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Annan warns against Falluja offensive UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned the United States, Britain and Iraq that an assault on Falluja could further anger Iraqis and undermine planned January elections....
Posted: Fri, Nov 5, 2004 8:47am PST
U.S. seals off Iraq's Falluja FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - The U.S. military has blocked roads around Falluja and mounted fresh air strikes on parts of the rebel-held Iraqi city ahead of a major offensive to crush insurgents....
Posted: Fri, Nov 5, 2004 8:45am PST
Prayers and tears in Falluja The Iraqi city of Falluja is braced for an assault by US forces massed on its outskirts.
The BBC News website spoke by phone to a reporter in Falluja, who described how people left in the city live on through siege and bombardment. He is not named for security reasons....
Posted: Fri, Nov 5, 2004 8:40am PST
Israeli tank fire kills five Palestinians Five Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in central Gaza, Palestinian security sources say.
The latest deaths were of two Palestinian children who were killed by an Israeli tank shell in the central Gaza Strip early on Friday, Palestinian hospital and security sources told reporters....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 10:51pm PST
Arafat's departure brings uncertainty In the early hours of October 28, as dozens of journalists, mid-rung political officials and curious onlookers milled around outside President Arafat's Ramallah compound speculating on the health of their leader, one Palestinian reporter evoked critical minutes in the shaping of early Islam. Cynically, he recalled how the Prophet Mohammed's followers disputed the succession only hours after he lay dead.
It was an acknowledgement of the moment's import (some believed the president had alrea...
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 4:51pm PST
MSF withdraws aid workers from Iraq Médecins Sans Frontières, one of the world's leading frontline aid organisations, today announced that it was withdrawing from Iraq because of the "extreme risks" facing aid workers.
The move follows the kidnapping of aid worker Margaret Hassan in the capital, Baghdad, last month....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 4:47pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 11/5/04 ¡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. China, Cuba, Netherlands, Germany, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 4:33pm PST
U.S. lifts arms embargo to Haiti as violence grows WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - Amid growing violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the United States announced Oct. 19 it will consider requests to sell weapons to the country’s interim government on a case-by-case basis, signaling the end to a 13-year arms embargo....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 3:43pm PST
Haiti’s schools suffer as unrest worsens IN AN ALREADY IMPOVERISHED NATION, STRIFE CLOUDS CHILDREN’S CHANCE FOR EDUCATION...
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 3:42pm PST
North American elections and Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution Today, the world is experiencing another Big Lie ... is learning, once more, what is reactionary, fake "democracy" ... is seeing what are fraudulent elections in the USA.
On the other hand, on October 31, 2004, we, Latin Americans ... the peoples of Venezuela and Uruguay ... have demonstrated how seriously we take revolutionary democracy and a possible emancipatory future for mankind....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 3:25pm PST
US Harassments Fan Resistance in Ramadi: Residents BAGHDAD, November 4 (IslamOnline.net) – The unabated resistance in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, is a direct result of the barbarian practices of the US occupation forces, residents said....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 3:23pm PST
3 British Soliders Die In Iraq: All the Families are Mourning' A former Black Watch officer whose teenage grandson is serving in Iraq tonight said everyone connected with the historic regiment would mourn the dead soldiers.
Rob Scott said he was “sick to the guts” on hearing of the first combat casualties since the controversial deployment to support US troops around Baghdad.
Mr Scott, 61, also called on MPs to travel to Iraq in their next recess to experience the brutal reality of war....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 3:15pm PST
In-situ crop diversity, wild relatives and biotech GE pollen contamination In-situ (on site) conservation of crop biodiversity is another answer to the fallacy of genetic engineering (GMO/GE) monoculture crops promoted by biotech corporations. Wild relatives of crops like rice and maize can be intercrossed/introgressed to increase resistance to insect pests and "weed" competition. We only need to protect the wild relatives of crops like rice, potatoes and maize.....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 11:15am PST
Worldwide, who loses and who wins? How does Bush victory impact Europe, Palestinians, Al Qaeda, and our planet?
Here's one SF queer's list of apparent winners and losers.
Now post YOUR OWN list!...
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 8:19am PST
Palestinians angered by Bush win Many Palestinians have reacted angrily to news of US President George Bush's re-election.
Despite his declared vision for a viable Palestinian state thriving in peace beside Israel, most Palestinians believe Bush to be an enemy of Arabs and Muslims and a fanatic ally of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 8:15am PST
Falluja and the Iraqi Insurgency November 4th, 2004 -- In all likelihood, American troops and the nascent Iraqi military will storm the rebel city of Falluja in the very near future. Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi warned on 1 November that negotiations for a peaceful settlement were in their “final phase” and that he would shortly authorize a “military solution”. The “City of Mosques” has been subject to almost daily air strikes for weeks and is presently encircled by US forces. In peril of the coming storm, hundre...
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 8:09am PST
Five die in Falluja air strikes US warplanes bombarded the Iraqi city of Falluja overnight, killing five people, it was reported today.
The southern city was targeted by two air raids on north-eastern and southern areas, where the US military said there were "fighting barricades".
Reuters said the strikes on Falluja were the heaviest for several weeks, increasing speculation that a long-anticipated attack on the city by US marines was growing nearer....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 7:50am PST
French medical sources confirm Arafat in coma CLAMART-France: Yasser Arafat is in a coma on life-support equipment in the intensive care unit of a Paris hospital, French medical sources said Thursday as confusion heightened over the Palestinian leader's condition.
"He is still in a coma," the medical sources said....
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2004 7:49am PST
Arabs unhappy at Bush re-election: "four years of nightmare" CAIRO: People in the Middle East reacted with resigned disappointment yesterday to US election results that showed President George W Bush winning four more years in power.
One consolation for them was that few had had high hopes of Democratic challenger John Kerry, who had attacked the way Bush has handled the occupation of Iraq but did not promise action Arabs wanted to see on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Many said they feared another four years of Bush would bring more conflict ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004 10:21pm PST
Bush victory bad news for Fallujah As Republicans prepare for a second term, the world is braced for more violence, writes Paul McGeough.
The people of Fallujah can expect to be the first in the Middle East to whom a reaffirmed President George Bush reaches out - it will be with guns and bombs....
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2004 8:23pm PST
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