• Bush Administration Lags on Protecting Endangered Species
• Argentine Farmers Halt Strike
• Advocates Respond to ICE Sweeps
• US and Iran: The Next Cold War

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• Zimbabwean Opposition Claims Victory
• Bucharest Convergence Center Raided as NATO Summit Begins
• Germany Mulls Ban on Far-Right Party
• Another Torture Memo Declassified
• Vietnamese Factory Strike Hits Nike

The alleged trooping of US forces and warships in the Gulf near Iranian borders is sending different messages. From Amman, Oula Farawati analyzes the scenarios of a cold war between Iran and the US.

Argentines are breathing sighs of relief as a 20-day farmers strike comes to a close. Mario Sandia, President of the Rural Confederation of Argentina, made the announcement at a farmer's assembly in Gualeguaychú, the nation's cattle capital. Growers and agricultural workers have participated in a nationwide strike for nearly three weeks over an export tax hike on soy and other grains. Marie Trigona has the latest from Buenos Aires.

Endangered species classification is the latest point of contention between the Bush Administration and environmentalists, who charge that the Administration has created obstacles against protecting species. At a Senate hearing today, Democrats argued that polar bears are bearing the brunt of that policy. Tanya Snyder has more.

A recent series of ICE operations in the LA area, including one in Torrance yesterday, elicited a swift response from the immigrant rights movement. Dozens of family members, activists, supporters and lawyers held an emergency press conference in front of the detention center where the up to 25 suspected undocumented immigrants were detained. FSRN contributor Dan Fritz has more.