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Die, then vote. This is Falluja The hip-hop mogul P Diddy announced at the weekend that his "Vote or Die" campaign will live on. The voter registration drive during the US presidential elections was, he said, merely "phase one, step one for us to get people engaged".
Fantastic. I have a suggestion for phase two: P Diddy, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio and the rest of the self-described "coalition of the willing" should take their chartered jet and fly to Falluja, where their efforts are desp...
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 5:26pm PST
Curfews as Iraq rebellion spreads Iraq's government extended its security clampdown last night, imposing new curfews as the US military struggled to contain a spreading wave of militant attacks.
It came as American troops in the assault on Falluja were locked in heavy fighting in the Joulan district, which they had previously declared under control. The US military said 22 Americans and five Iraqi soldiers had been killed in the Falluja operation so far; hundreds of insurgents had also died.
Last night there were curfew...
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 5:24pm PST
Arafat's Doctor demands autopsy Deceased Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat's longtime physician Ashraf al-Kurdy has called for a full autopsy, saying the Palestinian people had a right to know how their leader died....
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 5:21pm PST
For Many, Iraq Becoming a Crusade While the people of Falluja were waiting for the American onslaught to begin, mosque loudspeakers were rallying the faithful with cries of "Allah is great" and, "Prepare for jihad."
On the outskirts of the city, some American soldiers were holding a service, invoking Christ and having their foreheads anointed with holy oil by a duty chaplain.
"The enemy has got a face. He's called Satan. He lives in Falluja," declared a Marine lieutenant-colonel.
Allah v...
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 6:54am PST
Israel Re-Arrests Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu Israeli police re-arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu seven months after he was released from an 18-year jail term for leaking secrets about Israel's nuclear program. He was arrested for allegedly passing on classified information to unnamed international parties. [includes rush transcript]...
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 6:47am PST
AMS decries clerics' silence on Falluja The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq has called on religious leaders to condemn the ongoing US military assault on Falluja....
Posted: Fri, Nov 12, 2004 6:37am PST
'The only place I am going from here is heaven' Yemeni tells how he left family to join fighting...
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 10:31pm PST
New insurgency confronts US forces Kurds come under attack as rebels rampage in city...
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 10:30pm PST
Building the Other Superpower: A pan-Canadian Peace Conference TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – The Canadian peace ovement has come together from across the country this weekend to help accelerate the growth of the Other Superpower – a diverse global movement for peace and justice. Peace activists, from local organizations and large coalitions alike, have come to Toronto to share strategies for broadening, strengthening, and galvanizing the Canadian peace movement....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 9:30pm PST
Right-wing thugs in Haiti revel in Bush victory: Flashpoints interviews Kevin Pina Bush reelection marks another grim beginning in the long struggle of Haitian people...
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 9:25pm PST
Yasser Arafat — Reflections on the Man of Palestinian Destiny 
JEDDAH, 12 November 2004 — Yasser Arafat’s death marks the end of a Palestinian icon who, as long as I can remember, dominated the Middle East scene....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 9:24pm PST
Distorted Picture of Violence in Haiti Though focusing on Canadian complicity in the Haitian coup regime's brutal repression of Lavalas, this article has good detail information on role of AP in peddling disinformation...
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 9:06pm PST
Iraq seeks to curb press freedoms Iraq's media regulator has warned news organisations to stick to the government line on the US-led attack in Falluja or face legal action....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 7:40pm PST
Prayers for Vengeance, More Death... Today Abu Talat meets me and he is in a somber mood.
He's down because last night after the curfew began at 9:30pm, US military helicopters were circling his neighborhood until 3am....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 7:14pm PST
Human 'Disaster' Looms in Encircled Falluja FALLUJA, Iraq -- Fighting in Falluja has created a humanitarian disaster in which innocent people are dying because medical help cannot reach them, aid workers in Iraq said today....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 7:12pm PST
Latortue's House of Cards Crumbling in Haiti November 11, 2004...
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 7:10pm PST
Rumsfeld: El Salvador Can Be Iraq Model Rumsfeld: El Salvador Can Be Iraq Model
Friday November 12, 2004 2:16 AM
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By JOHN J. LUMPKIN
Associated Press Writer
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Iraq can learn from the recent history of El Salvador, a country wrecked by civil war that has developed into stable democracy and close U.S. ally, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 6:55pm PST
Clashes erupt in Iraqi oil city of Baiji BAIJI, Iraq (Reuters) - Insurgents have taken to the streets of the oil centre of Baiji in northern Iraq and clashes have broken out with Iraqi security forces, according to witnesses.
The gunmen stopped cars in several streets, the witnesses said on Thursday....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 6:46pm PST
Fresh violence flares in Mosul Iraqi security forces are reported to have lost control of large parts of the northern city of Mosul....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 6:39pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 11/12/04 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Germany, China, and Cuba....
Posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2004 3:53pm PST
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