Week of May 25, 2007
President Bush says that once his trop buildup improved security in the Iraqi
capital, he intended to follow the withdrawal plan proposed by a bipartisan study
group.
President Bush pays solemn tribute to America’s fallen forces and called troops
killed in combat so far in Iraq and Afghanistan “a new generation of heroes.”
Congress passes a $120-billion emergency war spending bill that would not
require U.s. combat troops to be withdrawn.
The U.N. Security Council decides to establish an international tribunal to
prosecute suspects in the assassination of Rafik Hariri, former prime minister of
Lebanon.
Vice President
Dick Cheney
delivers a graphic
warning about the high stakes of the ongoing
conflict in Iraq - “Al Qaeda’s leadership has said
they have the right to kill 4 million Americans, 2
million of them children and to exile twice as many
and to wound and cripple thousands.” “America is
fighting this enemy in Iraq.”
Sen. Barack Obama offers an ambitious plan to
curb health-care costs and expand insurance
coverage.
U.S. forces free 41 kidnapped Iraqis during a raid on an Al Qaeda hideout near
Baghdad.
Coca-Cola buys Glaceau - maker of Vitaminwater, Fruitwater, Smartwater and
Vitaminenergy for $4.1 billion in cash.
Technology -
U.S. consumers have snapped up 2.5 million Wii consoles since they hit the
market in November - a comeback for Nintendo, whose GameCube got wiped
out by Sony’s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft’s Xbox.
The Alabama department of Homeland Security has taken down a website it
operated that included gay rights and antiwar organizations in a list of groups that
could include terrorists.
