Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, appeared alongside Irish President Mary McAleese at Dublin events Wednesday that fueled speculation of a first-ever state visit by the British monarch. "Your royal highness, your presence is greatly appreciated by everyone here today and it has added a unique and inspirational dimension," McAleese said to the prince at a ceremony where they both handed out achievement awards to young Irish adults.Later, the pair dined in Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs. Prince Philip, who is also known as the duke of Edinburgh, also was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern before traveling back to England....
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 Prosecutor in CIA leak case meets grand jury Special counsel Fitzgerald’s session is believed to be his second |
Special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald early Wednesday went before a federal grand jury looking into the leak of the identity of undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame.It is believed to be only the second session the prosecutor has had with the grand jury which is examining questions left unanswered in the Plame affair. The only other time Fitzgerald was seen going before the new panel was Dec. 7.An earlier grand jury expired Oct. 28, the day it handed up an indictment against Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, on five counts of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI. Libby is scheduled to go on trial next January....
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| EU report condemns secret CIA flights |
The CIA has carried out more than 1,000 undeclared flights over European territory since 2001, European parliament investigators said today. Politicians scrutinising illegal CIA activities in Europe also said incidents in which terror suspects were handed over to US agents did not appear to be isolated, and suspects were often transported in the same planes and by the same groups of people. The preliminary report was compiled using data provided by the EU's air safety agency, Eurocontrol. It also used information gathered during three months of hearings and more than 50 hours of testimony by human rights groups and people who said they had been kidnapped and tortured by US agents. Data showed CIA planes made numerous undeclared stopovers on European territory, violating an international air treaty requiring airlines to declare the routes and stopovers for planes on police missions, the Italian politician Giovanni Claudio Fava, who drafted the report, said. ...
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| Bush brings his media critic in-House |
A right-wing pundit who once urged President Bush to "stop cowering under the bed and start fighting back" was introduced today as the new White House press secretary. Tony Snow, a Fox News commentator who used to work as a speechwriter for the first President Bush, replaces Scott McClellan as part of a drive to re-energise Mr Bush's team for his second term after a series of political disasters that have seen his poll ratings plummet.Ahead of the appointment, American liberals have had a field day digging up some of Mr Snow's criticisms of the President, notably over his failure to rein in spending.Introducing Mr Snow to the White House press corps, Mr Bush said: "For those of you who’ve read his columns and listened to his radio show, he sometimes has disagreed with me. I asked him about those comments, and he said, ‘You should have heard what I said about the other guy."’...
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| Rumsfeld, Rice Make Surprise Visits to Iraq, Meet With Incoming Prime Minister in Show of Support |
President Bush's top two national security officials made a surprise visit to Iraq Wednesday, showing support for the emerging government as the top U.S. military commander there said some U.S. troops may be able to leave in the months ahead. Army Gen. George Casey said Iraq's selection of top government leaders marked a major step toward creating conditions that could allow a partial withdrawal. "I'm still on my general timeline," Casey told reporters after meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who arrived unannounced for a daylong series of meetings with top U.S. commanders and the newly selected Iraqi leaders. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew separately in from Turkey a few hours later to shore up the U.S. show of support. ...
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| China, Russia and 4 Central Asian Nations Agree to Hold Joint Anti-Terror Drills |
Defense ministers from China, Russia and four Central Asian nations agreed to hold joint anti-terrorism drills next year as they gathered Wednesday to discuss regional security, including the threat from Islamic militancy. Armed forces from the six nations will stage the military exercise in Russian territory, near the Ural Mountains in an area abutting Central Asia, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told reporters after the meeting. Air forces and precision-guided weapons would likely be featured he said. The joint exercise, if held, would be the largest staged by the six-nation grouping, known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The group, which got its informal start a decade ago but was formally launched five years ago, was founded to build confidence among the member nations and grapple with militant Islamic groups. ...
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