Popov Upsets Lange In Park City 4-Man World Cup (FIBT News) PARK CITY, Utah (December 9, 2006) -- Evgeni Popov of Russia upset Olympic Champion Andre Lange of Germany Saturday night in the FIBT World Cup Bobsleigh Four-Man race at Utah Olympic Park....more...Iran opens conference to discuss evidence of Holocaust (USA Today) Iran on Monday hosted a conference gathering prominent Holocaust deniers that it said would examine whether the World War II genocide of Jews took place, drawing condemnation from Israel and Germany....more... Iran opens Holocaust conference (Baltimore Sun) Western taboos prevent free discussion, organizers say Iran today hosted a conference gathering prominent Holocaust deniers that it said would examine whether the World War II genocide of Jews took place, drawing condemnation from Israel and Germany. ...more... Force of China's impact grows in USA (USA Today) Smack in the center of the country, more than a thousand miles from the Pacific Ocean, Oklahoma isn't a place most people regard as a hotbed of China fever. So when China scholar Peter Gries flew to the University of Oklahoma for a job interview this spring, he wasn't sure what he would find other than cowboys and oil wells....more... Israel's dark threat of nuclear arsenal (The Scotsman) EHUD Olmert, the Israeli prime minister unleashed a storm of controversy after an apparent slip of the tongue appeared to confirm his country had nuclear weapons....more... Olmert,Merkel Diverge On Actions Vs Iran Nuclear Program (Nasdaq) BERLIN (AP)--Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, during a state visit to Berlin Tuesday, did not rule out a military strike against Iran's nuclear program, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel said as far as she was concerned, a military option was "not on the table."...more... Lange of Germany Stays Unbeaten in FIBT World Cup (FIBT News) PARK CITY, Utah (December 8, 2006) -- Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske, the 2006 Olympic 2-Man Champions, continued their domination of the FIBT World Cup Friday night with an easy victory at Utah Olympic Park. It was the third straight win for Lange, who swept the season opening races last weekend in Calgary....more... Duke joins Iran's chorus in condemning 'Zionists' (WorldNet Daily) An American who once led the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan has joined his voice with others at a conference in Iran in condemning the influence of "Zionists" on the United States, blaming them for the deaths of Americans in Iraq and the threats to "free speech" worldwide....more... Iran opens Holocaust conference (AP via Yahoo! News) Iran on Monday opened a conference that it said would examine whether the Holocaust took place, claiming the meeting was an opportunity to discuss the World War II genocide in an atmosphere free of what it termed Western taboos....more... |