Newspapers : 6th October

Israel expected to bomb Iran, says France. Carolynne Wheeler, The Telegraph (en)
"... "I know that some people in Israel and in the army are preparing a military solution or not a solution but a military attack. I don’t know. This is not according to my opinion the solution,” Mr Kouchner told the Israeli daily Ha’aretz in an interview published Sunday

Diplomatic Licence: Poor Europe. Anne Penketh, The Independent (en)
" ... Mr Brown's attitude to the European Union has become patently obvious over the years: as Chancellor he would head to Brussels to deliver a lecture and then leave. As prime minister, he has expected his foreign secretary, David Miliband, to row back on European aspirations ..."

Russian Forces Begin to Shut Georgia Checkpoints. Helen Barry,The NYT (en)