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Iraq HQ: Everything Iraq, from About Iraq to Weapons Iraq.
Stockpiling the wounded from Iraq inside Water Reed Hospital
Are US Middle East policies leading USA and Britain to disaster? [Bruce Porteous]
US military collapsing under weight of Iraq
U.S. disbands Iraqi army unit : An Iraqi army unit has been disbanded after it refused to attend a U.S. training course in Baghdad, former members of the unit said on Saturday.
Before The U.S. Attacked Iraq
Facts EVERY war supporter should have known... Who "mass-graved" thousands of Iraqis by bulldozing over them? Where did the figure of "300,000" originate as the number of Iraqis "killed by Hussein"? What nation had the highest number of citizens with PhDs on the world? And had more PhDs than America? What nation won Humanitarian Awards for its literacy programs?  Answers Here
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Review of Israel Shamir's new 'Pardes' by Patrick McNalley [Tokyo]
Regarding the Stanley case - ninth circuit ruling - from Rick Stanley
Stop John Bolton & his Iraq war lies!
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT! KEEP IT GOING!!!! 200 8 Election Issue!! GET A BILL STARTED TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOC. SEC.
Say NO to NATO - from Set Tischler
Social Justice - Let's make it happen! - from Jason Miller
IF IT WALKS LIKE FASCISM AND TALKS LIKE FASCISM--- - Holocaust Survivor Leaving US - Sees What's Coming
The Holocaust Agnostic, by Bernard Marx - from Israel Shamir
'Dybbuk' & 'The Holocaust from Israel Shamir
Commentaries
Three Zoological Allegories of Philo’s of Alexandria “Allegories of (Hebrew) Law”:[write to us for full - 35 pages - version] Dr Marek Głogoczowski
Conference Paper at Kiev - from Israel Shamir
Waging Peace for Humanity - Humanity, meet your oppressor - by Jason Miller
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Atheist In Trouble
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Middle East/Asia
US military keeps Afghan detainees thirsty; While complaints against the US army over the detainees abuse is on rise, an Afghan daily revealed new mistreatment of detainees at US army detention centers in Afghanistan Monday.
"The detainees are kept thirsty for several days at US army holding facilities in Afghanistan," Arman-e-Millie reported in its latest issue.
U.S. disbands Iraqi army unit An Iraqi army unit has been disbanded after it refused to attend a U.S. training course in Baghdad, former members of the unit said on Saturday.The soldiers said they feared reprisals from locals if they were seen to have cooperated with the Americans. (Reuters)(06.04.05, 17:26)
Footage; Taliban Prisoner Abuse, Up Close And Personal ;Prisoner abuse is a daily event for US soldiers. In this clip from Afghanistan, a suspected Taliban member is being violently beaten, first by US soldiers, but then with even more vigor by Afghan national guards! Please be patient as the file downloads.
Al-Qaeda claims shooting down US jet ; an F-16 with a US-made stinger missile in the Shinkai area of Afghanistan southern Khost province. A video compact disk (CD) received to Pajhwok Afghan News shows al-Qaeda commander Abdul Hadi Iraqi holding a stinger - the most deadly weapon against fighter jets - and pointing at a (US) jet. Hadi was al-Qaeda's war correspondent in Takhar province and Bagram areas during the Taliban rule.
Official diffuses Philippine coup rumors ; Last month, retired Gen. Fortunato Abat, who served as defense secretary under former President Fidel Ramos, called for a civilian-military junta to replace Arroyo and Congress because of "a crisis in leadership." Ramos distanced himself from Abat, who assured the public that any proposed changes in the leadership would be done through peaceful means.
Hezbollah ticket sweeps S Lebanon ;Hezbollah and its allies have won all the parliament seats for South Lebanon, where elections were held on Sunday. Hezbollah's victory sends a message of defiance to the US and Israel, which view it as a terrorist group.
U.S. News
The Rise of American Fascism - Part Two ; by Peter Lopez
Condoleeza Rice: Ignoramus or Solopsist?
Emmett Till & others ;by William Fisher
Russia
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.'
American Chess Champion Held in Russia on Fraud Charges After a year-long investigation, prosecutors accused Mr Dlugy - who was born in Moscow but emigrated to America as a boy - of trying to defraud the owners of Russia's second biggest magnesium plant of £4.9 million. He had been wanted since November. He is accused of issuing more than £4 million worth of bonds backed by the plant without the knowledge of other board members.
Tech News
Microsoft to Base Next Office Documents on XML
XML file format to give customers improved data interoperability and dramatically smaller file sizes.
Soon - no more hard drives
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Africa
Aust Mining implicated in Congo massacre
Swaziland, the first country to die of AIDS?: ; Three years ago, the adult infection rate was 34.2 per cent. 'We were hopeful that we would be stabilising the situation,' she said. 'But when you see the figures rising again, you ask: what more can I do? It is dispiriting and sometimes devastating.'
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International
Gorbachev criticises US bid for global domination ;Gorbachev called for the rapid withdrawal of what he called occupation forces, warning: 'The longer they stay, the worse the situation will get.' 'You cannot get anywhere ... by trying to dominate,' he told a meeting marking the 20th anniversary of his 1985 Geneva summit with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, a turning point in then frigid East-West relations.,, 'That doesn't work with small countries nowadays, and even less with big ones like Russia, Iran and -- heaven forbid -- China. That way lies disaster,' said Gorbachev.
Justice Minister wants to fine burka wearers ;Italy's justice minister, a member of the right-wing Northern League party, was accused of fueling anti-Islamic sentiment in Italy Sunday after saying he would fine women wearing the all-covering burka.
TONY Blair must tell George Bush to repay British support over the war on terror by backing moves to end African poverty, campaigners have demanded. ; 'Tony Blair has got to go there and make George Bush sit up and notice public opinion here,' said a Live 8 spokesman. He added: 'People around the world are backing this cause, and we want the White House to be worried about that.' 'Political payback is needed,' he said. 'If this is truly a priority for Tony Blair, he must get some kind of return on the political capital he has spent supporting George Bush.'
End World Poverty ;Forwarded by Larry B,
Americas
Bush's Attempt to Spread Democracy Faces Challenges in Americas
At OAS Summit, Rice Proposes More Foreign Interference to Foster 'Democracy'
US, Venezuela Clash as OAS Meeting Begins
Venezuelan VP José Vicente Range: The CIA is plotting to kill Chávez:  Rangel added that both Colombian paramilitary troopers and hired assassins and Cuban exiles in Miami are plotting to assassinate Chávez, while 'the Central Intelligence Agency is pulling the strings.'
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Science/Health
'Super' bacteria live on sheets, fingernails
Cancer-killing virus shows big promise against colorectal cancer
Secret Pentagon Report: Climate Change Will Destroy Us
Huge California Beef Feedlot From Satellite - Revolting
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Money Markets
Sugar's first family The politics of sugar
Bourses edge lower as techs and telecoms fall - European markets cautious as oil rises above $55 a barrel
Running all out, U.S. refineries can't meet demand for gasoline:  Imports of the fuel are expected to rise: America's unquenched thirst for gasoline is stretching the nation's refineries to their limits. Even so, no new refineries are likely to be built soon, and that helps ensure that gas prices will stay high as America becomes increasingly dependent on foreign-made gasoline.
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HIP-HOP JOURNOS SPEAK OUT AGAINST SEXISM
Sabrina Ford, Pop and Politics
A growing number of hip-hop journalists,
activists, and fans are signing a petition denouncing
sexism in their industry.
http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/22129/
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