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Washington now faces a no-win situation in Iraq- America is facing the real possibility of defeat in Iraq. The insurgency is as robust and as lethal as ever. U.S. troops are overstretched and thin on the ground, while Iraqi troops are far from ready to replace them. Sectarian violence is on the rise, suggesting that civil war is just round the corner. Every day brings its terrible tale of carnage. There seems to be no safety anywhere - and certainly not in Baghdad. Iraq under American occupation is slipping into uncontrollable chaos. U.S. Marines Accused of Killing Iraq Man- Iraq's U.N. ambassador accused U.S. Marines of killing his unarmed young cousin in what appeared to be ``cold blood'' and demanded an investigation and punishment for the perpetrators. After the war comes cancer Baghdad Fire Leaves Millions Without Water- A fire broke out Friday at a power station that supplies a Baghdad waterworks, shutting it down and leaving millions of residents without drinking water, officials said. Suicide bombers kill 26 Iraqi police, recruits Iraqi hospitals attacked and damaged by US forces Bomb kills 26 in Baghdad- A suicide bomber killed up to 20 people at a police recruitment centre in Baghdad on Saturday, while across town an angry crowd of Shi'ite Muslims mourned a senior cleric gunned down by insurgents. |
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Sun.Jul 3|Brown hails war against subsidies -
BRITAIN will lead an assault on one of the key factors keeping Africa in poverty, with an attack on the huge subsidies that give western farmers an unfair advantage in the world market, Gordon Brown revealed last night.
3 explosions rock Kozovo capital - The capital of Serbia's UN-administered province of Kosovo was rocked by three explosions on Saturday, one going off outside the UN mission. Canada to establish military base in Gulf region Russia to help China oust the USA from Eurasia- Russia de facto loses the status of the world's center of force, which jeopardizes the global stability Germany's Schroeder loses confidence vote, looks to new elections- that could usher in the country's first female leader. High court battle looms- Will Democrats filibuster? If so, can Republicans overcome the roadblock?
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5 Fires Start During Pendleton Military Exercises-
Five fires started during military exercises on training grounds at Camp Pendleton...cause being investigated
Flight delays worsening this summer Johnny
Comes Marching Home to Loans: Think joining the army will
clear your student debt? Better check the fine print.
Fighting
in Iraq taking a toll on Army marriages : The Army's divorce
rate has soared in the past three years. Between 2001 and 2004, divorces
among active-duty Army officers and enlisted personnel nearly doubled,
from 5,658 to 10,477, even though total troop strength remained stable.
The
sobering of America : To return to America after an absence
of six months is to find a nation sobered by reality. The reality of debt
and lost jobs. The reality of rising China. Above all, the reality of
Iraq.
China's
Hu meets Putin to discuss military, energy issues- Chinese
President Hu Jintao met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start
of a four-day visit to Russia with military, economic and energy cooperation
expected to head the agenda.
Caribbean energy agreement signed in Venezuela
PUERTO LA CRUZ, June 29 – Leaders from more than 10 countries who attended the 1st Energy Summit of Caribbean Heads of State and/or Government here spent the day discussing the draft document to constitute Petrocaribe, a new institution forming part of a broader energy integration, dubbed "Petroamerica" by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, and finally signed the agreement, which is based on shared solidarity. - Union and integration are the only way for the survival of our peoples Aruba Murder Charges Pending Chávez
uses 'oil diplomacy' to build regional influence - Oil-rich
Venezuela is to sell cheap fuel to 13 Caribbean nations, in what analysts
say is part of President Chávez’s left-wing challenge to American and
European influence in the region.
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Mugabe attacks Blair and turns back on 'useless' Commonwealth - during a blistering attack on Tony Blair and his "gay gangsters". In his first interview for more than a year, Mugabe also insisted he had discussed the issue at length during a meeting with Prince Charles, where he expressed his admiration and respect for the Royal Family. Malnutrition strikes 1 in 3 Africans: UN Dividing
Russia - America has been at war with Russia for nearly
two decades; a grossly one-sided war in which the U.S. is quietly conquering
more and more territory with the kind of tireless efficiency not seen
since the days of the Golden Horde.
Secret
US prisons rumour probed- Nowak, who reports
to the Geneva-based Human Rights Commission as well as the U.N. General
Assembly said that the four-member team would like to visit Abu Ghraib
prison and other U.S.-run sites known to hold terrorist suspects, as well
as to track down the allegations of clandestine prisons — including reports
of U.S. Navy ships in extraterritorial waters in the Indian Ocean and
elsewhere.
Back to the wall, Germany's Schroeder warms to leftist
rhetoric - Staring down the barrel of early
elections this autumn, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats
are playing to alienated voters with controversial proposals to hike taxes
on the rich.
(AFP/DDP/File)
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Beijing buying spree sends U.S. into shock- The enemy has landed. One of the worst nightmares of 'patriotic Americans' may soon come true. An unsolicited $18.5 billion offer from state-owned Chinese oil firm CNOOC to buy Unocal, America's ninth largest ...
Report: Guantanamo should be shut: The United States must close its Guantanamo Bay prison, says a new report by a top European body. US bombardment kills at least 62 in Afghanistan: US Warplanes bombarded the mountain areas in Kunar last night where U.S. Military Special Forces team has been missing for five days, reported Pakistan Television [PTV]. Russia to help China oust the USA from Eurasia- Russia de facto loses the status of the world's center of force, which jeopardizes the global stability U.S. bombs Afghan hideout near missing GIs - Airstrike targets suspected Taliban as rescuers scour area for elite unit America & Iran Out Of Step With Democracy And Islam | Jul 02, 2005 | By Abid Mustafa| Even before a single vote had been cast, America had already decided to dismiss the Iranian presidential election. Bush said, “Power is in the hands of an unelected few who have retained power through an electoral process that ignores the basic requirements of democracy.” After the election, America was quick to describe the electoral process as flawed and that Iran was out of step with moves towards democracy in the region. Documents show Gitmo inmate defy US guards Team of U.S. GIs Missing in Afghanistan - A small team of U.S. soldiers was missing Friday in the same mountains in eastern Afghanistan where a special forces helicopter was shot down earlier this week, and U.S. forces are using 'every available asset' to find them, a U.S. military spokesman said. More Middle East/Asia News
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