http://www.webremixed.info/ Aggregation of tags: politics Webremixer http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97844 The UN launched Wednesday its largest ever aid appeal, saying it would need $7 billion to help 30 million people in 31 countries during 2009. The Humanitarian Appeal 2009 is the largest since the creation of the so-called Consolidated Appeals Process in 1991, with Sudan accounting for over a quarter of all intended funds, the UN said in a statement. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:18:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97844 2008-11-20T00:18:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97843 The UN atomic watchdog on Wednesday reported scant progress in its investigations into alleged nuclear activities in both Iran and Syria. In its first official report on Syria, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it could not yet determine if a building in a remote site bombed by Israeli planes last year was a nuclear reactor, as the United States claims. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:03:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97843 2008-11-20T00:03:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97842 Al-Qaeda number two Ayman Zawahri ridiculed US President-elect Barack Obama as a "house negro" and warned him against sending more troops to Afghanistan, in an Internet audio message on Wednesday. Zawahri insulted Obama and other black Americans who have held high office in the US administration. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:48:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97842 2008-11-19T23:48:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97841 An Indian warship destroyed a pirate "mother vessel" in the Gulf of Aden, the navy said Wednesday, as bandits demanded a ransom for a Saudi supertanker seized in the most daring sea raid yet. The Indian frigate Tabar, one of a dozen warships from several countries protecting shipping lanes in the area. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:33:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97841 2008-11-19T23:33:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97840 About 100 Jewish colonists on Wednesday defied a High Court order to evacuate a house in the flashpoint Occupied West Bank city of Hebron, and braced for possible confrontation with police. "I fear excesses as we don't control all those who support our cause," said Malakhie Levinger, mayor of the nearby Kyriat Arba settlement. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:18:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97840 2008-11-19T23:18:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97839 Palestinian resistance factions were roundly blamed in the mainstream media for their last-minute decision to boycott last week's Egypt-sponsored "comprehensive dialogue" summit, ostensibly aimed at Palestinian national reconciliation. But some independent commentators say the move, led by Gaza- based resistance faction Hamas, was justified. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:03:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97839 2008-11-19T23:03:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97838 Kuwaiti MPs on Wednesday blamed alleged squabbles in the ruling Al-Sabah family for the chronic political crises that have plagued the Gulf state in the past decade, paralyzing development. The emirate was plunged into a new round of political disputes a day earlier when three lawmakers filed to quiz the prime minister. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:48:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97838 2008-11-19T22:48:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97837 Legislators loyal to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr shouted down the Iraqi Parliament's second reading on Wednesday of a military pact allowing US troops to remain in Iraq until the end of 2011. The agreement, approved by the Cabinet on Sunday, has been fiercely criticized by the Sadrists, who oppose any deal with the US "occupier". Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:33:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97837 2008-11-19T22:33:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97825 Israeli security forces on Wednesday tore down a tent in which an Occupied Jerusalem Palestinian family had been living since being evicted from their nearby house earlier this month. The tent housed Fawzia al-Kurd and her ailing husband since their November 9 expulsion from their home of 52 years. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:18:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97825 2008-11-19T22:18:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97824 Afghan refugees may be a growing source of regional tension as fewer are returning home while more people leave the country for jobs and security, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. Guterres told a conference that while more than 5 million out of 8 million Afghan refugees. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:03:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97824 2008-11-19T22:03:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97823 A major Arab Al-Qaeda operative was among six militants killed overnight in a suspected US missile strike in northwest Pakistan, a senior security official told Wednesday. Security sources identified the militant as Abdullah Azam al-Saudi, a senior member of Osama bin Laden's network who they said. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:48:28 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97823 2008-11-19T21:48:28Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97818 The top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday called on Israel to immediately lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip, as invading tanks from the Jewish state sparked retaliatory rocket fire from the coastal territory. "By function of this blockade, 1.5 million Palestinian men, women and children. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:03:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97818 2008-11-19T00:03:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97817 MOGADISHU: A hijacked Saudi supertanker carrying $100 million worth of oil anchored off a notorious Somali pirate port on Tuesday as sea gangs struck again and seized a Hong Kong cargo ship. The biggest act of piracy yet by the Somali bandits has stunned the international community. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:48:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97817 2008-11-18T23:48:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97816 LONDON: Israeli President Shimon Peres said Tuesday he felt confident about the prospects for a Middle East peace deal next year following the election of Barack Obama as leader of the United States. On the first full day of a three-day visit to Britain, Peres said there was a "fair chance" Israel would reach an agreement with the Palestinians in the next 12 months. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:33:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97816 2008-11-18T23:33:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97815 BAGHDAD: Senior US and Iraqi officials differed on Tehran's role in nailing down a military accord that will allow US troops to remain in Iraq until 2011 as Iran Tuesday sent mixed signals on the deal. The Iraqi Cabinet approved the agreement on Sunday and Parliament was expected on November 24 to take a vote on the wide-ranging pact. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:18:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97815 2008-11-18T23:18:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97798 At least 20 people were killed in clashes between insurgents and pro-government forces allied with Pakistani soldiers in the country's volatile northwest, officials said on Tuesday. At least nine militants and a soldier were killed in exchanges of fire in the Swat Valley, the army said. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:03:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97798 2008-11-18T23:03:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97797 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer appealed Tuesday for more troops from outside the US to be sent to Afghanistan to prevent it from becoming a "safe haven" for terrorists. "No strategy will work if it is not matched by the right resources. I welcome [US President-elect Barack] Obama's commitment to boost troop levels. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:48:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97797 2008-11-18T22:48:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97796 The US administration found itself in an awkward position after Afghanistan's offer of peace talks with Mullah Mohammad Omar, the fugitive Taliban leader long seen by Washington as an arch-enemy. US officials spoke cautiously when asked about a possible negotiation with one of the world's most wanted men. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:33:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97796 2008-11-18T22:33:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97795 Police deployed in strength on Tuesday for the funeral of underworld kingpin Yaakov Alperon who was assassinated in a Tel Aviv car bombing that has prompted fears of a gangland war in Israel. Alperon's son Dror, who is on trial on charges of blackmail and extortion, was granted temporary release from custody to attend the funeral in Ranana, on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:18:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97795 2008-11-18T22:18:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97794 The Iranian Parliament on Tuesday approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nominee as interior minister by a thin margin, two weeks after it sacked his predecessor for lying about his credentials. Sadeq Mahsouli, the new minister, is one of Ahmadinejad's closest aides. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:03:23 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97794 2008-11-18T22:03:23Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97790 Prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's camp on Monday failed to halt the first reading in Parliament of a controversial Iraq-US military pact which has been passed by the Iraqi Cabinet. The Sadrist movement has vigorously opposed the wide-ranging agreement, which would replace a UN mandate that expires at the end of this year. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:20:38 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97790 2008-11-18T00:20:38Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97789 Caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday that 250 Palestinian prisoners would be freed in a goodwill gesture, as Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas urged Israel to maintain the Gaza truce. The pair met in Occupied Jerusalem for the first time in two months, amid rising tension in and around the besieged Gaza Strip. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:05:38 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97789 2008-11-18T00:05:38Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97774 The Israeli government has begun to actively promote voluntary army service for Palestinian-Israelis. The Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, is meanwhile considering plans to make civil service compulsory for all Israeli citizens, including Palestinian-Israelis. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:50:38 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97774 2008-11-17T23:50:38Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97773 Sudanese police detained more than 60 journalists for around three hours on Monday and instructed them to go to court for protesting against strict censorship, reporters and a lawyer said. Scores of journalists rallied outside Parliament condemning the censorship which flouts the freedom of expression. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:35:38 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97773 2008-11-17T23:35:38Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97772 Sudan's Parliament on Monday approved an independent electoral commission, in a crucial but delayed step toward national polls laid out in the peace accord that ended 21 years of civil war. The line-up of the nine-member commission, which was appointed by the presidency and submitted to Parliament for approval. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:20:38 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97772 2008-11-17T23:20:38Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97771 Algeria and Argentina signed an agreement Monday to boost cooperation over civil nuclear energy Monday as Argentine President Cristina Kirchner continued her tour of northern Africa. The energy deal was signed by Algerian Energy and Mining Minister Chakib Khelil and Argentina's Minister for Federal Planning Julio de Vido. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:05:38 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97771 2008-11-17T23:05:38Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97770 A group dubbing itself "Friends of Pakistan" pledged support to the violence-hit country at a meeting in Abu Dhabi Monday during which a "framework" for cooperation was discussed, a top official said. "It was a very successful meeting, we had [pledges of] unanimous support and solidarity," Pakistan's additional foreign secretary for South Asia. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:50:38 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97770 2008-11-17T22:50:38Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97769 US President-elect Barack Obama vowed to pull troops out of Iraq, crush Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and shut down the Guantanamo Bay camp as part of a dramatic foreign policy break with President George W. Bush. Repairing the stricken US economy will be priority number one, even at the cost of still-bigger budget deficits, Obama said. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:35:38 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97769 2008-11-17T22:35:38Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97758 Speaking to a session of the World Economic Forum's 24th India Economic Summit, held in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger endorsed US Senator Hillary Clinton, rumored to be the favorite for the post in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:21:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97758 2008-11-17T00:21:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97757 Iraq's Cabinet approved a military pact Sunday that requires the withdrawal of all US troops by the end of 2011, as a deadly suicide car bomb underscored the country's lingering insecurity. The attack took place within hours of the Cabinet decision at a police checkpoint in Iraq's volatile Diyala Province, killing at least 15 people. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:06:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97757 2008-11-17T00:06:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97756 Interim Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert accused Hamas on Sunday of "shattering" the Gaza truce after two rockets hit Israel, which the Jewish state followed with an air strike that killed four Palestinian resistance fighters. However, Olmert, who made the comments at a weekly Israeli Cabinet meeting. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:51:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97756 2008-11-16T23:51:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97741 Last April, top officials in the administration of President George W. Bush, desperate to exploit any possible crack in the close relationship between the government of Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki and Iran, launched a new round of charges that Iran had stepped up covert arms assistance to Shiite militias. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:36:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97741 2008-11-16T23:36:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97740 The wife of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel-Baset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi said in an interview published on Sunday that her husband is critically ill with cancer and slammed Scotland's authorities for not taking better care of him. Aisha al-Megrahi spoke to the daily Oea, considered close to Seif al-Islam. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:21:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97740 2008-11-16T23:21:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97739 Israel's High Court on Sunday gave Jewish settlers three days to evacuate a house in the Occupied West Bank town of Hebron whose ownership is contested. The ruling, which was slammed by settler leaders, follows a series of violent clashes between Israeli security forces and hard-line Jews seeking to erect unauthorized outposts in the Occupied West Bank. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:06:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97739 2008-11-16T23:06:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97738 British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in the Middle East on Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a bid to bolster the peace process as Israel prepares for early elections. After landing in Israel, Miliband was due to go into Occupied Jerusalem talks with interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, a British Embassy spokeswoman said. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:51:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97738 2008-11-16T22:51:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97737 Pakistan has suspended movement of fuel tankers and food trucks supplying NATO and US-led forces in Afghanistan for security reasons, officials said Sunday, adding that the service would resume soon. Pakistan barred the delivery of sealed containers and oil tankers through the historic Khyber Pass several days ago. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:36:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97737 2008-11-16T22:36:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97736 Hillary Clinton, if Barack Obama names her secretary of state as media speculation suggests, will confront staggering challenges overseas like US military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorism and a defiant Iran. Clinton, 61, a high-profile senator from New York, formidable Obama presidential campaign rival and former first lady. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:21:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97736 2008-11-16T22:21:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97735 The Iranian vice president in charge of tourism on Sunday faced calls for his sacking after girls danced with the Koran during a ceremony staged by his ministry, media reported. Esfandyar Rahim Mashaie, who survived criticism this summer for asserting than Iran is "a friend of the Israeli people," came under renewed fire from conservatives. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:06:15 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97735 2008-11-16T22:06:15Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97731 Hillary Clinton, narrowly defeated in her own bid for the White House, was back in the limelight Friday amid reports President-elect Barack Obama is weighing whether to name her secretary of state. Two unidentified Obama advisers told NBC News the formidable former first lady, who is now a New York senator, was under consideration for the post. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:15:02 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97731 2008-11-15T00:15:02Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97730 Leaders from the world's biggest economic powers gathered in Washington on Friday for a crisis summit to recast the global financial order as recession spreads to a growing number of countries. US President George W. Bush will host more than 20 leaders from the world's richest nations. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:02 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97730 2008-11-15T00:00:02Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97729 An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip prompted Palestinian fighters to fire rockets into Israel Friday as the United Nations said its food distribution ground to a halt due to Israeli closures of the enclave's border crossings. Two Palestinian militants were wounded in the Israeli air attack, medics and witnesses said. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:45:02 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97729 2008-11-14T23:45:02Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97726 Switzerland on Friday condemned the destruction of Palestinian homes in Occupied Jerusalem and said it had made representations to the Israeli Foreign Ministry on the issue. The Swiss Foreign Ministry said it was "deeply worried" and called on "the Israeli government to put an immediate end to operations of destruction carried out under the name of 'administrative demolitions.'" Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:30:02 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97726 2008-11-14T23:30:02Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97725 Russia has sold 12 MiG-29 fighter jets to Sudan, Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel-Rahim Mohammad Hussein said during a visit to Moscow on Friday, Russian news agencies reported. "Yes, it's all done. The planes have been bought," the Sudanese defense minister was quoted as saying to reporters at a news briefing in Moscow. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:15:02 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97725 2008-11-14T23:15:02Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97724 All British troops will be out of Iraq by the end of next year and a controversial Iraq-US security pact is likely to be approved by Baghdad this weekend, Iraq's national security adviser said Friday. Prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, meanwhile, announced the activation of a new militia against the US-led occupation. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:00:02 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97724 2008-11-14T23:00:02Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97712 The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak promised a "new style of thinking" at its recent fifth annual party congress, but critics in the opposition say they saw little of it. "As was expected, the party conference featured empty words and promises intended for domestic consumption, with very little basis in reality," Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:45:02 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97712 2008-11-14T22:45:02Z http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97711 A top cleric vowed on Friday that "Death to America" would continue to be chanted in Iran for as long as the United States maintains what he called its arrogant stance toward the Islamic Republic. "Statesmen in the United States should know that as long as they keep their arrogant attitude toward Iran. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:30:02 GMT http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=97711 2008-11-14T22:30:02Z