Hello! I'm Kristin Volk with a
UPI Headline Update on this
Tuesday, the eighth day of
May, 2007. Six men are in
custody after being accused of
plotting an attack against an
Army post in New Jersey. The
men were reportedly planning
to shoot soldiers at Fort Dix
using automatic weapons.
Federal authorities say the
group's goal
more

Hello! I'm Kristin Volk with a
UPI Headline Update on this
Tuesday, the eighth day of
May, 2007. Six men are in
custody after being accused of
plotting an attack against an
Army post in New Jersey. The
men were reportedly planning
to shoot soldiers at Fort Dix
using automatic weapons.
Federal authorities say the
group's goal was to kill as
many soldiers as possible. All
six of the men are from the
former Yugoslavia. Five of
them lived in Cherry Hill, New
Jersey.Leaders of the U.S.
Congress say they want to see
progress in the Iraq war from
President Bush by September. A
new fiscal begins October
first, and Congress will
likely consider placing new
conditions on funding the war
if there's no progress by that
point. The commander of the
U.S. troops there, General
David Petraeus, says he should
know by September whether the
security operation is aiding
the country. Israel's military
wants to step up its targeted
assassination campaign as part
of a plan to deter Palestinian
rocket attacks. There's been a
recent increase in the number
of rockets launched into
Israel. But Israeli Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert has only
partially approved the
military's plan. He's
authorized a small expansion
of the Gaza Strip area where
the military can operate. He
also announced that he would
meet with his Security Cabinet
next week to assess the
situation. Meanwhile, U.S.
Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice is postponing a planned
trip to Israel because of the
political unrest there. Rice
had planned to meet with
Israeli and Palestinian
leaders next week to discuss
U.S.-recommended benchmarks
for peace talks. A State
Department spokesman says the
change in plans doesn't lessen
the focus on the issue and the
determination to help the two
parties move the process
forward. That's all for now.
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Category News & Politics

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