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The 2007 Irving Kristol Lecture by Bernard LewisThank you, Vice President and Mrs. Cheney, ladies and gentlemen. As you have been told, I have studied a number of languages, but I cannot find words in any of them adequate to express my feeling of gratitude for the honor and appreciation which I have been shown this evening. All I can say is thank you. more By Lewis's Lecture

Posted 22/3/2007 @ 23:1:14 GMTWorld Powers Seek New Iran SanctionsSix powers seeking new sanctions against Iran hoped to persuade all 15 nations on the U.N. Security Council to back the proposed punitive measures. France's U.N. Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sabliere said that "a large majority" of the nations support the resolution drawn up by the United States and its European allies — Britain, France and Germany — along with Russia and China. more By The Associated Press

Posted 22/3/2007 @ 22:54:26 GMTTotal Chief in Formal Investigation in Iran ProbePARIS -- The chief executive of French oil and gas group Total was placed under formal investigation by a French judge on Thursday and named as a target in a probe over alleged bribes to Iran. more By Reuters