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The new socialist government and the international role of Spain THE STUNNING electoral defeat of Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP) government March 14 after bombing attacks in Madrid that killed nearly 200 people has shaken up George W. Bush’s plans for the occupation of Iraq. SW interviewed Gustavo Buster about it....
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2004 7:00am PDT
Fears of backlash as troops battle with al Sadr fighters HAMZA HENDAWI, Kerbala May 14 2004
US forces were yesterday locked in ferocious battles with Iraqi militiamen near two shrines in Kerbala, the Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein, which is one of the most sacred sites for Shi'ite Muslims.
Heavy explosions were heard in another Shi'ite holy city, Najaf, where militiamen loyal to the radical cleric, Moqtada al Sadr, are also facing American troops....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 9:44pm PDT
FILM "RAYMUNDO" WEBSITE We have the pleasure to inform you that was inaugurated the official site of the film RAYMUNDO....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 9:42pm PDT
Open Letter to Our Troops An incredible letter from a US Special Forces vet.
"When one uses the term "systemic," she is saying that the source of this abuse is not individual moral failure, but a predictable expression of the system and its structures.
The abuses of detainees, by US troops, by CACI International and Titan Corporation mercenaries, and by the CIA in Iraq, is "systemic."
This message has been brought to you by ZNet....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 7:54pm PDT
Wasserman: Bush The Torturer Must Leave Office This ghastly spiral of brutality is all about George W. Bush and who he really is. And since he is doing this in the name of the United States, it is ultimately about us, and what we do about him....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 5:31pm PDT
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 5/14/04 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A weekly 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, Russia, Spain, and Cuba....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 4:22pm PDT
Berg Died for Bush, Rumsfeld 'Sins' - Father "My son died for the sins of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. This administration did this," Berg said....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 4:13pm PDT
Reuters on World Bank corruption World Bank and other multilaterals charged with wasting hundreds of billions....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 1:00pm PDT
Exposed at Abu Ghraib: Torture of U.S. Rule The U.S. interrogators, officially called "Human Exploitation Teams" (HETs) have been terrorizing, raping, torturing and murdering prisoners in Iraq......
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 12:42pm PDT
U.S. Abuse of Afghan Prisoners Systemic - Rights Group KABUL (Reuters) - Mistreatment of prisoners by American forces in Afghanistan is systemic, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, a day after the U.S. army in Kabul launched a fresh inquiry into beating and sexual abuse at secret jails....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 11:24am PDT
Berg Died for Bush, Rumsfeld 'Sins' - Father PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The father of Nick Berg, the Pennsylvania contractor beheaded in Iraq, on Thursday directly blamed President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for his son's death....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 10:56am PDT
South African government agrees to give Aristide asylum South Africa said on Thursday that it was ready to give former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide a temporary home, nearly three months after an armed revolt forced him to flee his poor Caribbean country....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 8:37am PDT
BJP Racists FInally Voted Out In a stunning electoral verdict, the BJP-led NDA was today voted out of power to pave the way for the return of the Congress Party at the helm of the national affairs after eight years in wilderness....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 8:34am PDT
Battles near Iraqi shrines KARBALA, Iraq American forces battled Iraqi militiamen amid heavy gunfire and explosions on Thursday near a shrine that is one of the most sacred sites of Shiite Islam....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 8:11am PDT
Fighting continues in Karbala, Najaf More fighting between US troops and militiamen loyal to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had erupted in Karbala and Najaf...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 8:07am PDT
Rummy & Lidice The obvious parallel to Fallujah is Lidice -- where 170 Czechs were killed to avenge the death of Reinhard Heydrich...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 6:13am PDT
Washington and the opposition are behind the terrorist plot agaginst Chavez solidarity with Venezuela...
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 7:58pm PDT
Chavez attacks 'invasion plot' The Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has said that powerful international forces are behind the presence of a group of alleged Colombian paramilitaries near the capital, Caracas....
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 7:28pm PDT
Possible US move into Najaf Najaf, Iraq-AP -- There are some large explosions being heard in the Iraqi city of Najaf (NAH'-jahf).
And residents say U-S forces appear to be making an armed incursion into the holy city....
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 7:27pm PDT
The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost – Yet Again Summary: Racism being crucial to the killing, torture and humiliation of Iraqis, ostensibly called "abuse", is hardly mentioned in discussions on the subject. So that any attempt to reverse the horrors will remain largely cosmetic....
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 6:39pm PDT
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