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Iraq HQ: Everything Iraq, from About Iraq to Weapons Iraq.
Al Qaim Hospital: Tragedy beyond description
Fresh claims of prisoner abuse in Iraq  RENO, Nevada (AP) -- Security contractors were heckled, humiliated and physically abused by U.S. Marines in Iraq while jailed for 72 hours with insurgents, one of the detainees said Friday.
UK: Ministers were told of need for Gulf war 'excuse' Bush and Blair agreed on regime change in April 2002 and then looked for a way to justify it.
MINISTERS were warned in July 2002 that Britain was committed to taking part in an American-led invasion of Iraq and they had no choice but to find a way of making it legal. The briefing paper is certain to add to the pressure, particularly on the American president, because of the damaging revelation that Bush and Blair agreed on regime change in April 2002 and then looked for a way to justify it.
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Leaked Cabinet Office paper: Conditions for military action PERSONAL SECRET UK EYES ONLY IRAQ: CONDITIONS FOR MILITARY ACTION (A Note by Officials) Agree to engage the US on the need to set military plans within a realistic political strategy, which includes identifying the succession to Saddam Hussein and creating the conditions necessary to justify government military action. READ
War game latest weapon in US Army recruitment drive::The war in Iraq is having a devastating effect on the willingness of Americans to sign up for military service. Officials have come up with an ingenious way of trying to address a growing recruiting crisis. They are giving away copies of a computer game called 'America's Army'. Real Video READ
Banned Contractor Soliciting Iraq Deals An American firm accused of stealing millions from Iraq reconstruction projects and banned from further government contracts - have continued doing contracting work and have formed new companies to bid on such projects, The Associated Press has learned.- READ
Iraqis find 20 bodies bound and shot in head:: The bodies of 20 people, bound and shot in the head, have been found on a military firing range in the eastern suburbs of Baghdad, police said today.
Multiple attacks kill many in Iraq-At least 75 people, including eight police officers and 40 fighters, have been killed in a day of unrelenting violence in Iraq.
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New enemies George can't beat-The terrorism we face today from state, individual or group terrorists is plain terrorism labeled differently in each case to fit the assumed or fabricated cause. Soon a deranged George Bush will lable Hurricanes, Tornados, and Earth Quakes terrorists too!
The war against Islam -The image of Islam as prone to violence by virtue of their religion was mainly constructed across centuries by Europeans seeking to bolster their own purposes, a habit of politicized paranoia, masterfully continued by freaked-out leaders of post-911 America.
Hate Crime Grows :by William Fisher
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Middle East/Asia
China heaps praise on EU for upholding free trade, criticises US approach
Bomb blast kills 8 in Iran town-Explosions come ahead of elections, amid regional ethnic tension
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U.S. News
Cheney insists Guantanamo to stay open- White House said to be split over fate of controversial prison
Former Bush Team Member Says WTC Collapse Likely A Controlled  Demolition Highly recognized former chief economist in Labor Department now doubts official 9/11 story, claiming suspicious facts and evidence cover-up indicate government foul play and possible criminal implications.
Nerve Agent Spills at Indiana Facility  The spill occurred Friday night at the Newport Chemical Agent Destruction Facility, where more than 250,000 gallons of the agent VX are stored. VX is a liquid with the consistency of mineral oil that can kill a healthy adult with a single pinpoint droplet.
250,000 GALLONS?????????????
Ummm, isn't this supposed ot be a BAD THING? We bombed Iraq because Bush told us Saddam had this sort of chemical weapons. Saddam didn;t of course, but that's whatBush said anda lot of people have been killed as a result.
So now we have 250,000 gallons of VX stored in Indiana. Forget terrorism, 250,000 gallons is enough to kill the entire population of the US. and "Whoopsie" they keep dropping the stuff, too!

More babies, young kids going hungry in US  Increasing numbers of young American children are showing signs of serious malnourishment, fueled by a greater prevalence of hunger in the United States.
Russia
Russia execs wants moral TV
Gorbachev tells oligarchs to return plundered wealth: 'Some think $1 trillion has been hidden away by Russian businessmen. If they don't return that, our courts are likely to decide they acquired it illegally. Then they couldn't use that money anywhere. One day it will be used for the benefit of Russia.'
Tech News
Creating humanoid robots, humans doom their own civilization to destruction -Japanese scientists invent talking robot, which can independently maintain conversation with a human being Amazing Japanese robots continue striking our imagination. Legends about the artificial intelligence, which have supposedly been invented in secret Japanese labs, evoke superstitious fear with people. The story with intelligent machines may end according to scenarios of several Hollywood blockbusters, like "Terminator" or "Matrix," when machines conquer planet Earth and wipe humans off its face
Africa
Bush's interest in Africa not about AIDS-For the United States, the balance sheet of what comes out of Africa far outweighs what goes back in. Oil, raw materials and the expansion of the free market are the principal reasons the US engages in Africa, anything else is pretty much incidental.
International
MILITARY FAMILIES CHARGE BLAIR WITH WAR CRIMES - WILL TAKE CASE TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Amnesty International Calls for Prosecutions of U.S. Officials : William Schultz, executive director of Amnesty International USA, called on foreign governments to investigate and prosecute all senior U.S. officials who have violated the Geneva Conventions and the U.N. Convention Against Torture.
Americas

Venezuela's Chavez blames Bush for Bolivia crisis  Chavez rejected charges by some U.S. officials that he and Cuban President Fidel Castro were directing the Bolivian miners, rural peasants and labor groups who are demanding the nationalization of their country's rich gas resources. "What's the cause? Is Fidel? Is it Chavez? No, Bush is the cause ... and what he represents," he said. Addressing Bush in broken English and calling him "Mr. Danger," he added, "We, the people of Latin America are saying 'No Sir, Mr. Danger,' your poisoned medicine has failed."
New president of Bolivia proposes national agreement- LA PAZ, June 10 (PL).—Eduardo Rodríguez, the new president of Bolivia, today proposed a grand national agreement to take on the great challenges implicit in the demands of the social protests.
Bolivians stage victory march
New Bolivia leader promises early election
Revolutionaries change the political landscape of Latin America
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Leak raises nuclear power doubts
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In July 2002, Bush Illegally Shifted $700 Million to Begin War on Iraq -The money, about $700 million, was taken in July 2002 from a budget item that had been approved for the war in Afghanistan, Woodward wrote.
'Some people are going to look at that document called the Constitution, which says that no money will be drawn from the Treasury unless appropriated by Congress,' Woodward says in his CBS interview.

Baghdad plans cuts in crude exports - as Attacks Wreck Infrastructure

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