http://al.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Al en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:23:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045370 unknown@Netscape.com The self-defeating Draft Al campaign is just the tip of the Democrats' woes. Despite numerous polls claiming that registered Democrats like myself are happy with their current field of presidential contenders, Gore betrays subterranean tremors of doubt. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:23:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045370AlgoreDontrunNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2044500 unknown@Netscape.com RUSH: I want to play these Algore sound bites again from yesterday. I know we put 'em up at RushLimbaugh.com and Drudge had them up for awhile yesterday. They're all over YouTube. This is just mind-boggling. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:54:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044500rushlimbaughAlgoremindblowingsoundbitesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2043359 unknown@Netscape.com Insurgents blew up the remaining two minarets of the Askariya Mosque, a holy Shiite Muslim shrine in Samarra that was badly damaged in a similar attack in early 2006, a Samarra Police official told CNN. There was no immediate word on casualties. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:24:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043359bombiraqshiiteshrineSamarraAlAskariNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2042617 unknown@Netscape.com BAGHDAD - Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team uncovered a weapons cache north of Sadr City, in the eastern portion of the Iraqi capital June 1. A tip from a local citizen led the Soldiers to the cache. It was found in an area known to locals as the "Jaish Al Mahdi Forbidden Zone," where some rocket at Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:44:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042617iraqbaghdadsadrcityJaishAlMahdiForbiddenzoneNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2042282 unknown@Netscape.com BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained eight suspected terrorists, including an alleged senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader, in operations Saturday targeting the terrorist network. Coalition Forces raided a building in Hit while tracking an al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist leader. The ground force detained three suspected terroris Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:43:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042282baghdadiraqAlQaedaterrorismanbarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2041900 unknown@Netscape.com Al Gore's home, which has been undergoing renovations for months, now boasts a solar roof. When his neighborhood in Tennessee changed zoning laws earlier this year, Gore was able to go ahead with the solar panel installation. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:37:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2041900AlgoresolarroofPanelsenergyhomeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2039295 unknown@Netscape.com With the four-month-old increase in American troops showing only modest success in curbing insurgent attacks, American commanders are turning to another strategy that they acknowledge is fraught with risk: arming Sunni Arab groups that have promised to fight militants linked with Al Qaeda who have been their allies in the past. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:07:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039295UnitedstatesArmingsunniinsurgentsAlQaidaMesopotamiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035708 unknown@Netscape.com Sources inside Al Jazeera confirm that there is an internal struggle underway that may dilute Al Jazeera's independence and steer it in a more pro-western, pro-US direction. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:33:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035708AljazeeraFoxNewsmedia http://web2announcer.com/go/2025298 unknown@Netscape.com LONDON ΓΆβ;¬" A report by Britain's intelligence service MI6 reveals for the first time an estimated 200 million Christians in 60 countries are now facing persecution orchestrated, in part, by al-Qaida. The report has been sent to the pope and church leaders. It is the first time the secret intelligence service has Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:11:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025298christianspersecutedAlQuaidaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2021881 unknown@Netscape.com NBC Universal has landed the U.S. broadcast rights to Al Gore's Live Earth concerts. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:00:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2021881AlgoreliveEarthnbcmsnMusicNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2021121 unknown@Netscape.com CAMP ECHO - Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division-Central South Brigade Combat Team conducted a successful military operation in the Al Izza district of Al Kut city Wednesday. Operation Viper's Bite involved close air support, detainment of 13 insurgents. Three are on the most wanted persons list in Wasit province. The rest of the detai Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:05:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2021121iraqAlKutcampechoIzzaWasitNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2020391 unknown@Netscape.com BAGHDAD - Coalition forces and Iraqi security forces conducted patrols in Al Suleikh Wednesday. For more than three months, U.S. Soldiers have been living and working side-by-side with the Iraqi Police and Iraqi Army at the Joint Security Station to coordinate security efforts in Al Suleikh. "They know we're here to support them, but at the sa Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:53:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020391iraqbaghdadAlSuleikhterrorismprogressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2017805 unknown@Netscape.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ΓΆβ;¬" A taped confession by the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has sparked an internal debate at the Pentagon, with some officials fearing that its release could boost morale for his supporters, a military spokesman said Tuesday. For now, the U.S. has decid Wed, 30 May 2007 16:44:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2017805AlQaedairaqterrorismKhalidMohammedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2014889 unknown@Netscape.com U.S. forces raided an Al Qaeda hide-out northeast of Baghdad on Sunday and freed 42 Iraqis imprisoned inside, including some who had been tortured and suffered broken bones, a senior U.S. military official said Sunday. Tue, 29 May 2007 18:52:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2014889iraqterrorismAlQaedaU.S.baghdadNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2013985 unknown@Netscape.com With the reconstruction of Ground Zero finally underway, Al Qaeda would prefer that the project be completed much faster, as it sees a great opportunity in the new tower. Tue, 29 May 2007 07:32:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013985AlQaedagroundzeroconstruciondelayTheonionterrorismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2013833 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, who has eluded a U.S. manhunt, is plotting against the United States but has been isolated and driven into hiding, President George W. Bush said Thursday. Tue, 29 May 2007 00:51:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013833OsamaBinLadenAlquaedaGeorgewbushmanhuntNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2012353 unknown@Netscape.com The pursuit of 'dominance' in foreign policy led the Bush administration to ignore the UN, to do serious damage to our most important alliances, to violate international law, and to cultivate the hatred and contempt of many in the rest of the world. Mon, 28 May 2007 05:56:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2012353AlgorebushglobalDominationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2009232 unknown@Netscape.com Creepy Cleric guy tries to tell the troops to get out of Iraq. Hours later, the notorious leader of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia in the city of Basra was killed in a shootout as British and Iraq troops tried to arrest him. Sat, 26 May 2007 02:03:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2009232AlsadrwantsTroopsToPulloutNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2009234 unknown@Netscape.com Former Vice President Al Gore stopped by Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart to plug his new book, The Assault on Reason Thursday night, and, along the way, took aim at the media for not providing all the "facts" about the war in Iraq Fri, 25 May 2007 23:39:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2009234AlgoreThedailyshowcurrenttvmediairaqbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008250 unknown@Netscape.com The powerful Iraqi cleric Moktada al- Sadr has quietly returned to southern Iraq after a four-month sojourn in Iran, according to American intelligence reports. Fri, 25 May 2007 10:33:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008250sadrmoqtadaAliraqiranwarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008213 unknown@Netscape.com I haven't read the thing, itself, but I have now read several accounts of Al Gore's new book, Assault on Reason, wherein he trashes the Bush 43 administration from start to finish, enumerating all of Bush's "lies" and mistakes. Fri, 25 May 2007 06:01:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008213AlgoreGoergebushimpeachmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007219 unknown@Netscape.com U.S. intelligence agencies warned senior members of the Bush administration in early 2003 that invading Iraq could create instability that would give Iran and al-Qaida new opportunities to expand their influence, according to an upcoming Senate report. (via RawStory) Thu, 24 May 2007 19:04:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007219iraqwarciabushAlQaidaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2005859 unknown@Netscape.com Al-Qaeda said to be in retreat in Al-Anbar. Or, at least that's what the Neo-Cons at Time Magazine would have us believe! Thu, 24 May 2007 01:50:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2005859AlQaedairaqTimegoodNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2003936 unknown@Netscape.com Bush administration is backing Sunni jihadists with Al Queda ties to foment violence in Mideast. Tue, 22 May 2007 22:11:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2003936terrorwarAlquedabushmideastviolenceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1987263 unknown@Netscape.com In the book, Gore is accusatory, passionate, and angry. He begins discussing the president by accusing him of sharing President Richard Nixon's unprincipled hunger for power -- and the book proceeds to get less complimentary from there. Mon, 21 May 2007 17:47:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1987263AlgoreGeorgewbushTheassaultonreasoniraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1978271 unknown@Netscape.com In one of the most troubling trends, U.S. officials said al-Qaida's command base in Pakistan increasingly is being funded by cash from Iraq, where the terrorist network's operatives are raising substantial sums from donations to the insurgency as well as kidnappings of wealthy Iraqis and other criminal activity. Sun, 20 May 2007 17:35:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1978271iraqAlQaidapakistanTerroristfundsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1925844 unknown@Netscape.com Al Gore may be the perfect stealth candidate for 2008, a Democrat who could step into the presidential race when the party confronts its doubts about the front runners. Someone with a message that transcends politics, someone who spoke out loud and clear and early against the war in Iraq. Someone with experience and credibility on the world stage. Thu, 17 May 2007 16:38:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1925844AlgorepresidentcampaignTheassaultonreasonbookNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1928328 unknown@Netscape.com Not long before our nation launched the invasion of Iraq, our longest-serving Senator, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, stood on the Senate floor and said: "This chamber is, for the most part, silent-ominously, dreadfully silent. There is no debate, no discussion, no attempt to lay out for the nation the pros and cons of this particular war. There is nothing. We stand passively mute in the United States Senate." Thu, 17 May 2007 16:30:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1928328AlgoreassaultonreasondemocratVicepresidentwariraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1911588 unknown@Netscape.com On Monday, Al Gore has a new book coming out next week, titled, "The Assault On Reason". Because he is standing up, telling the truth and because he simply is a Progressive leader, he will be smeared mercilessly by the right-wing smear machine. They will tease and make fun of him. But what they will not do: TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE BOOK. Wed, 16 May 2007 17:24:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1911588AlgoreTheassaultonreasonbookSmearNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1883533 unknown@Netscape.com BAGHDAD - An al-Qaida front group that claims it has captured American soldiers warned the United States on Monday to stop searching for them and suggested it attacked the U.S. convoy as revenge for the rape and murder of a local teenager last year. Mon, 14 May 2007 19:12:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1883533iraqAlAaidabaghdadkidnappedussoldiersNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1809207 unknown@Netscape.com The Rev. Al Sharpton, who recently urged that radio host Don Imus be fired for making a racially insensitive remark, said in a debate that "those of us who believe in God" will defeat Republican Mitt Romney for the White House. But Sharpton denied he was questioning the Mormon's own belief in God. Wed, 09 May 2007 15:30:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1809207AlSharptonGodmormonsMittRomneydebateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1691820 unknown@Netscape.com BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq was believed killed in a battle between insurgents north of Baghdad, Iraqi security ministers said on Tuesday, but an al Qaeda-linked group denied the reports. Tue, 01 May 2007 20:29:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1691820AlQaedaleaderdeadiraqbaghdadNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1688639 unknown@Netscape.com The leader of al Qaeda inIraq was killed on Tuesday in a fight between insurgents north of Baghdad, the Interior Ministry spokesman said, but U.S. military officials appeared to cast doubt on the report. Tue, 01 May 2007 16:19:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1688639AlQaedairaqwarterrorismbaghdadmasriunconfirmedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1673102 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "Five men have been convicted of an al-Qaeda-linked bomb plot in Britain which could have killed hundreds. Jurors in the massive year-long Old Bailey trial, heard of plans to target a shopping centre, nightclub and the gas network with a fertiliser bomb. Police smashed the plot in 2004 after MI5 had watched an Islamist extremist network with links across the world." Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:36:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1673102alqaedaAlQaedagreatbritainenglandbombconvictedJuryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1666709 unknown@Netscape.com One of the most popular claims made by global warming denialists is that Al Gore has got his science wrong. But read on for the hard science facts that prove he's right. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:23:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1666709AlgoreClimatechangeglobalwarmingSciencescientificdataNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1668443 unknown@Netscape.com Iran has confirmed it will attend a meeting of major powers this week in Egypt that will seek ways to end the violence in Iraq, Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Sunday. "This came in a phone call between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and ...(Iran's President) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today." Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:01:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1668443iraniraqkeymeetingAlMalikiMahmoudahmadinejadNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1645804 unknown@Netscape.com Al Qaeda terrorists are attempting to provoke a war between the United States and Iran in the hopes that they will "take each other out," a Middle East analyst said Thursday. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:34:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1645804wariranAlQaedaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1626589 unknown@Netscape.com Throwing a curveball into speculation about both his - and Al Gore's - political future, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made a provocative comment today about a possible Gore presidential run. "I hope Al Gore enters the race; I think it would be good for the country," the mayor said. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:32:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1626589MichaelR.bloombergAlgore2008electionPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1560708 unknown@Netscape.com Friends of Al Gore have secretly started assembling a campaign team in preparation for the former American vice-president to make a fresh bid for the White House. One of his former campaign team said: "I was asked whether I would be available towards the end of the year if I am needed." Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:08:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1560708Algore2008electionPoliticscampaignNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1484148 unknown@Netscape.com Refugees from Baquba city who have now found shelter in Damascus describe their hometown as a "dead city" where armed men roam the streets and al-Qaeda reigns. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:49:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1484148AlquaedairaqwarRefugeesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1469026 unknown@Netscape.com In a move that could further weaken Iraq's fledgling government, six cabinet members loyal to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will quit their jobs Monday at his behest, officials close to Sadr said Sunday night. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:38:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1469026iraqmoqtadaAlsadrCabinetresignationsNouriMalikiNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1433383 unknown@Netscape.com Appearing on CNN's Larry King Live, Al Franken said that firing Don Imus was the right decision but pointed out that CNN has its own anchor who regularly spews hateful & bigoted remarks. King asked, "With a lot of controversial remarks going on, are you calling for other dismissals?" Franken said, "No, I'm not. Just Glenn Beck on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:58:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1433383cnnAlFrankenDonImusglennBecklarrykingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1420406 unknown@Netscape.com A U.S. citizen was charged with joining al-Qaeda and conspiring to bomb tourist resorts where Americans vacation in Europe and U.S. government facilities and military bases there, according to a federal indictment. Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:29:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1420406U.S.citizenterrorismNewsAlQaeda http://web2announcer.com/go/1394260 unknown@Netscape.com As part of a nearly eight-week-old plan to temper violence in Baghdad, U.S. forces last month set up a permanent base and resumed security sweeps in the enclave for the first time in three years. Sadr's black-clad fighters -- who battled U.S. forces in the past -- have appeared to stand down, even as Sadr publicly condemns the U.S. presence. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:32:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1394260iraqsadrcityMahdiarmymoqtadaAlU.S.militaryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1383001 unknown@Netscape.com Two of the nation's biggest media companies - CBS Corp. and NBC Universal - will ultimately decide the fate of Imus' daily program after he referred last week to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos." Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:55:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1383001DonImusrutgersWomensncaabasketballteamAlSharptonNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1372564 unknown@Netscape.com A contrite Don Imus described himself today as "a good person'' who made a bad mistake by making racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:15:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1372564AlSharptonDonImusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1357984 unknown@Netscape.com BAGHDAD - The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen today to redouble their battle to oust American forces and argued that Iraq's army and police should join him in defeating "your archenemy." The U.S. military announced the weekend deaths of 10 American soldiers, including six killed today. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:34:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1357984AlsadrEastermessageNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1357067 unknown@Netscape.com The renegade cleric Muqtada al-Sadr urged the Iraqi army and police to stop cooperating with the United States and told his guerrilla fighters to concentrate on pushing American forces out of the country, according to a statement issued Sunday. Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:38:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1357067AlsadriraqwarattacksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1339788 unknown@Netscape.com Although Saddam Hussein was hanged months ago, Vice President Cheney insisted today that the ex-Iraqi dictator was still actively plotting with Al Qaeda - more specifically, with the "equally dead" Mohammed Atta and al-Zarqawi. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:55:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1339788iraqAlQaedaDickcheneySaddamHusseinterroristsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1334859 unknown@Netscape.com Vice President Dick Cheney repeated his assertions of al-Qaida links to Saddam Hussein's Iraq on Thursday as the Defense Department released a report citing more evidence that the prewar government did not cooperate with the terrorist group. Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:28:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1334859cheneyHusseinAlQaidalinksNews