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Iraq HQ: Everything Iraq, from About Iraq to Weapons Iraq.
At least seven killed in Iraq truck convoy : A convoy of trucks believed to be carrying supplies to a U.S. military base west of Baghdad was ambushed Tuesday, and reporters who arrived after the attack said they saw the bodies of at least seven people.
US Seals Off ‘Anah As “Punishment” In “Operation Slithering Snake” - By Muhammad Abu Nasr,
US occupation forces moved in dozens of armored vehicles and encircled the town of ‘Anah, east of al-Qa’im in western Iraq, at dawn on Monday. Witnesses told Mafkarat al-Islam that the Americans closed the roads linking the city with the outside world and prevented any of the city’s residents from entering or leaving, even on foot.
Fierce Battle Between US Marines, Fighters Rages In Village North Of Ramadi - Fierce fighting has been raging between the Iraqi fighters and US Marines in the village of al-Bu Faraj at the northern entrance to the city of Ramadi since Monday, in a battle described as "ferocious" that has turned the area into another hot zone.
Ruling by consent or fear - 'Most Iraqis do not consent to the open-ended military occupation they have been living under for more than two years... Lacking consent, the current U.S.-Iraqi regime relies heavily on fear' [LA Times]
Desperate for work, blind to dangers
Pentagon threatened earlier to kill reporters in Iraq :Recently at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Eason Jordan, a CNN executive, told a panel that 'the U.S. military deliberately targeted journalists in Iraq.'
He said he 'knew of about 12 journalistswho had not only been killed by American troops, but had been targeted as a matter of policy,' said Rep. Barney Frank (Dem) from Massachusetts who was on the panel with Jordan.
"Downing Street memo" on Iraq met mostly with silence - It's been about a month since 89 House Democrats — including six from the Bay Area — asked the president to explain himself in light of this memo.
And it's been almost three weeks since the White House press secretary said that isn't going to happen.
So now what?
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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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Middle East/Asia
A U.S. brand under siege in Pakistan : Four times since Pakistan allied itself with the U.S. campaign against terror, a KFC fast-food outlet here has been attacked. Each time, the owner, Rafiq Rangoonwala, dutifully cleaned up and reopened for business. This time, with six of his employees dead, he is not so sure he will.
Israeli air strike targets Hamas as Abbas appeals for calm -
China a nuclear threat - contrary to reports you might have recently read that Chinese nukes number in the hundreds--if not the thousands--the true size of the country's operationally deployed arsenal is probably about 80 nuclear weapons." (Jeffrey Lewis, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May-June, 2005)
Malaysia taking its own path in fight against terrorism - Malaysian prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi can't quite come to grips with U.S. President Bush's war on terror. Malaysia, he says, has its own way of doing things.
Hu tightens party's grip on power
Mysterious Transport Of Missiles From Colombia To Israel : The sequester came as a surprise given that the material comes from the Colombian armed forces – closely tied in different activities to the US forces – and the motive is unclear of their systematic transferral to Tel Aviv on normal passenger flights.
Israeli outposts shell surrounding Southern Lebanese territories
U.S. News
Tyrant Be They Name, Senator -by Jason Miller
WHAT WATERGATE SHOWED US ABOUT THE SYSTEM - The unmasking of Deep Throat serves as a reminder of the depths of corruption, deceit and ruthless ambition among the people who run the U.S. government.
Ernest Partridge: The Fall of the House of Bush : The Bush administration is confidently marching toward disaster, and we are all unwilling passengers on this fool’s journey. Bush’s folly, if not diverted, will certainly lead to economic collapse, international isolation, and dreadful terrorist revenge.
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.'
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Africa
More than 22+ killed, hundreds wounded as Ethiopian police fire on protestors -At least 22 people were killed and hundreds wounded as Ethiopian police fired on crowds during protests against alleged fraud in disputed elections last month, hospital sources said.
At least 16 killed in Somalia over water, pasture battles - MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Fighting over access to water and pasture in central Somalia has left at least 16 people dead and 30 wounded in battles that have involved hundreds of clan fighters, witnesses said yesterday.
BUSH AND BLAIR FACE DIFFERENCES ON AFRICA AND GLOBAL WARMING - 'Britain’s Tony Blair wants to write off African debt and get the U.S. on board concerning climate change. The result is likely to be embarrassment for Blair at the upcoming G-8 summit.' [Hanna K. Strange, UPI]
International
The incumbent of the White House is the biggest impediment to a fair deal for the world's most impoverished nations - What if poverty in some of the worst affected areas of the globe is not simply the result of mismanagement, incompetence, corruption, and indifference? What if it's the result of deliberate economic engineering?
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man : How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions
Revealed: How oil giant influenced Bush -President's George Bush's decision not to sign the United States up to the Kyoto global warming treaty was partly a result of pressure from ExxonMobil, the world's most powerful oil company, and other industries, according to US State Department papers seen by the Guardian.
MASTERS OF DECEPTION - Besieged by evidence detailing U.S. war crimes at detention centers at Guantánamo Bay, Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are showing signs of fraying at the edges.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT: ARMS DEALER TO THE WORLD - The world arms trade is a booming business. But if you think that the biggest seller of the world's weapons is a "rogue" nation, guess again.
Americas
Paraguay: U.S. Troops Set Up Shop: : Paraguay condemned an agreement approved by the Paraguayan Congress which will allow U.S. troops into the country for an 18-month training and advisory mission from June 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006. The agreement grants full immunity from prosecution to all U.S. personnel involved in the mission.
IS BOLIVIA ON THE EDGE OF REVOLUTION? - Tom Lewis explains the background to the mass demonstrations that forced Bolivian President Carlos Mesa to resign--and weighs the prospects for revolution in Bolivia.
RESISTING THE BOSSES' FREE-TRADE AGENDA - A proposal to extend NAFTA southward has triggered mass opposition in Central America--and could even be in trouble in the U.S. Congress as well.
Political crisis intensifies Bolivia's battles - 'This time the protests are nationwide, not just in La Paz and Cochabamba,' said Carlos Arze, director of the Research Centre for Agrarian and Labour Development, a La Paz thinktank. 'The demands of the social movements now are nationalisation. What they are calling for is popular participation in breaking the 20-year-old neo-liberal economic model that has allowed transnational corporations to control the policies and economy of this country.'
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Science/Health
US official edited warming, emission link:: A White House official, who previously worked for the American Petroleum Institute, has repeatedly edited government climate reports in a way that downplays links between greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
The Myth of the ADHD child
New evidence humans originated in China, not Africa
Study: US leads world in mental illness, lags behind in treatment
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Money Markets
Ford-Visteon deal marks new defeat for UAW The retreat by the United Auto Workers - (UAW) turned into a full-scale rout with a deal that will pave the way for massive cuts in wages for 17,500 auto parts workers.
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Working poor take center stage Joan Holden’s adaptation of Barbara - Ehrenreich’s best-selling book about the working poor makes for powerful theater.
Michael Jackson Trial: Beatles Catalog Shakedown?
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