador.

Spare the rod and raise your child's IQ
SMACKING can cause more than tears - it can also lower a child's IQ due to psychological stress.

Defence bases to house illegal immigrants
SECRET plans are being drawn up to use military housing for an expected surge in boatloads of illegal immigrants.

UN embraces plan to neuter US
WORLD powers have adopted a landmark resolution seeking to rid the planet of nuclear arms at a summit hosted by Barack Obama.

Protesters gather for G20 rally
AT least 1000 protesters set off on an unauthorised march from a Pittsburgh park to the venue of the G20 summit today, under the watchful gaze of squads of riot police.

Bikini-Clad Baristas Charged With Prostitution After Reportedly Serving More Than Coffee
Five bikini-clad baristas in Everett, Wash., face prostitution charges after police said that they served up more than just hot coffee at an espresso stand, Q13FOX.com reported.
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Mr. President ... Please Help
The Senate Finance Committee Democrats (except Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas) are REFUSING to put the Senate Finance committee health care reform bill on the Internet so we -- yes, that includes you -- can see it. What are they hiding? What are they afraid of? Should President Obama call the Democrats on the Committee and [...]
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Abandoning Europe's missile defense shield...
What does it mean for the world's safety and security?
Polish President Lech Kaczynski reacts in an exclusive interview!
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Guest: President Saakashvilli
The Travolta Extortion Trial
Guest: Dick Morris
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President Obama, Nukes and Afghanistan
By Bill O'Reilly
President Obama, nukes and Afghanistan - that is the subject of this evening's "Talking Points" memo.

Thursday, the president led the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution making it more difficult for nations to violate the nuclear weapons ban. A good thing for sure, but it doesn't mean very much in a world where North Korea and Iran couldn't care less what the U.N. does.

So while the president gets a good P.R. boost, the fundamental problem remains: Iran may be months away from having a nuclear weapon.

Now, Israel is not going to let that happen and the world is still impotent trying to force Iran to obey international law. Next week, negotiations with Iran will begin, but few believe they will lead anywhere.

President Obama is threatening tough sanctions against the Mullahs, but unless Russia joins the action, Iran will skate.

Right now, President Obama should be war-gaming with the U.S. Navy, contemplating a blockade of Iran. That, of course, would provoke hostilities but it would also send the Mullahs a message they could not ignore.

That is the only way Iran is going to stop its nuclear program and if President Obama doesn't take that action, Israel will bomb the Iranians and that will lead to worldwide chaos.

Stock markets will drop. Oil will go through the roof. Terrorist recruitment will also skyrocket. Attacks on American interests will increase. Iraq will blow up. The unintended consequences of an Israeli attack on Iran are staggering.

The Mullahs know they can cause an enormous amount of damage all over the world. They may even want to do that because if Israel attacks Iran, the Iranians might well stop protesting against their government -- and unite against the attack.

Again, the Mullahs may want to provoke Israel and the United States.

We are living in a brutal world where there are no moral boundaries anymore. Terrorists will do anything. Iran wants to kill as many Jews as it can.

That's where President Obama finds himself, in a world of hatred and violence.

In Afghanistan, right next to Iran, the president must give the generals the troops they are asking for. You can't say no to field commanders who are saying the war will be lost unless more personnel are put into the theater.

The president should stop delaying and put the troops in there. If things don't improve by the end of the year, then I can see backing away from the corrupt Afghan government. But like the surge in Iraq, this is worth one more try.

Obama is a rookie on the world stage and he is now looking at two unbelievably complex and dangerous situations. All Americans should be praying for him.
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YEAR OF O
Tim Blair
Is there no end to the man’s massive influence?
US President Barack Obama’s influence has spread to the Sydney theatre world, where actor Cate Blanchett says the American leader has inspired her theatre program for the coming year.
Ms Blanchett recently suffered a head injury.
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SUN FEARED
Tim Blair
“I have to hold up my hand to watching this in the hope that she’d say something ridiculous,” emails reader Thin and British:

T&B had to wait for precisely one minute and six seconds. The scared girl spoke 16 years ago.

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