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IRAQ '' ' Everything Iraq, from About Iraq to Weapons Iraq.
US starts offensive in Iraq's Anbar Up to 2500 American soldiers have moved into western Iraq, with the US military saying this is the biggest offensive there against al-Qaida-linked fighters this year.
Convicted US soldier speaks of worse abuse at Abu Ghraib A US soldier convicted of abusing Iraqi prisoners said, in remarks recently made public, she knew of "worse things" happening at Abu Ghraib and insisted military commanders were fully aware of what was going on in Iraq's infamous jail.
Iraq; 'a right rollicking cock-up'  Donald Rumsfeld continued his bloody onslaught on civilian enclaves this weekend by laying siege to the Iraqi city of Sadah.
As always, the western media has provided the muddled-rationale for American aggression. Associated Press reported that the attack was "aimed at rooting out al-Qaida militants who have taken hold of the village." Nothing could be further from the truth.
Al-Qaida In Iraq Captures Two US Marines As Tal Afar Erupts  Al-Qaida in Iraq raised the stakes on Sunday after they captured two US Marines in western Iraq and then issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the American occupiers to release all female Sunni prisoners or the Marines will be executed, news the US denies at press time.
More Humvees, New Tank Destroyed   Jaish Ansar Al-Sunnah exploded into fury this weekend, carrying out several attacks and if that was not enough, the group managed to disable a new $750,000 US Buffalo armoured vehicle designed to search out explosives, which it apparently doesn't do well.
Al-Qaida In Iraq Captures Two US Marines As Tal Afar Erupts   Al-Qaida in Iraq raised the stakes on Sunday after they captured two US Marines in western Iraq and then issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the American occupiers to release all female Sunni prisoners or the Marines will be executed, news the US denies at press time.

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Bush wants right to use military if bird flu hits "If we had an outbreak somewhere in the United States, do we not then quarantine that part of the country? And how do you, then, enforce a quarantine?" Bush asked at a news conference. "It's one thing to shut down airplanes. It's another thing to prevent people from coming in to get exposed to the avian flu. And who best to be able to effect a quarantine?" Bush added. "One option is the use of a military that's able to plan and move. So that's why I put it on the table. I think it's an important debate for Congress to have."

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Poor Venezuelans trade in junk for food- Men, women and children lined up at a scale to weigh their loot: bags filled with old clothes and newspapers, bent bicycle wheels, rusted bed frames and discarded auto parts.
Bush Approval on Iraq Down to 33% Few adults in the United States are satisfied with the way George W. Bush is dealing with the coalition effort, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates published in Newsweek. 62 per cent of respondents disapprove of the way their president is handling the situation in Iraq.
EU, Canada sign airline passenger data deal: Airlines flying from the European Union to Canada will be required to share information on passengers with the Canadian authorities to identify potential security threats.
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Fisher Says Prices Near `Upper End' of Comfort Zone  'Sooooo, we'll just raise interest rates to get everyone to stop spending so much on gas'
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Democrats sink deeper into the ooze Away to prison for three years goes Lynndie England, her pleas for mercy ignored by the military judge in Fort Hood, Texas. So who are the penalized thus far to indicate America's revulsion over the systematic use of torture by its own forces? It tots up to a handful of rednecks.
Bush Is Cooking Up Two More Wars ---the Bush administration is planning to make the US the first country in history to initiate war with nuclear weapons. The Pentagon document, "Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations," calls for the use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear adversaries in order "to ensure success of US and multinational operations."
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Two Americans, a German win Nobel Physics Prize for explaining light
Sharp Develops 1,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio LCD Display
Europe lobbies to wrest Internet control from U.S. The U.S. has maintaind that the Internet is of strategic interest to it and would therefore remain under its control and reiterated that position last week, the reports said.
TV 'stunts' child brain development Watching TV may damage children's brain development leading to increased anti-social behaviour, new research claims. There is also a correlation between the amount of television children watch and the degree of educational damage they suffer, according to the report by Dr Aric Sigman, who is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. The Scotsman
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Study: Unwed mothers 'tend to not marry well'  Women who have children out of wedlock are about 30 percent less likely to get married than childless single women, according to a new study. When unwed mothers do marry, they are more likely to land husbands who are significantly older and less educated than those of women who don't have children. 'It's more difficult for unwed mothers to get married, and if they do, they tend to not marry well,'said Zhenchao Qian, associate professor of sociology at Ohio State University.


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59 soldiers missing after typhoon in China after mountain torrents swelled by Typhoon Longwang swept away two buildings at their academy, state media reported as the storm churned through southeastern China.
Hurricane slams Mexico's gulf coast Oil platforms evacuated ahead of 80-mph of Hurricane Stan
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-->>Continuing Coverage of Hurricane Katrina:
No evidence backs up reports of rescue helicopters being fired upon 'We don't know of any shots ever fired directly at us,' said Capt. Bob Mueller, commander of the Guard's New Orleans station. 'But there were a number of reports of shots fired in the air.---'
Fraud claims taint US hurricane aid: Accusations of fraud and waste have been made over the handing out of huge contracts to help evacuees and rebuilding after the two major hurricanes that hit the southern United States in one month.
Soldiers Shouldn't Serve as Police Officers  In the aftermath of recent hurricanes President Bush has asked the Pentagon to reconsider its longstanding compliance with a nineteenth century law. The law prevents the military from playing a role in law enforcement activities. But asking the military to serve as a police force is dangerous
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African immigrant dies in Austrian prison  Several refugees have died at the hands of Austrian authorities. One man suffocated after being bound and muzzled by his police handlers while being flown out of the country.
U.S. Presses Russia to Halt Trade In Nuclear Technology With Iran citing a recent finding by a U.N. board that Tehran is in violation of its commitment to disclose its nuclear activities.
Google maps call Taiwan a province of China Taiwan to Google: 'We're not a China province!' The foreign ministry has not received a response from Google.
Miers Briefed Bush on Famous Bin Laden Memo, But Newspapers Handle the AP Photo Quite Differently ... That was the date, a little over a month before 9/11, that President Bush was briefed on the now-famous “PDB” that declared that Osama Bin Laden was “determined” to attack the U.S. homeland, perhaps with hijacked planes. But does that mean that Miers had anything to do with that briefing? As it turns out, yes, according to Tuesday's Los Angeles Times. An article by Richard A. Serrano and Scott Gold observes that early in the Bush presidency “Miers assumed such an insider role that in 2001 it was she who handed Bush the crucial 'presidential daily briefing' hinting at terrorist plots against America just a month before the Sept. 11 attacks.” Posted Oct 4, 2005 01:00 PM PST Category: COVER-UP/DECEPTIONS So, Miers is in a position to blackmail the entire US Government (and Israel) with 9-11. THAT is how a woman with zero experience as a judge (and a lot of ethical clouds) gets a seat on the US Supreme Court!
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian women A Palestinian witness, who did not want to give his name, said soldiers hit the mother-of-five with their guns when she was on the ground. 'They hit her with their guns several times. She tried to stand up immediately. Two soldiers then opened fire at her and killed her,' the witness said.
Yemen court acquits Iraqis of spying, bombing plot to bomb the U.S. and British embassies in Sanaa and of spying for the government of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Judge Mohammed al-Baadani issued the sentence a week before the court was due to rule on the case, saying the evidence against the men was inconclusive. One of the defendants was being tried in absentia. The three Iraqis present at the trial had pleaded innocent and said they had been coerced into confessing to the charges.
Southeast Asia on alert for more terror attacks  Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines increase deployment of security forces...Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ordered plainclothes security officials to popular tourist spots, warning that terrorists were 'commuting and rotating around in the region.' 'They have close connections and links. Their linkages come from relatives, friends and they used to go the same schools,' said Thaksin, who usually downplays the terror threat to tourism — his country’s economic lifeblood.
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