* ‘Military plan against Iran is ready’ Predicting that Iran will obtain a nuclear weapon within three years and claiming to have a strike plan in place, senior American military officers have told The Jerusalem Post they support President George W. Bush’s stance to do everything necessary to stop the Islamic Republic’s race for nuclear power.

* Putin calls for new financial world order Russian president Vladimir Putin called on Sunday for a radical overhaul of the world’s financial and trade institutions to reflect the growing economic power of emerging market countries – including Russia.

* Iran: Israel, civilians in ME are targets for retaliatory attack Iran will not only strike American bases if attacked, but also Israel and civilian targets in the Middle East such as crude oil fields and power plants, an Iranian admiral told US Defense News on Monday.

* ‘Corruption worse than Iranian threat’ The corruption manifest in Israeli leadership and the society as a whole is more worrisome than the Iranian nuclear threat, former chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya’alon said Monday.

* Israel launches Ofek 7 spy satellite In face of Iran’s race to obtain nuclear weapons and predictions that war with Syria is on the horizon, Israel strengthened its foothold in space on Monday and successfully launched a spy satellite, which defense officials said granted the IDF unprecedented operational capabilities.

* Portugal calls for clear EU treaty commitment from member states The incoming Portuguese EU presidency has indicated it is against opening formal treaty negotiations unless EU leaders meeting in Brussels in two week’s time clearly commit themselves to agreeing a new institutional settlement.

* Gun attack on Palestinian Cabinet Gunmen in Gaza have opened fire on a Palestinian government building while the Cabinet was meeting inside.

* Orthodox sector curses gay pride parade Badatz rabbis distribute message that ‘all sinners’ involved in Jerusalem pride march will ‘feel a curse on their souls and evil will pursue them.’

* 66 percent of public dissatisfied with Israeli democracy Poll by Israel Democracy Institute shows only 21 percent of Israeli have faith in prime minister, most don’t trust military echelon.

* Israeli Researcher Pioneers New Cancer Treatment An Israeli researcher is testing a new treatment to destroy glioblastoma mulitforme (GBM), the most common and aggressive type of primary brain tumor, according to the Israel21c website.