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Escape from Fallujah: refugees flood nearby towns While United States forces mount the final military operations to pacify Fallujah, the people of the devastated city have taken refuge in outlying towns, many of them huddled in misery, without adequate food, water, medicine and shelter....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 5:03pm PST
Is Sistani the Judas of Iraq? “The silence of a friend commonly amounts to treachery. His not daring to say anything in our behalf implies a tacit censure." (William Hazlitt1778 -1830)...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 5:02pm PST
UK Muslims Denounce Savage Massacre In Fallujah London, UK (PRWEB) November 17, 2004 -- Over a thousand Muslims will attend a seminar in London this Sunday [21st November 2004 to denounce the savage massacre being perpetrated against the Muslims of Fallujah by western militant democracies and their latest footstool, Iyad Allawi. The seminar has been organised by the global Islamic political party, Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, in conjunction with the Muslim community. Over a thousand delegates will hear speeches urging them to raise their voices...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 5:00pm PST
Fears mount for families inside Fallujah Humanitarian officials are increasingly concerned about civilians still trapped inside Fallujah as well as thousands of refugees who fled their homes in advance of the US decision to take the city by force....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 4:57pm PST
Arafat loyalists view succession favorite with suspicion 'If occupation continues, it will not be possible to have cease-fire'...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 4:56pm PST
Neo Liberal Globalization Protested In Chile 
Police fought street battles for a second straight day today with university students protesting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Chile and the weekend arrival of US President George W. Bush. Protesters in downtown Santiago were sprayed with tear gas from jeeps and knocked to the ground with blasts from water cannon trucks. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Police were seen herding dozens of students onto buses and at least one drove away. Authorities gave no ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 4:32pm PST
Chile protests precede Bush visit 
Chilean anti-riot forces and student protesters have clashed, three days before President George Bush's arrival for a weekend Asia-Pacific (APEC) summit....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 4:21pm PST
Ballots Or Bullets? The only choice we'll have is between ballots and bullets if we want to remain free. That is the dilemma facing America today. Do we restore integrity into our election process today or do we face a dark choice later?...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 4:06pm PST
Iraqi Insurgents’ New Tactic: Disperse and Attack JEDDAH, 17 November 2004 — With the rebel city of Fallujah under US and interim Iraqi government control for the first time, the war-torn country appeared to be heading for a broader urban guerrilla challenge affecting a dozen towns in the so-called Sunni Triangle....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 3:59pm PST
Behind State Department, CIA shake-up Bush-Cheney regime prepares a second term of all-out militarism...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 3:57pm PST
Falluja diehards resisting as clashes spread 
Resistance fighters in Falluja are continuing to hold out in the face of massive firepower US forces are unleashing to try and seize overall control of the city.
"Fierce resistance is still raging with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns against the US forces stationed on the outskirts of Falluja," according to Fadil al-Badrani, an Iraqi journalist in the city....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 3:53pm PST
Protesting US Raids, 47 Iraqi Bodies Boycott Polls BAGHDAD, November 17 (IslamOnline.net) – In what could cost the new Iraqi government its necessary legitimacy to win the hearts and minds of the people, 47 Sunni, Shiite, Turkoman and Christian bodies have so far declared their boycott for the general election slated for early next year, due to the grisly US attacks in Fallujah....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 3:36pm PST
"We Must Kill the Bandits!": Lula's Troops in Haiti Lula's progressive credetials tarnished by Brazilian complicity in killings of Lavalas supporters...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 2:43pm PST
Freedom Now for the Workers in Caleta Olivia, Argentina Kirchner verfolgt, nimmt fest und verurteilt diejenige, die für Arbeit, Lohn und Essen kämpfen.
In Anbetracht dieser Tatsachen wollen wir eine internationale Kampagne starten. Alle Gewerkschaftsorganisationen, sozialistischen und sozialdemokratischen Parteien müssen diese Tatsache zurückweisen und die sofortige Freilassung der inhaftierten Arbeiter von Caleta Olivia bei der argentinischen Regierung Kirchner fordern....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 11:00am PST
Robert Fisk: Who killed Margaret Hassan? Who killed Margaret Hassan? ...that is the question that her friends - and, quite possibly, the Iraqi insurgents - will be asking... She hated the UN sanctions and opposed the Anglo-American invasion.
...let's remember the other, earlier videos...there were none of the usual Islamic banners. There were none of the usual armed and hooded men. No Koranic recitations.
And when it percolated through to Fallujah and Ramadi that the mere act of kidnapping Margaret Hassan was close to heresy,...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 9:59am PST
Dozens Of Iraqi Policemen Kidnapped In Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Police say 31 Iraqi policemen have been kidnapped in western Iraq while returning from training in Jordan....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 7:00am PST
A Baghdad Resident Reacts To Falluja I'm feeling sick- literally. I can't get the video Al-Jazeera played out of my head:...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 6:53am PST
AMS: Falluja battle derails elections The Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS) has warned that the situation in Falluja will directly affect the elections and even delay the process....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 6:46am PST
US media applauds destruction of Fallujah Not a single major voice has been raised in the American media against the ongoing destruction of Fallujah. While much of the world recognizes something horrifying has occurred, the US press does not bat an eye over the systematic leveling of a city of 300,000 people....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 6:45am PST
Caracas: inaugurado 1er. ateneo libertario venezolano * El 14/11/2004 abrió sus puertas el local del CESL y su biblioteca social, iniciativa cultural con rasgos absolutamente novedosos en el medio venezolano. Llamamos a conocer, divulgar y apoyar este esfuerzo por crear un espacio para la libertad e igualdad en solidaridad....
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 5:54am PST
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