Southern Iraq oil fields to go up for tender - Ah yes, the oil

UK memo says US, UK readying Iraqi withdrawal-report - (Reuters) - A leaked document from Britain's Defence Ministry says the British and U.S. governments are planning to reduce their troop levels in Iraq by more than half by mid-2006, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported. Get ready for a really big bang from 'Al Qaeda' [nudge nudge wink wink]

19 Killed in Iraq Violence: - A family of four were shot dead on Saturday in the northern town of Baiji when gunmen stormed their house at dawn and killed a husband, wife and their children, five and two years old,

Egypt closes Baghdad diplomatic mission: - Egypt will temporarily shut its diplomatic mission in Iraq and has recalled its staff to Cairo, an official said Thursday, after a militant group claimed to have killed Egypt's top envoy in Baghdad.

Italy to pull troops out of Iraq by year's end- Italy to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq in September, Berlusconi says

103 Iraqi MPs Demand Withdrawal of US Troops, demanding the adoption of a resolution cancelling the request made by the Government to the UN Security Council to extend the presence of multinational forces, and urging the Government to put “a clear plan for army building and a timetable for the withdrawal of occupation troops” from Iraq.

Iraq signs military pact with Iran - Posted Jul 7, 2005 02:05 PM PST... 'You know who' isn't going to like that one bit.

Car bombs kill many in Iraq - Thirteen people were killed and 30 wounded late on Wednesday in two almost simultaneous car bombings in Mashruh, some 60km south of the Iraqi capital, police said... 20:37 GMT

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Bishops seem reluctant to demand Arroyo quit retreating on Saturday from joining the chorus calling on Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to resign, giving the embattled Philippine president at least a temporary respite. They feel that the materials against the president are tainted materials, that they are basically politically motivated.

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'Police shot bombers', reports New Zealander- and says two colleagues witnessed the unconfirmed shooting by police of two apparent suicide bombers outside the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf in London. The New Zealander, who did not want to be named, said the killing of the two men wearing bombs happened at 10.30am on Thursday (London time).

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ALI: The price of occumpation - The bombers who targeted London yesterday are anonymous. We simply do not know. Al-Qaida is not the only terrorist group in existence. It has rivals within the Muslim diaspora. But it is safe to assume that the cause of these bombs is the unstinting support given by New Labour and its prime minister to the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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FISK: Blair's alliance with Bush bombed- 'If you bomb our cities,' Osama bin Laden said in a recent videotape, 'we will bomb yours.'' It was clear Britain would be a target ever since British Prime Minister Tony Blair decided to join President Bush's 'war on terror' and his invasion of Iraq.

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MUSTAFA: EU Crisis Reveals Important Lessons For Muslims - The present crisis in the Europe Union [EU] over its constitution and economic budget has become a subject of great debate amongst Europeans. Non-Europeans too have taken a keen interest in the EU’s predicament and have been eager to speculate on Europe’s future.

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Bloggers Learn Price of Telling Too Much - Ooooh, bad bloggers, bad, bad, bad, bad, bloggers!

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More urged to evacuate ahead of Dennis

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- The NHC predicts nearly a foot of rain is possible in some parts of the Gulf Coast where the hurricane makes landfall. The NHC advisory noted that storm surges could reach as high as 12 feet.
Some 10 million Americans are potentially in Dennis' path, according to federal officials.

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Al Qaeda Web site tracked back to... Maryland???

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US censured over Internet control - A decision by the US to retain oversight of the computers that control internet traffic has drawn harsh criticism about the lack of independence it could mean for the free-flowing, anything-goes communication network.

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Don't buy a Dell! One of many reasons

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A clearer picture of the digital camera scene

UK-based dissident denies link to website that carried al-Qaida claim : - It was posted on an Arabic website, al-qal3ah.com, which is registered by Qalaah Qalaah in Abu Dhabi and hosted by a server in Houston, Texas.

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Erekat to Israel: Don't use London blasts : - After Israel tried to link London blasts to the Palestinian resistance, senior negotiator Saeb Erekat warned it against using the attacks to "score points" diplomatically.

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The struggle against terrorism cannot be won by military means

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Is the CIA behind the insurgents and global terrorism?

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The Media Farce Over Iran's Newly Elected President - By Walter C. Uhler:  During the past week, Americans have been treated to the spectacle of America's mainstream news media stumbling over itself while attempting to define the newly elected President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, for American readers and viewers.

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Americans believed Al Qaeda was targeting the United States because we stood for democracy, when, in reality, they hated us because we massively supported oppressive regimes in the Middle East. - This time, with that narrative already established, the work of interpreting the London subway bombings through the Bush worldview is a much simpler matter. Regrettably, Tony Blair has already begun the spin in his statement from Gleneagles

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